Spill the Beans

The October Master Gardener's Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing to deadhead and removing infected leaves that show yellowing, black spots, browning edges and/or have pests lurking among the blossoms and stems.

September in the Master Gardeners' Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing deadheading and cleaning out any suckers that grow up from the root ball.

It has been a great summer, the monster rainfall of this past winter and spring a distant memory, and the yard looks wonderful in May and June. You are pumped up about how well your gardening skills have developed.

August in the Master Gardener's Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) indicates we have a lot of deadheading to do on our 50 bushes. In addition, ideally we should add some fresh mulch around the trunk out to the drip line of the bush.

Riddle Time: What goes out more than teenagers? My back. What do Rice Krispies and my knees have in common? They go Snap, Crackle and Pop when used.