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Old 04-05-2005, 07:50 PM
Phisherman
 
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There are so many factors to consider when determining rate of growth.
Your roses will grow fast in ideal conditions. My Don Juan roses have
16-foot canes and growing quickly. I want to trim them back but they
are now loaded with buds. I've been feeding them fish emulsion and
composted cow manure. I thin out the canes to keep good air
circulation to help prevent black spot fungus. To grow well, roses
need lots of maintenance. Nice trellis. My trellis is now 70%
covered.

On Wed, 4 May 2005 14:19:22 -0400, "nanner"
wrote:

I planted 2 New Dawn climbing rose plants, the cheap kind from Home Depot
(5.99 each, I think there is worse out there)

I built a nice trellis and put it up on the side of my shed and planted the
roses in front. They are growing, it looks like about 2-3" have come out in
a few spots.

It's been 2 weeks since I planted them, is this a normal rate of growth to
expect? about 1-1.5" a week or is it more random than that?

The info I read on New Dawn says they will get to be 8-10 feet so I am
wondering if I can expect that in a season...honestly I have no idea what to
expect!! This is my first attempt at roses and I am new to gardening in
general!

Any info will be helpful - I just can't seem to find the answers I want
through google.

Wanna see the trellis I built? As you can see in the picture I have shade
there part of the day.
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/nanner2000/Trellis.jpg

the picture was right after i built it but before i centered it and attached
it. each plant is centered in front of the 2 ladder-type sections. It's 8' x
6' I think I will put something decorative in the top middle section

thanks all!