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Comments (4)Ester....... Michael is correct in that there is no need to pull out the heavy guns right now, if the insect causing the damage is the rose curculio. According my gardening notes, curculios only stay above ground for about 8 weeks and the end of June is near the end of their above ground cycle. That's a rough estimate because it depends on when then first surfaced. Right now, they are migrating into your garden, but are not breeding in your garden, so you will not see a whole lot of damage. I stopped disbudding about a week ago, the roses are full of buds and I have only found three damaged buds and two curculios this week. You can find photos of both the damage and the insect in the HMF GLOSSARY under "rose curculio". I am adding a link to a post I made on GW that explains how I finally managed to accomplish my goal of keeping them from breeding in the garden without the use of poisons. Please note, my garden ended up having a serious infestation and it was either cure the infestation or stop growing roses. It took several years of battling the bugs before it got that bad. Smiles, Lyn Here is a link that might be useful: Non-Toxic Rose Curculio Control...See MoreSupposed to be Jedi Free Spirit, what is it?
Comments (0)First the good news. I had a thread going awhile back fearing I had planted them in too much shade. Well, looks like I didn't, 10 plants and multiplying, lots of scapes and buds, and blooms are the normal size. Might have been a little late; this is not my FFO. That was supposed to be Baja but it is something else but that one I may like better, didn't photograph it, just a faily deep red with a yellow throat in full sun. The bad news is that Jedi is definitely supposed to be pink, and mine sure isn't, it has the ruffles but doesn't curl back as much as Jedi, plus Jedi has a definite white stripe down the center of each petal, then goes to yellow which goes to a green throat. Mine are more of a coral or peach. What could they be? I don't see how ordinary, rather poor soil which I intend to dress w/compost and mulch when I get to it, could account for the difference. Maybe I won't order from them again, never know what you're going to get. At least they are all alike which I wanted....See Morewhat perennial is easy to grow that deer LIKE to eat?
Comments (6)Hi SJ, Well, this is an interesting request! It is definitely the first time somebody has been looking for things to ATTRACT deer! I donÂt have a problem with deer, so IÂm not gonna be a whole lot of help, but I did notice that Bonnie just posted on the Swap Picture Thread that the deer seem to love her ÂAngelina sedum! I suspect theyÂd like any of the sedumsÂand just about anything else, since every time the "deer resistant" topic comes up around here, folks are saying how much the deer seem to love their deer resistant plants! ;-) I think the main problem you might have is since youÂre at 9000', youÂre going to need to be sure you get things that are hardy that high. Also, if you get something they REALLY like, you might have a problem with the deer eating them so far down into the crown that the plants donÂt survive and youÂd wind up constantly replacing them. In addition to perennials, you might want to consider planting some veggies to help attract them. I think theyÂd gobble down things like lettuceÂand probably carrot tops and beet tops and spinach and pea greens and............. You get the idea! And if you happen to find something they donÂt like, or if things like carrots happen to survive having their tops eaten off, youÂd have the benefit of having some veggies to harvest and eatÂyourself!!! Otherwise IÂll leave the specific suggestions for others who have had their plants eatenÂand I betcha youÂre gonna get LOTS of suggestions! Welcome to RMG, Skybird...See MoreEasy Like Sunday Morning (or Saturday Night or....;-)
Comments (14)Hahahaha, oh, Boxo, that is HILARIOUS! About the 30 cackling Women Hens!!!! Oooo, July 14th! I start my new job July 9th, and I don't want to forget that date and will have to highlight by my Blackberry, because babies are indeed milestones, and I at least want to send some good wishes your way! If I'm lucky I might be able to save up one good rose for your niece. I have one Purple Beauty Bud in the works, so I'm hoping the Magic Gardenville Sea Tea will protect that bud from our blasting Kansas heat. I'm sure you will have an ohhhh, so splendid recap of everyone celebrating in the Fabulous Garden. In fact, I suspect the Garden will be vying for everyone's attention, so unfotunately everyone will drag you kickin' and hollerin' as Tripod Man! You WON'T BE ABLE TO ESCAPE that easy.... If you do Escape with Your Sanity intact, hee-hee, be sure to do the Pre-Bouquets and Sneak Away while you have the chance. Sitting through women's shindigs is about as agonizing as accompanying a woman shopping! I am not the typical female so I can really identify what you poor Menfolk have to endure. I shop like a Shark, in for the kill in 5 minutes, then out just as fast!! Can spot out a beautiful on-sale outfit, know in a split-second just looking at it on the rack, whether or not it will fit, and go for the immediate KILL, hehe. Just like with Your Gorgeous Absolute Magnificent Roses, bwahaha! Just as fast and just as deadly, hee-hee! James is very, very lucky that I'm not a Girly-Girl. He and I love the action-blasting movies with blood, guts, and Computer CG exploding across the screen. Who knows, there could have been Kill Bill playing in the backdrop with my Baby Shower had I been lucky enough to have babies! :P...See Morerifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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