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| Bride's Dream |
Last summer in NW Arkansas was one of the worst droughts ever. People agreed that all the tap water was doing very little, since rain gives up tons of needed nitrogen for all plants and lacks the chlorine bleach we use from the faucet.
I think about soil ingredients, often easy and easy to obtain. Wood chips are almost free and cardboard boxes arrive free with Amazon and Walmart purchases. Unfortunately the cardboard incensed Charlie Sue, so she had to tear into them with the temper of a terrier.
I got into David Austin roses last summer (see disaster above) but saw them jump up this spring in the backyard garden. I wanted some bare root roses discounted, so I got some for soaking in the rain barrel. Bare root roses leave the facility almost inert, so they are slow to develop.
David Austin roses are sold with roots in a huge ball of soil - a dream, because the flowers can already be opening with their petals, fragrance, and leaves.
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| Queen of Sweden, Daivd Austin Rose - Yes, I have one. |
