henrobinson - as well as water, the"leaving them alone" advice above is important. That means that you have to protect them from the builders damaging them further by stacking materials on their roots, trampling around them, etc - all of which will compact the soil and might kill them. I would recommend putting some sort of temporary fence around them - at least 3 feet away from the base of the roses. You will probably have to speak sternly to the builders - this is important. When we had our 3 story house painted, & roof repaired & some walls re-shingled, we chopped the huge climbing roses down to about 6 feet & bagged them in burlap. However, they only survived because my DH talked with the contractors, and told them that it was worth his life (he blamed me, which was fine with me) if they trampled on the beds or touched those roses, or stacked stuff around them. He was here watching them every day (being a contractor himself, he was able to speak their language and schmooze them), and every time one of them stepped onto those beds, he was right there, pleading that they had to save him from spouse-acide by me. I cooked home made cookies for them every day, and between the two of us we saved the roses. It takes more than one conversation, and constant vigilance. Oh, and honey always works better than vinegar... Jackie

Good looking beans! I have noticed that pole beans will usually have a second crop after it cools down some. But I'm in zone 7 and we get 100+ degrees in August.

Here is a pic of it today. I just noticed it has a BUD! and some wee flowers:) Maybe not dead yet! The other day i gave it a neem and peppermint water spray. I saw a couple of aphids.. also i gave it some spray last week or so with water and epson salts. We also repotted it giving it more aeration.. and a clay pot instead of plastic. maybe it is just recovering from that switch, though we did it so carefully trying not to remove too much dirt around it .We are trying our best and i have done so much research.

I know how you feel. I lost a new one this year because I waited too long to repot. Like you, I didn't like the soil the nursery used. It was too heavy, wet, and looked like the roots just didn't want to spreat out or grow in it. When I did repot it, it had started to die back, and I considered taking cuttings from the last bit of green canes left, but didn't--thinking I was repotting in time to save it. I think it's dead now. I'm waiting to see if it will send up something new from the roots, but no signs so far. I put myself on a wishlist for another one, but.... I was going to suggest taking cuttings as a last ditch effort, but it sounds like you've cut it back already. Keeping my fingers crossed for you...