Re: Easy rose trend

**"* H* <g*@charter.net>**

Evidently, Knock Out doesn't require as many nutrients as other roses,
especially hybrid teas.  That seems to be true with many of the newer shrub
or landscape roses.  They all need plenty of water, though.  The other
no-fuss attribute to which Steve George refers is the plant's black spot
resistance.  Texas has very humid summers, springs and falls, and black spot
runs rampant.  To grow a rose in such a climate, a gardener has to almost
have a weekly spraying schedule.  I know this from experience.  Also,
landscape roses like Knock Out do not require time-consuming pruning in the
spring.  Just take hedge shears and cut the plant off at an even 30-40
inches, depending on plant vigor.  Pruning done is seconds, rather than 5 to
10 minutes per plant.
Doreen Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacqueline Heriteau" <jacquiheriteau@msn.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Easy rose trend

So, don't deadhead --whgat does don't fuss mean exactly? don't fertilize 4
times a season..don't prune in spring?
Jacqui Heriteau

----- Original Message -----
From: Doreen Howard
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:21 PM
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Subject: Re: [GWL] Easy rose trend

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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