anybody into gardening?

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:13 am

i have spent the last two days planting flowers..and uuuuuuuuuuh cutting my roses back..a little late..but hey!! i got to it..i am scratched., sunburned,.and dirty and basically look like i have been playing in the dirt..:p but i love it..:-6

does anybody else of fg like to garden..

ps..thats how i ended up on fg..looking for gardening sites once upon a time..:-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:17 am

Yes. I love gardening but can't stand the weeding:wah: I just received a small rose plant for my birthday and my SIL said to just plant it outside. Does it like full sun or part sun? And how deep should I dig the hole? Thanks

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:23 am

Oh I love to plant all my annuals in my big containers and also do the veggie's too. Idgie, did you do tomatoes last year, and how did they turn out? We got tons of them.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:24 am

qsducks;807997 wrote: Yes. I love gardening but can't stand the weeding:wah: I just received a small rose plant for my birthday and my SIL said to just plant it outside. Does it like full sun or part sun? And how deep should I dig the hole? Thanks

deep enough to place the knot of the rose..the base..just a tad above the ground..and place the roots into the hole without bending them all to hell..back fill the dirt back in around the roots and stamp it down when you are done..and then give it a good watering..roses need morning sun..or at least four to six hours of direct sunlight to bloom well generally..that way it burns the dew off of it..and makes for less mildew and fungus..problems..

i am no expert..but that works for me..:-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:16 am

Got a question regarding the melons and squash. I saw in Yankee magazine a garden they drew and it showed the melons & squash next to each other. Wouldn't they cross pollinate and make either one have strange looking fruit?

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:19 pm

I would assume so. Mine is still inside in a sunny windowsill and I just water it when I remember:wah: I guess you can plant it outside when all signs of frost are gone.