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Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 16:03
| I cut these today and have them in a bucket of water hardening off. |
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| Kentucky_rose, WOW, those are gorgeous! Much prettier than the florist! Looks like you knew exactly when to cut them. Would love to know what varieties are included. I saw what looked like Red Intuition looking beautiful, and I really love the pastels and lt. yellow and white ones. They are all just wonderful. |
This post was edited by Sara-Ann on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 16:59
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 16:57
| WOW!!! Unbelievable that you could get that many GORGEOUS roses from your yard!!!!!!! Fantastic!!!! The only ones I recognize are Paradise and Red Intuition. Those are pretty easy :) Moonstone might be there too? Can you explain your hardening off process? |
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- Posted by kentucky_rose Z6 KY (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 22:25
| Sara & Carol, thank you for the compliments! To harden off the roses, I fill a tall bucket (kitty litter pails) with tap water and add about 1 T bleach. After cutting the stems under water, I put the rose in this bucket. Water level should be below the bloom/neck. The stems stay in the water from 15 to 30 minutes. This really hydrates the bloom and helps it to hold longer. The bleach kills some bacteria. I have added to much bleach and it lighten the rose. The varieties are: Red Intuition, Paradise, Moonstone, Falling in Love, Welcome Home, Buxom Beauty, PJPII, Beverly, Tineke, Sweetness, Marike Koopman, Wildfire, Dona Martin, Let Freedom Ring, Stainless Steel, Crescendo, Veteran's Honor, & Signature. I hope this is close enough. |
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- Posted by prettypetals GA 7 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 22:59
| Love it!! So many pretty roses!! I love to cut mine and take pictures!! Then make bouquets and take more pictures. Lol |
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- Posted by kentucky_rose Z6 KY (My Page) on Wed, Aug 27, 14 at 20:04
| Prettypetals, you just described me and here's the picture of the bouquets frrom above roses. |
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| Kentucky_rose - You did a great job with the bouquets, really lovely. I've enjoyed your sharing so much, because it has been so hot here and I only have a handful of blooms. You have some real beauties and I am so glad you posted these lovely pictures. |
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- Posted by paul_zone5ct 5 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 27, 14 at 22:36
| Absolutely beautiful, each one picked at the perfect stage. Stunning pix. |
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- Posted by prettypetals GA 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 17:25
| Soooo pretty Ken Rose! Love them all! |
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