How to kill a tree stump without damaging my roses
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please emergency help! 1st-time gardener-killed tree rose???
Comments (30)Hi, everyone! great news is that the Rosarian couple were very nice. I actually tried calling them last night but couldn't get through because they had their fax machine on. Then tonight they explained that they couldn't return my call because the number I had left them had been cut off by their answering machine. They too have not grown tree roses because like Karl had feared, rose trees do terrible in Kansas. Stupid me should also have thought far ahead about our tornado problems as well. I didn't think about this issue before the terrible winds this past weekend. Flower2sew, in Overland Park we got hit real bad. There is still debris from knocked over light poles on Hwy 69 from people crashing from the ice... But the snow lasted just one terrible day, it was very thick snow,and we were blasted with both ice and snow at once and in some parts of Overland Park, the cable lines and phone lines were down ...then argh, it shot up to near 60 degree warmth right the following day, then dropped down again the following evening. The rosarian couple agreed that they would never leave out the tree roses at this point because of last weekend's extreme swing of temperature (including this week) but they too felt I really needed to speak to a Master Rosarian, so they gave me the emergency helpline for the Rose Society. The nice rosarian couple I spoke to explained that they themselves have never grown tree roses because of how erratic Kansas weather can be in the spring and they said that the people they know who had rose trees all had either greenhouses or would go to a nursery and "rent" out a space for the winter. In other words they wouldn't know how to advise me on how to keep my roses indoors in my particular situation. They did feel that since my rose trees still have buds sprouting, that keeping them in a completely dark, cold, poorly insulated garage at this point is a question that only a master rosarian could answer. It is a tough call because no sane person/gardener would ever be in the crazy predicament that I am in now... I am doing crazy stuff like lightly spraying my roses with warm water in the morning and when I come home, then again before going to bed to keep them as close to a greenhouse effect and reducing my house temperature from 68 degrees to 65 so that I don't shock the roses when I bring them outside to 58 degree sunshine (but that makes me super cold indoors and I end up having to wear a few layers of clothing in the house and shivering under the covers when I try to sleep LOL). So hopefully I can reach the helpline before I get "outta control" and do more crazy outta control guesswork. Anyway, thank you EVERY One and All for your help and ongoing support! Hugs to each of you... P.S. forgot to say that to me the membership dues for the American Rose Society is very reasonable, and wouldnt have hesitated for a second had I not been so broke from all the training with Eluane and house payments but in due time if I can just make the baby steps and get both trees to survive....See Moreupdate on my winter damaged tree roses
Comments (4)Here are the pics of my tree roses that I took yesterday. One of them is doing so well. Two days ago I watered both with a very dilute fish emulsion after getting the o.k. from Karl... (instead of 4 Tbs. per gallon I used only one Tbs since I don't have any leaves yet on any of the tree roses). Evie, I am now 100% confident that one of my tree rose will make a full recovery. Each of my 2 tree roses have 3 basal bud unions (completely separate from each other spaced along the trunk). This morning I counted a minimal of 15-20 basal buds, all a beautiful bright crimson at the base and at least 9 basals already pineapple stemming out. Besides the multiple basals, I have dozens of flourishing buds and starter stems on every single cane, even along the damaged parts. But, everyone! my sick ailing rose tree has only 3 "healthier" buds total on the entire plant now (since last night) and each of a dark, musky red; not the vibrant red of its sibling tree rose. Originally it had 2 basal buds that had a decent red to them but 2-1/2 weeks ago they died back to a sad brown.. only a slight tinge of pink remaining on one, the other I am sure is dead. Before I applied the fish emulsion and now the sponge/plastic bag effect from Karl, I only had 3 green canes. The rest were either brown or only partially green. I am hoping that the both emergency applications will revive the sick rose tree. Beneath the plastic this morning I thought I saw more green on 2 sicker stems but have to wait and see.. Here is my sick rose tree. Note the canker brown stem in the middle... I'd cut it immediately but there is a bud right below it that still has red in it. The 2nd picture show the 2 dying basal buds. Now here is my healthy rose tree. but it's doing even better than these photos show! Not all the sides are visible, and the new tiny ones are not quite as visible, but it is one fighter prolific rose. So many buds now... KarenforRoses, I was the dimwit 1st-time gardener who started with tree roses as my very first garden victims. I bought them this March 2009 without knowing anything about roses and ran to this forum for emergency help when they were felled by a sudden ice/snowstorm. Evie I borrowed your lovely bow idea! Anyways, I am hoping on this post to get more pics too of Midwest Tree Roses to see what they ought to look like at this time of spring... Evie since both of yours are blooming I would love to see the two full lengthwise... P.S. I am very embarrassed about my yucky patio condition but the previous owners basically ruined the wood by not applying coating and using the worst possible latex paint, so I would have to sandblast the entire thing, which would be very expensive...plus all that blasted paint would add more toxins into the environment so I'll just let it be. But a few years from now I'd like to have climber roses along it....See MoreHow do I remove my sour orange tree stump?
Comments (1)I always call a guy who grinds stumps.He leaves a nice pile of mulch from the tree in its place.He goes down far enough I can plant right in the same spot!...See MoreGetting rid of Poison Ivy without killing trees/plants???
Comments (51)nywoodsman's worldview is such because he has never experienced poison ivy like the rest of us! My wife and I are very allergic to p.I. But she is more allergic than I. We went to Disney World one year and they wouldn't let us in to a tour group because they thought she had a highly contagious skin disease (like eczema) on her face!! We had an abundance of it growing in a shrub we wanted to keep. I trimmed the shrub but avoided p.I. like the plague!! But it got so bad growing out of control each year that this year I had to do something. I obtained SYRVET's OB Veterinary Gloves which go all the way up to the shoulders (you can get them on Amazon). I had my wife tape them to my shoulders--however, you have to tape them across the back of the shirt, from top of glove to top of glove because the sweat will cause the tape to come loose and the glove will descend down to near the wrists. Not good!! After I finished working, I had my wife carefully pull the long gloves inside-out and we placed them in a plastic bag for disposal. She had to wash right away but did not get any rash. Once the gloves were off and disposed of, I immediately used Technu on my hands and wrists by rubbing them for several minutes. Then I used a liquid soap on that and washed my hands and wrists off. I followed that with a shower. Don't think that wearing an old pair of pants will protect you completely! Some of the urushiol oil penetrated the cloth and I got a rash on my thigh. I treated it with Technu soap regularly for several days. That did not get rid of the rash but it did lessen the severity of the itch. Some may be interested In knowing that Technu also makes something called "Tecnu Corticool" which is a hydrocortisone that gives you relief from the itch. But you will have to apply it again after awhile. This cream comes in a 1.5 oz tube and can also be gotten on Amazon. Hope this helps...See Morebayarea_girl_z10a_ca
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