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February 11, 2006
Roses are red...Cucumber beetles are bad...
So, we went to class this morning but almost didn't make it..the newspaper listed the class started at 11:00, so I was heading to the computer to give ya'll an bright shiny update this morning, but on the radio, I hear that the class started at 10:00! So we zoomed outta the house and got there on time, but it kept me from updating here until NOW...sorry about that...hope you're watching the ski jumping Olympics or huddling around a cup of hot chocolate...looks like the entire country is getting a blast of winter...its 48 here, sunny but windy and feels like 35 or something...Its cold! thank goodness the gas was turned back on, right...
I learned I could spray skim milk on my roses to combat black spot, rust and powdery mildew...did you know that? not me...the class was really good, I took loads of notes, and the last bit was a real-life pruning demo, but there were 89 million people in class and they all huddled around the rose, so I couldn't see...but its ok, I can go back next week and have a personal demo, so its fine..plus my little roses are so small, they don't need pruning at the moment...
Our next door neighbor's funeral is today, Brian went to the viewing last night and said there were fantastic pictures of Dennis thru the years...My way of remembering him will be different - I bought an antique rose called 'Valentine' since their anniversary is Valentine's Day (as well as my birthday - I would take half my cake to them to share, making sure the 'donna' portion was still visible for Donna), and we'll watch it grow and remember all the good times with Dennis...this particular plant that Brian picked has 3 blooms on it, so we'll have some instant gratification of color...really pretty deep red blooms, I think Donna will be happy with it...
And there you have it..I'm a little smarter about roses, but still have a lot to learn...Brian took a bunch of photos of the blooms I have now, but the next 3 nights are expected to freeze, so we'll prob lose them, but the class instructor said they'll all come back...and I believe her...
Posted by Donner at February 11, 2006 02:32 PM
Comments
I wish I'd known about the skim milk trip while we lived there. Our Don Juan rose always struggled with black spot. It also never got enough sun, poor thing. :(
Thanks for sharing about your neighbor. Very sweet story. Will his wife continue to life there alone?
Posted by: Tiny Froglet at February 12, 2006 11:14 AM
Okay, those beads are AMAZING! and they are also nipplicious. sorry i had to say it :D i love the mix of different colours!
Posted by: Coleen at February 12, 2006 11:48 AM