Nice to see the Chives Mr Vine, I remember you got some..
...I think the trouble for me with watering roses is that I'm more inclined to use the hose, it's easier, and I tend to do this with pots, so it's undiluted, and my hose is always at the ready.. ..filling up a watering can we can use amendments to acidify and add nutrients.. I try to do this where practicable, but it's heavy work lumbering filled up cans all over the place and I have to defer to the lighter method these days.. c'est la vie..
@Marlorena - That makes sense - but in my garden I find the opposite, winding and unwinding the hose, dragging it across the garden, makes a wet soggy mess and it takes forever!
Much quicker to just dunk the watering can in the butt, then go and pour.
But obviously I've got a small garden so I don't have to walk it very far! I've also got a butt at the front of the house so I can water all of the pots from that one and only have to walk a few metres.
..yeah.. other difference is that you're young, and I'm not so much... lol.. a touch arthritic and so lifting a 10 ltr can of water isn't such fun these days... once is ok, but again and again.. I can't no more.. unfortunately, and really I have found it's a waste of time using anything less than 10 ltrs..
I'm always amused at how rose names change from country to country... it has come to my notice today that a rose some of us grow as 'Lilac Bouquet' has been released in the U.S. as 'Rise Up Lilac Days'... I know some Americans get peeved at being patronised by such rather silly names.. e.g. 'Dee-Lish'.. which is also known as ''Sweet Parfum de Provence''. There's obviously a market over there for the more quirky named... some of which have infiltrated the UK market in recent years..
Chris Warner from Shropshire bred 'Rise Up Lilac Days', he's known for some other good roses like 'Warm Welcome' .. 'Ali Baba'.. 'Open Arms'.. 'Eye of the Tiger'.. 'For Your Eyes Only'.. etc..
Why do they do it!!!! 😭 This poor little rose outside on a shelf in The Range, trussed up in thick layers of cling film, thickly covered in green wax, trying it's best to sprout. I had to save it didn't I!😊 well at least try.
Hope so @Marlorena It's tap root was bent double, and as I unwrapped all the cling film I expected the root to break, but it survived. Even after an overnight soak in the bucket it is looking less yellow, so maybe the shoots will survive. Now all I have to do is find it a home somewhere....🤔
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...I think the trouble for me with watering roses is that I'm more inclined to use the hose, it's easier, and I tend to do this with pots, so it's undiluted, and my hose is always at the ready..
..filling up a watering can we can use amendments to acidify and add nutrients.. I try to do this where practicable, but it's heavy work lumbering filled up cans all over the place and I have to defer to the lighter method these days.. c'est la vie..
Much quicker to just dunk the watering can in the butt, then go and pour.
But obviously I've got a small garden so I don't have to walk it very far! I've also got a butt at the front of the house so I can water all of the pots from that one and only have to walk a few metres.
I love doing the watering.
... rose names coming up next..
I know some Americans get peeved at being patronised by such rather silly names.. e.g. 'Dee-Lish'.. which is also known as ''Sweet Parfum de Provence''.
There's obviously a market over there for the more quirky named... some of which have infiltrated the UK market in recent years..
Chris Warner from Shropshire bred 'Rise Up Lilac Days', he's known for some other good roses like 'Warm Welcome' .. 'Ali Baba'.. 'Open Arms'.. 'Eye of the Tiger'.. 'For Your Eyes Only'.. etc..
'Rise Up Lilac Days'.... no thanks..
This poor little rose outside on a shelf in The Range, trussed up in thick layers of cling film, thickly covered in green wax, trying it's best to sprout.
I had to save it didn't I!😊 well at least try.
It's tap root was bent double, and as I unwrapped all the cling film I expected the root to break, but it survived.
Even after an overnight soak in the bucket it is looking less yellow, so maybe the shoots will survive.
Now all I have to do is find it a home somewhere....🤔