sunnyvalley said:Neal, your roses are looking good. I haven’t seen much winter damage on the roses I don’t protect either – it has been exceptionally mild so far. The ones where I have pushed the zone a bit are still mounded and covered so it’s hard to tell. Looks like I won’t be opening them up too soon either, winter is back! It snowed last week with more forecast for this week.
Margie – good luck with your seeds!
Philip – agreed, it is a long process but an extremely rewarding one. I am by no means an expert and only started doing my own crosses about five years ago. The chance of creating something totally unique fascinates me! Each seed, even from the same hip, is different. Granted, a lot of the seedlings are similar. When I first started I kept every single one of them. As you can imagine, my pot ghetto became rather large. These days I limit the number of seeds that I sow to about 300 and a lot of them land up on the compost but it is the quest for that special rose that drives me.
These 6 seedlings are all from the same cross and show how different the results can be.
and i agree with you its so rewarding to see the results in particular as they are roses.« Return to the thread "February 2016 -- photos and chat"
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