Spring Garden-It's time for show and tell

[grengadgy]

I would use black visqueen for the whole bed and cut out holes to plant roses lined with newspaper.

 

[grengadgy]

I would use black visqueen for the whole bed and cut out holes to plant roses lined with newspaper.

Of course you would have to be careful with your watering......roses hate wet feet.

 

[cover2]

Of course you would have to be careful with your watering......roses hate wet feet.

Yeah, the drip we put in the bed helps with that. We've got some plastic in other flower beds, but never have done that in the roses.

 

[grengadgy]

Roses have weak root system that doesn't develop far from the root ball(?). The plastic would keep those ugly weeds and grass down.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Thanks CCC. I live in NE LA, (think duck dynasty country). Real simple, you can buy Taurus(fipronil) at your local feed and seed store. Put 2 ounces in 5 gal of water, mix. Pour into the hole when you transplant and you will have no bugs. A light dose of spinosad and no worms. I put out 15-15-15 granular lightly weekly, seems to work well. I’ll get some pics of my “other” garden a bit later today.

How much in each transplant hole?

 

[Albert]

How much in each transplant hole?

8 oz or so, not too much at all

 

[Detroitgator]

Our other garden is the wife’s specialty...

Her mother used to keep a large rose bed (75+ bushes) and we put in a couple of beds when we first got married in our old house. We’ve got 20 bushes that started bare root. Bought from Jackson-Perkins. Initial quality was ok, not as good as what we used to buy from the old Test Gardens in Thomasville GA from the Hjort’s, an old Dutch couple that ran it. They specialized in roses and camellias. They had about every variety of tea, grandiflora, etc. that you could imagine. When they retired, the Test Gardens were sold and a business of some sort went up. Don’t find places like that anymore.

The Hjort’s always suggested planting on a bed of mushroom compost and garden soil and fertilize with “Tobacco Special,” which is hard to find nowadays (the particular assay escapes me). Then follow up monthly with “Rose Special” through the growing season. It’s a lot of fun and the missus always has a bouquet for church and birthdays.

 

[Albert]

Current view from my other garden. We got through planting cotton today

 

[cover2]

That’s a good looking piece of property @Albert. Something tells me you’ve been doing this a while :). I’m guessing you grew up around farming?

 

[Albert]

That’s a good looking piece of property @Albert. Something tells me you’ve been doing this a while :). I’m guessing you grew up around farming?

Thanks, it’s a highly productive piece of land. 6th generation so you could say that I’ve been around it a bunch. It’s not my first line of business (insurance agent), but I do love it, been my side hustle for the last 15 years.
I did my undergrad in Ag business at what is now UL-Monroe and interned for a major Ag Chem manufacturer. When I graduated, farming was really depressed so I took a job with that company in their North Florida territory. Moved to G’Ville and took some grad courses along with working a sales territory from Quincy to Orlando. After three years I moved to West Palm Beach as the territory was realigned. Got to work the from Glades up the Indian River. After 3 years got to move back home to LA due to a merger. In all, I’ve got experience in over 50 different crop species.
I got out of the Ag chem industry in 2016 to try something else, but I love this 220 acres I rent and operate. If I could get my hands on more land it’s all I would do.

 

[cover2]

With a couple of showers lately and the evenings warming up, the wife’s roses are looking pretty good.

 

[cover2]

One of the wife's favorites (didn't want there to be any misunderstanding!).

 

[Albert]

Here’s a little ditty just for y’all..

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Current view from my other garden. We got through planting cotton today

Thats called plowing looking straight ahead. Satellite or computer guided?

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Imma call that one Rita. ;)

 

[cover2]

Imma call that one Rita. ;)

 

[Albert]

Thats called plowing looking straight ahead. Satellite or computer guided?

Yes, our beds are set up using GPS guidance.

 

[Albert]

Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Fipronil disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking GABA-gated chloride channels and glutamate-gated chloride channels. This causes hyperexcitation of contaminated insects' nerves and muscles.

Sounds kinda like me at times.

Actually, vertebrates don’t have the nerve receptor this stuff works on. So you’re gonna have to blame something else.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Actually, vertebrates don’t have the nerve receptor this stuff works on. So you’re gonna have to blame something else.

 

[cover2]

Blooming this morning...





Finally had a good shower late yesterday afternoon and the roses and garden plants really appreciate it. I keep everything watered and we’re on a deep well, but there’s nothing like the Good Lord’s water.

Roses have just a touch of black spot and I’m seeing a few holes in foliage in that bed and the garden. Put an application of Neem out. First time using it. Looking for good results.