Strongest scented roses and other flowers for this time of year?

2 years ago

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First came the smell a couple of weeks ago then I noticed the marijuana plants. I don't care what our neighbor does as long as it's not hurting anybody or drawing in unsavory people which it is not. Better he grows own than support the black market, right? However, I'm amazed that the plants themselves give off a very pungent, wafting odor just growing! It's a very heavy skunky stink to my nose. I wish my newly planted roses were so strong. Anybody know when harvest time is so I can look forward to the odor disappearing? Are there plants I could grow that would be good to mask this particular odor? His plants are literally growing against our fence with the tips of the plants almost bending into our yard right next to my mostly unscented flowers. I wish my neighbor would plant some roses or something scented himself right next to his crop because my space is limited and sunlight is not as good as his. Maybe the easiest fix would be to hang a bar of Irish Spring soap on a shepards hook right near it? I'm open to all ideas. Thanks!

Sept 2nd 2021

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susan9santabarbara

2 years ago

Don't get me started on the pot smell from legal grows. Here in Santa Barbara County, there are now significant quality of life issues with massive cultivation (particularly in Carpinteria just to the south of us). And the wine growers up in the Santa Ynez Valley are having their crops adversely affected by the stench. And many of these growers are actually growing in greenhouses, but the stench permeates everything. It doesn't affect SB proper, or Goleta, where I live, but it's a real issue here for many people. Sorry for the rant.

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Sharon Fullen
2 years ago
The pungent smell will still be noticeable even with fragrant roses. It’s just the type of smell that cuts through everything. Also if anyone is smoking outdoors you’ll have smoke that floats over. Ī’d talk to the neighbor and ask if he’d grow plants in a greenhouse with either a filter or other plants to mask the smell such as mint, basil, eucalyptus, rosemary, lemon balm, juniper. The harvest of the buds is when the smell is strongest.

No judgement just a fact that you don't like the smell. If marijuana growing is illegal in your state, this may not be a solution you want to undertake. So try the soap deodorizer or those strong deodorizers for cars. Do they come in rose? LOL

It's legal in Nevada and my grandson works at a marijuana nursery where every thing is grown inside greenhouses. I’ll find out if there is something that can help you out and still enjoy your roses.

Good luck with this 2021 problem.
Stopandsm NJ thanked Sharon Fullen
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
2 years ago
No rose is going to cover that smell, sorry. Unless you live in one of the lands of perpetual temperate weather, harvest should be soon and then the smell will go away. If not, well you'll probably have to learn to live with it.
Stopandsm NJ thanked Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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Stopandsm NJ
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Thank you all again or your comments and suggestions. It was nice to get some sympathy too.

Anyway, I wanted to share the good news that the marijuana plants were harvested today September 25th, 2021. I mention the exact date for future reference because I notice older posts state "3 years ago" or "13 years ago" etc, without even the months given.

Also, I wanted to mention a butterfly bush placed right next to a seating area helped mask the smell there. Hurray!
rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
2 years ago
Good point, stopandsm. I’ve noticed the same problem with old posts here on Gardenweb. Knowing the month they were created provides important perspective to gardening observations for later readers.

What was Houzz thinking? Was Houzz thinking?
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If you're still looking, Arabian jasmine is pretty fragrant for me. Wafts from a few feet away, particularly in the morning and has been covered in blooms for a couple months. Since I got it last year, it's filled out into a pretty nice 3-4 ft by 2ft bush. Ten times better than the climbing jasmine that flowers for a couple weeks only. I'd consider it for a hedge if I had the space.

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