I got my band from Roses Unlimited. They send well developed plants consistently. I thought these older varieties would be disease bags but I think people just plop roses in the dirt and expect the best of them. I take the advice of a Help Me Find member in Chicago and amend soil based on the underlying pH. I firmly believe that avoiding fungal issues is directly correlated to growing in substrates that are too acidic and micronutrient poor. My native soils here are WAY TOO acidic to grow roses as the bedrock is Shale and the clay is dense and acidic. I cannot allow myself to make that mistake here or my roses won't even survive let alone thrive.
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I got my band from Roses Unlimited. They send well developed plants consistently. I thought these older varieties would be disease bags but I think people just plop roses in the dirt and expect the best of them. I take the advice of a Help Me Find member in Chicago and amend soil based on the underlying pH. I firmly believe that avoiding fungal issues is directly correlated to growing in substrates that are too acidic and micronutrient poor. My native soils here are WAY TOO acidic to grow roses as the bedrock is Shale and the clay is dense and acidic. I cannot allow myself to make that mistake here or my roses won't even survive let alone thrive.