Best rose for the vase & bouquets of no-spray roses
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Comments (35)Thank you, Jim and Cottagegarden for reviving this thread. I really appreciate the company of kind, and positive visitors to this forum. Like Cottagegarden, I bought 2 soil-test kits from local stores: Lowe and HomeDepot. They are totally useless and gave false result. Then I paid $20 for EarthCo. (professional soil-testing company) and my soil test came back high pH at 7.7, and deficient in everything, plus barely adequate in calcium ... I was so sure that my soil has plenty of calcium !! I'm next to a limestone quarry. For years I disagree with my neighbor on calcium. He insisted that his tomato in pots are lacking in calcium (blossom end-rot) ... He's right, after seeing how mixing gypsum (calcium sulfate) into the soil made 1st-year band-size La Reine went beserk with buds: due to winter-kill, it's only 8 inch. tall, but with 10 buds !! But the plant is stunt & brown leaves, and the blooms are small. I forgot to give it sulfate of potash (it should be twice more potassium than calcium). Yes to mixing gypsum into planting hole, but no more than 10% (I spent hours researching on the right % to mix in). I broke that rule many times, and end up with stunt plants & leaves showing potassium deficiency. Too much calcium drives down potassium. If you have a large garden, soil can vary: some part can be alkaline if watered frequently with high pH tap water. Most tap water are alkaline, I already tested a few with fish-tank litmus paper, even mineral bottled water has pH over 8. Some part of a garden can be acidic (if get rain water only, pH at 5.6). My soil test recommend mixing sulfur into clay. BAD ADVICE !! That was expensive and killed tons of earthworms. I like gypsum better, less caustic & cheaper ($4 for 25 lb. at Menards). Gypsum is great in breaking up compacted clay, provides calcium, plus de-salt soil. I moved 4 roses this spring: The ones that didn't get gypsum in the planting hole were slower to recuperate. The one that got gypsum in the planting hole, was VERY FAST in pumping out buds. See Duchess de Rohan below, 2 weeks after moving, with lots of buds. I moved that one since it was in too much shade, zero blooms. After moving to more sun, it exploded in buds. A note on moving roses. Roses which are grafted on Dr. Huey is less forgiving in moving. Dr. Huey is a long stick, and it's easy to break the tiny roots at the end. I moved knock-outs grafted on Dr. Huey twice before. Both time they lost all their leaves, and took at least 3 months to get back to normal. With own-root, it's so much easier to move: The roots are cluster: wide & shallow, rather than a long & deep stick like Dr. Huey. I moved at least 10 own-roots for the past 4 years: They recuperate quickly, lose zero leaves, IF THE ORIGINAL SOIL IS LOOSE & FLUFFY, then moving is zero stress. If the original soil is compact, digging them up caused many roots to be broken....See MoreBouquets of no-spray roses & when and what to fertilize for health
Comments (28)Here's the recipe from Gardenknowhow site: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/epsom-salt-for-pest-control.htm "Epsom Salt Solution Insect Control – A mixture of 1 cup Epsom salt and 5 gallons of water may act as a deterrent to beetles and other garden pests. Mix the solution in a large bucket or other container, and then apply the well-dissolved mixture to foliage with a pump sprayer. Many gardeners believe that the solution not only deters pests, but may kill many on contact. Dry Epsom Salt – Sprinkling Epsom salt in a narrow band around plants may be an effective means of slug control, as the scratchy substance abrades the “skin” of the slimy pests. Once the skin is effectively roughed up, the slug dries up and dies." From Straw: The epsom-salt-solution spraying is more effective than the dry-epsom salt for MIDGE. Why? Cornell University research on midge showed that midge larvae needs a certain % of moisture to hatch. I posted that research in 2014. Midge doesn't like it too dry nor too wet. One recommendation was to flood the area. My high-magnesium clay is SOAKING WET when it rains, but BONE-DRY when it's dry, so midge larvae can't hatch. Epsom-salt (magnesium sulfate) is neutral pH, so it won't hurt plants if you flood only the top 1/2" of soil. But if too much Epsom-salt solution gets to the root-zone, it'll make soil too dense for root-growth....See MoreBest large-headed pastel roses for cutting - scent, vase life etc
Comments (45)I can’t speak for Francis Meilland in my hot and muggy Maryland climate but I did see a bed of them at the Santa Barbara rose garden this summer and it was blooming it’s head off despite the lack of care (I think COVID has reduced the number of volunteer gardeners). The smell is lovely but the bush shape is typical hybrid tea - tall and skinny. I’d suggest planting a group of 3 if you have the room. Super lovely in Zone 9, though. (Photos attached) I’ll also add that Princess Charlene de Monaco is gorgeous in neighboring yards but I don’t have her myself.. yet....See MoreOUR ROSE PHOTOS FROM BEST NURSERIES TO ORDER FROM
Comments (49)Ann, Sorry about the deer eating Savanna. Pretty deer but they do have an appetitepetite. Straw, Best Scents! Hmmmm. My roses are almost all newbies this year & 30 from last few years. . Their scents are just starting to emerge. My top favorite 5 are listed first. It is no wonder that Grand Dame & Francis Meilland have the stronest most exquisite fragrance-they have the largest 5-6 diameter blooms! MY FAVORITE-BEST FRAGRANCE ROSES From my garden:, 1. Grand Dame has the strongest, lush, & blooms the biggest fushia blooms. 2. Francis Meilland (Prince Jardinier) has a lovely enticing rosy perfume scent second strongest! Love it! 3. Bliss Parfuma, Kordes, stong fragrance! 4.Yves Piaget-perfumed fragrance (A Meilland) 5. Princesse Charlene de Monaco-perfumed fragrance, Meilkand Rose. 6. Grahm Thomas-lemon scent some. 7. Scentuous-strong fragrance emerging some 8. Dee-lish scent starting to emerge 9. Clotilde Soupert, polyantha, has a lovely perfumed scent. 10. Princess Alexandria of Kent, strong fragrance. 11. Cream Yves Piaget (Classic Woman) strong perfume scent. A Meilland rose. 12. Heirloom Rose-exceptional fragrance but BS prone if not in very sunny spot. 13. Summer Romance Parfuma-strong perfume My favorite fragrant roses are the ”Meilland Jardin & Parfum,,” cut flowers, roses and I bought a few above…best fragrances!!! There are more one can buy… check out the link…Meilland.com Jardin Parfum. 14. Madame Annisette Parfuma, Kordes 15. Earth Angel Parfuma, Strong fragrance More Meilland perfumed roses …Angie Romantica, Alina Perfumella, and more…...See Morestrawchicago z5
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