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Re: Rain and fall is on the way in PNW

>RO> Now as the list owner, I see the activity on the mailing list is low.
>RO>For those of you who are new to a mailing list, go ahead and post.

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>I would love to respond more but I know very little about roses My
>mother used to have the most beautiful rose garden when i was a child
>and I am trying to recreate that . I am sadly a novice . I have
>discovered a few things .. little tricks that my mom used to use on her
>roses three times during the growing season she would water her roses
>with one galoon of tempid water mixed with a teaspoon of ammonia IT
>WORKS. I had a bush that was more of a twig with weak roots and no
>leaves , the next morning it had a new growth on it that was over an
>inch long. I do need some advice about what to do with climbing roses
>and what to do about aphids. I have two young kids so I would prefer a
>natural way to take care of the aphids please
>Thanks
>SUE

Hello Everyone,
     I'm also new to gardening, I have 4 bushes, one climber that was
already at the house when we moved in, and the three I've planted are:  a
pink miniature (don't remember the name), a Chrysler Imperial, and a
climbing America.  I've been especially pleased with the way the miniature
has been growing and blooming so vigorously after I planted it outside in
the ground, all I do is water it.  The Chrysler Imperial seems to have
finally become well enough established to bloom now that the weather has
cooled slightly and we've had a lot of rain - I like everything about this
bush, the color of the blooms, their shape, and their scent - although the
funny thing is, it seems as if one side of the bush has blooms with more of
a scent that the other side????  The established climber (deep pink) puts
out bunches of blooms at regular intervals, but the climber I planted does
not seem to be doing very well, so I keep reading this list hoping
something will enlighten me . . . it's might not ever recover from attacks
from the weed-eater - the other bushes have.
     My plants don't get a lot of attention from me, I have four children,
two in high school (the weed-eater users, ha ha) and two in elementary
school.  Since I live in the desert Southwest, roses seem to do better in
the Spring and the Fall.
     I'm going to trying Sue's suggestion with the ammonia - and I look
forward to gaining more knowledge from this list.
Mary

Mary H. Medina (mamedina@nmsu.edu)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Box 30001, Dept. 3C
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico   88003
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