There's no shortage of advice on rose care. Some have travelled with roses for decades unchanged, but are they valid? Do they make sense in all situations, or just in certain conditions? In this video I invited Kimberley (The Rose Geek) on to discuss these garden facts and myths at length - podcast style. It's not my regular pace of presentation, but I figured that since I'm trying to give fair consideration to different points of view, I didn't want to rush through it. So settle in for a bit - or better yet, find something else you can be doing and listen to it podcast style! Thanks. Here's a link to the following video on the Rose Geek channel: https://youtu.be/j8dAIpIo8DQ Here are a couple of sites where you can find approximate NPK values for organic amendments: https://www.thenutrientcompany.com/or... and https://www.grow-it-organically.com/n... And that article page on Joegardener (with guest Linda Chalker Scott) discussing the myth of B1 vitamins and others: https://joegardener.com/podcast/034-gardening-myths-busted-pt-1-with-linda-chalker-scott/ For a wide range of great articles on garden myths, check Robert Pavlis' site: https://www.gardenmyths.com/ 0:00 Intro 1:16 "Don't Mulch Your Roses" 5:23 "Soak Bare Root" 10:56 "Cut at a 45 Degree Angle" 13:22 "Seal Pruning Cuts" 18:49 "Plant the Crown Deep" 23:25 "Apply Epsom Salts" 27:18 "Compost Tea Cures All" 30:54 "B1 Vitamins for Stress or Transplant" 32:55 "Mosaic Virus Can Be Spread with Dirty Tools" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TvFS8vXJD8

The extremely cold hardy Scots' and Rugosa roses are the earliest to bloom in the landscape in my collection - I suppose the biological reason might be to complete the flowering season quickly so they can finish ripening their hips before winter. Here I feature the outstanding Scots' roses 'Prairie Peace', 'Doorenbos', 'Stanwell Perpetual' and the rugosas 'Blanc Double de Coubert' and 'Rosaraie de l'Hay'. Also some quick examples to show how own-root roses can recover, even if the above-ground damage is substantial. If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out: Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/ Leave a review of our farm on Google: https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review For shareable articles on roses and gardening: https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/ Photo credit: Stanwell Perpetual (thumbnail) by Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxlnX8HdElc

If you have shade in your garden, you may wonder if there's enough sun to grow roses. Fear not! There are quite a few varieties you can choose that will accept a fair amount of shade. Here I'll review some of those classes of roses that are best for shady spots, and also discuss why a bit of high/dappled or afternoon shade might actually help you roses. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=300OC57KS2M

There's been a spike in rose demand, but for the reasons in this video, I wouldn't call it a rose shortage. There's a production difference between own-root and bare-root roses that will come into play. The faster production time of own-root roses will help to fill the gap over the short term, and over the longer timeframe I'm quite sure the bare-root suppliers will catch up. If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out: Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Or Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Photo credit: Oh Happy Day Eleganza by Geolina163 CC BY-SA 4.0 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0oc-LshXEI