Re: [Rose-list] Orphan Roses

**"* m* <g*@harborside.com>**

Hi Patti,

We had gophers too and I think we're finally rid of them.  What seemed to
work is smoke bombs and a bottle of hot sauce.  We tried the smoke bombs
several times and sucess came when my husband finally found the main
chamber.  You can buy the smoke bombs (I think that's what they're called)
at hardware stores.  Don't give up--just keep harassing them!  Another thing
we did was stomp down newly dug dirt to hopefully close their air holes.
This is war!
Gloria
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia R. Wenham <prw@televar.com>
To: 'rose-list@mallorn.com' <rose-list@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 2:53 PM
Subject: [Rose-list] Orphan Roses

>Hi!
>
>I can't go to the HOGR open house this year but I sent off an order
>today for their lost tag roses.  I have a spot that needs some orphans
>to love it.
>
>My roses are budding up and I have had a single rose bloom on a few
>bushes but the late cold snap made them sort of distorted and without
>much scent.  I am looking forward to the main flush of bloom in June.
>
>Gophers are descimating my plants.  Chewed stems of lilies, perennials
>and a rose bush too.  Any ideas?  We set traps but to no avail.  We have
>neighbors with dogs on all but the creek side of the property and they
>too have gopher problems.  I do not want to use poison but have put moth
>crystals in my more recent plantings.  I planted some dahlia tubers with
>a virtual blizzard of moth crystals in the hole.  HELP!
>
>Carleen, since I had such good luck to start with on cuttings and then
>lost them, I would like to try some more.  I can't promise more yummies
>until after garden season is past but I will certainly pay the postage
>for some cuttings.  I really think that at the proper time I can make
>them grow.
>
>It got really hot today.  It was only the 3rd or 4th day we have had
>temps above 60's.
>
>Sharpen those noses so you do not miss a bit of the lovely rose scent
>this spring.
>
>Patti
>p*@televar.com
>
>Central Washington State, USDA zone 5+
>
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