A Conversation for Nigel's Gardening Hints and Tips: The Happy Birthday Rose

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aka Bel - A87832164

I want such a smiley - rose for my balcony now!

Thanks for writing it. smiley - hug


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Post 2

Beatrice

Yes I think I'll plant one too smiley - smileysmiley - rose


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Willem

Nice article Nigel! Very apt kind of rose! Congrats!


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Websailor

Brings a bit of sunshine to a dull day Nigel. Thanks for writing, it was a lovely choice.

Websailor smiley - dragon


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Helleborus a.k.a. Nigel

Thank you all for your kind words smiley - hug.

You have put a big smiley - smiley on my face.

All the best.

Nigel smiley - footprints


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aka Bel - A87832164

So did your article when I read it, Nigel. smiley - smiley


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KB

Good choice, Nigel!

An interesting thing is that yellow roses, by and large, are more susceptible than others to black spot because of the varieties they are descended from. It's not such a problem with modern ones of course, since they've been trying to breed it out of them for decades.

I just take black spot as a fact of life, to be honest - it doesn't actually kill anything *that* often. smiley - winkeye

Thanks for the read!


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Helleborus a.k.a. Nigel

Thanks King Bomba for reading smiley - smiley.

That is interesting about the older varieties of yellow roses being more susceptible to black spot. People have told me that when many had coal fires, black spot did not really affect roses because of the sooty smoke.

I am sure that one day the breeders will produce a black spot free rose!

All the best smiley - ok.

Nigel smiley - footprints


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Post 9

KB

Hmm, there could be something in it. I think a lot of the fungicides available for it have sulfur compounds in it that could be present in soot. Although I'm not sure I'd like to live anywhere that's sooty enough to have that much effect! smiley - biggrin


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