"Wait on the epsom salts. They are used to encourage basal breaks which should happen at the beginning of the growing season. I think your is too cold to do that now. Have you talked to an ARS consulting rosarian in your area? They are experienced…"
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Elena Williams replied to pbrain's discussion Putting roses to bed for the Winter in the group Roses
Dawn Taillon replied to pbrain's discussion Putting roses to bed for the Winter in the group Roses"Sounds like you all have a handle on the mulching. I have a Pepper Tree that freezes up to the roots each year. It never gets larger, because it starts over each summer. I may try the 8 inches thing on it and get another bale of straw. I need a bale…"
Monika Jayne replied to pbrain's discussion Putting roses to bed for the Winter in the group Roses"I live in zone 5b in NE Kansas. I don't do much more than pile up good garden soil to about 8 inches and then cover that with new mulch. The soil should be brought in from some other source, not scratched in from the bed. However I do winter…"
Holly Hearon replied to pbrain's discussion Putting roses to bed for the Winter in the group Roses"I have constructed cages from chickenwire to place around the roses. I mound up dirt at the base of the canes, then fill the cage with straw or leaves. Not glamorous, but it has worked. I remove the cages in March."
KAREN J HOLTMAN replied to pbrain's discussion Putting roses to bed for the Winter in the group Roses"Do they get much moisture in the winter? That is the biggest downfall in Eastern Colorado. So whenever I can, I water them so they don't dry out. The straw will help too, or grass clippings. Put nightcrawlers in your beds before the freeze if…"
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"Joyce, I'm pretty sure I bought them from Jackson and Perkins. If not, they are from Gardener's Supply. I can't remember!!!"
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"Ah shucks, thanks Brian. Already my mind is racing over things I want to do better next year :-)
Jane"
pbrain replied to pbrain's discussion I grew this from seed. It's a big bush of a thing with yellow flowers, about 5 feet tall in the group Name This Plant, Flower, Bush, Tree...???"Yeap, I had a pack of cosmos seeds. That must be it! So it won't be a perenial? Rats. Well I'll just start some again next year. It was dang easy to grow!"
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- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- Roses, containers, annuals. perennials but in the Midwest, I don't always get much to come back
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- about 8 hours
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- At 9:37am on September 2, 2009,
Violet said…
- Where do you buy your stuff in Fishers? I was thinking of going up to the Tractor Supply Co. store and looking around there. There's also a gardening place on 116 near Brooks School Rd. that I probably need to look into...
- At 7:48pm on August 30, 2009,
- That's why I'm so glad for Mel's technique of using above ground planting. I DREAD having to go and dig everything up! I have some bushes from the landscape package that are dying probably because of grubs (only one portion of the plant will go brown at a time). One already died before I could do anything about it, but it was stunted anyway...sigh...the grass overgrew the little border I put down years ago and I'm just tired of having to continuously go back and pull up all those new grass shoots....sigh....I wish I could just spend the money on a landscaper to come and redo the whole thing again! If I could I'd rip out everthing and just use the space for my planting boxes....
- At 6:56pm on August 30, 2009,
- I wonder if we know the same people here in the Chase! =)=)
The only things I have growing are my perennials:
black knights
black jacks
salvias
along with the landscaping package that came with the house! =)=)
- At 2:30pm on August 9, 2009,
Fran Cobb said… - Naw, I finally invested in some landscape fabric for my big beds and it has really helped with the weeds! I can keep up with them now in half the time it took me before but it does have a down-side... nothing will come up beneath it so I have to leave an open area around my bulbs.
- At 11:20am on August 8, 2009, Fran Cobb said…
- Hi again! It's the rose killer!!! LOL I haven't been on here in a while but haven't forgotten y'all. I've been so busy this summer I haven't had a lot of time in my garden. My roses are hanging in there! A few pretty blooms. That do love that cheap fertilizer from Wal MArt. How is your garden doing? I'm going to your site now to see if you've posted any new pics.
- At 8:32pm on July 8, 2009,
Daisy Gardener said… - Like your pix, how is that boxwood doing? I'm thinking of ripping out my yews one of these days and planting with boxwood. I've heard some varieties do better than others.
- At 11:32am on July 4, 2009,
Eloise S. Zone 5 said… - Good for you. I wishI would of went with you all. I think I need a rest...Don't work to hard..Ilike blue flowers.
- At 7:52pm on July 2, 2009, Eloise S. Zone 5 said…
- What are the blue flowers in pot?
- At 7:52pm on July 2, 2009, Eloise S. Zone 5 said…
- Hi How have you been?
- At 2:57pm on June 6, 2009,
T DeAngelis said… - Okay, I posted some photos. Let me know if you can see them.
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Yvonne Martin zone 9a se texas commented on Garden-Share's group Cactus & Succulents"I now know why I can't grow succulents, I have had it in full sun all day long and texas heat is a killer. I will try again and do like Grant and put it under the eves shade in the afternoon. I love garden share I learn so much, THANKS…"
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"Thanks Myan and Barbara. These really brighten up the garden at this time of year!"
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"Thank you! This clematis just loves being in the garden in front of our house. She has bloomed every year now for almost 10 years!"
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"Thank you! These are two of my favorite decorative birdhouses (but I have had a house wren check out the church house more than once)!"
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