Planting – Raging Rosarian http://www.ragingrosarian.com Raging Rosarian is a gardening blog celebrating, ranting, and raving about the cultivation of roses, heirloom tomatoes, and other examples of entertaining greenery. Sat, 19 May 2018 18:03:49 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3 http://www.ragingrosarian.com/wp-content/uploads/tinyicon-45x45.png Planting – Raging Rosarian http://www.ragingrosarian.com 32 32 Late seasons, more anticipation, and lots and lots of rain… http://www.ragingrosarian.com/blog/2018/05/19/late-seasons-more-anticipation-and-lots-and-lots-of-rain/ Sat, 19 May 2018 17:57:59 +0000 http://www.ragingrosarian.com/?p=3934 Being halfway or more through May, I would normally expect to see more going on in the garden. This is clearly a weird year. With most of my shrubs preparing for their third year since planting, this should be when the real displays begin. And likely they will, but the oddly late onset of spring […]

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]]> Spring Finally Arrives http://www.ragingrosarian.com/blog/2018/04/18/spring-finally-arrives/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:47:35 +0000 http://www.ragingrosarian.com/?p=3880 Firstly, I must apologize for the lack of recent posts. I returned from a work trip to Asia (which went extremely well — I could have happily spent six months there) only to end up deeply immersed at work. But at last, signs of spring are upon us. Now that the days are long enough […]

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]]> LED Grow Light Update http://www.ragingrosarian.com/blog/2018/03/11/led-grow-light-update/ Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:24:28 +0000 http://www.ragingrosarian.com/?p=3811 In previous years, I used a fluorescent fixture (with T5 bulbs) as a grow light for my seedlings. This year, I’ve tried an LED grow light — partly just for the sake of comparison. I wish I could say I’ve seen a difference, but so far, there hasn’t been one. I can assume there is […]

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]]> Arrival… Because they do look a bit like aliens http://www.ragingrosarian.com/blog/2017/12/20/arrival-because-they-do-look-a-bit-like-aliens/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:58:14 +0000 http://www.ragingrosarian.com/?p=2212 This happy little ganglion is actually James Galway #3, replacing a year-old plant I had to put down the previous fall after it contracted Rosette (aka RRD), a virus that terminally disfigures roses.  Thankfully,this happy critter is healthy as kale and ginger smoothie. This is a perfect example of what an own root rose looks […]

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