ROSE RAMBLER 23RD APRIL, 2020 … Hello Dear Rose Friends as we travel this journey of a pandemic together, connected in the spirit of our gardens! Please know that Gra and I are here if you need some assistance – we’re responding to email just like this when you place an order like Jennie did but don’t quite know how to get things sorted for winter planting …
"Thanks Diana, looking forward to it. I haven’t grown a rose before- what is the best things to do to prepare its spot? Our soil has a lot of clay. Kind regards Jennie"
Hi Jennie … dig a nice hole 75x75cm and pop the clay into a wheelbarrow where you can blend it with compost. Fill the hole with water to see how quickly it dissipates … if it’s really, really slow, add some gypsum, seaweed solution and put clay blend back in the hole – turn this every couple of days – you could put some mulch over too. Water at least 10 litres of seaweed solution/water over the hole once a week – it should be ready for planting by the time you get your rose – if not, then pot the rose into a 20cm pot and plant when soil is ready. Cheers
Here's a short video of how Graham fills a watering can and then pours it over pots – just exactly the same as you would do over an establishing garden; especially great when poured over new plants/seedlings to ensure they get the very best start!
Q. What do you do if a dog chews your dictionary? A. Take the words out of his mouth!
Hi - to 10 litres of water add:
- 1/4 cup Eco-Fungicide (same product different coloured label)
- 1/4 cup Eco Oil (insecticide which also acts as surfactant)
- Eco-seaweed powder or your preferred seaweed brand added to mix.
- Vigorously shake to mix all products and pour or spray over foliage to run-off.
Hope this is helpful but do understand that since we've had incredibly humid conditions with colder nights, it's now inevitable that rose foliage will incur black-spot, yellow and eventually drop from the roses - we expect that from here on in.
Q. Where do you buy presents for cats on their birthday? A. In a cat-alogue of course.
If you would like to receive a copy of our ‘Rosarian’ magazine which hosts our organic rose management recipe along with a complete list of the roses we stock and some beautiful pictures of our roses, please send an email to: info@rosesalesonline.com.au
Enjoy all the moments in your autumn garden – it’s spectacular here at Clonbinane and although we would love you to visit, please stay home for the next few weeks so that we can drive this pandemic away and hopefully get on with our lives as normal very soon … you can order potted roses to be posted now but we highly recommend you get your bare-rooted rose order sorted at www.rosesalesonline.com.au
Email us: info@rosesalesonline.com.au with any comments or questions.
Best wishes from Graham, Diana and Mooi at Silkies Rose Farm, Clonbinane.