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- From: Bob Klebba <nicmad!klebba%astroatc.uucp@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
- Subject: Re: I Bought Some Roses
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:03:02 GMT
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- In article <1jjliqINNfhv@transfer.stratus.com> Ken Koellner,
- kvk@questor.sw.stratus.com writes:
- >I grow both indoor and outdoor bonsai trees and also have grown
- >flowers and herbs in pots and in a flower beds. I've read a couple
- >text on gardening in general. I also have a bunch of supplies in a
- >big box on the deck, potting soil, humus, peat, sand, pearlite,
- >fertilizers, trowels, clippers, etc. I have never done roses before
- >though. Can anyone give any tips? Things like what ingredients to
- >use for soil in what ratios, fertilizers, pesticides, etc? Is there a
- >FAQ for roses around here anywhere? Can anyone recommend a good rose
- >book?
-
- Instead of growing hybrid teas in pots, have you thought about growing
- miniature roses in pots? They are infinitely more hardy and won't suffer
- from dying back to the root stock like the grafted varieties do. Of
- course, you won't get the long slender stems for picking, but I wonder
- whether you'll get long stems with the pot-bound roses anyway. I realize
- you've already bought some plants, but with your interest in bonsai, I
- thought I'd suggest the minis.
-
- Bob Klebba
- Madison, Wisconsin, USDA zone 4
- Inet: nicmad!klebba%astroatc.uucp@spool.cs.wisc.edu
- "Feed the soil, not the plant"
-