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Lost All My Roses
Posted by daturney(Zone 5 NE Ohio)
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barefootgirl(z5b NE Ohio)Updated I'm in Akron, and the last two winters have been uncharacteristically bad for them, with brutal temps and a lot of wind. At least in my garden, there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to which ones lived or died. Some of my...
Cottonwood!
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated OH, I misread your post too! Sorry. I know where the sweet gums come from in mine, but cannot figure out where the cedars come from. And I am always finding oaks, pecan, and hickory trees - presents from the squirrels, I guess....
My roses have bud Union above the ground
Posted by rabainsz7bpnw
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated It's best not to create layers in the soil but to use soil similar to whatever is already there, especially for the lower two inches. In zone 7, you need only to barely cover the top of the graft.
Mail order roses
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Just a caution, fall planting is risky for those in the colder zones. Small own root plants should be planted in late spring to give them a chance to gain strength before damaging cold sets in. Grafted plants are best planted in e...
Newbie needs help with crabgrass!
Posted by 2charmed
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated Crabgrass is an annual and will begin to die off soon. You just want to keep the seeds from coming up and repopulating the soil for next year. So just pull out the seed heads. The crabgrass will be easy to pull out (when it starts...
struggling intrigue
Posted by pinkkpearls
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cecily(7 VA)Updated And don't spray anything in summer, its too darned hot.
A funny on my husband
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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Mila Ski (Z5 Chicago)Updated Too funny. Sounds like something my husband would do. He rarely listens to details lol.
Julia Childs
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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SoFL Rose z10Updated Yeah, mine do this in the summer. My Dick Clark has about 25 single to semi double blooms right now. Come fall and winter it will have nice double blooms.
Can nematodes be transferred to a pot?
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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sharon2079Updated If you dig the rose up and the roots do not have knots on them, then you should be ok. If you have knots on them you may need to cut them off. Once you go to put them in a new pot you will need to make sure that it has plenty of o...
Rate these white roses
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated Crystalline sounds like a winner, thanks Ken!
Tree rose that is growing root stock--quick question
Posted by Melissa Mc (6b)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated It depends on what you want and like. He can put on that spectacular display in the spring but only on last years, one year old, wood. So what you're seeing come up now will not bloom until next spring IF all those canes survive...
Need help with my knockout roses
Posted by Derek McIntyre
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Derek McIntyreUpdated I have pruned the brown dead areas which are dry inside but not hollow, believe me I was tired of looking at the brown areas as well Kate. I am watering regularly and have planted one rose bush in a pot in the shade after pruning ...
What's wrong with these blooms?
Posted by bruin27
33 Comments
Witherspoon Rose CultureUpdated We see this in a lot of roses during extreme heat or when the temperatures fluctuate from one extreme to the other. The buds open before they are fully developed so they tend to have a greenish hue and are deformed. Your rose sh...
New Potted Roses
Posted by debbiecz3(z3MB)
5 Comments
countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated hmmm, why didn't I think about a kiddie pool?
Help! Why are my Roses dying?
Posted by Tessa Gee
26 Comments
Tessa GeeUpdated Thanks for the tip! I will try the soapy water method instead and see if that helps.
Three tall weeping roses (6ft tall)
Posted by Sophia
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curdle1Updated Sorry for the delay in answering- I've been having several computer issues. I wasn't that impressed with the first flowers from Pinkie, but they have been improving- the first ones were tiny and a bit blah looking, but the later o...
Aphids on roses - Very satisfying HD video
Posted by mmjau zone 6
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated I do nothing, and the bugs and birds come to eat them. If I'm cutting blooms for a vase, I'll hose off what I've cut, but that's about it. Here's a pic from May showing one member of my aphid-eating crew. If you keep blasting away...
What are these bugs on my roses?
Posted by bryant4125
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braverichard (6a, North MO)Updated So what happens if the aphids stay on the rose buds and are not knocked off? Do they suck it dead?
H.R. 2943 possibly affecting rose rosette research?????????????????
Posted by henry_kuska
28 Comments
enchantedrosez6aUpdated Thank you Henry!!
Twilight Zone and Wild Blue Yonder
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
6 Comments
Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments.
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