COLD DARK ROOM

[Ray--Opo]

Lena is deep under cover. Probably some new underground group!

What kind of roses? Take some pix. I prune ours in late Fall. Then they grow & bloom on the new growth. Once they have a good flush of blooms, I’ll give them a good cleaning/pruning dead heading & fertilize. They’ll grow & bloom til frost.

Here is a pic of one of our rose bushes. It blooms all year. I keep telling Rose to cut it way back in the fall. So it gets more full.
Any suggestions?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Here is a pic of one of our rose bushes. It blooms all year. I keep telling Rose to cut it way back in the fall. So it gets more full.
Any suggestions?
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Once your Summer is over and you have “cooler” temps, Id give them a good pruning down to a foot high. Since you really don’t get freezing temps, i guess id add some slow release “rose” fertilizer. The new growth will start up & start producing roses. Here in Maryland i prune down hard in late Fall, no fertilizer, but will fertilize in early Spring as new growth starts.

Something like this ➡️➡️ https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-...izer-with-BioZome-OMRI-Listed-09428/202527156

 

[Cathie G]

Great idea. I am thinking the other day when Opo went running into his hide. Maybe a fire ant stung him on his manhood. ??

Saphire hasn't dared to flash me since...and I'm sure he didn't get stung by a fire ant. He was just hanging out and got a bit too comfortable. Scared me half to death. And I didn't have all my friends on TFO. Poor little guy.?

 

[Cathie G]

Here is a pic of one of our rose bushes. It blooms all year. I keep telling Rose to cut it way back in the fall. So it gets more full.
Any suggestions?
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Roses need a lot of leaves so the more the merrier. Maybe just some good dirt for extra food around the roots.

 

[Cathie G]

Do us both a favor, and go check the batteries in your battery operated lights... I made the unpleasant discovery that the two most accessible battery powered lights we have (in our main room) were both dead. A third one (normally in the bedroom) was more dim than I'd like it to be. On the bright side, the one that lives next to the mud turtle tank was just fine.

Will do. Tomorrow is battery charging day. Especially for my w90...?

 

[CarolM]

Lena is deep under cover. Probably some new underground group!

What kind of roses? Take some pix. I prune ours in late Fall. Then they grow & bloom on the new growth. Once they have a good flush of blooms, I’ll give them a good cleaning/pruning dead heading & fertilize. They’ll grow & bloom til frost.

Okay here we go:
The first one if i remember correctly is an iceberg rose. The second one is the climber.

 

[Cathie G]

Good Morning All,

It is nice and sunny here again. So we are looking forward to a beautiful day in Cape Town.

Has anybody seen @JoesMum around? I don't really go into the other threads it is mainly here that I come and I have not seen Linda posting anything here for a while. Has Linda gone a traveling or should we be worried?

Phoenix last night tucked himself nicely against the inside of his rock cave and went to sleep. So he seems to be very happy. I need to find a nice hammock for him like Heather suggested so that he has more to keep him occupied and happy.

Other than having to wear a mask and sanitize all the time, life seems to be getting back to normal. Well it is the same nonsense just a different day kind of scenario.

I hope that everyone is keeping safe and healthy.

I will chat a little but later again.

Hello and same here. My worst thing going on right now is Saphire is getting drenched by a summer shower. Everytime I get scared and run to check him he's always ok. But how much you wanna bet I'll be grabbing an umbrella.☔☔

 

[Ray--Opo]

Once your Summer is over and you have “cooler” temps, Id give them a good pruning down to a foot high. Since you really don’t get freezing temps, i guess id add some slow release “rose” fertilizer. The new growth will start up & start producing roses. Here in Maryland i prune down hard in late Fall, no fertilizer, but will fertilize in early Spring as new growth starts.

Something like this ➡➡ https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-...izer-with-BioZome-OMRI-Listed-09428/202527156

Thanks Mark, I will have Rose read this. I will bring you into the discussion. I will start out the discussion with........ But Mark says!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Roses need a lot of leaves so the more the merrier. Maybe just some good dirt for extra food around the roots.

Thanks Cathie!?

 

[Ray--Opo]

Our Post Office was quick to call when i had 5 pounds of honey bees shipped... ??

You are a bee keeper also? What don't you do?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Thanks Mark, I will have Rose read this. I will bring you into the discussion. I will start out the discussion with........ But Mark says!

I would imagine, since it doesn't really freeze, you should wait to prune until the real heat of Summer & growing season over. Lets revisit in a few months. ??

➡➡ Homework Reading - https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/roses.html

Short Cut -
Pruning Roses in Florids
A major pruning should be done once a year, in January or February, though in South Florida pruning may be needed twice a year.

 

[Cathie G]

Thanks Cathie!?

It already looks like a good discussion on roses. I'll be watching. I love the mini ones.

 

[Ray--Opo]

I would imagine, since it doesn't really freeze, you should wait to prune until the real heat of Summer & growing season over. Lets revisit in a few months. ??

Definitely, I figure around Christmas time. January is usually when we get our coldest weather.
Another thing Mark, you posted awhile back that in the summer time you stop feeding Sully mazuri. Is that so Sully will eat more grass and greens? Also with Opo being 30lbs how many pellets would you give him per feeding?

 

[Ray--Opo]

It already looks like a good discussion on roses. I'll be watching. I love the mini ones.

We have 3 smaller mini rose plants that we repotted into pots. They seemed to do better in the ground.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Definitely, I figure around Christmas time. January is usually when we get our coldest weather.
Another thing Mark, you posted awhile back that in the summer time you stop feeding Sully mazuri. Is that so Sully will eat more grass and greens? Also with Opo being 30lbs how many pellets would you give him per feeding?

Yes, i stop feeding Mazuri once Sully goes outside. Shes getting a ton of grass & grape leaves & cactus.....etc. In Winter, not as wide a variety. I feed a cup full or so every few days. It disappears...

 

[Maro2Bear]

You are a bee keeper also? What don't you do?

Bee keeping a few times over the years. No longer....!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Okay here we go:
The first one if i remember correctly is an iceberg rose. The second one is the climber.

I need to look at your weather, climate, temps there in Cape Town. (Tomorrow’s project)

 

[CarolM]

I need to look at your weather, climate, temps there in Cape Town. (Tomorrow’s project)

Cool. Will do. Thanks Mark

 

[Cathie G]

We have 3 smaller mini rose plants that we repotted into pots. They seemed to do better in the ground.

Our yard is hard too figure out. The backyard can get so hot you can't believe. The front yard doesn't get full son until around 4 p.m. So in the backyard, in the ground, is my only option. They do ok in the backyard butt...it could be better.

 

[CarolM]

Cool. Will do. Thanks Mark

Hi Mark,

Below is our weather from the 28/06/2020 until the 24th July, with the historical average. I am not sure if this is what you need. If not then let me know and I will look for what you want.