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Comments (1)I know there are several out there growing roses in the/a gritty mix and do very well with it - perhaps they'll reply so you don't have to take a biased opinion. ;o) We know that roses don't especially like a high % of N in their diet, & most growers will purposely limit N to near actual deficiency levels. Though I don't agree there is ANY benefit in supplying high amounts of P in their (roses) nutritional program, I'd have to defer to any rosarian that is truly experienced in growing roses in containers. I can't imagine how a plant could ever actually USE more P than N w/o displaying severe N deficiency symptoms. If I was pursuing the fun of roses in containers, I would start out with any 1:1:1 fertilizer that had all the minors (or I would supply the minors with a supplement) and add enough 0-0-3 ProTeKt to bring the fertilizer formula up to somewhere near a 1:1:2 ratio. Al...See MoreNew to the garden this spring
Comments (46)Hi Robert: I love that peaceful picture that you posted, it does look like an oasis as Seil described. I have the herb rosemary here but my cooking is so bad that I need some tips on how to use rosemary in cooking (I tried on steamed salmon and it wasn't that good). I'm temped by Louis Odier, it's hardy to zone 5a - I'm too lazy to peg and wonder if Krista grows it as a free standing shrub, or does it need pegging on a trellis or wall in zone 5a? Hi lizalily in PNW: I took own-root Firefighter from my Rose Unlimited since I want to get it grafted instead. Hot Cocoa is always in bloom at the rose park nearby, zone 5a. This winter is mild, and I'm hoping for another mild winter. The last 2 winters were brutal, my Knock-outs died back to the crown. Does anyone know if winter 2012-2013 will be mild like this year? If so, then I'll add more Meilland roses like Pink Peace, Peter Mayle along with Melody Perfume and Firefigher (I believe these 2 are low-in-thorns?) Thank you....See MoreYour best short landscape rose? What about Drift roses?
Comments (4)We have Peach Drift & I love it. The colors are amazing, always changing & it is has very good disease resistance. Happy Chappy is another really good ground cover rose....See MoreBest rose for the vase & bouquets of no-spray roses
Comments (282)ann beck 8a ruralish WA How does your soil look like, being high in iron? The top layer of my soil is black and rock hard clay, but the lowest layer is lighter color clay (orangish), and red roses do well here. Red roses like Double Delight & Munstead Wood both have a higher need for iron. I check the web, and it stated: "The most distinctive characteristic of an iron-rich soil is a ruddy orange or red color, though not all red soils are rich in iron. When the iron deposits in the soil oxidize, they turn a distinctive rust color that tints the soil red. " In early summer when the stems of cut-blooms are softer, they wilt easily if I use acidic rain. My cut-blooms always last longer in my alkaline tap water at pH 9, rather than acidic rain water. My tap water leaves whitish calcium and hard magnesium deposits on pots. We have hard well water, and our soil is high in dolomitic rocks (calcium plus magnesium). In the fall when the stems are harder, cut blooms can tolerate acidic rain water better with less wilting. Below are some recent cut blooms this Sept. 2022. Dark red are Munstead Wood, it's a constant bloomer as 8th-year own root, light pink is Princess Charlene d. Monaco (4th-year own-root), and whites are 12th-year own-root Mary Magdalene, lowest ruffled pink are Augusta Luis: The Dark Lady (red), Tchaikosky (light yellow), and Sweet Mademoiselle (salmon) are heavy bloomers this Sept. Tchaikosky is 4.5" across and Sweet M is 4". They are fertilized with biochar at pH 8.6 which supplies calcium and potassium for large blooms....See Morebluegirl_gw
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