Crop Failure -- Lady Emma Hamilton
Terry Crawford
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Comments (18)I have saved a few of these by chip budding a piece of the rose that "failed to thrive" to a rose that has roots that are established somewhere in my garden. Many of the 20th century roses were bred without a thought given to whether they would survive on their own roots, because most of them were actually sold as grafted plants. And some of them just do not survive on their own roots. It's kind of a gamble you take when you buy 20th century roses that are NOW being sold as "own root" plants. The 20th century lavender/tan hybrid teas are notorious for lousy root systems. BUT, when I see one that is beginning to die off -- usually from the ground up -- you can still save a bud or two and graft it to something else in your garden that either you were going to get rid of anyways, or that you can just use as a nurse plant temporarily, while you start some rootstock plants and then graft it again to one of them. The branch to which you graft the bud needs to be growing vigorously. Here's a video of how to do that. It works and it's fairly easy, but you do need to get some of the right kind of tape, which is called Parafilm M. They have it on eBay in smaller quantities. I have never gotten plain old plastic nursery tape to work -- the kind you tie plants to a stake with. However, a note on this video -- he seems to be doing this upside down to me. My technique is to use the chips and the buds facing up on the plants. So, take your pick. And, finally, be sure to mark the branch well where you did the bud grafting. The process takes a long time, and more than once I have forgotten what I put where, and either ended up with something I didn't know what it was supposed to be, or just cut it off, and then "OOPS." Kathy Here is a link that might be useful: Instruction on budding roses...See MoreWorried about Emma Hamilton
Comments (10)Thank you, Lance and Andrea, for your input and advice. I put a call into DA (after hours there), so I will call again tomorrow. I agree that these did not arrive looking like grade 1 (grade A?) roses. Andrea, your comments about too wet were something I checked for after I read your post because we have had a great deal of rain here, and I have clay soil. (I did create this bed last year "lasagna style," so it is draining well, but when I dug the holes, I did get down into the clay.) However, there is no sulphur smell, and it is suggested for my zone to bury the bud union 3-4" for winter protection. (We usually have two or three weeks with -10, -20 F, and I credit burying the bud union for the survival of my Heritage and Tradescant, as well as Honor and Melody Perfume for 6+ years.) I will keep calling DA. I really would like these roses, and they were listed as "very hardy," so I thought they would have a good chance in my zone. I have enjoyed my two Austins so much, and I was looking forward to the color of Emma and Charles Mackintosh's ability to complement other colors in the garden, especially because I designed this bed, in part, with these roses in mind. I guess I will have to wait another year (at least) for these roses. Onward! Thank you for your help! cheers, Nora...See More2010 Lopsided, Lumpy Garden Part I
Comments (19)Awww, thanks so much Irisgal! Yes, I love visiting nurseries too, because I'm always comparing fragrances! I am obsessed with fragrances, hee-hee! But OGRs cannot be found in my local nurseries and neither can the rare hybrid teas, so it's having to rely on HMF ratings all the time. Lovemysheltie, when you have the chance I would love to see your Sheltie. A rose grower who has such a wonderful name must be such a loving, fantastic owner as well! My neighbor a block away has such a handsome, calm wonderful-natured Sheltie. I also have a very close dog agility friend who lives in Chicago too! We can be Lincoln and herding dog pals :D and smiley face! Lincoln will be 7' tall. some people say he will get up to 8' tall, but I think that's because they have old Lincolns. I don't think Lincoln will get to be 8' tall until maybe my 5th or 6th year-- at most he will be 7'6" from what I'm observing-he's just too busy blooming like crazy and the more a rose blooms the slower the height change. I forgot to clarify that pruning when Lincoln goes dormant or just-after-winter pruning is fine, you always want to get rid of weak wood. But once the bush has been cleaned up, don't ever severely prune during the active growing season. If you just do standard 5 leaf-cuts he will be able to maintain the "long-stemmed roses" type-of look. Cheers!...See MoreAnyone else having trouble?
Comments (13)I emailed the GardenWeb staff about this problem and this is what they emailed me back to do: You should be able to opt-out of the in-line texts by following these instructions: 1. When you're on a GardenWeb page, hover your cursor on the double-underlined word, but don't click it. You will see an advertisement open in a pop-up box. 2. In the upper-left corner of the box, click the 'V' logo. A new browser window will open the Vibrant in-text advertising page. 3. Scroll partially down this page, and click the 'Disable' tab. Click 'Click here to disable.' The page should update to now say 'Click here to enable.' 4. Close the Vibrant in-text advertising browser window, then once you refresh your main browser window the Vibrant in-text advertising should disappear. I hope this helps! Sincerely, GardenWeb Staff...See Morealameda/zone 8/East Texas
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