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Gardening

Runningdawg

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11. I have a black thumb

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2018, 02:06 PM

Apr 2018

but people stop and admire my roses. Go figure, I buy them at discount stores and pretty much ignore them. The one thing I do, I saw my dad do growing up - I dump the cold ashes from the charcoal grill on them.

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Tell me about growing roses [View all] spinbaby Apr 2018 OP

Sorry I don't have any useful info for you, elleng Apr 2018 #1

Climbing Prairie Rose - Rosa setigera ..... good native Botany Apr 2018 #2

H20 every 7 to 10 days fir the first year CrispyQ Apr 2018 #5

water @a drip level for about 1 hour by putting a hose by the base of the plant Botany Apr 2018 #6

"fir the first year" Botany Apr 2018 #8

I love roses! But I cannot grow a rose bush that flowers. CrispyQ Apr 2018 #3

Mine enjoy a good organic mulch each year at the start of the season - I use home made compost. TubbersUK Apr 2018 #4

full sun and right amount of water WhiteTara Apr 2018 #7

Go to youtube! I learned a lot from this fierywoman Apr 2018 #9

Thank you spinbaby Apr 2018 #10

I have a black thumb Runningdawg Apr 2018 #11

Roses... SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #12

Expanding on this Major Nikon Apr 2018 #13

Good point too. Take care, NT SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #14

Help. i have aphids on my grandma's roses trueblue2007 Apr 2018 #15

Ladybugs, you can buy them at the nursery, and it's fun too stopwastingmymoney May 2018 #16