Gail Futoran wrote:
"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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I use liquid seaweed diluted in water. My preferred soil is Schultz
Professional Grow Mix (that might not be the exact title) but
unfortunately I can't find it locally - a seasonal problem (and this
is south central TX, for Pete's sake!) so I'm using a Miracle Gro
soil in the orange bag. I'll find out if that works in a few weeks.

Soil should definitely stay moist but not wet. I use the black
nursery pots that have drainage holes. Depending on the weather, I
water the soil daily. This time I'm also using the moisture beads.
I keep a spray bottle of water nearby and spritz the cuttings at
least once per day. I keep the pots under a tree in a location that
gets morning sun, but dabbled shade the rest of the day.

I keep up that process even after the cuttings root and start
producing new leaves. I don't transplant the cuttings until they've
been growing for a few months.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

Update: Two of the old garden rose cuttings (Village Maid aka
Centifolia Variegata and other names) have new leaf growth. That
seems a bit quick for root development (about one week) but I did take
longish stems which might be supporting the leaf growth.

One cutting - a different OGR - is showing signs of iron deficiency,
yellowing leaves. I added some powdered TX greensand, which is an
iron source, and hope that works. I've read that particular rose -
Ferdinand Pichard - is one of the harder ones to propagate so I won't
be too surprised if the cutting doesn't make it.

Gail



After IKE our roses have all started to bloom - survival I suppose.

Reds, yellows, and purple - but the thorn less yellow is just green - out of season.

Finally got a new news feed - still having glitches - Consolidated
shut down without notice or reduction in cost - and all, not just
the audio and video groups. Such is life.

Hope this gets out. Still experimenting.

Martin

"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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After IKE our roses have all started to bloom - survival I suppose.

Reds, yellows, and purple - but the thorn less yellow is just
green - out of season.

Finally got a new news feed - still having glitches - Consolidated
shut down without notice or reduction in cost - and all, not just
the audio and video groups. Such is life.

Hope this gets out. Still experimenting.

Martin

Your post came through just fine. I'm glad your roses are coming back
post-Ike.

Gail

Gail Futoran wrote:
"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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After IKE our roses have all started to bloom - survival I suppose.

Reds, yellows, and purple - but the thorn less yellow is just
green - out of season.

Finally got a new news feed - still having glitches - Consolidated
shut down without notice or reduction in cost - and all, not just
the audio and video groups. Such is life.

Hope this gets out. Still experimenting.

Martin

Your post came through just fine. I'm glad your roses are coming back
post-Ike.

Gail


Thanks Gail

And all - if your ISP is dumping you - save this in a folder for future times.

http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php

I'm using the news feeds from this company. Don't use the tool - but they have one.

Best to all,

Martin

"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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Gail Futoran wrote:
"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
...
After IKE our roses have all started to bloom - survival I
suppose.

Reds, yellows, and purple - but the thorn less yellow is just
green - out of season.

Finally got a new news feed - still having glitches - Consolidated
shut down without notice or reduction in cost - and all, not just
the audio and video groups. Such is life.

Hope this gets out. Still experimenting.

Martin

Your post came through just fine. I'm glad your roses are coming
back post-Ike.

Gail
Thanks Gail

And all - if your ISP is dumping you - save this in a folder for
future times.

http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php

I'm using the news feeds from this company. Don't use the tool -
but they have one.

Best to all,

Martin

Thanks for the link. I'm collecting those (links) in case my ISP does
something silly like dumping newsgroups.

Gail