Rose varieties with extra large - huge flowers?
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Comments (15)Thanks everyone for the great info! I remember in April before the frost one plant was about to bloom and then the frost came. Now of course I'm worried about bugs since I had to dig one plant up because it had been demolished by what I suspect was a corn borer. I had 3 big and one tiny potato off that plant. (They are in the oven right now.)Some of the plants are starting to look a little tired but since they haven't flowered, I don't know if it's because they are done growing or if they are being eaten by something. Wayne - Definitely not the seed potatoes. They are usually in clumps of 2 or 3 under each plant. Dig dirt - I'd like to have the best of both worlds, but mainly I would be using them for storage simply because I imagine there will be quite a few potatoes to eat....See MoreI.d. huge fragrant red globular rose bloom?
Comments (34)I don't have a photo, I didn't own a camera on the month that the man brought me the incredibly large rose blossom. I've compared it to every thing I've ever seen blooming at vintage gardens home garden and at san jose heritage rose garden, and my journal notes about exceptional roses, and no description or image comes close to it. From its shape and style of bloom it appears to have a strong H.P. influence. One blossom has a great weight, for a rose blossom, a hardball baseball came to my mind when it was in my palm. The little scrap of foliage on the cutting the man brought me appeared somewhat typical for a H.T. but these were only 3 leaflet leaves. I would guess from those traits listed above that it could be a first or second generation Hybrid Tea. I would think that it would have been bred in a warm climate because it only opens fully in 80+ degree weather No Identification yet, as of March 9th, 2011. I would guess that in the modern age since patenting that such a rose would not have a great commercial value, because of the limitation from its requirement of heat to fully open, I've been looking among H.T.s that were introduced between the 1860's through the 1940's for an identification, to begin with. I've moved since getting the rose blossom and haven't seen the man who owns the rosebush since, but it is still on my mind. thanks all, Luxrosa...See MoreChestnut Rose--what to do with a huge plant!
Comments (36)Thank you everyone for all the compliments. Since my earlier posts I have moved with my family to Williamsburg, Va and have had to leave my garden. :( (sniff...sniff...) The reason for the trim was that it was crowding the drive and was difficult to mow around. Also, the squirrels were continually "planting" little pecan and oak nuts that would grow through the rose and look sloppy. You cannot see it, but there is a brick edge around the flower bed that holds the Chestnut Rose and several other roses. It did look beautiful before the trim, but it was also beautiful afterward -- and you could see some of the lovely, peeling bark on the trunk, as well as the brick edging. I will try to post another photo of it. I do not know what the new owners will do with my old garden. I try not to think of it as I fear that they are more of the "mow 'n blow" gardener variety. If anyone is in the area, it is 411 West Michigan Street in Poplarville, MS. Less than 10 minutes off I59 on your way to New Orleans. :) Easy to see from the street. Hope it fares well under the new regime. I am super-anxious to start my new garden in Virginia, and I will certainly put in the Chestnut Rose. :)...See MoreBest Varieties For Huge Tomatoes
Comments (34)This thread is missing a few ideas. One is that giant toms want to go to 6 or 7 pounds with lets say a 4 pound minimum. Talking about 2 and 3 pounders just does not do it. 2nd one needs to accept that big toms come from big blossoms. so the trick is not so much how big a tomato you can grow but really how big are the blossoms on the variety. To get a really big tom you want not just a double blossom but maybe a 5 or 6 fold blossom and then you must make sure it gets pollenated. if it does not get pollenated fully it might drop off as shown above or not grow big. It is the fertilizled seeds that cause the tom to grow. If you want to grow a big tom for a contest your best bet is to grow ALL BIG ZAC. You want a variety where lets say every plant is giving big blossoms and not a variety that maybe one plant in a hundred gives big blossoms. the point I am trying to make is that some varieties might give a big tom once in a blue moon. but you want a variety where every plant has a chance to grow a big winner. BIG ZAC is the best competition tom variety to grow. It wins most contests. Actually the discussion about pruning is still open to discussion. To me it makes sense to prune off the small blossoms. they will not produce big toms so prune them off. but try to keep all the big blossoms and make sure they fertilize fully. At that point you might have say 5 or 6 fertilized toms on a plant. now you need to watch closely to pick the best one and prune off the others. You also want to mark the fertilization date so you can have a red ripe tom to take to the county fair. the above is about 4.7 pounds. it is officially 2.155 kg. now this tomato is 7 pounds 6.7 ounces. 3.365 kg officially. Anyway note the multiple lobes. each is from a blossom multibloom. this one looks like it has about a 7 or 8 fold blossom. well at least 5 or 6 fold. you need big blossoms for big toms. Note above Peggy has a great looking NAR. A super beautiful tom but it was not a 4 or 5 fold blossom. thus it ended life at 2 pounds 9 ounces. a great tom but not exactly what is wanted to win contests. I talked to an old farmer many years ago. about 40 years ago. he said how he worked hard to get rid of those toms that looked terrible. The guy who did NAR said the same thing. he cleaned up the variety by selecting to eliminate the terrible looking multibloon toms. Well guess what? to grow big ones we need to do the exact opposite. we need to select genetics that give tons of big ugly blossoms. We messed up by selecting to eliminate the genes that produce multi blossoms. We need to now develop those genes to grow the huge toms. as the tom grows big you will have to support it or it will rip off the plant as it gets too heavy. you can make a sling to support the tom up in the air. lastly I suspect it is an advantage to grow at cool temperatures. In high heat the tomato probably ripens faster and thus has less time to grow bigger. a steady slow growing long term growth without ripening probably is an advantage just as blossom set is much better at cooler temps. That 7 pounder was grown in Canada where it is cooler. And last but never least here is a picture of that handsome gentleman Marvin Meisner with his big tomato 2007 that he took up to Canada but grew down here in USA. He is the author of the book Giant Tomatoes shown in the picture. it was 4.6 pounds. I believe it was the biggest tom in usa in 2007. officially 2.075 kg....See MoreCori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
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