Can roses be grown in containers?
Thyme4Tea
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Comments (6)As I just mentioned in the last thread I posted to: "I don't think anyone ever said you can't get an all organic approach to work or that it won't work ..... only that achieving success is more difficult and erratic or unreliable." If you're in gardening for the journey or to save a buck on soil (I'm not willing to agree that you'll actually see a net savings because the potential for higher yields is greater by methods other than organics in containers. In the end, the reason most of us grow veggies is to save money on foodstuffs, not soils), then maybe the 'all-organic' route is the best route for (the collective) you, but the odds strongly favor greater yields with less effort and a wider margin for error if you choose any well-aerated soil and soluble fertilizers. It's just different strokes ...... Al...See MoreIs it still safe to plant container-grown peonies and rose shrubs
Comments (2)It's cutting it close, but it's still probably ok. In any event, unless you're able to properly protect the pots, they'll be better off in the ground no matter how late it gets. I would recommend against fertilizing them though and I'd protect them a bit more than normal this winter since they will only be partly establised. In general, I like to leave six weeks between planting/dividing/etc and the first hard frost. Since it's not really possible to predict exactly when the weather will turn, this is just a guideline I follow. I don't worry too much about it :-) BP...See MoreContainer Roses grown organically
Comments (44)Hi Krikit, I'm glad to hear from you. I would love to see pics of your minifloras and shrub roses. Crisp on the edges and balling are symptoms of calcium deficiency. Calcium is known to help plants cope with heat and drought. Calcium makes tissue firmer. Have you ever notice how canned fruits are firmer? They put calcium in canned fruits. Also calcium chloride in pickles to make it crunchy. When the bloom's tissue are mushy, they can't open properly. When the bloom's tissue are firm, it's easier to open even in rainy weather. I would test the pH of the soil 1st to see if it's acidic or alkaline. If the soil is acidic, and your roses are in pots, then use dolomitic lime. If the soil is acidic clay (sticky) and in the ground, then use lime. If the soil is alkaline, they use gypsum. Here's an example of doing pH testing using red-cabbage: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2134007/red-cabbage-ph-test-of-blood-meal-corn-meal-compost-etc?n=21 Here's the procedure to test soil pH using red-cabbage. Takes only few minutes of doing, plus 30 min. of waiting, and 50 cents of red-cabbage plus $1 of distilled water. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2132487/cheapest-way-to-test-soil-ph-using-red-cabbage?n=17 If you are not sure what's your soil pH .. the safest bet is to dissolve lime powder in rain water (acidic at pH 5.6) and water your roses with that. Or use gypsum in tap water (most tap are alkaline) and water roses with that. I get the best result with SOLUBLE calcium. Here's a bloom of Stephen Big Purple. Big Purple has lots of petals, but never ball on me. It never crisp in hot sun at 100 degree. Why? it's planted next my limestone-based patio, so it gets calcium whenever it rains....See MoreHas anyone successfully grown a 'Can Can' Rose? (Climbing rose)
Comments (42)It’s weird, I have one bush that really struggles, and the same bush that’s like 10’ away doing fairly well for the location (roadside)..the one that’s doing bad I blame on a maple tree that used to be right next to it..I just cut that tree down last year (hated the thing anyway) and the bush is doing a little better...not tremendously better..but I’ll know more after this growing season...this is also the bush that had issues with mildew (the healthy one never has) but again prior to maple tree being cut down...after tree gone, no mildew..it’s weird....See MoreThyme4Tea
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