The Resilience of The Rose In The Face Of Adversity
roseguy
6 years ago
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Comments (14)wheeze = a clever idea or joke quincunx = an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle (I almost could have guessed this one but not really.) inosculation = join, unite shambolic = chiefly British : obviously disorganized or confused Apols = I figured it out - shorthand. wingeing = You stumped the dictionary with this one. Perhaps a typo. My mouse and my brain were really getting a workout from your wheeze...which I think is a fantastic - not fantastical - idea. Weird weather here. Days and days and days on end of chilly, cloudy wet. Then an 80 day that made my tiled porches puddle with wetness from the air that stayed for two days without drying...and since I think it's still there today, that makes three days. Yesterday was lovely in high 70s. Then around 6:00 a storm/front rolled in and through, giving lightning and thunder boomers and a deluge for about half an hour. At the first clap I dashed out to the porch to move my one-gallon things outside on the patio (brought in for the supposedly hard freeze we had on Tuesday night which didn't go hard, I think, since my new rose shoots are fine and roses are blooming but which zapped part of a hydrangea), so they got a nice drink but if they want sun, I'll have to move them. Not sure if they want it if you know what I mean. Since I am still pretty much housebound and have converted to Paleo eating, I have had to convert my kitchen also which at first was a drudge (cleaning out my pantry, fridge and freezer due to six months of non-habitation), acquiring Paleo foods and cookbooks, and then air-tight jars and shelves for all the new flours, nuts, seeds and such.) So I got to do a little bit of redecorating in the kitchen while inside, and I feel really good with my accomplishments. Bluegirl's remarks reminded me that the old me would be out digging and planting and blowing about now, but I realized yesterday that this period is a time for re-domestication, so that I will have cooking (maybe not cleaning) fully ingrained (OH! no grains!) in my psyche so I will truly be able to multi-task at some point in the future...gardening and cooking. Today it's a beautiful one, sunny in the low 80s. Sherry P.S. I dearly hope Suzi had to look up at least one word in what I just wrote, but I'm hoping in vain, I'm afraid. She is probably already completely Americanized and is obviously way too literate to be stumped. :)...See MoreRon - On Grafting - Own Roots, Rose Life and Death etc.
Comments (24)Taoseeker, Thanks for the information on the European history with long term use of their most common rootstocks. I find it interesting and very useful and hope for long term good results - more vigorous root growth translating into more resilient bushes. I do remember seeing a number of times R. laxa use mentioned in the hybridizing experiments by the Canadian pioneer prairie hybridizer. One of the Skinners I have is apparently a cross with it and a pimpinefollia - sorry have not taken the time to check if it is Haidee Suzanne Butterball or all. Makes me wonder if that was the influence of their European ancestry, availability or factual superior hardiness - don't know but in 5 years I should. By the way very pleased to see very good cane survival for the first year on my Portland named Marie Jean I got from Lynnette last year when she gave up on it. Melissa, There is a gentleman in British Columbia I met through Lynnette who has made it a mission to collect and save Geschwinds. I need to let him know what I received and get him some cuttings. The two Canadian nurseries that I would be happy to share cuttings (gratis) that graft I have not approached as it gets too close to commercial for me and I would have to be absolutely sure that the roses are out of patent before even contact (most are over 100 years old so I am probably safe). However I sense both of them have absolutely the strictest of QA controls and would do it on their own so as to be sure of providence and disease free stock - if they survive winter and prosper I may contact them to guage their interest ... they both export to the States. Kaylah Hi, I was fortunate my Charles de Mills that I cover and is in the south gardens has 3 foot canes and lots of them ... problem is blooms are usually in short supply and last year I think I got 3. I leave it as it always grows well and takes to protection well. All my other dark gallicas are history except for the many exmaples of Belle d'Crecy I got as delambre - it also seems to survive well if covered ... but too much damage and the blooms are gone. All my cardinal Richelieu departed voluntarily over the years (3). Me I fool around with teas but only in pots and bring them in in October ... got a couple new ones this year. My FMkruger ... is a monster in zone 3 (hahhaha) and I think I must of got the most vigorous clone of this tea via Quebec. Kids you not take a cutting - stick in earth in the house and it takes like in February when I accidentally snapped a branch off ... now I got two with the younger being already at least foot high in 4 months and has gone through one bloom cycle. But the one I really miss is Mrs Schwartz ... almost as reliable as Mlle Franz Krueger (sp) ... forgot to take a cutting and over wintered her in the garage and she and all the other ones died - fortunately had cuttings for 3 of them in the basement to replace them - there as tall in two 365 day a year growing seasons as the originals....See MoreSeeking advice on placing a climbing rose
Comments (2)I too say put it on the arbor. You want to be able to have accessibility to do home repairs, and you also don't want to stress the rose by constant movement. What do you use for fertilizing? There's a great product for the roses by Bayer. It's a liquid that is a three in one. I use it 3 times per season, and it really works great. You can get it at Lowes or a garden center. You could also train some clematis to bloom along with your climber. Good luck to you....See MoreHow the roses are doing
Comments (3)If you can find anything to give some shade to your first years it might make the difference. Cut tree branches pushed into the ground have worked for me. I have two dozen inexpensive beach umbrellas too that I use but anything that casts shade will work. Keeping roots cool with mulch and also large stones to keep the ground shady works like magic. Someone writing in the LA Times earlier this year said that large rocks gather moisture on the lower surfaces that the plants are able to use. I'm not sure how it works but I have seen the moist surface of the underside of a big or flat rock even when I don't water. It is gathering it from the night air somehow. My Madame Issac P and Baronne Prevost went without any water at all the last two months and although they did not grow large canes like they would in past years, they are still green and BP has even made a few small flowers. I agree with you that Antique Roses are made of sturdy ( beautiful) stuff....See More
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