It is better to yank the Dr. Huey out -- rather than cut it. You are trying to get rid of the new growth eyes in that area, so you don't just encourage more Dr. Huey to come up from the same spot. Find a big strong guy and tell them you need to borrow their muscles. Even if you have to dig to find the place from which to yank. But whatever you do, do it right now. Dolls and Roses is correct -- Dr. Huey will take over and pretty soon there will be no more "Honor" and you don't want that. Dr. Huey gets every disease in the book and blooms only once per year. It is a vigorous rootstock, but not a good rose to have in your garden. Kathy

Greetings all! So, my friend inherited the following two red-blooming roses with his house about six years ago. He hasn't really done much with them and asked me to help clean them up and give them a little help. I pruned the dead canes off #1 the best I could with the pruners I had with me just to get a better look at it, but outside of that I am hesitant to do much until I at least have a better idea of what they are. Mystery Rose #1 -Repeat Bloomer (spring and fall per friend) -Sets Hips about the size shape of a cherry tomato. -Huge true red double blooms (per friend) -There are currently no buds on the plant as of 4/1/16. -Main canes are about the same diameter as a crayola marker. -I'm kind of thinking this rose is some sort of climber as it seems to want to wrap itself around the wall and into the garage, and it's fairly leggy. Mystery Rose #1 Side View (sorry for the blurry pic) Mystery Red Rose #1 Front View Mystery Red Rose #1 Close-up of bud union Now for Mystery Rose #2..... -I'm pretty positive this one is a climber. I actually think it might be Blaze, but I'm not positive. -Sets hips that are bit smaller than a marble. - Not sure if it is a repeat bloomer. -Main canes seem to be about the same diameter as a drinking straw. - There are a few buds on the plant already. One just opened. Foliage is slightly glossier than #1. Mystery Rose #2 (sorry so blurry!) Mystery Rose #2 Bud close-up (again, sorry it's blurry. I had my dog leashed in the other hand when taking this. Happy puppy + camera = blurry pics) Mystery Rose #2 Bloom Close-Up (Bloom from the bud above a couple of days later!) Any help with ID's on these will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'm especially interested in Rhubarb as something killed my 2 plants this year, as well as tomatoes. I will have squash seeds from an old native american variety called papago pumpkin after I harvest it. Also have seeds from a yellow tomato which is very meaty but unknown name, and a few yard long bean seeds. I may have some purple bush beans if I can find them.

Vapor ... it was all a coincidence! I went to my local nursery on the one day a year they have a sale for easy spirit rose . It was pouring buckets , but I wanted that discount! I was sprinting to the check out building with my large rose , my toddler who didn't want to walk in mud in the other hand , and a gentleman opened the door for me. Turns out he is the president of the Nashville chapter . He grabbed the rose from me and was giving me the newbie rundown on roses . So we started talking and I told him I wasn't new to roses .. he invited me to the meeting the next day and was so welcoming! He then told me all new members get a rose and he had one just for me .. "lady in red! You can't get it anywhere, it's new " he said . I smiled and said I would be there ! So now I have two lady's , and I really enjoyed the meeting. There is definitely some opinions there about everything.. just like here. ;) I found out the VP lives just down the road so we are arranging to see each other's garden . I encourage you to try a meeting !! Even if I can't make every meeting, they have discounts on roses and things in the spring and I can't wait to see the open gardens people have . Sorry for the essay ! Lol