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I am so frustrated with black spot on my roses. I have tried the latest thing i found, which was horticultural oil with a smidgen of baking soda added. Didn’t impede the black spot in the least. I am puzzled because we have had a pretty dry spring and usually damp weather encourages the blasted fungus. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
My garden is blooming away – not as profuse as I would like, but I have to deal with shade. I have iris blooming – traditional bearded in lavender and yellow flags. My knockout rose is blooming and one of the darker pink peonies. The lilies of the valley are just beginning to open – wow, they smell great!
I purchased horticultural oil and sprayed all my roses with it this weekend.
No, this is not organic – but I just got so tired of my roses failing with black spot.
Let’s talk about your experiences dividing perennials, offer advice for newbie gardeners, even share extra plants created by division
3/9 This morning we’re going to chat about our experiences dividing perennials. Join us to talk about what you can share on the subject, or what you’d like to learn.
Check out ’Jack Frost’, brunnera macrophylla for shade groundcover at the front of borders. Soil must be well tilled and kept moist.
Thanks – good idea !!
Decorative winter veggies such as kale, chard, even curly lettuce give some substance to tulip plantings. Tulips have never lasted well in Atlanta and even Post properties, famed for their mass plantings, simply […]
What do you feed them, Pearl? I have had some problems with mine not blooming. I think I’m not feeding them correctly.
The peonies get a stale cup of coffee occasionally when I walk by > < , I don't feed them but I mulch them with pecan and oak leaves over the winter. They just seem to be happy where they are …
getting ready to plant some tulips – best companions??
I have two peonies, both planted with companions to protect them. One surrounded on three sides by crepe myrtles on next to screen porch they are no trouble at all – no pests or diseases!
I’d like to hear about planting sweet peas in the Atlanta area. Has anyone had success?
Lynn, the year I planted them, I made a hillock and planted them near a support – a fence actually. They were oriented toward the South. They came out very well. My friends who live in Cornelia have also grown them successfully and I believe it’s because their summers are slightly cooler than here. They also have good luck with nasturtiums,…[Read more]
Lynn, here is a great article link from Renee’s seeds. While they concede that it is more difficult to grow them in the Southeast, they say it can be done.
February is the time to plant bare root roses. Although every picture of a rose in catalogs and online looks beautiful, if your conditions aren’t right, you may not see the picture perfect rose.
Check to see […]
The place to discuss spring, summer and fall bulb varieties that are hardy in the Atlanta area. Corms and tubers includes varieties of lily and iris.
Care and growing of peonies, varieties, planting, transplanting, diseases.
