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Problems with Own-roots on alkaline clay ... info. for Ingrid.
Comments (17)Sherry and Floridarose exchange is quite amusing, thanks. Hi Bart: peatmoss is bad for clay since they are both fine particles that bind together. If the clay is alkaline like mine, pH of 7.7, it acts like a base to binds with acidic peat moss, pH of 4. If you mix acid and base together, it forms tight-bonds which result in cement. Hi Kate: I don't get Dr. Huey for Austins since they become monsters here. I like my roses small and compact. Plus my zone is 5a, own-roots die without leaving behind the Dr. Huey eye-sores seen in houses for sale. Dr. Huey is only hardy to zone 6b, can't even bloom in zone 5a. Own-roots are much hardier than Dr. Huey, like Kim Rupert's Lauren is hardy to zone 2a. Hi Kittymoonbeam: Per your question of "I just got bands of Excellenz Von Schubert and just found out that they don't like alkaline soil/water. What to do with them?" Excellenz Von Schubert has multiflora Crimson Rambler in its parentage, and would do BEST with acidic rain water at pH 5.6 like my Blue Mist. My Blue Mist has dark-green leaves in our wet seasons only. Even when I fix my tap water with used lemons, my water still has lime, which binds with phosphorus, and make Blue Mist bloom less. Since your Excellenz Von Schubert also has a hybrid perpetual, Merveille de Lyon, in its parentage .... it's best to use a SOLUBLE high phosphorus, but very low nitrogen. Hybrid perpetual has as bad habit of lanky growth, lots of foliage, and stingy blooms. Sherry posted a link to buy SOLUBLE Monopotassium Phosphate at 52% phosphorus and 34% potassium, with low-salt index of 8.4. Excellenz von Schubert has many petals, translates to more demand for phosphorus, essential for blooms and root growth. My Sonia Rykiel has lots of petals. Within 1 month of purchase as own-root, I counted 15 buds/blooms in a pot watered with SOLUBLE MiracleGro NPK of 10-24-16. Then I put Sonia R. into the ground, and used Lilly Miller acid fertilizer at NPK 10-5-4, it became stingy. This fertilizer worked for Ingrid since her soil is abundant in phosphorus, versus mine tested deficient. What I would do with Excellenz von Schubert? Use fluffy, acidic potting soil like MiracleGro green bag with pH of 6.5 - The used lemon water with vitamin C helps with rooting, then I would use SOLUBLE fertilizer high in phosphorus for maximum bloom. In the Blueberry forum, those with fluffy soil, amended with organic matter like pine and leaves, grow a good crop of blueberries despite their alkaline soil/water. Fluffy soil encourages maximum root-growth, and cluster-root becomes more eficient in acid phosphatase, or secreting acid to unlock phosphorus from soil....See MoreIngrid Bergman Rose
Comments (1)I would give it a light pruning and cut off any dead wood or long canes that have very little leaves. Then I would give it a good dose of Miricle Grow rose fertilizer (liquid) to give it a boost and get it back on its feet quickly. I would also try and get your hands on some Rose Tone and give it about a cup full scratched into the drip line. If not see if you can get some slow release granular fertilizer and use as directed. I'd also water it twice a week if there is no rain. She'd probably do fine without the watering but it will help her grow in faster after the light pruning. Also I would do some research on what type of winter protection she may need so that you are prepared when the cold comes. You'll want to prune her hard after the last frost (look up the date of your last frost in a farmer's almanac or just google it). Wait until after winter is over. Once she starts leafing out in the spring give her another dose of miracle grow rose fertilizer to get her going fast. And continue with the slow release fertilizer once a week. You can give her MG liquid at half strength once a week or full strength every other week if you desire. But the slow release will work well alone if you are happy with her performance. No need to push her unless you really want to try and get a lot of growth and big blooms. If you have fast draining sandy soil however I do recommend the MG liquid because sandy soil looses nutrients pretty quickly. Go for Rose Tone however if you would like to stay organic. And now for the spraying! To spray or not to spray, that is the question! If you find she is getting alot of blackspot (yellow leaves falling off quickly) or powdery mildew or pretty much anything that seems to be ailing her, you will want to spray her with fungicide every other week. The easiest one to get of hold of that is the MOST effective is Bayer's Rose Care disease control. You can get it at your local homedepot/lowes/walmart etc. Its a liquid that you mix with water as directed and spray on the rose ever other week. This will keep her very healthy. Some roses however don't really need spraying (albeit very few). Ingrid is supposed to be very disease resistant so if you don't want to spray you can give her a try without it. However, if she is leggy now, its probably from blackspot defoliating her, so its up to you if you want to deal with spraying or a little legginess (or alot of legginess depending on the rose). When you prune her lightly now, only cut diseased or dead wood and any cane that may be thinner than a pencil that is leafless or mostly leafless. Leave thin canes that have alot of leaves as the leaves feed the plant. You can also prune any long lanky canes that look out of whack (growing out of the boundaries of the normal bush). Roses grow back pretty quickly so don't be afraid to cut, but dont cut her too severly or she wont bloom again until next spring. Let her do her thing for the rest of the season and next year you can start anew. Here is a link that might be useful: Ingrid Bergman Rose Info...See MoreQuestion for Ingrid
Comments (6)I'm more than happy to answer your question, TurquoiseRose, although I'm not sure whether I myself know the complete answer. There is no family history attached to this, but I took an art appreciation course in college and I've always appreciated beautiful things, but my first fascination was actually European porcelain and I checked out every book I could find in every library around me. 18th century Meissen especially fascinated me, particularly the pieces with "Chinese figures" on them. This led me to Chinoiserie and then there was a natural progression to the real thing, Chinese porcelain. This was facilitated by the at that time numerous flea markets and one or two genuine antique stores in a nearby town which I had already frequented in search of paintings and small pieces of furniture. I even accidentally bought a genuine Guangxu 19th century bowl although I had no clue at the time. I then discovered the wonders of e-bay Chinese porcelain, with its thousands of offerings. In my blissful ignorance I purchased a $1500 large vase which I found out was a fake. How did I find out? My husband found an online site called gotheborg.com which is populated with numerous eminent authorities on Chinese and Japanese porcelain and other Oriental art forms. Some of these people are acknowledged authorities in their field on a world-wide basis and give generously of their time to teach neophytes like me. There is nothing to equal this site if you want to be exposed to and learn about Oriental art. I read most of the thousands of entries dating back some years and looked at and studied every picture and, after some notable missteps, began to be able to separate the real from the fake. It was an incredible and exciting journey which is now for the most part over because I'm choosing to donate my spare money to animal causes, both domesticated and wild animals, because there is a desperate need, and you can really have only so many pieces before you home begins to look like a flea market. If you should ever want to look at or purchase 100% guaranteed Chinese porcelain on e-bay I will gladly give you the names of vendors, some of whom also post on gotheborg, who are extremely knowledgeable and completely honest. If you have further questions, you can always contact me through houzz. (By the way, I still have that first fake vase. Always good to be reminded of your limitations.)...See MoreVarious roses inspired by Ingrid.
Comments (65)Alana, your conditions are likely so different than the arid West I would wonder if drip irrigation is even needed. How big is your garden area and plot? I did have a irrigation specialist install an automatic system controller in the garage, valves in boxes in the ground, then connect it to the 1/2 inch tubing around the garden. Netafim emitters worked the best here. Local advice might really be helpful. All of this was new to me. I had gardened in Minnesota and Alaska and no irrigation was needed. I found emitters into the main tubing worked better than the 1/4 inch tube ever did. The more connecters, the more places to get clogged....See MoreSheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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