tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post950405734005948752..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Angry AutumnProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-46180338815900974522016-10-31T19:37:11.881-05:002016-10-31T19:37:11.881-05:00So sorry to hear that it's been such a tough y...So sorry to hear that it's been such a tough year for you. I totally empathize with the dismay that Kansas weather sometimes heaps upon gardeners. As always, I trust next year will bring better conditions - and hopefully some new favorites and fresh combinations will result from the need to fill the recently vacated spaces. Cynthia<br />P.S. Hope your family and work events have been positive ones.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-20673356466194182912016-10-31T07:54:00.534-05:002016-10-31T07:54:00.534-05:00I am really sorry about your roses. We have RRD he...I am really sorry about your roses. We have RRD here in NC and, alas, there is no cure. However, as a Master Gardener and as someone who gives presentations on sustainable roses, I have learned that cutting out the visibly infected canes is not advisable because the whole shrub is infected. By cutting out the infected canes and letting the bush remain in the garden, you are giving the microscopic mites who carry the disease time to spread to other roses. It's important to bag the whole bush but don't put it out for garden refuse pickup. Rather you should put it with the garbage pickup. It's particularly important not to compost the infected plant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507005034337330555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-86776507962725024892016-10-26T16:47:29.268-05:002016-10-26T16:47:29.268-05:00I knew the elements couldn't get you down. In...I knew the elements couldn't get you down. In the spirit of devoted gardeners everywhere, trying to do our thing in spite of weather, pests, diseases, and the demands on our time, I trust your new garden will bring you as much joy as the one it replaces. Most of us have toyed with the idea of starting over as we learn and get to know our plants. Keep us posted!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932052972867806872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-1486242525365120672016-10-24T15:38:07.280-05:002016-10-24T15:38:07.280-05:00Rose Rosette took out my favorite rose this year. ...Rose Rosette took out my favorite rose this year. I don't think it's savable. Due to many late-planted annuals, I did okay this year. But between deer and a late onset on a horde of spotted cucumber beetles (still trying to figure out how to get rid of them) it wasn't the best of year. Now I'm just waiting for a seemingly late first frost to knock everything back for the year. <br /><br />I was given charge of one of the courtyards recently and plant to move much of my plantings into there, where the deer can't get to them. <br /><br />I did miss your posts this summer, but having gone through a similar summer, I understand the need for distance and silence! Hang in there.Br. PlacidusKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02411198696659419547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-66313620220749037702016-10-24T04:27:21.085-05:002016-10-24T04:27:21.085-05:00I have missed your postings, Professor, and am sor...I have missed your postings, Professor, and am sorry for the losses you've had this year. I hope next summer's rebuilt garden makes up for all of this year's misery. May hail and hurricane, deluge and drought, be far from you this next year. "Next year" seems to be always a gardener's delight.<br />harborrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147315793706590696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-29867313313273370422016-10-24T03:32:53.355-05:002016-10-24T03:32:53.355-05:00A sad tale you tell, it is devastating to suffer s...A sad tale you tell, it is devastating to suffer such loss in something so obviously close to your heart but inspiring that you are forging on...best wishes in your endeavoursAesthetic Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027165971320107608noreply@blogger.com