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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 05:09:42 AM
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Yesterday morning when I watered my container yellow rose was okay. When I checked my deck plants in the evening grasshoppers had eaten all but a few of its leaves. I moved it to the little greenhouse at the back of carport. Hopefully it will get enough filtered sunlight through the big oak's branches.
I am out of hydrogen peroxide but will get some by the time to water rose again. Any other help on how to care for a plant that has lost most of its leaves will be appreciated.
Hydrogen peroxide added to water will help to get air to the plant's roots. The recipe I have is 1/4 c of H.P. to 1 gal water.
We're not to the plague stage of grasshoppers but there are enough of them to do damage. I've been in Paris for 3 years and this year is the worst I have seen them.
Hugs, Sara
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 06:08:23 AM
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That sounds scary! Thankfully our grasshoppers aren't so hungry here in IL. I would baby your rose along and slowly add a wee bit of fertilizer to it to help it recover. I love yellow roses and hope yours will survive the grasshopper attack!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 06:17:52 AM
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Thanks Dawn, I don't baby many plants these days. They either make it or they don't but I have a few special plants that I pamper.
Hugs, Sara
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churunga
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 08:55:30 AM
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My mom always buried fish guts, heads, fins, scales, etc. beneath and around her roses. They were always really healthy. Fish emulsion formula may help.
Marie, Sister #5142
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2014 : 04:41:30 AM
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Thanks Marie for the heads up on using fish emulsion. That maybe just the tonic it needs.
Hugs, Sara
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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 04:42:18 AM
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Ack! We don't have grasshoppers, but we have Japanese beetles! We usually get them late June/early July. By mid-July they are done. Had another Farmsister call me about this yesterday. She lives further North from me, but seems the whole state is getting a "second wave" of the nasty bugs this year, and the first wave was awful, worst I've ever seen.
Good luck with your rose.
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Nicole
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2014 : 04:52:28 AM
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Nicole, thanks thinking about my rose. Checked the other day and it is hanging in there. Hope it recoups enough during the fall to survive the winter. Too big of pot to winter over inside so it will just have stay where it is until next spring.
Seems like some years are just the right combination of rain & temperature to make all the nasty bugs multiply by the hundreds.
Sara
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2014 : 9:11:39 PM
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Sara, I know of no reason to use hydrogen peroxide on a rose bush. It won't "get air to the plant's roots," and even if it did, that's not something you want to do. Air is the enemy of plant roots, which is one reason we tamp down soil around the roots and water thoroughly when transplanting or potting a plant -- to force air pockets out and replace them with beneficial damp soil.
Since your present pot is now poisoned with the hydrogen peroxide, get rid of that soil and thoroughly clean out the pot. At this point, it would be good to fund a more sunny location. Roses need good strong sunshine all day to thrive.
If I were you, I would prune the bush pretty severely and replant it in the clean pot using fresh, sterile potting soil, making sure the roots are spread out and well covered in soil. Water a little as you go, gradually filling the pot up to just over where the roots begin. Be sure not to bury the "bud union" -- the knobby part just above the roots. (If there is no such thing, the bush is on its "own roots". Just bury the plant a little bit over where the roots end and the canes start and you'll be fine. You'll want to leave about a inch between the surface of the new soil and the top of the pot. That will give you space to add mulch later.
* If you're not sure where to prune, post a clear picture of the bush and I'll mark it for you to show where to cut.
Since you are in Zone 7b, it is not too late in the year to add a good 10-10-10 fertilizer, like Mills Magic Mix. Overwinter your potted rose with mulch on the soil, then evergreen branches, piled-up leaves -- whatever you can find -- around the pot and the bush to create a protective cocoon to prevent freezing. Your little greenhouse would be great. Remove these things gradually as the weather begins to turn warmer in spring. Definitely fertilize in spring, too, starting around mid-April, with the Mills, followed later in the year by some fish emulsion fertilizer (Neptune's is good), or the brand that used to be called Peter's Professional. The son of the original owner runs the same company now, same product, but it's called Pete's Professional or something like that now. Same thing, and very good. If you don't want to get into a big fertilizer production and have to buy a lot of stuff, Osmocote is great. Just work it into the soil in spring and maybe late summer (like this time next year), and that should work.
Good luck!
Edited to add: Yellow roses are more subject to Black Spot than other species and can be difficult to grow well because of that. You might want to investigate organic anti-fungal sprays. Be sure to remove any leaves showing signs of black spot -- put them in bags for the trash and really get them off your property! Keep your bush properly pruned so that air will circulate through it (here's where air *is* a good thing!) That will help prevent the Black Spot a bit. Don't be discouraged. Roses love care! |
Edited by - Rosemary on Aug 29 2014 9:44:41 PM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2014 : 01:24:11 AM
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Rosemary, great info. I will print it out and put it in container rose's folder. I make a folder for all my plants to keep all info related to them.
Haven't seen a grasshopper in several days so I think it is safe to move the rose back to it's place on the deck. Don't know if it's the end of the grasshoppers life cycle or if they have just moved on. Either way they are out of my yard.
Sara
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FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014 |
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mrssarahhall
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Sarah
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 10:38:55 AM
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I was having issues with pests on my roses and started putting coffee grounds at the base of the plant every other week... the issues have since stopped. No idea if this works for grasshoppers or not, but it might be worth a shot!
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 11:38:17 AM
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Thanks Sarah, I know drink coffee anymore - I wonder if tea leaves would work?
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014 |
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