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#36551 - 08/21/04 05:05 PM
Re: gardening...help!
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Do you mean dahlias? Zinnias are annuals so you usually grow them from seed. Just plant them somewhere else next year.
As chatty says, you transplant roses when they're dormant. Early spring is best, after the ground thaws. Make sure to dig a big hole and enrich the soil before planting in a new, sunnier spot with good air circulation.
The big problem around here with roses is black spot -- and that happens because of the high heat and humidity. You can avoid it somewhat if you give the rose plenty of room between it and the wall so the air circulates around it. I have too much shade for roses, but have roses anyway, and I never spray, which the experts say you really must do in this climate. Consequently, most summers after the initial blooms, one of my roses gets black spot and ALL the leaves fall off, so I'm left with green thorny branches. Because it's been a cooler summer, though, this year wasn't so bad. [ August 21, 2004, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: DJ ]
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#36554 - 08/23/04 12:28 AM
Re: gardening...help!
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Dots, keep in mind that dahlias are rather tender around here -- not guaranteed to return. You need to plant them in a protected location, but even so, they might not make it through a rough winter.
Usually companion plants like mint, marigold and garlic, keep pests away, like aphids or other insects. But the aromas of any of those plants aren't enough to keep fungi and mold away!
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#36556 - 08/26/04 10:29 PM
Re: gardening...help!
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Registered: 06/03/04
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I have Zinnias and 4 huge, I mean, GIANT, sunflower plants! Someone got envious and cut the flower off of the tallest plant and the first one to bloom! (this was overnight! ) The 1st year I was here, someone cut off my three giant sunflowers and my neighbor's too! What is wrong with people around here ?
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#36558 - 08/29/04 04:51 AM
Re: gardening...help!
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Dots Dahlia corms don't come back in this zone because they aren't hardy below 5 degrees, I think (I'm not exactly sure how much cold they can stand. The ones I had were next to the wall, facing east, and next to the dryer vent. They lasted 2 or 3 years there.) So if it goes to zero, they die.
My sister's house is next to an alley, and people used to go by and cut off the tops of flowers all the time, until she decided not to plant them there any more.
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