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nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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Comments (20)The idea of Tea roses being strong and resilent has always intrigued me. This one 'Francis Dubreuil' has shown those amazing Tea strengths and I have to thank Paul Zimmerman at Ashdown for sending them in place of some older climbing roses. I protect my roses in a fashion that keeps them like zone 5b or 6a not at all like the zone 4a I live in. In warmer winters, the protection can be similar to zone 7. I would not hesitate in those actual zones to increase my share of Teas with the choice of plants available so early in the season from the growers (my fear in Minnesota is that by the time the Teas can be shipped here in spring, they have pretty much been picked over). As you can see, the new growth on the Tea comes directly behind the last bloom and require little or no pruning. Also the rate at which they regenerate their bloom is so very impressive....See MoreI'm Lazy: can I just toss stuff in the garden?
Comments (23)Kimmsr, so you subjectively evaluated that finished compost worked better than sheet composting but how about the other influences on the garden that might have been different on subsequent years such as the weather? Your see, I cannot believe that there is some magic in making compost in a pile over making it in the soil. In fact if earthworms are present what is created in the soil in sheet compost or burying is worm castings which are known to be nutritious for the soil. It's also much easier for some of us. And we all know that people are more likely to do what's easier than what is difficult especially when they are very busy with other things. I'm not questioning your expertise so much as questioning why you are not encouraging this poster to do what she can to improve her soil. She has already said she doesn't want to make a proper compost pile. jgourlay, I hope you will enjoy "feeding" the worms in your garden and encouraging your 8 year old to be a "sheet composting" gardener! Maybe get him his own little shovel and he'll bury them a bit. :-)...See MoreI Am A Lazy Gardener
Comments (38)Hi WinterCat: Thanks for those great pics. What's the name of that gorgeous green hedge you planted? If I had seen those when I first moved here, I would NOT have bought wimpy white pine trees. Here in zone 5a I'm lucky if my roses survive the winter. I laughed when I read Roseseek (Kim Rupert) described his soil/climate: "I received 5" of rain with several weeks of 95 - 108 temp . Mine soil is corn meal and talc with ZERO organics. Mine is a 24% down hill, western and southern facing grade." I'll describe my soil/climate in Chicagoland: "I received 40" of annual rain, plus 38" melted snow. My soil is rock hard clay, pH 7.7, that broke a rototiller machine. My garden is shaded with many trees that it should be considered a mushroom farm... I'm vitamin D-deficient and take prescribed mega-dose ... if this gloomy weather continues, I'll turn into a vampire. The wind here is so strong that it blew my kid's playpark onto the tomatoe garden, it also toppled over a portable potty ... I feel sorry for the construction worker inside."...See Morecreative ways to support climbers
Comments (22)For about $25 you could pick up a 4"x4"x10' pressured treated post, some 1/2" metal re-bar, and a solar powered post cap. Only needed if the post does not come with a decorative end, otherwise the top will rot out. Just drill 1/2" holes up and down the post where you would want to have a cross member. You could just use pressured treated 2x4s screwed to the post. Sink the post 2 feet into the ground then plant your roses. As they grow either just tie them to the cross members or wrap them around the post. If wrapped start doing that from the get-go as the canes can become very stiff. Number 22 gauge solid copper black house wiring works and lasts for years. Until the canes reach the top of the post you could hang hanging plants to fill in. Enjoy........See Morejim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
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