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Is it okay to plant knock-out roses now in OK, zone 6?
Comments (12)It's being soaked in the ground now. :) Hopefully that will be okay. Apparently the plant wasn't happy about it though because it stabbed the tar out of my right thumb as I was planting it. I pulled the thorn out and it bled a lot, but since then (about 10 hours ago) my thumb has been really sore and a little swollen, like I'm having a reaction to it. These things aren't poisonous, are they? I've heard people eat roses sometimes. But gosh, my thumb hurts! And it's been all day. I'm not a weenie. I'm just perplexed about why this hasn't gone away. A little thorn-prick should swell up and still hurt half a day later. I've been stabbed by blackberry bushes scores or hundreds of times and I just go on my way without a worry or a complication. This is different....See MoreOld Rose Sport Growing on Knock Out Bush
Comments (10)Congratulations! The absolute first thing you want to do is mark that cane so no one "accidentally helps" you by cutting it off! If you want to dead head it, ONLY snap off the spent flower, leave every leaf there is on that cane to encourage it to grow. Don't cut any pieces of it off until there is a lot of it so it can continue growing even after you start cutting from it. If you want to encourage it to grow, you could begin removing the Knock Out and leave only the sport growing. That would funnel the resources into this mutation instead of sharing it with the other growth. Once there is enough growth on that part of the bush, you can begin playing with the various methods of propagation. You have the bottle method which is done with soft wood cuttings from spring through about fall. You have the wrapping method which requires hard wood material in late fall through early spring. You can begin practicing budding now so when there is appropriate material, you might be able to bud it to preserve it. All methods are fair game. You have to determine which works best for your climate, your rose and your style of gardening. But, the first thing is to secure that sport so it isn't accidentally lost, then encourage it to produce enough growth that you will have plenty of material to work with. Kim...See MoreProblems w/ Knock Out Roses
Comments (2)You are over-watering and they are sun-stressed. Give them a deep watering (about 3") about every four days and give them afternoon shade until the heat wave passes. A lean-to of burlap, towels, or sheets works well as it lets air through....See MoreDouble knock-out roses... experience with?
Comments (17)Joanneb, I too am a new gardener, never planted a thing outside in my life, and whaddya know, I started with a tree rose (in March 2009) hahaha! of all things... But really I urge you to take the advice of DublinBay and Mad_Gallica...Really reconsider whether you want to have so many KOs... In my opinion there are sooooo many more lovelier and just as hardy roses.... I don't like KO because they don't have character in the formation of their petals and shape and they don't have scent...Bees don't particularly seem to care for them either... I see KOs everywhere and if you choose KOs it would be like choosing a landscape that looks like a typical apartment complex...KOs are everywhere, on every single sign, even fast food restaurants have KOs outside, every apartment complex is plastered with them, hotel chains, etc. etc. I too as a newbie did too many same kind of roses. Two Special Occasion roses, 2 Lincolns, 2 Sutter's Gold... And I guarantee, once you get hooked on roses you will wish you had far more than just one kind... Roses are like MAGIC... there are so many prolific bloomers like KO but with much more loveliness and all kinds of color...For me the magic is also fragrance, so I say take your time and best! of all just like everyone says, visit a real rose garden...Stupid me didn't do that, so I've got too many same kinds even though I love them all except for boring Queen Elizabeth with zilch fragrance (when I first started roses as a newbie and didn't know any better)...It's just that now I've discovered so many more roses and because I only have very limited space, I am indeed "stuck" with what I originally selected....See Morehazelcraddock
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