23-05-2003, 05:32 AM
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Leaves falling off mini
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Stalks of leaves are falling off, the edges of the yellow blooms are dry,
even the buds.
The plant has most likely lived its short life in a greenhouse, in a
carefully controlled environment of optimal humidity, water, and light.
Taking it out of the greenhouse, into the store was a shock to it, then into
the very different, and harsher, environment inside the house, has caused it
quite a bit of trauma.
I would more gradually acclimatize it to the outdoors, though. Make sure its
in a south facing window, keep the window open as much as possible, and take
it outdoors during the day for a few hours, sheltering it from any strong
winds. After a couple weeks, let it stay out overnight, and see how it does.
put the plant outside immediately and leave it there, forget about growing
miniature roses inside longer than is required to admire them for awhile.
I've never had to acclimatize a rose to the great outdoors, and the only
responses I've ever heard from them were 'thank you jeezus'.
and then after about a week 'help me god'. but that's beside the point.
Then plant it, using the proscribed dilution of vitamin B-1 plant starter.
Be sure to include it in your spray program!
spraying your roses stinks up the garden to high heaven and poisons everything
that moves, including you. It's a bourgeois practice perpetuated by the
over-the-hill generation of people who grew up not knowing any better and by
selfish people who just don't give a damn about the planet.
When I'm King, we'll be checking the receipts and purchase records of all
gardening stores, looking for perps. We're talking major time here.
I don't spray the leaves as
long as with the others, but I still make sure they are covered top and
bottom.
the scorched-earth approach. til they drip. makes me wanna hurl just thinkin
about it.
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