ROS seedlings for Alankhart
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by TulsaRose on August 01, 2006 11:40 PM
Wow, Lynne, I never see that many seedlings around my ROS shrubs. ![[shocked]](im/graemlins/shock.gif)
I tend to be a little obsessive about pinching off spent flowers to avoid the self-seeding plus pruning them in late summer eliminates the dried seed pods before they open. You might try vinegar or boiling water to eradicate the little jewels?
My two favorite "Althea" ROS's are sterile and don't produce seeds. Maybe that is the type Alan is growing?
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Rosie z7a
I tend to be a little obsessive about pinching off spent flowers to avoid the self-seeding plus pruning them in late summer eliminates the dried seed pods before they open. You might try vinegar or boiling water to eradicate the little jewels?My two favorite "Althea" ROS's are sterile and don't produce seeds. Maybe that is the type Alan is growing?
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Rosie z7a
by tkhooper on August 02, 2006 12:23 AM
That is an amazing number of babies. They must be in perfect conditions at your house.
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by alankhart on August 02, 2006 03:39 AM
That's amazing...I get absoulutely none...not one...nothing. Not that I'm complaining, though. It looks like you could start your own ROS nursery!
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by plants 'n pots on August 05, 2006 12:09 PM
quote:So, Alan... how much do you think I could charge a piece?!?
Originally posted by alankhart:
That's amazing... It looks like you could start your own ROS nursery!
![[dunno]](im/graemlins/dunno.gif)
I just picked probably about 50 or so, before Don mows them down while cutting the grass!
I would have gotten more, but the sweat was pouring off of me...
For now they are in a jar...
![[thumb]](im/graemlins/thumb.gif)
They have a long skinny taproot.
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by alankhart on August 06, 2006 04:34 AM
Pot them up and by next spring they should be well rooted and ready for planting. You could get a few bucks each, don't you think? :-) Or you could give them to your neighbors, friends, family, people walking down the street, the mailman, the meter reader, your hairdresser....
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by plants 'n pots on August 06, 2006 05:53 AM
Funny Alan!!!
Just a few years ago I was begging the mailman to take some cherry tomato seedlings that I had waaaaaaaaay too many of - he did willingly!
Now it's ROS!![[Roll Eyes]](im/rolleyes.gif)
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Just a few years ago I was begging the mailman to take some cherry tomato seedlings that I had waaaaaaaaay too many of - he did willingly!
Now it's ROS!
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This is only 1 small area...
Even after mowing they keep going, and going, and going...
I don't know how I'm going to pull all of these out!
close-up... anyone wanna come get some?
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