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10 SEP 05 by
Bryan
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Hello everyone. I have never had any luck with roses, however I just bought a new house in Houston Texas and wanted to try my luck with some roses (climbing), the spot that I have is all light shade it does have however about 3 hours of sun a day. I performed a search on the internet for Shade Tolerant Roses and found some, however just my luck the local nursery did not have any, so I just took a deep breath and bought two climbers called Pinata. And luck was with me because I found out that this rose is shade tolerant. However my question is. My Great Grandmother used to place coffee grounds on her rose bushes does this really work.
Thank you
Bryan
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11 SEP 05 by
Wendy C
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I've had luck putting coffee grounds in my house plants. When I tried with my roses I didn't notice any notable difference.
Continued good fortune with your roses.
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Hi Bryan......
Sure it's OK to put coffee grounds on your roses, but I have read that they only have a nitrogen number of about 3%. This will not hurt your roses, but it's not going to give them a big boost, either.
Smiles,
Lyn
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24 JUN 05 by
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I have purchased my first rose. It is a "Barbra Streisand". I live in Florida and purchased it in Florida. My rose bloomed twice and stopped. The leaves grow, dry and fall off. Help me!!!!!! I love this rose. Is it too hot? I still have it in a gallon container, should I plant it? What food do I give it in order to restore it to a vibrant plant. It is beautiful and smells marvelous.
The tempurature here is will run in the 90's until probably October.
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24 JUN 05 by
Wendy C
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The one gallon container is too small. Either put it in the ground where the rose will receive 6+ hours of full sun, or upgrade to a 5-10 gallon pot.
Check the underside of your leaves. It sounds as if you may have spider mites. If there are little tannish, brown specs on the leaves..mites. Carefully, using a plastic bag to help hold the soil, tip the plant and summerge the foliage in soapy water for a minute or so. Repeat for a couple of days. You only need a couple drops of dish liquid in the water.
Spray the base of the bush with water every few days to keep them from coming back, mites hate water or spray with mitacide..up to you.
Roses like a well balanced meal. I like water soluable 20-20-20 once a month or so. It is easy to over feed a potted rose so follow directions on how much to apply. Triple 16 lawn food works too, but takes some time to break down so it's usable to the bush.
Good luck
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25 JUN 05 by
Unregistered Guest
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Thank you ever so much. I will try it and have confidence in your adivce.
Linda
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I have an unusual rose half apears to be a yellow/red rose and the other a red rose... problem is the red half doesn't seem to want to bloom now it just grows and grows and grows. I cut the branches back but nothing except more branches... they have been fertalized and my other roses bloom well it's odd. I have noticed taht when it bloom the branch has light grrn new leaf but no buds on a branch with red new leaf growth. I should tell you some of these braches ahve grown toover 8 feet long before I cut them in hopes they would bloom... any ideas???? thanks!
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21 JUN 05 by
Wendy C
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Do a search for Dr. Huey and see if this is the 'red half' of your rose bush.
The long arching canes you describe make me wonder if the rootstock of the red/yellow has suckered and is growing too. Dr Huey is a once blooming Spring rose which is extensively used as rootstock for grafted commercially available roses.
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I live in Littleton Colorado I have four Don Juan climbing roses. They have been growing for a year over an arbor. One of the Don Juan is sick. The lower leaves on a stem are turning yellow and then dropping off. Then the next stem begins the entire process too, working up to the ends of the plant. I have sprayed for afids, and also used a fungi spay. I have checked to see if it is waterlogging. The soil is not overly damp and looks okay. The other three are thriving and blooming with the same spray and treatment. What can I do Please help. Thank You!
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I am not familiar with your climate, but if you live in a dry climate, what you are describing sounds very much like a spider mite infestation. The only commercial spray that will do anything to kill the mites is a mitecide, but you really can control them with just washing the plants daily for about a week with water.
Just wash the undersides of the leaves very well and this interupts their reproduction cycle. It's a simple control and always works.... at least in my experience.
Smiles,
Lyn
helpmefind.com
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15 JUN 05 by
Wendy C
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Without seeing a picture of the damage it is difficult to diagnose problems. From what you are discribing it could be:
Spider mites, which can be difficult to get rid of. Look at the underside of the leaves. If there are little specs chances are good they are your culpit.
Though it has been rare in the past, Downey Mildew seems to be becoming more common, and it will defoliate a bush as you are experiencing. Look for a spray product with Captan in the ingredience and spray with that. And repeat in the fall then again in the Spring before the roses leaf out.
When Downey visited my garden I had a real time getting rid of it, because I had misdignosed it as Black Spot and Spider Mites. Quick action will save you from that.
Hope this helps
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Wendy,
Spider mites are pretty easy to get rid of if you interupt the reproduction cycle. If there is an infestation, washing the plant daily for a week will break the cycle. Then as regular maintenance, if the undersides of the leaves are washed at least once week, I have found I never have to deal with another infestation.
Of course, this whole procedure was a lot easier when I had fewer roses !
Smiles,
Lyn
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16 JUN 05 by
Wendy C
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I'm closing in on 200 bushes. Daily washing is an undertaking to say the least. smile
I rely on spray products for this reason, and some years they are more stubborn than others.
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Wendy,
I do understand. My grandmother used to "underprune" all of her roses to avoid spider mites. She made sure that none of her roses had any leaves within four inches of the soil. Of course, she also didn't have 200 roses.
The daily washing is only necessary if you have an infestation. After you have that under control, using a water wand and washing the underside of the leaves at least once a week keeps them from coming back. I have used this practice in my garden for years and have never had any spider mite problems. It's cheaper than spray .
Also, the success of various practices in our gardens always depends on the microclimates where the garden is located and within the garden itself.
Smiles,
Lyn
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