Started yellowing and falling off in bloom production last year-ordinary
fertilizers did not help.

Finally found Plant Prod Iron Chelate-has helped somewhat with the veining
and yellowing, but not completely.

I'm inclined to forego any more treatments and replace this with something
else, probably another in the Morden series. Or should I try severely
cutting back in late August and watch to see what happens in the spring
again? What would you do?

"Sunflower" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
news:bogKc.46360$Mr4.36327@pd7tw1no...
Started yellowing and falling off in bloom production last year-ordinary
fertilizers did not help.

Finally found Plant Prod Iron Chelate-has helped somewhat with the
veining
and yellowing, but not completely.

I'm inclined to forego any more treatments and replace this with
something
else, probably another in the Morden series. Or should I try severely
cutting back in late August and watch to see what happens in the spring
again? What would you do?



Why don't you try amending your soil to correct the pH problem that is
creating the chlorosis. Rugosas are notoriously sensitive to alkaline
soils
and prefer quite acid conditions. Any rose that you plant in it's place
will probably have similar issues, just not as prominently.



Well, of the 9 or so varieties in that bed (all Parkland, Explorer or
Mordens) only the one is really affected. The rest showed barely any hint
of yellowing after 4 years. Another poster said these were notorious for
that very problem.

"ben boorman" wrote in message
link.net...
you are one of the 32% that really believes that, although, the reports
fail to show ANY connection. Really now, quit believing "what's in it
for me" Cheney, and read the republican dominated report that disputes
what you just said.



Roger Boughner wrote:
those WMD's were airplanes flown into places with lots of people in them
and
a guy named Sadam paying their families the incentive money. Enough
reason
for me.

"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
...

In article ,
says...

I am probably going to shovel prune mine and replace it with a modern

shrub,

varitey to be determined.


That's odd - every time one of my modern roses gets winter killed, I
replace it with another rugosa :-).

BTW, I have Marie Bugnet, the unknown (almost) Bugnet. More blooms than
any other rose I've got. By the time the season is over, I'm really
tired of deadheading :-).

--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?





Thanks for hijacking my thread with a totally irrelevant aside.