I killed it! ...again - February 22nd, 2007 at 11:28 PM
(I hope this is where I should be posting this thread)
Well, I tried again and again I failed. Miniature Roses, oh how I love them ... if only they loved me.
First Round *ding-ding*: Two years ago I bought two baby Miniature Rose bushes from Lowes and planted them on either side of the sidewalk. Well, I totally didn't know what I was doing so I just stuck them in the ground. Oops. First rain fall, they got a free diving lesson. The water was well over 2 inches above the top of each plant. They died.
Second Round *ding-ding*: Last year I brought home 3 or 4 of them. But when I got them Walmart had already neglected them and they were in Horrible shape. I mean BAD shape. Lengthy, straggly, not much foliage. My green thumb is pretty much black and I couldn't revive them. They died.
Third Round *ding-ding*: Last week I bought ONE Miniature Rose bush. And I bought it early enough with it being in better health I thought maybe I'd have a chance. I thought wrong. It's die-ING. Perhaps it can be saved?
Now that I've become a serial killer of Miniature Roses I thought I'd come to you guys to see if there's a way to save this one. Shortly after I brought it home all the roses dried out, even the blooms that were not yet opened. I thought that maybe it didn't have enough water. (gulp) I think I over watered it. *Hangs head in shame* Did I just cause root rot?
Here's what it looked like when I brought it home. (These were taken inside the house)
Here's what it looks like now. (Pics taken outside)
Well, I tried again and again I failed. Miniature Roses, oh how I love them ... if only they loved me.
First Round *ding-ding*: Two years ago I bought two baby Miniature Rose bushes from Lowes and planted them on either side of the sidewalk. Well, I totally didn't know what I was doing so I just stuck them in the ground. Oops. First rain fall, they got a free diving lesson. The water was well over 2 inches above the top of each plant. They died.
Second Round *ding-ding*: Last year I brought home 3 or 4 of them. But when I got them Walmart had already neglected them and they were in Horrible shape. I mean BAD shape. Lengthy, straggly, not much foliage. My green thumb is pretty much black and I couldn't revive them. They died.
Third Round *ding-ding*: Last week I bought ONE Miniature Rose bush. And I bought it early enough with it being in better health I thought maybe I'd have a chance. I thought wrong. It's die-ING. Perhaps it can be saved?
Now that I've become a serial killer of Miniature Roses I thought I'd come to you guys to see if there's a way to save this one. Shortly after I brought it home all the roses dried out, even the blooms that were not yet opened. I thought that maybe it didn't have enough water. (gulp) I think I over watered it. *Hangs head in shame* Did I just cause root rot?
Here's what it looked like when I brought it home. (These were taken inside the house)
Here's what it looks like now. (Pics taken outside)