Rose Hybridizers Association Forum

Warren, did you know that most automobile manufacturers cold weather test their vehicles here in Churchill MB. Send your seedling here it's -11 deg. Celcius tonight. Most of my stuff is still outside in pots, without cover.

I am would like to know with direction you will go with this seedling?

While we are on the subject. Have anyone experimented with using concentrated sulphuric acid to degrade the seed coat of rose seeds.

Thanks Nat,
I need to broaden my knowledge about all roses,this will help me make better choices in selecting my parents.
You are right, the Forum is an invaluable resource.

To the webmaster, I wish they was a way to retrieve those attachments that are no longer accessible.
chuckp

Thanks joe for your suggestion. The writings of Raoul Robinson is definitely the kind of work I'm looking for.
I am looking forward to hearing from other rosarians, thank you.

Winter is about to descend on us here in the northern hemisphere. Deep snow and bone chilling weather discourage us from playing with our roses.
Time to curl up with a good book by the fireplace.

What are some of the "must read" books recommended for a beginning rose hybridizer?

chuckp

Years ago I read that the health of roses can be improved by using Epsom salts to lower the pH of the soil. I never saw any difference in my potted roses when I tried it.
Have anyone tried Epson salts on their potted roses or rose beds and what were the results?

chuckp

Hi André and Joe
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Thank you chuckp

hi Margit, You did not say how long you put the labels in before this behavior started. Could it be the salt on your hand attracted this moose? A few years ago I rented some land from a farmer at the edge of a Provential park to plant my baby roses. The deer came out of the park and pull up my caref...

Thanks Warren, I do feel bless to live here,mother nature does my pruning for me. But this blessing does come with some serious challenges. It sounds like you have the same basic soil type as we do in the Red River Valley. This leads me to my next question, on a practical basis. How do you manage we...

WOW! Warren, beautiful.
Winter is about to descend on us here on the Canadian Prairies. After seeing your roses I feel like going out right now and working with my roses.
What is the soil type you plant your roses in? it looks sandy.

chuckp

I acquired White Mts. ten years age. I still haven't done much with it. A search on HMF and this forum "R. maximowicziana descendants" by David Z. anothers tells me that it was hybridized by Dr.Risley out of a seedling breed by fellow Manitoban Dr.Frank skinner.It is hardy as far north as the Devoni...

hi Donald, My comments go beyond casual intererest. I have 40,000 seeds in my home deep freezer. They in no way I'm able to germinate that many seed in the near future. I was hoping that someone had experience this before,that would tell me how much time I have. Next spring I plan to start hybridizi...

I am not sure I'm answering your question, most of my seeds are from near species crossed with flourabunda,teas and some shrubs. I follow the 3 months damp warm in peat,followed by 3 months in the fridge. I had taken a break from hybridizing and stored 2008 seeds in the freezer.Last fall I took some...

Like most things in life, we utilize the things that are near, available in abundance and reasonable in price. Pottng up roses is no different. I am interested to hear of the potting soil recipes of other hybridizes,especially people that keep their roses in pots year round. For example do you fish ...

Thanks to those who took the time to respond to my first posting. One of the most difficult things for rose hybridizes in zone 3 would be to keep tender roses alive over the winter period. I keep my breeding stock in a climate controlled room over winter. The difficult time is this period, a long mi...

Hi everyone, Before I raise my first question, let me tell you something about myself. I live in Western Canada. I have been working on breeding roses for about 15 years. about 5 years age I decided to concentrate on creating yellow roses that are hardy here. The RHA forum has proven to be a of grea...