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DRS Annual Rose Pruning 2010 Newsletter
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Another Way to Get Them There; Transporting Roses to Rose Shows
(all photos by the author)
By Cliff Orent, ARS Consulting Rosarian and Horticulture Judge
The setting:
There are ten days to go before the ARS Spring National Convention and Rose Show in Denver. A late spring heat wave had recently arrived in southern California with afternoon temperatures hovering around 105 F and the forecast was for more of the same for the days leading up to the show.
The dilemma:
It's roughly 1,000 miles to Denver and the estimated driving time is 16 hours. Gas prices had recently soared to over $4.00 a gallon and my trusted Ford van, while not the worst gas guzzler on the road, isn't exactly the best in terms of miles per gallon. It was too late to fly to Denver at a reasonable fare, and it looked like the cost of gas would be close to the cost ...
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Low Desert Rose Gardening Basics... Feeding, Watering & Mulching
By Sharon Radice Moore
Member, Desert Rose Society and American Rose Society
There are few topics about roses on which there are more differing points of view than feeding and watering. While growing roses in our low desert climate narrows the field of controversy some, still many a lively conversation will follow the reading of this article. What we will attempt here is to give you the basics of what you need to do in the way of feeding, watering and mulching your roses to get a good result here in the Coachella Valley.
Feeding: Roses are relatively "heavy feeders" and need a regular diet of fertilizer balanced for rose horticulture. The primary nutrients, or NPK, are nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Most formulas also contain secondary nutrients (calcium, magnesium, sulfur) and micronutrients (iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, and molybdenum). By law, every fertilizer must have ...
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Deadheading and Disbudding
By
Sharon Moore
V.P. Programming, Desert Rose Society
and Member, American Rose Society
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Hal Reynolds
President, Desert Rose Society
Deadheading and disbudding are terms that sound alike, but are very different. Dead-heading is an integral part of regular groom-ing and maintenance, while disbudding is an optional choice to create a desired result.
Deadheading:
To "deadhead" refers to removing dead or spent blossoms. This practice promotes repeat blooming by directing the plant's energy into flower production instead of reproduction (seed).
Deadheading also removes hiding places for insects, discourages disease, improves air circulation and makes way for more sun to reach more deeply into the plant. Regular deadheading throughout the growing season will stimulate faster rebloom, often grow stronger stems, and definitely keep your roses looking more attractive.
To deadhead, cut at an angle below the spent blossom, approximately ¼ " above an outward facing five-leaflet leaf and swollen bud eye (where the next flower stem will grow) and where ...
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Planting Roses in Our Desert Climate
By Hal Reynolds, President
Desert Rose Society
Before we get into the nitty gritty of actually putting roses in the ground we should cover a few points about where to plant. Roses must have sunshine, at least six hours a day of direct sun. Yes, they will need that much or more sun even here in our sunny climate. There are a few roses that can survive with some shade but they seldom reach their full potential. It is a good idea to not back your roses up against a wall where they will get reflected sunlight and direct sunlight, thus doubling their potential for burning. Hybrid teas and other large growing varieties should be planted about four feet apart. Smaller types of rose plants can be planted closer. I would point out that I do not give my roses that much space. I grow them closer ...
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ARE YOU BEING BUGGED...
By Hal Reynolds, President
Desert Rose Society
& ARS Consulting Rosarian
by insects and diseases? Fortunately, those of us lucky enough to live in our little corner of this desert paradise are victimized by fewer insects and diseases than people in most other parts of the country. Yes, we do have bugs, and yes, we do have diseases attacking our roses, but far fewer than in other places. We seldom, if ever, see blackspot, downy mildew, crown gall or rust. Although we can have powdery mildew, it is not as severe as it is in other places and it is mostly seen in spring before the desert heats up. We do have aphids, spider mites, leaf cutter bees, thrips and our very own hoplia beetle, but on the other hand we do not have Japanese Beetle, and we seldom, if ever, see rose slug, San Jose ...
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By Henry McCarty,
ARS Consulting Rosarian Emeritus
No one should fear the craft of rose pruning. Rumors of how difficult and demanding work it is are just that?rumors! With sharp shears in hand, taming and training brings the rose to a handsome shape, turning raw materials into a rejuvenated plant of elegant habit. Being among the most forgiving of plants, roses have the uncanny ability to endure cutting and sawing, making pruning less of a threat and more of an event of developing a healthy plant. Successful rose growers have learned similar, basic pruning techniques, discovering as they go what tricks and shortcuts work best for them.
The purpose of pruning is to remove the inferior, damaged or dead canes, shape the bush and to create a healthy foundation for the new bloom cycle. If you place a pair of pruners or a pair of lopping shears into the hands of three different ...
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By Jeri Jennings
Gold Coast Heritage Roses Group
(e-mail: heritageroses@gmail.com)
I said: "HEY! See you next weekend at the rose show!" You replied: "Rose show? Oh, no! I don't go to rose shows. I'm not interested."
Not interested? You're a member of a rose society, and you're "not interested" in rose shows? I don't understand how that can be.
Without waxing poetical, there are two simple reasons why you should "bother" with rose shows. You go to rose shows, or take part in them, either to do good for yourself, or to do good to others. Some of you might go for both of those reasons.
I assume that you joined a rose society because you LIKE roses. You probably grow some roses. Perhaps you even grow a great many roses. You enjoy seeing roses, and being around people who share your interest in roses. You do, of course, find the requisite roses and ...
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By Robert B. Martin, Jr.
Editor's Note: This article, which appeared in the July 2004 issue of Rose Lore, the newsletter of the Mesa-East Rose Society (Arizona), is reprinted with the kind permission of the author. The Editor wishes to thank the author and also Dona Martin, whose excellent photos were used in the original printing. In keeping with the color format of the Desert Rose, we have substituted color photos in lieu of the black & white photos used in the original.
With our smaller gardens of today rose growers have room for only a few climbers, if indeed they have any room for them at all. So in selecting climbers there is a need, perhaps more so than in selecting other roses, to be a little choosy. What are the best climbers and how can we you about selecting them?
One way to go about this task ...
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