#157186
March 14th, 2007 at 12:24 AM
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We Finally get rain and rain and Winds and more winds I drove into rain and hail on the way home from work I could barley see the car infront of me But what I saw when I got home was sad!! My climbing rose 'arch' was snapped by the wind and laying on the ground,and the roses snapped in three piece!! There are Two Long pieces and a short piece!! Are they savagable??? Anyone know if they will reroot?? ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/2thtek/yard%20and%20flowers/2007_0313Image0001.jpg)
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#157187
March 14th, 2007 at 02:31 AM
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They should reroot ok, just treat them like regular cutting, but you never know until you stick them back in the ground! good luck 
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March 14th, 2007 at 02:41 AM
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Thanks Kenny I didn't know whether to stick them in the ground or water first to root I had/have no idea??
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#157189
March 14th, 2007 at 03:22 AM
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I'm pretty sure they need to be in soil to root...use some rooting hormone and I'll say a prayer to the rose fairy for them. Good Luck!!
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#157190
March 14th, 2007 at 03:33 AM
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OOhh Diane... my sympathies...n i hope u will b able to salvage your poor rose n it will perk up again soon!!
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#157191
March 15th, 2007 at 12:47 AM
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I got another Garden arch today and used the root Hormone( thanks Comfrey!) and place the broken pieces in the soil Keeping fingers crossed!! I don't know which pieces where red and what ones where yellow roses> I had red on one side and yellow on the other Now I just may have a mix which is okay ..  What's important is that the pieces take root! 
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#157192
March 15th, 2007 at 04:59 AM
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Oh my goodness! How terrible! It's amazing how strong thunderstorms are out there in your area. Having a thunderstorm here in California is exciting...No threating stuff, but It's interesting to see a straight line wind. My first straight-line wind I saw was in January of 2004. It was amazing!! It was a beautiful day and around 11am it got so cloudy (DARK) and the wind blow so strong all at once like a hurricane! It was amazing!! No rain fell, but just very strong winds....The rain was to my north. But anyways, I hope that damage wasn't that much extended. I hope your roses re rooted! this should be the time right??
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#157193
March 15th, 2007 at 05:34 AM
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Oh, Diane, I'm so sorry to hear what happened to your roses.  Even if the stems don't root I think the mother plants will be okay.  They'll just take a little while to get back to their original size. :rolleyes: I love your statue!  It looks very pretty there. I have St. Francis in my shade garden.
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#157194
March 15th, 2007 at 06:47 AM
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yep, i agree with patches, the mother plant should be ok, i would prune the mother plant down, make a fresh clean cut, and seal it with elmers glue, [that way no disease or pests get into your rose]
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#157195
March 15th, 2007 at 07:41 AM
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Good advice, Sibyl!  Elmer's white glue would be fine to seal the wound.  Don't use any of the tar-based products  on the market for sealing wounds because they can cause more dieback and problems on roses. 
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#157196
March 15th, 2007 at 12:20 PM
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I trust nothin' in the ground right now - 'cept what's already wintered.
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#157197
March 15th, 2007 at 03:11 PM
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OH DIANE! How terrible for you!  will say a prayer to the garden fairy too! I know you can prune your roses back & they will grow new leaves, but I hope replanting them in the ground will root for you! I use Miracle grow root stimulator on EVERYTHING I plant outside. Your backyard is gorgeous by the way! 
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#157198
March 15th, 2007 at 11:21 PM
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#157199
March 16th, 2007 at 01:46 AM
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Diane, I think Morning Glories would look great on your trellis,  One of my high school classmates has Hyacinch Bean growing on her arch and it looks really beautiful!  I'm going to get some seeds from her this year! 
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#157200
March 16th, 2007 at 03:20 AM
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looks good ! i have a few extra cup and saucer vines [cobaea] left if ya want them.
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#157201
March 16th, 2007 at 02:08 PM
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#157202
March 17th, 2007 at 04:47 PM
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Thanks Penny,, Now to get things back in order out there I don't think the top of the old arch will be stable enough as is I'm thinking of filling the clay pots with sand and rock to give it some stability it's pretty wabblely as is ,, I'm afraid if vines grow on it the weight of the vines make make it lean one way or the other  But I'm determined to make this work!! I do have purple hiacynth bean seeds and a few other vining seeds now I'm just deciding which to use!! 
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#157203
March 17th, 2007 at 08:41 PM
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I think the purple Hyacinth beans vines are very pretty. 
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#157204
March 17th, 2007 at 08:51 PM
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Patti I have already dug some PHBean Vines seeds out and planted two on each side and decided on pastel sweet pea in the middle of those .. we'll see which one comes up and reaches out first!  Thanks for your vote of confidence!! 
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#157205
March 17th, 2007 at 09:56 PM
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Diane, for my trellises I buy the green metal fence posts to support them. Since I don't want the wood touching the ground,  I put a half of a brick under the wood and a stake in the middle then I use plastic ties to secure the trellis. They have kept my trellises secure and in place  through all the strong windstorms we get in the sring.  They are pretty cheap, about $2.00 for one that is 36" long, but the price goes up a little the longer they are. I get mine at Ace Hardware for about $2.00 each, but I'm sure Lowe's & Home Depot have them too. Here's a picture of a trellis I built that shows what it looks like (the green thing) and how I fastened it. You can see one of the plastic ties above the second cross piece, but there are more higher up because the trellis is over 6". They even have a triangle thing near the bottom to keep the stake in place. ![[Linked Image]](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/patches1414/TrellisIbuiltforClematis.jpg)
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#157206
March 17th, 2007 at 10:18 PM
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March 17th, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Diane, you're welcome!  I think they will do the trick and you will be very pleased.  They do an awesome job! On the ladder trellises I make, I use two, one on each side of the trellis, but I don't think your arch looks very wide, so one in the middle on each side should be fine. 
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#157208
March 17th, 2007 at 10:40 PM
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#157209
March 17th, 2007 at 11:19 PM
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Diane, be sure to let me know how this works out for you.  I always like any quick and good fixes that are cheap! What color Sweet Pea are you planting?  and let him know that he and his family are always in my thoughts and prayers. 
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March 18th, 2007 at 01:19 AM
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Patty the sweet peas are "pastel" seeds I got from Njoynit I don't know if they are fragrant or not but I thought the color would soften all the hardware that will be around it and make the purple hiacynth color 'Pop' in contrast. Oh Oh I snuck in a start of yelta MG flower along with Just in case some of the seeds don't come up it's blue with a purple star in the throat. I certainly will pass the Message to Jimmy! 
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