Pruned Roses
2/7/2021 – Pruned all the roses: across the front of the house, in the side yard outside the kitchen window. and in the bay tree bed.
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Knock Roses appear to have crown/root rot
11/1/2020 – After the wind from Hurricane Zeta blew the south side of the large Knock Out rose immediately west of the front porch the blackened stalks in the center and dead canes were more visible. Cut them out. Research into why the azalea in the backyard row has dead stalks lead to understanding about […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Roses with Sulfur
8/20/2020, cloudy afternoon – For the first time, sprayed all roses with sulfur for black spot on other fungal diseases. 8/21/2020, 8 AM – Drenched all roses to wash off the sulfur and prevent sunlight damage to leaves. Also to wash the sulfur into the soil to help prevent issues there.
Continue ReadingSprayed Mancozeb on Floribunda Roses
8/1/2020 – 8/1/2020 – Given the almost daily rains for the past week, sprayed Mancozeb on all the Floribunda roses.
Continue ReadingFed Roses MG and Fish Emulsion
8/1/2020 – Mixed 4-gallon batches of 4 Tablespoons of Miracle Grow with about twice that of fish emulsion. Mixed up 12 gallons and poured it on them proportionate to the size.
Continue ReadingFed Crapes, Tomatoes, et al
7/9/2020 – Fed 33-0-0 to: All the Crape Myrtles. Some of the small ones at the grain bin and along the orchard fence have small blooms The tomatoes where the determinates are likely about done but the indeterminates are as high as the wire Lightly on the small plumbagos in the crape bed The grass […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom Salts on Tomatoes and Roses
7/8/2020 – Sprayed Epsom Salts on: Tomatoes where the indeterminates are bearing and have a lot of Late Blight issues and the determinates that also have late blight issues and likely near the end of their production. Roses
Continue ReadingFed Roses and more with a Concoction
5/22/2020 – Fed all the roses with the concoction below that was added to 4 gallons of water (16 quarts) in a 5-gallon bucket. Mixing was much easier done this way and the feeding went much quicker.
Continue ReadingSprayed Epsom salt on tomatoes, peppers, and roses
5/19/2020 – Sprayed Epsom salt on the two rows of tomatoes and peppers in the Garden. Sprayed all the roses. The spray was mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon and it took almost 2 gallons.
Continue ReadingSprayed roses with mancozeb
5/16/2020 – Sprayed all the roses. Some black spot is showing up on the Knock Outs and a lot on the white floribundas outside the guest room window. Blooms this year have been great with the little-pink vining roses at the gate lasting far longer than last year when botrytis ruined them.
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