The one responding faster got more nutrients. Your climate isn't as hot as some so the organic shouldn't have provided as high nutrient levels as the inorganic, even in warmer pots. Roses are gross feeders. They will make use of any and all nutrients up to the point their levels become toxic. The only logical answer would be the pot which provided the highest, non toxic levels of nutrients. It could well be the one which got both. That is my experience here in much higher heat. I didn't remember which combinations you'd tried and I was too lazy to go back and read before responding. There shouldn't be anything in the combination pot to inhibit performance, unless reduced amounts of inorganic were included. In that case, I would have to vote for the pot containing the highest levels (presuming they didn't approach toxic levels, and all other variables remainded equal and constant between the pots)of Florikote, inorganic fertilizer. How's that for qualifying my answer?! LOL! Kim

Hi Carla, How are things in Sac? Going to hit 90+ degrees here in Los Gatos on Tuesday. Fall temps are actually warmer than we had all Summer - go figure! Have to credit Dear Wife with the Fall decorations. Not my strong talent!! Raybo

Thanks everyone! I was so very proud of Jovi at the trial. It wasn't so much the placements, it was how well she was performing in an entirely new (to her) location. We ran 4 times and she got one 1st place and two 2nd places. That's really great for a baby dog! And, I'll put a link to the one jump she didn't Q (qualify) on. I love that run even though it wasn't one of the placement ones. It was the very last run and we were both getting more comfortable, working with more distance and moving faster. She dropped the bar at the last jump becasue, by the end of the day, the ground had dried out and the jump was in a sandpit...that shifted when she took off. Shoot, I almost lost my footing there too. Anyway, I love this run! Here is a link that might be useful: Not a placement run but, Jovi's best run of the trial!

I did until a couple of years ago. The tumor had shrunk after the FSR but it's been about the same for years so I quit going for the MRI. The doctor that treated the AN died about 2 years after I had the FSR. He was at Johns Hopkins and was a fantastic doctor. My AN was 3 cm. How big was yours? I did a lot of research and didn't like the list of complications associated with the surgery. That's when I found FSR. The doctor that treated me was certified to do either procedure and he felt I was a good candidate for FSR. I found that surgeons would say the only option was surgery. The Radiologists would say radiation was the best option. Since my doctor did both I trusted him more than the other doctors I talked to. He wasn't bias about one method over the other.