Thank you Kim. New set of rose seedlings!
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ID a tiny rose from Miriam Wilkin's garden--Kim???
Comments (28)Fogrose, back in the days with the USDA urged people to plant multiflora hedges on rural property (yes, they actually did), my Dad surrounded a two acre plot on three sides with multiflora. Several of the plants sported to a light pink. He was delighted. It's a pity that multiflora is so problematic, because we had lots of wildlife living in that hedge, including families of ringneck pheasants. But our neighboring farmer was dismayed that multiflora seedlings kept coming up in his fields, so eventually my Dad had to remove all the plants. It was a huge job. ( Hmm, I remember thinking he was too old for that kind of manual labor, but I work just as hard and now I am about the same age he was when he did that task.) He removed all several hundred plants except, that is, for his favorite pink one, which to my dismay he stubbornly insisted on keeping. And this was in the days before we knew to worry about RRD and the multiflora connection. Folly...See MoreKim's rose-counting guidelines (a classic!)
Comments (4)................................................. * For newer friends who may not have seen it, here is a classic for rose addicts: ................................................. HOW TO COUNT ROSES -- Kim_SC at GardenWeb 1. Mini roses don't count. 2. Floribundas, because they are not full-fledged hybrid teas, count as half. 3. Shrubs, Climbers, Ramblers, Old Garden Roses, etc. don't count because they can be considered "landscaping." 4. Roses not planted, or in pots, don't count. (See the "Territory" Clause). 5. Roses that were discounted count as half. 6. Roses received as gifts don't count. 7. Odd numbers must always be rounded off ... if you're out of room, round the number down. For every one-hundred, divide by two. This is known as a "stock split." 8. Roses whose names you don't know or can't remember obviously don't count. 9. Roses that are on Shovel Prune Watch don't count; the roses that replace them also don't count as they cancel each other out. Duplicate/multiples count as one as they are considered a set. Roses that are not planted in a bed don't count. (See the "Landscaping" Addendum). Bare roots don't count because they are dormant when they arrive; once you plant them and they start to bud out, well ... you've already done your count, so you will just have to wait until next season, by which time you'll be sure you already counted them. Mislabeled roses don't count because you probably already have one of them somewhere, which has already been counted once ... probably. Anything less than Grade 1 counts only a fraction, and since fractions are not whole numbers they can be rounded off (remember the rounding off rule). Roses that you think you might give away can be excluded from the count -- makes it easier to part with them; if, by some chance you wind up keeping them, well ... oh well. Hybrid teas that get huge and wind up taking more than one space should be counted twice, but remember the duplicate rule. Now ... if, after counting, you have under a hundred roses, you must immediately place some orders, and they don't count because they're in transit and therefore not in the ground. Roses ordered on a whim really don't count because they were never on a list. (This is known as the list rule: If it's not on a list, it doesn't exist (most likely). If you cut many roses and give them away, this is considered Charity, and everyone knows that you get special allowances for Charity, which brings us to ... Tax Deductions (See Claiming Roses as Dependants). See? You really didn't have as many as you thought you did -- time to go order some more....See MoreKim Rupert on preventing molds on rootings and seedlings
Comments (4)I was looking at how to grow roses from seeds. One source suggested half potting soil, and half vermiculite (the white stuff). I don't recommend MiracleGro potting soil, that stuff is full of peat moss, and is famous for white flies, gnats indoor, and canker on my indoor herbs. I'll use Ball's potting soil made for indoor usage with 55% composted fine pine bark and lime to suppress fungal growth. Will report on the result later....See MoreWooHoo! My Kim Rupert roses ship next week...
Comments (21)Lovely! Congratulations! Yes ma'am, Lynnie has great genes and she freely passes them on to her "babies". Give her a half-way decent partner and there is no telling what could result. Nearly every seedling using her pollen on Pretty Lady is a winner. Great foliage, vigor, good health and scent in abundance. I'm glad Annie appears to have some feet under her so she will start stretching for you. I can imagine what Quinceanera looks like. The flowers here in the cool, damp have been enormous and long lasting. I can't wait to bud it on a standard!...See Morebayarea_girl_z10a_ca
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoA few more rose seedlings from OP of Quick Silver, A Night of Magic, and Ebb Tide. Helen
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMore rose seedlings from OP of A Night of Magic and Ebb Tide. Helen
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2 years agoI love the colors of this seedling. Its colors are so nice and gentle like a breath of fresh air. Helen
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2 years agoThank you Joe and Chris. I can’t wait to see how it will look when it is more mature.
Thank you Paul. That means a lot coming from you. I feel blessed with this one. It still looks great 5 days after it opened. Helen
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