tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post7521919659145527444..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Friends rememberedRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-90404747739992621332013-12-26T18:01:01.341+00:002013-12-26T18:01:01.341+00:00The attraction to the commercial grower is that he...The attraction to the commercial grower is that he needs less stock (One bud) and he does not need special propagation facilities such as glass and propagation environments. They also get the budding done very quickly. To much bending for we pensioners Rick!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-53878747380087448042013-12-26T15:44:05.309+00:002013-12-26T15:44:05.309+00:00As you say Roger, probably budding is preferred ov...As you say Roger, probably budding is preferred over cuttings more for the benefit of the producer being a matter of numbers. I did some budding and like most horticultural jobs it certainly stretched your back and, as the work is too fiddly to wear gloves, which I didn't normally, it could be hard on the hands! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-35563553656462115992013-12-26T10:57:03.142+00:002013-12-26T10:57:03.142+00:00In one of my old posts I mentioned how the locals ...In one of my old posts I mentioned how the locals around here used to graft on to wild apples in the hedgerows early last century so they could gather future food later. (put apples in the search box at the top -which still works!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-54656396879625427992013-12-25T21:29:32.014+00:002013-12-25T21:29:32.014+00:00It is funny you should mention Bramley because whe...It is funny you should mention Bramley because where we live there are hundreds of "wild apple trees" (seeded by animals, mostly in ditches). Last year, a neighbour told me about the best apple in the neighbourhood. She was right, it was a very nice apple. We do not have Bramley but when I started looking up this " wild" apple, the look and description of the taste were just Alainhttp://rochefleuriegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-7041736919348709392013-12-24T21:43:05.250+00:002013-12-24T21:43:05.250+00:00Those are some beautiful shots of your Roses you c...Those are some beautiful shots of your Roses you captured. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas.<br />Cher<a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sunray Gardens</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-61166068497883017542013-12-24T18:29:14.293+00:002013-12-24T18:29:14.293+00:00Interesting to get your experiences Alain. And if ...Interesting to get your experiences Alain. And if one in six root that's brilliant - its just as easy to stick in twenty as it is one - as long as you have the stock!<br />I have had an Iceberg thriving in Bolton Percy cemetery for over thirty years now on its own roots..<br />As to the size, different varieties have their own vigours, some will be bigger, others smaller I would imagine, JustRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-70539905044017955012013-12-24T17:46:06.576+00:002013-12-24T17:46:06.576+00:00Good to see you challenging the "received Wis...Good to see you challenging the "received Wisdom" as usual, Roger. Some of the established practices are anachronistic now. I only have tow roses, and one of them suffers a lot from Black Spot, but although it loses its leaves every year, it always produces a second flush, and flowers well.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-77845147452900938072013-12-24T16:53:43.629+00:002013-12-24T16:53:43.629+00:00I am glad to see I am not the only one who likes r...I am glad to see I am not the only one who likes roses on their own roots. In my case I knew several years ahead that one day we would be leaving our garden for the new place we were building and so over the years made cuttings of just about all my roses. I am not particularly gifted as a propagator so I will at most get one new rose for half a dozen cuttings but with time I transferred most of rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-53366573648097993642013-12-24T15:17:48.658+00:002013-12-24T15:17:48.658+00:00Neither Peter's or Tony's rose is prone to...Neither Peter's or Tony's rose is prone to blackspot, Sue<br />I have most success with ripened shoots in September but you will remember my post last year when I inserted six ten inch shoots of Tony's rose and treated them like hardwood cuttings as you would on the plot. In my post about chickens roosting (!) I reported one fine new plant that grew. Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-12688298234872599262013-12-24T14:48:12.840+00:002013-12-24T14:48:12.840+00:00I've been thinking of trying cuttings from the...I've been thinking of trying cuttings from the shrub roses on the plot but as they seem prone to black spot maybe it is a pointless exercise.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com