@Dirty Harry I just took several cuttings to begin my experiment with alfalfa, I take them whenever to be honest.
Regarding cuttings...I know some people say rooting hormone doesn’t have any effect, but with roses, I have always had the better success rate using the rooting hormone than without. I root mine in a mix of mostly perlite with some mpc. Most important is to keep them somewhere humid and mist them while they develop roots. That’s my method, I’m sure others have their ways which are successful.
@katsa Well according to DA it is advised to do a second feeding just as the first flush is finishing.
Swithering is a good northern English/Scottish term for havering @ Katsa 😃
@Omori, ‘needs some support’ would be my assessment of Golden Celebration, but roses can send up long canes here so it might be better behaved for you. I have just pre-ordered Alexander, Ivor’s Rose and Golden Beauty bare root from Beales and swallowed the extortionate delivery charge to Europe since they are not available here. GB is the logical choice for me, being a ‘Sunbelt rose’ but that doesn’t preclude CdeC, slipping into my French Delbard order later. Excellent solution to the dilemma- buy them both!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Dirty Harry I just took several cuttings to begin my experiment with alfalfa, I take them whenever to be honest.
Regarding cuttings...I know some people say rooting hormone doesn’t have any effect, but with roses, I have always had the better success rate using the rooting hormone than without. I root mine in a mix of mostly perlite with some mpc. Most important is to keep them somewhere humid and mist them while they develop roots. That’s my method, I’m sure others have their ways which are successful.
Is there a good guide for taking rose softwood cuttings? Or are we more into semi-ripe territory now?
@Dirty Harry I take lengths with four nodes on them, the bottom two nodes which will go into the substrate get leaves trimmed off while the top two I remove some of the leaflets to reduce water loss in the cuttings. The cutting lengths should be stiff not pliable.
I think we're having a cool summer overall... a few warm days earlier but there's no real heat on the horizon...
The Ancient Mariner... I still think of this as 'Kelmscott', after the country house in the Cotswolds, as this was the name I first saw when information about it was released, until close to the Chelsea Flower Show, when for reasons only known to them, they changed it..
Chawton Cottage.. Munstead Wood Aquarell, still pumping out huge blooms... Burgundy Ice Jardin des Tuileries..
@Marlorena that is such a lovely photo and your dog is gorgeous. We lost 3 of our oldies in the last year and half. They were 17, 16 and 14yrs, wonderful memories with all of them.
The Graham Thomas I have had for around 6 years now. As I've had it as a climber I haven't done a huge amount of pruning. Just taken off spindly bits. I wonder if I should give it a hard prune in spring. Not sure if that would help or not. I have noticed this week that there is a new cane coming up too. Yours looks lovely as a shrub and this has me thinking maybe I should grow it that way, it seems to show off the blooms better.
@Dirty Harry I take lengths with four nodes on them, the bottom two nodes which will go into the substrate get leaves trimmed off while the top two I remove some of the leaflets to reduce water loss in the cuttings. The cutting lengths should be stiff not pliable.
Do you mist them now and again or keep the top of a plastic bottle over them to keep a moist atmosphere etc.?
@poppyfield64 ..aah.. awful sad losing ones pets... our Hazy was 17 when she passed, which I think is old for German Shepherd's.. sorry to hear of your losses, I shall be so sad when the one we have now goes, as he's getting on.. I don't think we can have another, it's a bit too much now.. ..just to add, we used to go playing on the beach at Par, near St. Austell, I don't know if you know it.. that was Hazy's favourite place, as when the tide was out, you could walk quite some way on the sand right out maybe quarter mile.. very flat and firm, no quicksands and great for dogs at that time..
..no, not Geranium Rozanne.. that wasn't around back then in 1994.. it's Geranium magnificum, which unfortunately only flowers for the month of June, but nice with yellow roses... I have the magnificum variety called 'Rosemoor', which is a bit darker.. but much longer flowering Geraniums to be had these days.. although I still like it.. I best not make an appearance on the 'Rozanne' thread as I've just dug mine up and tossed it.. I got so fed up with it and I want something different..
@edhelka ... this is a nice rose in the making... great foliage, not a blemish and it's taking off now starting to climb... it's a shame the insects love it too, as the blooms are getting spoiled a bit.. it seems to repeat quickly and might be what is termed 'continuous' when more established.. it's also scented in a minor way..
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@Omori, ‘needs some support’ would be my assessment of Golden Celebration, but roses can send up long canes here so it might be better behaved for you. I have just pre-ordered Alexander, Ivor’s Rose and Golden Beauty bare root from Beales and swallowed the extortionate delivery charge to Europe since they are not available here. GB is the logical choice for me, being a ‘Sunbelt rose’ but that doesn’t preclude CdeC, slipping into my French Delbard order later. Excellent solution to the dilemma- buy them both!
The Ancient Mariner... I still think of this as 'Kelmscott', after the country house in the Cotswolds, as this was the name I first saw when information about it was released, until close to the Chelsea Flower Show, when for reasons only known to them, they changed it..
Chawton Cottage..
Munstead Wood
Aquarell, still pumping out huge blooms...
Burgundy Ice
Jardin des Tuileries..
The Graham Thomas I have had for around 6 years now. As I've had it as a climber I haven't done a huge amount of pruning. Just taken off spindly bits. I wonder if I should give it a hard prune in spring. Not sure if that would help or not. I have noticed this week that there is a new cane coming up too. Yours looks lovely as a shrub and this has me thinking maybe I should grow it that way, it seems to show off the blooms better.
Also is that Geranium Rozanne growing by it?
..aah.. awful sad losing ones pets... our Hazy was 17 when she passed, which I think is old for German Shepherd's.. sorry to hear of your losses, I shall be so sad when the one we have now goes, as he's getting on.. I don't think we can have another, it's a bit too much now..
..just to add, we used to go playing on the beach at Par, near St. Austell, I don't know if you know it.. that was Hazy's favourite place, as when the tide was out, you could walk quite some way on the sand right out maybe quarter mile.. very flat and firm, no quicksands and great for dogs at that time..
..no, not Geranium Rozanne.. that wasn't around back then in 1994.. it's Geranium magnificum, which unfortunately only flowers for the month of June, but nice with yellow roses... I have the magnificum variety called 'Rosemoor', which is a bit darker.. but much longer flowering Geraniums to be had these days.. although I still like it..
I best not make an appearance on the 'Rozanne' thread as I've just dug mine up and tossed it.. I got so fed up with it and I want something different..
@edhelka
... this is a nice rose in the making... great foliage, not a blemish and it's taking off now starting to climb... it's a shame the insects love it too, as the blooms are getting spoiled a bit.. it seems to repeat quickly and might be what is termed 'continuous' when more established.. it's also scented in a minor way..