Is it too late to plant roses in Northern Virginia 7a
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Comments (7)If you live in an area where blackspot is a big problem, as so many easterners seem to do, then you probably will need either to be selective about your roses or tolerant of the disease, or both. I suggest that you think of spraying as your last recourse, not your first. Instead, try this: Look for roses that are suited to your conditions. Plant them in a sunny position. Dig them nice big holes and amend the soil well, then keep a good nourishing organic mulch on them. Water them when they need it the first year, not often but deeply, once a week. In other words, give your roses the good basic care they need to get big and healthy, and THEN determine whether they need to be sprayed. I don't spray mine. Admittedly I live in rose heaven, but even here we have droughts, aphids, beetles, and mildew, and I find that the roses are sturdy and can deal with them quite well. Mine are mostly old or older varieties and are tough and frugal sorts. Cecily's right, squirt the aphids with the hose or squish them. Have fun when you get your new roses! Can you tell us your climate zone? Type of soil? Melissa...See MoreBuying irises online in may for zone 7a (northern tn/southern ky)
Comments (2)Most iris clubs have their sales in August. Not sure how close to Jackson TN you are but their sale will be the 1st Sat in August at the West Tn farmers market.. There are several growers also located in TN..Iris City, Rocky Top Garden and Wild Iris Rows.. These places usually deliver August to Sept. Once you get them planted in the fall, dont expect them to bloom the 1st year..Some will, but some take a little while to settle in.. If you order from a grower go ahead and place your order now..they tend to sell out....See MoreIs it wise to plant Tea roses in fall in zone 7a?
Comments (9)I've hesitated to reply because I don't know! only want to sympathize with your dilemma. At our old house growing young roses up a bit in pots was basically a failure,because of lack of light, but here at the new house I can see that it's very different: plenty of morning sun and afternoon shade. So this fall I'm thinking to pot up all new roses,but just for one season. I, too, find growing roses in pots too much work and just can't keep up. Like Kes Z, I am much more concerned about losing roses to heat and drought (I'm in Italy, about a zone 8,but my garden has a south-western exposure, so it's protected from North winter winds, but subjected to terribly brutal summer sun). Still, I've always mounded/protected baby bare-root roses planted out in fall/winter, just in case. I guess in general I'd vote to plant them out in the ground,especially the larger ones,but I think I might protect them. One way that I've done this successfully is by using pieces of styrofoam-you know, those odd-shaped pieces that are used in packaging so many things? I break these up to smaller sizes, if necessary, andmake a sort of little corral around the canes of the rose,holding the pieces in place with stones,earth,whatever. Then I fill in the top a bit with other pieces,holding these in place with sticks,teepee-style,or use wine corks. I like this way of protecting because the materials are efficient insulators, but also sterile so bacteria and fungus aren't encouraged.You'd only mount these potective teepees once the temperature really drop.If some are still very, very tiny, you could keep those few in their pots....See MoreShrub roses (Northern Virginia)
Comments (3)Antique Rose Emporium has a thornless shrub rose called Thomas Affleck whose flowers are a yummy raspberry color and it is thornless. Another pretty one from ARE is called F J Lindheimer which is a yellow blend; I have two very youg plants and they are blooming their heads off! Texas roses like these will be just THRILLED with strong afternoon sun where many others would not. KnockOut roses need lots of pruning to keep them below seven feet tall and they are thorny as the devil. They are healthy, they are pretty, but they are terrible to work around weeding, mulching and watering. I always bleed.....See Moremysticwaves_zone7a
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