ROSE RAMBLER 19.10.2017 …
Hello, dear rose friends as the lawn just keeps on growing and needing mowing …I guess it’s the same at your place?!
Last week inspired lots of responses as you beautiful gardeners told us which roses were the first flowering in your gardens … how amazing that the same varieties came up ‘FIRST’ in so many gardens!
DOUBLE DELIGHT was a winner here too …
GRA’S GARBLE …
Get a hessian bag – you might find one at your local feed store; perhaps a potato grower. If you cannot find a hessian bag you could use an old pillowcase or maybe a sheet that you can lay weeds/manure in and securely tie to suspend in water.The container you use might be a wheelie-bin, an old garbage tin or a 44-gallon drum – whatever you can find that has a lid – yes, the brew will stink – locate it in the furthest corner of the yard!
Every couple of days, lift the lid and check the brew; plunge the suspended ‘sack’ of weeds and manure up and down to be sure nutrients from the contents are releasing into the water – add more water perhaps and seaweed powder or solution will be beneficial too!
Q. Why didn’t the toilet paper cross the road? A. Because it was stuck in the crack!
After around six weeks of brewing take 1-2 litres of fermented liquid, dilute it in a 9 litre watering can of water and pour over the soil in your rose garden!
This is excellent liquid fertilizer – especially if you added seaweed powder along with some kind of animal manure to the initial weed sack. Use liberally every couple of weeks.
Because you’re never sure of the fertilizer analysis of this kind of feeding, I recommend you use a Complete Organic Fertilizer at least twice annually to be sure your plants are being fed a complete range of nutrients which ensures continually healthy foliage and masses of flowers throughout the flowering season.
Q. Why did the scarecrow win an award? A. For being outstanding in his field
Infomation Sharing …
“Dear Diana … I recently bought some potted roses from you. We are rearranging our garden, so the roses cannot go into their permanent positions until next winter. We have made a temporary bed for the roses, but I am wondering if we would be better off just transferring them into bigger pots for this season. Would the roots be happier if they are contained rather than spreading out into their temp home and being moved next season? Kind regards, Rhona”
My response to Rhona: Ok … you know what the major consideration is: DO YOU HAVE TIME AND WATER TO WATER POTTED ROSES EVERY DAY??? Pots are a pain in the backside because of the commitment to watering and fertilizing!
After more than 25 years in our gardens at Kilmore, we bulldozed hundreds of roses and DID NOT LOSE ONE OF THEM in the transplant … that was in MAY, 2012 …
I think you know what I would recommend but you do what works for you! Cheers … Diana & Graham both agree!
Then Rhona responded:
“Wow!! Nice image of you bulldozing 100s of roses then merrily replanting them. And in May too!! Thanks so much for your reply and your cheerful, generous way of sharing your knowledge and experience. Kind regards, Rhona”
Enjoy all the pleasures of your spring rose garden …
Cheers from the team here … Graham, Diana, Mooi, Tova, Ben, Leigh, the chooks and their new-born chicks, baby magpies and everything wonderful about being at CLONBINANE … see you soon …
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