What to Believe? Determining Fact From Fiction for Rose Pruning Advise

“Dear HT,

I found this blog entry (http://agardeningtip.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/how-to-get-rid-of-suckers-on-your-rose-bushes/) and found that the information is different from what you have posted.  They say the things don’t bloom and I can just rip them off.  You say different.  Which is right?

Confused”

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Dear Confused,

Thanks for posting this question on my recent rose sucker post.  I’ve looked at the post that you are referring to and the original that it was copied and plagiarized from (on About.com).  Both are incorrect and are a testimony that you cannot believe everything that you read on the internet!

The information used in my posts is always from reputable sources, like books, university extension websites, and industry leaders like seed or garden product companies.

If you are interested in more information, please check out the places I obtained my information from:

UC-Davis University

Texas A&M University

Purdue University

 

 

 

 

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Introducing Ornamental Kale ‘Glamour Red’ F1, AAS Cool Season Bedding Plant Award Winner

(Posted with permission of All American Selections)

Today’s new AAS variety is Glamour Red F1 Hybrid Ornamental Kale.  This is All-America Selections’ first winning kale (edible or ornamental) in seventy-eight years of trialing! ‘Glamour Red’ is an excellent achievement in breeding for its unique shiny leaves. The waxless quality of the leaves makes them shiny with a more intense, vivid color as compared to existing ornamental brassicas. Judges noted that the shiny foliage is striking in the landscape and it out-performed comparisons with outstanding success. It is a fringed leaf typeBrassica oleracea with flower head size of 10 to 12 inches. This full sun annual will bloom 90 days from sowing seed to first color. Leaf coloring begins when night temperatures fall below 55°F for approximately two weeks. Expect good disease tolerance in all regions and frost tolerant blooms from November to March in warmer climates. Bred by Takii & Co., Ltd.

AAS® Winner Data
Genus species: Brassica oleracea
Common name: Ornamental kale
Unique qualities: Non-waxy shiny leaves, brighter color tone
Flower size: Head size is 10 to 12 inches
Flower form: Fringed leaf type
Flower color: Purple
Foliage color: Green
Plant height: 12 inches
Plant width: 14 inches
Garden location: Full sun
Garden spacing: 12 inches apart
Length of time from sowing seed to flower: 90 days (for leaf coloring)
Closest comparisons on market: ‘Kamome Red’ and ‘Nagoya Red’

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