tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post115006180840970558..comments2023-10-06T04:48:26.249-05:00Comments on The Obsessive Gardener: Everything's Coming Up RosesSylvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150772481594652982006-06-19T22:01:00.000-05:002006-06-19T22:01:00.000-05:00smoner4, eh, normally I wouldn't buy those roses, ...<B>smoner4</B>, eh, normally I wouldn't buy those roses, but I figure at $1, what the hell. My parents bought about 15 of those bargain bin roses from Menards two years ago and I think they only lost one. And they live nearly in the U.P.! (that's zone 3). <BR/>Believe me though, I'm not holding my breath for them and I am certainly looking into more hardy roses like the ones that you suggested. I LOVE JUNG!!!<BR/><BR/><B>Jill</B>, thanks, but the only picture that is of my actual roses is the last one - the Carefree Delight. Those others are from a photographer - Bob Bauer. He's great, isn't he?Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150430968560173442006-06-15T23:09:00.000-05:002006-06-15T23:09:00.000-05:00Your roses are gorgeous!Your roses are gorgeous!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308985318232029578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150380062841448892006-06-15T09:01:00.000-05:002006-06-15T09:01:00.000-05:00I hate to put a damper on your excitement, but I b...I hate to put a damper on your excitement, but I bought 10 $2 roses at Menards late spring of last year, and only one of them survived until now. Most of them died early on from stem canker, some simply couldn't handle the heat after being planted so late in the season, and one of the two that made it through the summer wasn't strong enough to make it through winter (NE Illinois zone 5a). <BR/><BR/>It was a good learning experience, in that I learned a ton about what not to do with roses, and also that you get what you pay for. By the time they go on sale, it may be too warm to get them off to a successful start, and the bargain roses may also be infected when you get them or prone to infection because they are so weak.<BR/><BR/>This season I found a happy compromise. I learned about Buck roses, named for their late Hybridizer. His philosophy in breeding roses was to leave them alone and see which ones would survive Iowa winters. As a result, his roses are very winter hardy and disease resistant. I purchased 4 of them from Jung Seed in Wisconsin for $35, and so far they are doing great.<BR/><BR/>hope this is usefulsmoner4https://www.blogger.com/profile/14373073293005898550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150345953484194682006-06-14T23:32:00.000-05:002006-06-14T23:32:00.000-05:00Tani, I would forget to do things at the right tim...<B>Tani</B>, I would forget to do things at the right time, so if the plants are depending on me, forget it!<BR/><BR/><B>Ellen</B>, that's the best way to try roses, I think.<BR/><BR/><B>Crazygramma</B>, I pile leaves on them and cover them with rose cones but I was thinking about trying something else so that I could save more of the cane height.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150299841659808462006-06-14T10:44:00.000-05:002006-06-14T10:44:00.000-05:00I am awful to my roses they do not get any special...I am awful to my roses they do not get any special treatment from me through our cold winters, not even my minatures and they just keeps coming back. In fact my attitude towards all my plants is "If you can't survive without pampering then you don't belong in my gardens." <BR/><BR/>You have made some great buys and I hope they all take for you. In the late fall when you do a final cutting of your grass you could just pile the clippings around the base of the roses, this is easy and cheap.crazygrammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240039987927988986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150264898252808052006-06-14T01:01:00.000-05:002006-06-14T01:01:00.000-05:00Yep, bargain prices definitely encourage my desire...Yep, bargain prices definitely encourage my desire to experiment! My girls gave me a Joseph's Coat (climber) they found on clearance at Home Depot. It has done beautifully!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467062377749049526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150149850622877112006-06-12T17:04:00.000-05:002006-06-12T17:04:00.000-05:00Nature Girl, that is a beautiful rose!Tani, welcom...<B>Nature Girl</B>, that is a beautiful rose!<BR/><BR/><B>Tani</B>, welcome to my blog. Thanks for the "tip", but that is way to fussy for me. My parents live in zone 3 and they just use rose cones. That's about as fussy as I'll get I'm afraid. No plant is worth that much trouble.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-1150101445924513362006-06-12T03:37:00.000-05:002006-06-12T03:37:00.000-05:00We are all in love with our roses! I posted my hea...We are all in love with our roses! I posted my heavenly pink "Queen Elizabeth" that I purchased at Home Depot last spring..she has graced me with an abundance of blossoms!!Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.com