Roses and Flooding
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Comments (9)Hello again . I do not live in a town that has leaf collection but our county landfill does make compost .The land fill is about 30 miles from me , however, kinda a long haul. The Farmer whose property is next to mine had over 100 round bales ( Approx 1200 pounds each) wash away in the flood. About 20 of them ended up on my property. He said I can have the bales for mulch. My problem is I do not have the equipment to move the bales or unwrap them. When I get them moved, I plan to use them for sheet compost on the worst damaged areas. I am also going to save 3 bales to mulch between my asparagus rows ( Ihave 500 plants). I am not sure if the asparagus is still alive although there are still fronds where the bed was. My ad on Freecycle has netted me 4 manure piles free for the hauling and my farmer neighbor will drop off and spread cow manure over the composted haylege once its spread. I may be back in business!? I have had two customers tell me they will take all the cucumbers and melons I can produce next year. You can't imagine how that makes me feel. At least I have some loyal fans. Thanks for your help. Its nice to be able to share the burden with others. I felt so alone when this crises first happened. Linda...See MoreMy rose bushes are dying
Comments (3)A 15-yr old rose bush may be past its peak. Modern roses in our increasingly hotter climate are only expected to live that long if they're on drip irrigation. Roses in flood irrigation areas live at least twice as long. Water is crucial for roses and flooding the root zone will flush the salts from fertilizers, soil and water so it isn't so toxic. At this point, are the roses 50% dead? If more, there's a good chance you won't be able to save them. Erecting temporary afternoon shade and deep-watering thru the end of September may help if the damage is less than 40%. Only use a slow-release fertilizer, like Osmacote, or 1/2 strength labeled organic rose food every 6 weeks when it's hot. Do not use any liquid fertilizers. Even minimal amounts of fast-acting fertilizer can further stress the bushes. Remove any gravel or rock from near the bushes. Mulch with a forest product which is much cooler because it doesn't reflect light nor hold heat. Some growing environs make it tougher for roses to withstand Phoenix heat... roses catching afternoon reflections from swimming pools, west-facing block walls, gravel-scapes, nearby trees and vines. Some roses tolerate heat better than others. You don't say which varieties you have but whites and mauves tend to give up faster than reds and yellows. Late-season bare-roots (bare-root roses planted after Feb 15) and roses planted without additional soil amendments will also succumb faster as their root systems may not have matured sufficiently to withstand the higher soil temps. The local rose society meetings will all have September programs about 'resuscitating roses'. These meetings are free and open to the public and you may choose to join a society for about the cost of a rose bush. Glendale meets Sept 1 at the Glendale Women's Club, Mesa meets Sept 8 at Mesa Comm Coll, West Valley(Peoria) meets at LandscapeMart Sept 13, Scottsdale meets at Eldorado Park Comm Ctr Sept 14 and Phoenix meets at the Valley Garden Center Sept 20. Each society has a website plus we will be at the Fall Home & Garden Show at the end of Sept and at Southwest Gardener on Oct 8th....See MoreDormant roses and Spring flood
Comments (11)Thanks Seil i hope my roses will be ok. its my first experience with roses. During the summer this area drains well with no problem (it gets dry during the heat wave in mid summer). its only floods for 1-2 weeks in the spring when the snow melt until the ground thaw and water disappear. I went to check my hydrangea (Annabelle, planted last year) and cut one of the branches and saw a green one at the bottom , i hope it will survive as well...See Moreflooded yard conjoined with neighbor’s flooded yard
Comments (30)How much standing water did you have in your yard? Other than breeding mosquitoes, I wouldn't worry about standing water in my neighbors yard, better theirs than yours . . . however, if you have drainage issues on your property, that's dependent on slope. I can't tell the slope, but from a casual glance, it looks like your yard is the higher ground so drains into theirs. I wouldn't plant a rose garden in an area of standing water. I'd either do a rain garden or a french drain, as some have suggested. Then plant the rose garden outside of that zone. The rain garden and/or french drain will hold and slowly release the water so they will take care of that part, leaving another higher ground area for the roses . . . Roses like moist conditions so if it's just occasionally for a few hours after a rain maybe not a big issue if the roses are the right kind. I love me some "Rosa palustris" which is the native swamp rose, it would do fine there, it is a stunning bloomer but not repeat. But of course roses hate dampness, so if the water is there for any length of time it's not going to work for other roses. Figure out a way to drain it away first, then deal with the roses part . . ....See MoreMelissa Northern Italy zone 8
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