Dolittle: We had rain and the snow we had is gone.

it is brilliant sunshine here at the moment and it looks as tho the rain has gone.....the humidity is over 80% and Im having to use my puffer to help me breathe :(

Bernice: that's no fun at all! is getting colder here at the mo....no snow predicted tho!

can someone tell me when is the best time to prune them ?
i always though end of March start of April was about right

Snoopy: I prune mine after they finish flowering and prior to the new leaves coming out.

skipinnz: so someone comming along with a chain saw and slashing the tops of them on a very cold day with with thick snow everywhere is not a good idea

Snoopy: I like your choie of gardening implement, if the wife didn't like roses so much it's what I'd use. No matter how careful I am and with gloves on I still get a thorn in the fingers. Thankfully we don't get snow so I can't imagine it as a problem LOL

skipinnz: oh no it wasnt me..lol
around my flat we have a lot of rose trees that are looked after by local council and this is the way they prune them
i was concerned that pruning them at this time of year was wrong in such cold weather

Snoopy:You'll have to wait and see come next spring.

Snoopy: actually Snoopy.....roses like a good beat up every now and again....but dont know if they would survive in the snow being treated like that LOL

Bernice: geez Bernice, I have heard of whipping your tomato plants but I can't imagine my roses surviving that!!

Dolittle: it is surprising what you can shock some plants/flowers into LOL

Snoopy: They will probably be just fine, they will start sprouting close to the base in the spring

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr we got a temp of -2 and a winter storm came thru.

Foxy Lady: My sympathies MsFoxy, we are due one of those winter storms tomorrow!!

Dolittle: Were going to 50 Weds.Crazy

Tuesday: We had a bad snowstorm hit the NorthEast.Monday it's calling for in the 50's F.

Ok who sent me all this wind and snow?

Foxy Lady:

Dolittle: We got more coming today and Monday.Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

36degC here and humidity 85-90%

just another boring day in paradise ROFL

too hot for me....thank god for ice-air LOL

Foxy Lady: Think it is too dang cold to snow here!!
Was 10° when I got up this morning.

Bernice: Send me some of your weather.

Dolittle: You sound like us but we got -1 windchill.

Bernice: We have ice air also.. haha.. it got to 1 degree today.. by next weekend though we should see 22 degrees.. hehe

ScarletRose: hahahaha.....that is cheaper than the electric sort LOL....you get that for nothing ROFL

Here's hoping 2009 is a better year for our gardens,mine anyways.

Does anybody have some warm weather? Could ya send some my way.

Well the council had me on the list for the tidy garden thingamajig not that the garden was,nt tidy The other week they came round wanting to do the grass and chop things down. Seeing as the grass did not need cutting they decided to chop down the priviots and were about to start on the apple trees when I went down and asked if they knew what they were chopping down which of course they did,nt I manage to save the apple trees and told em to leave my other trees alone too Bet they thought "Interfearing ole bat"
Anyway they had started on next door,s grass(which did need doing) and said well we will cut the front for you. I had to point out that the front was not mine but seeing as they were looking to waste a morning on mine and could,nt they proceeded to do next door,s anyway(addmittedly it did look a lot better by the time they finish and they even sweeped some of the grass up )
I think they must be young lads doing community service for punishment or something as they are certainly not gardners Typical cheap labour.

Yep! Donttt play arround with the apple treesss with anyone else but mee anyone else but me
Ohhh dearrr! Its the way I tell em eh!

Tuesday:

Tuesday:

Tuesday: Ok post them.

How do I protect my Roses? They are in a well drained area where they get plenty of water, sun & shade. Now every spring they start growing wonderfully but after a a few months, the spots start appearing & nothing blooms or anything. Would I have to get a sprayer & spray everything around them & what is the best remendy to use?

TigerCat: I dont know. Have you tried google?

Mousetrap: I tried! but i got everything except for the thing I wanted to search for!

TigerCat: Typical!

TigerCat: DAMN.....great long post I did and then BK hiccuped ROFL

You must NOT water roses leaves....only at the base....that causes black spot if you water the leaves.

You must take ALL black leaves off and PUT THEM IN A PLASTIC BAG and disposes of them....do NOT leave them laying on the ground or it will spread.

Use a black spot spray AFTER you have gotten rid of the black spot leaves

Hope this helps

Bernice: When I do water, it is at the base & pick up all the leaves when they do fall or I just clipped off the entire branch. When the branch starts growing again, the leaves would be coming in thicker & even the buds starts coming in as well. Right when the buds are about to blossom, then the spots start up again. I have other roses in different gardens ( have 7 other 1's) & nothing happens to them at all. Just the 3 that are in a great place. I have to look up black spot spray to see where I can get it tho..TY for the info!

TigerCat:you are welcome....get the black spot spray. It is very hard to get rid of once you've got it. Ask at your nursery :)

Tuesday: That's a good idea.

is around the corner,we now have more grass than snow.

Foxy Lady: And lots of mud too!!