CONSOLIDATED HERBS
If you'd like to have a nice herb garden close to
your kitchen--but you don't have a good place for
one (or even a bad place for one), don't despair.
Most herbs do well in containers--and there's one
kind of container that can serve as a one-stop
herb garden:
strawberry pots. You can plant a different herb
in each of the pot's "pockets," with the taller
herbs (such as chives and parsley) closer to the
top. Use a good potting soil and locate the pot
in a spot where it will get at least six hours
of sunshine every day. (Maybe this will be near
your kitchen, for handy culinary herb-snipping
but if not, the pot will still be a nice
addition wherever it winds up.)
What's Wrong with my Roses?
In midsummer, it appears daily. A garden just
isn't complete without a few roses, but even
the most diligent rose gardener will encounter
problems from time to time.
We are privileged this week to have four articles
by Mark Whitelaw. Mark Whitelaw was a landscape
designer and dedicated rosarian. He was a Past
President and an executive board member of the Ft.
Worth Rose Society, as well as an American Rose
Society Consulting Rosarian and ARS Cyber-CR, who
laughingly referred to the rose as "his mistress.
In everything he did, he sought to educate people
about the plant he loved so much. As editor for
Rose Garden at Suite101.com he continued to
educate people about his favorite flower - and
continues to do so in the many informative
articles he left as his legacy.
Rose Diseases and Their Control
http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/
rosediseases.htm
Rose Diseases - Fungal
http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/
rosediseasesfungal.htm
Rose Diseases - Bacterial and Viral
http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/
rosediseasesbv.htm
When Rose Diseases Aren't
http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/
rosediseasenot.htm
SUPPORT FOR FRUIT TREES
Provide support for any branches that are in
danger of breaking under the weight of the fruit.
Don't leave fallen fruit lying on the ground.
Many fruit insects and worms hide in the fallen
fruit and mature in the soil. If your apple and
pear trees have dead branches with leaves still
clinging to them you may have fire blight. The
best control is pruning. Destroy any suspect
limbs.
