Subj : Re: Roses
To   : Spectre
From : Black Panther
Date : Thu Jun 10 2021 11:20 am

On 29 May 2021, 11:48a, Spectre said the following...
 
 Sp> I'm somewhat surprised. I've always found despite a reputation for
 Sp> requiring ef fort that roses tend to be pretty bullet proof. In the
 Sp> days of my youth we had roses down the fence side of the driveway which
 Sp> took a belting most of the day and were studiously ignored for years.
 Sp> While they didn't end up the best specim ens none of them died.

I had always thought they were pretty bullet proof as well. When we lived in 
Wisconsin, we had roses that were ignored and just took over the entire area of 
the back yard. ;)

I think it is due to the really dry climate we're in now. In the summer, we are 
usually around 1 - 10% humidity, with very little precipitation...

 Sp> If you hadn't gone to the nursery you wouldn't have found you need to
 Sp> water mor e, but I'd be inclined to try some cuttings of the existing
 Sp> old roses. :) They take time to establish but will often grow well.

I may still try taking a cutting from the older roses. I even have a place 
picked out where I would plant it. :)

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