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Comments (21)Seil ... I loved and hated your vent ... lol. This is a rose forum. You would find the same kind of over-concern on an iris forum, a bulb forum, a daylily forum, etc. When you are new to growing roses, you really don't know what is true and what is myth. You don't know what applies to your climate, soil, etc. People who write books, articles, etc. have to generalize simply because there is not enough space to list all of the variables that could impact a simple statement about growing roses. Those who are new to roses can't possibly know all of those variables and that will give rise to lots and lots of questions. The primary question is, "Am I doing something wrong or is it the rose ?" It takes time to learn how tough our roses really can be. It takes time to see how forgiving roses can be and that they will recover from our mistakes. It takes time to see that some roses can shrug off disease while others must be pampered. It takes time to learn that often growing good roses is all about patience. It takes time to learn that even an imperfect bloom can be a joy to have in your garden or your vase. It takes time to learn that there are good rose years and lousy rose years. It takes time to learn that this rose will never thrive in your climate or your soil so it's time to let that one go and find one that will be a happy rose in your garden. The learning curve is shortened by asking questions of those who have been growing roses long enough to learn these lessons. Ralph Moore often said, "Knowledge unshared is knowledge wasted." You are a perfect example of someone who is more than willing to share what you have learned in your rose life and I know you've helped many newbies along the way. Even your vent is a way of helping newbies find perspective about growing roses. Sharing what we have learned in our rose lives is another way to enjoy our roses. To me, it's kind of the silver lining. I may know more about growing roses, but I love learning how to grow other plants well, too. Smiles, Lyn...See MoreJulie Covington's Latest Blog Is Up--Great One
Comments (6)Thanks so much for your kind comments, Avedon and Hostabuff. Saw this just now.... I seem to stay way behind on pictures lately, but finally managed to ID enough from last weekend's Convention that I posted a blog on the first garden from this year's National meeting. Link is below - enjoy! Here is a link that might be useful: AHS 2013 Convention Part I...See MoreGreat Expectations - see you again in 2015...I hope.
Comments (5)Yep, wish me luck too. I bought one at the end of this season, my first attempt at a GE. I ripped out a bunch of ivy, built up a little corner with bricks on hand, and filled it with native soil I had on hand plus a bag of whatever I had in the garden shed. Might have been compost, I don't recall. Gets morning sun in this location. Anyway, sink or swim little GE. Hope to see you in 2015. Good luck to yours TandM....See MoreLatest date to start cuttings outside in SoCAL
Comments (12)Karen= water is fine and so is superthrive and SNG which are more tonics than fertilizers. Stop watering when the leaves are all gone. Misting is fine on leaves just cut the Bill's fert. out Your plants have enough to keep flowering but a shot of very cold can cut the flowers. Bring in at night will protect and keep the flowers going. I bring in the house because it is 70 degrees whereas under a cover or in a garage is much cooler. This is only for plants I am trying to see the late flowers on. Any regular plant is ok under a cover or in a garage especially (Joe)in Huntington Beach where you can just leave plants out because you almost never really get a hard frost. It is a real pain to move twenty seedlings or plants inside every night and then back out in the morning. And I remember thinking, is this marine layer going to burn off or not at dawn before I went to work. However, the extra growth I got for the effort was eventually worth the work....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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