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I need some opinions if anyone has time.
I spent over $200 at Witherspoons 4 years ago. They did well for the first year, ok for the second year and I pretty much replaced them the third year. I replaced them with knock off roses from Walmart and Lowes. ( I live where there are no other stores down east of Raleigh). Also to be fair the third year I developed quite the deer problem that I got a handle on the end of last season with "deer away" stuff. What I have now are some pretty scragaly looking plants. They have held on through the cold and windy winter, so far, and I didn't prune them much in the fall because I was afraid they needed all the help they could get. So here are the real questions: When do I cut them back this spring and try to bring them back to life and What does everything think of knock offs? Is that my root (no pun intended) problem or just the last few years of circumstances? Hang in there folks, Spring IS coming Thanks in advance, MJ |
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On Jan 27, 4:22*pm, mj wrote:
I need some opinions if anyone has time. I spent over $200 at Witherspoons 4 years ago. They did well for the first year, ok for the second year and I pretty much replaced them the third year. I replaced them *with knock off roses from Walmart and Lowes. ( I live where there are *no other stores down east of Raleigh). *Also to be fair the third year I developed quite the deer problem that I got a handle on the end of last season with "deer away" stuff. What I have now are some pretty scragaly looking plants. *They have held on through the cold and windy winter, so far, and I didn't prune them much in the fall because I was afraid they needed all the help they could get. So here are the real questions: When do I cut them back this spring and try to bring them back to life and What does everything think of knock offs? Is that my root (no pun intended) problem or just the last few years of circumstances? Hang in there folks, Spring IS coming Thanks in advance, MJ I think they are Knock Out not knockoff. They look pretty good have talked about some with my wife, but I have a black thumb with roses. Only success has been with lady banks and a running white rose. I don't know if they hold up longer or not. |
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On Feb 20, 1:36*pm, WesD wrote:
On Jan 27, 4:22*pm, mj wrote: I need some opinions if anyone has time. I spent over $200 at Witherspoons 4 years ago. They did well for the first year, ok for the second year and I pretty much replaced them the third year. I replaced them *with knock off roses from Walmart and Lowes. ( I live where there are *no other stores down east of Raleigh). *Also to be fair the third year I developed quite the deer problem that I got a handle on the end of last season with "deer away" stuff. What I have now are some pretty scragaly looking plants. *They have held on through the cold and windy winter, so far, and I didn't prune them much in the fall because I was afraid they needed all the help they could get. So here are the real questions: When do I cut them back this spring and try to bring them back to life and What does everything think of knock offs? Is that my root (no pun intended) problem or just the last few years of circumstances? Hang in there folks, Spring IS coming Thanks in advance, MJ I think they are Knock Out not knockoff. *They look pretty good have talked about some with my wife, but I have a black thumb with roses. Only success has been with lady banks and a running white rose. *I don't know if they hold up longer or not. I have several types of roses in my garden and find that the knockout roses are extremely low maintenance. The others need regular doses of systemic fertilizer/black spot treatment. A friend who owns a lawncare business said to cut back knockout roses every year on Valentine's Day (easy to remember!). He said you can cut them way back and they'll grow in a little fuller and less lanky. I also do a lot of deadheading on the knockouts and it seems to produce better blooms and makes the plants look cleaner and more healthy. My other traditional roses also need staking, and the knockouts support themselves. Overall, the knockouts are sturdy bed fillers, and the traditional roses are higher maintenance, but produce more unique colors and fragrant blooms. Hope that helps! |
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On Feb 21, 10:18*am, rhodesian wrote:
On Feb 20, 1:36*pm, WesD wrote: On Jan 27, 4:22*pm, mj wrote: I need some opinions if anyone has time. I spent over $200 at Witherspoons 4 years ago. They did well for the first year, ok for the second year and I pretty much replaced them the third year. I replaced them *with knock off roses from Walmart and Lowes. ( I live where there are *no other stores down east of Raleigh). *Also to be fair the third year I developed quite the deer problem that I got a handle on the end of last season with "deer away" stuff. What I have now are some pretty scragaly looking plants. *They have held on through the cold and windy winter, so far, and I didn't prune them much in the fall because I was afraid they needed all the help they could get. So here are the real questions: When do I cut them back this spring and try to bring them back to life and What does everything think of knock offs? Is that my root (no pun intended) problem or just the last few years of circumstances? Hang in there folks, Spring IS coming Thanks in advance, MJ I think they are Knock Out not knockoff. *They look pretty good have talked about some with my wife, but I have a black thumb with roses. Only success has been with lady banks and a running white rose. *I don't know if they hold up longer or not. I have several types of roses in my garden and find that the knockout roses are extremely low maintenance. The others need regular doses of systemic fertilizer/black spot treatment. A friend who owns a lawncare business said to cut back knockout roses every year on Valentine's Day (easy to remember!). He said you can cut them way back and they'll grow in a little fuller and less lanky. I also do a lot of deadheading on the knockouts and it seems to produce better blooms and makes the plants look cleaner and more healthy. My other traditional roses also need staking, and the knockouts support themselves. Overall, the knockouts are sturdy bed fillers, and the traditional roses are higher maintenance, but produce more unique colors and fragrant blooms. Hope that helps! I cut them today but mostly just the dead stuff. Should I have cut them back a lot more? They seem to have a pretty good amount of new growth starting already. I gave them a dose of Miracle Grow but it was too windy for the rust / black spot / stuff spray. I guess I will just wait and see. I Do wish they didn't all seem to be the same color. They weren't supposed to be. |
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i could't understand the msg in this long post, which you have quoted. |
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