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Mark. Gooley wrote:
"Mark. Gooley" wrote in message ... I bought 20 bare-root bagged-with-wood-waste and dipped-in-wax cheapo ($2.97 to $5.97) roses at WalleyeMart StuporCenters in Florida this week. [snip!] Mark., plenty of room for them, mind you Good! You'll need plenty of time to figure out what varieties you actually have as opposed to what the bags 'n tags say you have, too. I bought these roses for several seasons, it's great sport! Shiva, who still buys 'Mart roses but waits until they are potted and blooming. Call it a trust issue. :) |
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been there, done that....snowing today, off work, might do it again...what
better thing to do on a snowy day than treasure hunt at wally world....I look more for healthy appearing plants, then I look to see "what kind" it is....such fun ed "Shiva" wrote in message news:aHlwYXRpYQ==.245e48d0da08386cf7d952406c8bcd34 @1073625831.cotse.net... Mark. Gooley wrote: "Mark. Gooley" wrote in message ... I bought 20 bare-root bagged-with-wood-waste and dipped-in-wax cheapo ($2.97 to $5.97) roses at WalleyeMart StuporCenters in Florida this week. [snip!] Mark., plenty of room for them, mind you Good! You'll need plenty of time to figure out what varieties you actually have as opposed to what the bags 'n tags say you have, too. I bought these roses for several seasons, it's great sport! Shiva, who still buys 'Mart roses but waits until they are potted and blooming. Call it a trust issue. :) |
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ed wrote:
been there, done that....snowing today, off work, might do it again...what better thing to do on a snowy day than treasure hunt at wally world....I look more for healthy appearing plants, then I look to see "what kind" it is....such fun ed Ha! It's snowing here, too, has been since early morning. It's gorgeous. I'm in Raleigh, NC, where are you? Back to 'Mart roses, I do think there is a lot to be said for getting them right off the truck--i.e. when they first arrive--if you insist on buying the bagged ones. And that ought to be sometime between now and Feb. in most places. I agree it is fun coming home with the "bargains." What is NOT fun to me is having them die or languish or just creep along sadly while the quality roses (the ones whose roots have not been hacked to fit in small bags) leap forward in the spring. Even the potted ones do not do as well. If they could just find a way to package the cheapies so that they don't have to cut the roots so short. It does handicap the roses. |
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ed wrote:
been there, done that....snowing today, off work, might do it again...what better thing to do on a snowy day than treasure hunt at wally world....I look more for healthy appearing plants, then I look to see "what kind" it is....such fun ed Ha! It's snowing here, too, has been since early morning. It's gorgeous. I'm in Raleigh, NC, where are you? Back to 'Mart roses, I do think there is a lot to be said for getting them right off the truck--i.e. when they first arrive--if you insist on buying the bagged ones. And that ought to be sometime between now and Feb. in most places. I agree it is fun coming home with the "bargains." What is NOT fun to me is having them die or languish or just creep along sadly while the quality roses (the ones whose roots have not been hacked to fit in small bags) leap forward in the spring. Even the potted ones do not do as well. If they could just find a way to package the cheapies so that they don't have to cut the roots so short. It does handicap the roses. |
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"Shiva" wrote in message news:aHlwYXRpYQ==.69a1af43afe3fa39082a9b8f4da22a90 @1073678701.cotse.net... ed wrote: been there, done that....snowing today, off work, might do it again...what better thing to do on a snowy day than treasure hunt at wally world....I look more for healthy appearing plants, then I look to see "what kind" it is....such fun ed Ha! It's snowing here, too, has been since early morning. It's gorgeous. I'm in Raleigh, NC, where are you? Back to 'Mart roses, I do think there is a lot to be said for getting them right off the truck--i.e. when they first arrive--if you insist on buying the bagged ones. And that ought to be sometime between now and Feb. in most places. I agree it is fun coming home with the "bargains." What is NOT fun to me is having them die or languish or just creep along sadly while the quality roses (the ones whose roots have not been hacked to fit in small bags) leap forward in the spring. Even the potted ones do not do as well. If they could just find a way to package the cheapies so that they don't have to cut the roots so short. It does handicap the roses. Shiva, I live in Winston Salem, and we got 3 or 4 inches of snow today. Makes me sorry I don't have my cottonseed meal already out so the snow could slowly melt and carry goodies beneath the surface...oh well, probably too early anyhow. I checked locals in this area-no roses anywhere for two more weeks. I was in Costco today-they usually are first, not yet. I'm ready for spring...now, and I'm not waiting anymore. Good luck rose hunting. ed remove no spam |
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In article , Mark. Gooley
wrote: I bought 20 bare-root bagged-with-wood-waste and dipped-in-wax cheapo ($2.97 to $5.97) roses at WalleyeMart StuporCenters ... Why do I do these things? I think it's just that I'm a skinflint. I don't even like HT roses that much, and most of what I bought are HTs, and grafted, and... Because out of the batch you'll probably get a few you like. Hell, I bought some terrific Home Despot roses last year - Outta the Blue x 2 and Granada, for starters. Yep, I found an OR rose at Long's Drugstore a couple of years ago. My approach is even more skinflint than yours. I go back and buy more a the good ones. Are you sure it's wax? Or is it an antidessicant like wilt pruf? |
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And you think you have it bad for buying Wally's roses. I'm busily potting
up 50 roses, since we are moving; and still packed home yesterday a humble Home Depot bargain Bewitched. Like, did I really need another rose right now. The answer is of course since I didn't have one and it was living in such ugly conditions in the bargain bin. Mark. Gooley wrote in message ... I bought 20 bare-root bagged-with-wood-waste and dipped-in-wax cheapo ($2.97 to $5.97) roses at WalleyeMart StuporCenters in Florida this week. Mostly the roses are old standbys grafted onto some crap stock like Dr. Huey, but some are own-root (amazing!) and some are obscure somewhat-recent mediocre varieties pretty much offered only by Certified Roses, which is one of WalleyeMart's suppliers at least for this area (all of them seem to be in Tyler, Texas): namely Macho Man (mauve/mauve blend, fragrant hybrid tea, 1999) and Better Homes and Gardens Diamond Jubilee (red blend with red-edge blooms, HT 1997). Sally Holmes is one of the own-roots offered and Therese Bugnet another, and others (grafted, sadly) include Kordes Perfecta, Electron, Robusta, Sterling Silver, and Angel Face -- not all junk, although perhaps these particular bushes are. I've potted them all up, as potting up hacked-up bare-root roses seems to help them survive, at least in my experience. Why do I do these things? I think it's just that I'm a skinflint. I don't even like HT roses that much, and most of what I bought are HTs, and grafted, and... Mark., plenty of room for them, mind you |
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