Re: Easy rose trend

**C* U* <c*@sbcglobal.net>**

what's the reason for not deadheading Knock Out?
i have been told by a member of one local rose society (Chicago region)
that a liquid foliar fertilizer will have dire results on rugosa
roses. carolyn ulrich
On Friday, July 2, 2004, at 10:19 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:
I know Steve George of TAMU, and if he says Knock Out is an easy rose,
you

can count on it. He tests plants for the difficult Texas climates
(plural,

because TX goes from USDA Zones 10 to 7) in a program called CEMAPS.
If a

plant passes the rigorous CEMAPS criteria, it can grow anywhere.
In my experience, Knock Out is about the most carefree rose one can
plant.

It's perfect for black thumbs. Bill Radner, the hybridizer who
created it

says that if you deadhead or fuss over Knock Out, you decrease the
number of

flowers and its vigor.

Doreen Howard

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