tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post5196222556773697066..comments2024-03-27T01:11:59.600-04:00Comments on Children of the Corm: A Charleston Garden Blog: Bad ThingsJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-46451585457337344272011-11-14T12:32:28.801-05:002011-11-14T12:32:28.801-05:00can't wait to hear part 2. haha! i think lik...can't wait to hear part 2. haha! i think like holley...i hope you didn't get arrested as arsonist suspect. it *has* been a while since you wrote part one!Dariciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139602899939762309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-84883910147778152842011-11-14T08:16:34.107-05:002011-11-14T08:16:34.107-05:00Jess, having been in the South only a short time, ...Jess, having been in the South only a short time, I would think that if you only asked, those church people would cut an armful for you and supply you with rooted cuttings for your own place - waiting for the happy ending, hopefully not written from the Charleston lockup :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-15680691565195394212011-11-13T22:37:24.447-05:002011-11-13T22:37:24.447-05:00I know that feeling, of seeing the perfect specime...I know that feeling, of seeing the perfect specimen plant and dying to have a piece of it, and so I hoped everything worked out for you but guess we'll have to wait to see. ;-)<br /><br />My hand pruners are constantly getting lost too. I really need to just buy 3 at a time because I waste too much time looking for them all throughout the gardening season.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504338910632563310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-1464909970380293762011-11-12T12:13:53.898-05:002011-11-12T12:13:53.898-05:00Great story and I hope it ends well :). Is the ros...Great story and I hope it ends well :). Is the rose in the picture the one you are hoping to "borrow"? I found a link for you to a California rose hybridizer's blog about rooting late season cuttings:<br /><br />http://pushingtheroseenvelope.blogspot.com/2011/10/wrapping-refresher.html<br /><br />He is very knowledgeable and I hope it helps you in your quest :).<br /><br />You asked me about early pruning. A lot of my roses are still growing too and I haven't pruned them, but some of my big climbers (other than noisettes, climbers are not known for great fall bloom) have fallen asleep already and stopped growing, so I started with those. I don't expect the pruning to trigger growth because they are basically dormant already. Also I took leaves off them (lots of work!) to force more reliable dormancy - sometimes it is necessary in my climate where some roses remain evergreen and reluctant to stop growing (and they need a nap). <br /><br />Even if your roses start growing in winter after pruning it is not a big deal. They will lose a bit of tender growth, and you will probably have to re-prune them (a bit of a pain), but in my climate at least it is not at all a catastrophe. At the San Jose Heritage they have to start pruning in October because they have so many plants, and some of them have already resumed growing. This tender growth will be killed off, but, in a mild climate, the plant won't be any worse off.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-41994292309501492742011-11-11T14:33:56.566-05:002011-11-11T14:33:56.566-05:00to be continued!!! GAH, I can't wait to find ...to be continued!!! GAH, I can't wait to find out what happened. I'm laughing a little as we just did a small gardening crime today as well. Some baby trees languishing in the ditch, not on our property, but they would have just been mowed over if left there, right? they'll be much happier in our yard I'm sure.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-44789990004236393442011-11-11T13:32:53.640-05:002011-11-11T13:32:53.640-05:00Jess, This is hilarious! I love the way you left u...Jess, This is hilarious! I love the way you left us hanging, but since you started the post by confession that you "did" a bad thing, I'm pretty certain that the deed actually got done. The fun part will be learning about your misadventures along the way. (I'm pretty sure they don't allow internet access in jail, so I'm not worried about that.) -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-64039835201421723792011-11-11T07:21:40.991-05:002011-11-11T07:21:40.991-05:00You stole flowers from a church.
You're going...You stole flowers from a church.<br /><br />You're going to hell :D<br /><br />(I'll save you a seat right next to me.)Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-9100328497485624902011-11-10T15:55:49.634-05:002011-11-10T15:55:49.634-05:00I bet if you just asked them they would say sure g...I bet if you just asked them they would say sure go ahead. But I know how these ideas get into ones head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-54133699235092404222011-11-10T13:59:15.104-05:002011-11-10T13:59:15.104-05:00haha - I can't believe you didn't finish! ...haha - I can't believe you didn't finish! I would never, ever have the nerve to do this! And that arsonist worries me. See, I would be worried that someone would see me slinking around, with my luck the church would burn down the next day, and I would be named! That's the way I think. That's why I would never be able to do that. I would just know I would get caught! <br /><br />If you did, I hope you didn't get caught. Or named as the arsonist. I hope you're not writing this in jail! See what you're doing to me? You need to finish this post!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-66378144842568981212011-11-10T12:59:19.641-05:002011-11-10T12:59:19.641-05:00Argh! You left us hanging LOL. I love that you&#...Argh! You left us hanging LOL. I love that you're contemplating 'borrowing' roses from a CHURCH garden. I can just see you having to explain that one while standing in front of pearly gates. In your defense, roses only grow and produce their best if they're faithfully pruned, so clearly they need to be trimmed. Oh, and a can of orange paint, to paint those pruners handles, has saved me a number of expensive trips back to the tool department ;)Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-16167117973582369792011-11-10T12:01:17.030-05:002011-11-10T12:01:17.030-05:00You're as goofy as I am. Jusy cut one, or ask ...You're as goofy as I am. Jusy cut one, or ask the yard man working around the grounds. They have to trim them anyway , or ask them for a good root cutting. Smile and swing that blond hair around woman. Keep us posted.Antique ART Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674268803389194210noreply@blogger.com