Keep roses alive through winter & differences in roots/rootstocks
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Keeping tender annuals through winter
Comments (6)We need to remember, ken, the differences among those plants classified as perennials. Some go fully dormant as soon as they are touched by frost or short days. These plants will either die back completely TO THE GROUND or they will simply drop their leaves. Their root systems, however, are charged and ready to go come spring. Yes, some are hardy (such as Echinacea) while others are tender (like Lantana). Such plants, and there are thousands of varieties, don't even like being kept in an eternal growing state and actually require a dormancy. The root systems of most plants serve as storage organs. That's even listed as one of the 4 functions of roots, speaking in terms of plant physiology. Even though most aren't bulbs or tubers, they still have a very important storage capacity. It's those stored carbon (energy) reserves that are re-metabolized in the spring so that dormant plants of all kinds (herbaceous perennials, shrubs, trees) can burst with new growth....See MoreDo rose plants live through winter?
Comments (6)I just moved to Iowa last winter, but I can tell you that some of the very best and easiest roses to grow were developed at the University of Iowa. They are called Buck Roses after the professor that developed them. Because of a low budget, he couldn't afford lots of chemicals and such to baby the roses he developed. As a result his roses are hardy for Iowa winters and summers and very resistant to diseases that plague other types of roses. So far I've gardened in NH and Texas and very successfully grew Buck roses in both places. Check out the link below for more information on these beauties. Here is a link that might be useful: Buck Rose Website...See Morehow to keep basil alive in winter
Comments (6)The basil you buy from the market, along with all the Bonnie Plants from hardware stores are usually grown in pure peat moss and perlite, or a mix very high in peat. They are both sterile medium, no nutrients for the plant. Peat moss is very water retentive by itself, so it rot the roots over time killing the plant. This basically happen to all the store bought orchids too. These Bonnie plants while looking very green are on a lifeline by being fed with liquid fertilizer (high in nitrogen making the leaves dark green giving it the illusion of vitality). I only buy strawberries from Bonnie Plants now and I rinse out the whole root base with a hose and plant them in my own soil mix....See MoreLooking for Sweetly Fragrant, Cutting Roses Z6
Comments (25)Carol, In my garden Neptune is amazing both as a plant and the color. The scent is nowhere near as strong as Blue Moon but pleasant. You know I spent years only buying blackspot resistant roses and most had little scent. But now, everything I thought I knew about roses and black spot I just chucked out the window. IMO there are just too many variables and here in Southern PA cool nights and warms days are common in Spring. So, blackspot on some anyway. And I wondered why Aloha which should be very disease resistant and vigorous rose despite being own root looked pathetic and had black spot. I figured out it is because it is on an arch near a mature Colorado Blue Spruce and apparently those are water hogs. So I guess what I am saying is that we can talk about which roses are blackspot resistant, but placement on your property matters so much I am not sure that it matters. I never thought about what plants were within their own root zone and what THEIR water needs are. Mission for 2017: to be a better keeper. I will keep diseased leaves cut daily and removed. And fortify the roses with the fish emulsion + seaweed I just bought from Amazon.com as well as enriching the soil and adding manure when my new load finally rots down. I will keep to a better watering schedule weekly or more in Summer. I will battle Japanese Beetles as best I can and not let that keep me inside. And I am going to buy bushy roses that are first and foremost extremely fragrant and secondly hold in a vase. If they are supposed to be blackspot resistant, too, so much the better. This year I am making a commitment to enjoy my roses more, blackspot, Japanese Beetles or not. While I have placed my order for this year, next year I am going to find a place for Gertrude Jekyll. English /cottage gardens are my thing I guess and she was voted the #1 rose in Britain. That one is a no brainer....See Morestrawchicago z5
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