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Comment by Kim on June 11, 2009 at 11:25am

Montie,
I found this link
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8506.html

I will also check my reference books and see if I can find any other possible explanations.

Comment by Montie on June 11, 2009 at 10:19am

I have a question for all you gardening gurus out there. I have a number of Irises around the house and they are supposed to be "double bloomers", meaning that they can and may re-bloom later in the year. Supposedly you are to cut the depleted stems of the flowers back down to the base and they will re-bloom later. I did that last year and nothing happened. No blooms. Any one have an answer?

Comment by Lynn Gable on March 28, 2009 at 7:59pm

Starting seeds in so much fun. My problem is that they get to big and "leggy" by the time I set them out. I think I'll wait a little longer this year. Do you have a problem with them getting too big?

Comment by Joemaflage on March 25, 2009 at 11:17pm

I started planting my vegtable garden seeds tonight. So far a few tomatoes and cucumbers. I will have to take a picture of all the seeds I have to get started so they will be ready for planting.

Comment by Lynn Gable on March 7, 2009 at 1:14pm

I'm looking forward the this gardening season. This year I'm going to start very few plants indoors under lights. It seems I usually start them too soon and they get leggy before it is time to put them out. I try to gown all my veges organically, however this year I may spray some. I'll use products from Gardens Alive. They are better than your run of the mill toxic sprays. My goal will be to get more produce out of my garden. Maybe I'll be able to get a few edible apple from my apple tree if I spray this year.

Comment by Sam I Am on February 13, 2009 at 2:01pm

PS Since there are a lot of horses in this area if you get compost from a farm make absolutely certain it is fully composted before using it or you will possibly kill your roses or any other plants.

Comment by Sam I Am on February 13, 2009 at 2:00pm

If you have all sand like I do you will definitely have to amend the soil. Roses love compost! My neighbor had wonderful roses, lots of them, and he added compost every year. The continued to thrive for years after his death even though they were greatly neglected by the new owners.

Comment by Sam I Am on February 13, 2009 at 1:56pm

When I was on the other side of the state I grew Hybrid Tea Roses, Floribunda Roses, Climbing Roses and Groundcover Roses. The Groundcover Roses died out in one season (probably from over spray when I attempted to kill poison oak growing nearby) and never came back. I also thought I killed a nearby climbing rose but it returned two seasons later and was healthy ever after. I had an English Climbing Rose next to the house that only got 4-5 hours of sun, but it thrived. At one point I decided it was just too much and took it out. It had a massive root and I was only able to get most of it, but not all. Well the following year it came back and within three years it was once again a mass of branches reaching 8-10 feet. All this happened before I even tried to educate myself on the care of roses. The winter temperture in SE MI is similar to what we have here. With a little planning and care you should have no trouble growing roses.

Comment by Sam I Am on February 13, 2009 at 1:44pm

If you go to Jackson & Perkins they have a lot of information to help you successfully grow roses. http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/gardening/GP/page1/page1

I transplanted two tea rose plants when I moved here. The were in pots for a year and a half and I placed them in the ground last summer. The flowered and seemed to do okay. I'll know for sure this spring. If you have browsing deer near the house they will be tempted to eat the buds and flowers. Mine are behind a dry stream and while deer are supposed to avoid walking on rocks one hardy doe gave it a try. Fortunately I was within sight and chased her off. They are within five feet of the house next to the deck so most deer avoid them. There will always be one though :-)
Good luck with your roses.

Comment by Kim on February 13, 2009 at 1:38pm

Well, my grandfather grew his roses in Charlevoix...I don't know what the soil was like but would guess it was more sandy than clay. I'll do some digging through my books!

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