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Re: New Rose beds
I rototilled pard of my lawn ( adding peat moss), put up edging, planted
roses from K-mart and won a Blue Ribbon - all in a few months!
Prepare the bed well and PLANT!!
At 09:20 PM 5/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I read somewhere once that a new bed of soil should be given about a year
>to both settle, *and* to give microorganisms a chance to develop
>('specially if you've imported your garden soil).
>
>Sort of like aging compost, I'd think.
>
>I've gotta say -- I've had better luck planting in established beds than
>new ones; not just roses, but lots of other types of plants as well.
>
>Patty
>zone 8b
>Louisiana
>
>-----------------
>
>On Wed, 27 May 1998 10:29:11 -0400 rcdavis@reach.net writes:
>>At 11:33 AM 5/26/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>>I have never heard that. I can't image why.
>>>Anyone have a clue ?
>>>Perhaps because of settling of new soil.
>>>Guess I could have waited for the rain to
>>>press it down... Not...
>>
>>I have heard however, that you shouldn't plant roses in old beds where
>>roses have grown before. This is due to the fact that roses are very
>>heavy
>>feeders, and the soil would be depleated of vital nutrients.
>>
>>Caroline
>
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