Re: [Rose-list] Re: bloomin'

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Joanie:

Your Meidiland cutting should be able to be used for propagation.

Thanks for the Tree Guard suggestion. I'll try it.

John A.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeaa1224@aol.com <Jeaa1224@aol.com>
To: rose-list@mallorn.com <rose-list@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Rose-list] Re: bloomin'

>In a message dated 5/19/99 6:55:20 PM Central Daylight Time,
>jgadney@email.msn.com writes:
>
><<  Never have had a Japanese beetle. Having said that they'll probably be
in
> >>
>John, do you realize how many list members turned green (with envy) at your
>good
>fortune at not having any Japanese beetles - yet? Beware of any unmarked
>packages that have a slight rustling sound...
>
>Those wascally wabbits are tough to deal with - the only spray I've found
>that's both
>environmentally safe and also effective is something called Tree Guard. It
>supposedly
>has "the most bitter-known substance to man" as its base. I use it
primarily
>to deter
>the deer from my taxus (one application each late fall is plenty here) but
>I've used it on hosta (I reapply it as the hosta grows) and it seems to
deter
>the ground hog which devours everthing green in its path, so I'd guess it
>would work on roses and thumpers as well. It's available at garden centers,
>but if you have trouble locating it, let me know and I'll get you the
address
>in MN, which is where I originally ordered it from.
>
>As for the other deterent mentioned, I'll take a pass...and I understand
the
>animal
>urines manufactured for this purpose are collected from critters caged in
the
>poorest
>of conditions.
>
>I just lopped off a muscular tip on one of my Meidiland roses - it's so
>beautiful - can
>I do anything with it other than putting it in a vase? Could this be a
>candidate for
>propagation?
>
>Bye - Joanie
>
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