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9/21/2021 – To replace nutrients washed out by the more than 20″ of rain in August and September to date, spread about 30 lbs. of the time-release fertilizer bought today from Greenway (formerly AGRI-AFC. The amount was light on all beds but heavier around the roses. The idea is to replace the lost nutrients in […]
Continue Reading9/16/2021 – Bought three 3-gallon Double Knock Out Roses at Blairs grown by Star Roses and Plants. Two replaced the original Knock Out on the west side of the front porch that died and was removed this morning. The third one replaced a Hybrid Tea in the bed along the kitchen wall just north of […]
Continue Reading9/7/2021 – Sprayed Mancozeb on: Tomatoes for the small amount of Late Blight that is appearing Hydrangeas for the black spot fungus that is beginning to appear on the new growth Roses that has a little black spot and a few have yellowing leaves.
Continue Reading9/2/2021 – To offset the nutrients washed out by Hurricane Ida’s 13 inches of rain, the plants listed below were fed Superbloom. Zinnias Vincas/Periwinkles Marigolds Roses small yellow spiky bloomers at wall and kitchen door’s porch
Continue Reading8/31/2021 – Ordered from Chris Beasley, Owner of ChattanoogaGardens, Chattanooga, Tennessee. At Last® 2019 Rose of the Year Class/Color: Floribunda/apricot orange Bloom/Size: 8.5cm Height/Habit: 2.5-3’ tall and wide/mounding Petal Count: 35-40 Fragrance: Strongly fragrant; sweet, pleasant Parentage: Rosa hybrida ‘Laura Ford’בGoldbusch’ x Rosa hybrida ‘Horjilly’ Hybridizer: Colin Horner Introducer: Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Comments: It’s the […]
Continue Reading8/16/2021 – Sprayed Epsom Salts mixed at 1 Tbsp per gallon on the roses, tomatoes, and peppers. The peppers are not bearing much so we’ll see if this helps. Sprayed the tomatoes just because they were there and it could not hurt. Sprayed the roses to coincide with the feeding our Concoction two days ago […]
Continue Reading8/13/2021 – The summer heat and very wet times have begun to show as some of the roses are not blooming as they had been. And the Knockouts at the front door are losing lower leaves…although they are blooming well. It is past time to feed them by a couple of weeks so this feeding […]
Continue Reading8/9/2021 – For the past several weeks we have noticed the Knockout roses along the front of the house and the climbing pink roses at the gate losing leaves that had turned yellow. Potential causes based on advice at other websites are: The lower leaves of the Knockouts have dropped. That could be that they […]
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7/30 & 31/2021 – For some years we have wanted to “enclose” the small yard between the new paver walkway to the front door, the carport, the house, and the bed along the driveway. This year Mary planted marigolds and zinnias between the roses and lilies in the bed along the driveway and the abundant […]
Continue Reading7/13/2021 – The oldest knockout on the west side of the front porch has a cane with wilting leaves like the former rose behind it had. We are concerned that it is again root rot as discussed here. Poured 1.5 gallons of 3:1 water to hydrogen peroxide all around the rose stump out about 18″ from […]
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