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Post by Alan on Oct 19, 2009 21:34:30 GMT -5
Cultigens? Please say a bit more bout that. Dunno bout maple syrup, but I'm hoping to make sorghum syrup within the next 2 years. Jo, Cultigens are essentially the same as Entheogens, valued for their psychoactive properties by certain cultures and used in traditional medicines with the difference lying in their attributes for reproduction and weather or not they are human assisted to the point that they (for the most part) can no longer survive in the natural world without the help of a particular human culture. Salvia Divinorum in a cultigen. It can grow in the wild, but mostly doesn't because it has become adapted to human intervention. If corn were psychoactive it would be a cultigen. |
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Post by cff on Jan 9, 2010 17:12:44 GMT -5
After the accident my daughter was in the day before Thanksgiving in the proceeding weeks while she was in the hospital I realized she really liked Roses - so I told her as soon as she was well ol dad would hook her up with her own rose garden. I started researching roses and their propagation methods, I had no clue what a major hobby this was for some people. Rose's can be grown from seed (Hips) scvrs.homestead.com/hybridizekb1.html Grafted or cut and rooted. Throughout history people have raised roses, in the time of ancient Rome roses were grown and imported for the use in banquets - oil - medical. The first roses documented were a species and bloomed only once per year so as time progressed people learned to cross pollinate and grow them from seed building on traits desired. Since then thousands of new verities have been Hybridized into existence. So new for 2010 I'll be collecting and breeding roses - I recently joined The Rose Hybridizers Association www.rosehybridizers.org/index.html who have two very interesting and helpful books that I've just started reading. Hopefully someday you'll be able to buy rose's bred on my farm at your local Wal-Mart - if not I'll just be having fun with my daughter who really loves her rose's  |
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 9, 2010 17:23:47 GMT -5
Hayne! I love antique roses. Gallicas are just about my favorites, but I like just about anything. I can fix you up with some old ones if you are interested.
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Post by cff on Jan 9, 2010 17:28:38 GMT -5
Karen" Chelsea and I would really appreciate that - your just great Hayne! I love antique roses. Gallicas are just about my favorites, but I like just about anything. I can fix you up with some old ones if you are interested. |
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 9, 2010 21:40:42 GMT -5
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Post by pugs on Jan 9, 2010 21:53:14 GMT -5
Have you checked out these people for roses? Linky : www.heirloomroses.com/They are about an hour's drive from me. I haven't been there in years. Pugs |
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 9, 2010 22:05:47 GMT -5
Hayne, I can gather some hips for you if you would like some. Roses bloom pretty quickly from seed. I have ordered from Heirlooms, Amity Heritage, Chamblees, Vintage and The Uncommon Rose. Sadly, UR was my favorite, and they have closed. I remember that you were in this area on business and stopped by Alans. Is there any chance that you will be back in this area? I could load your truck up if you like the old roses. The gallicas spread like crazy on their own roots. I love it, but I have plenty of room to spare. They only bloom once a year, but boy is it pretty when they do.
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Post by cff on Jan 9, 2010 22:09:28 GMT -5
Karen" You did a great job with these - just beautiful |
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Post by cff on Jan 9, 2010 22:16:16 GMT -5
Karen" Hips or suckers will work out great - Hopefully I'll be ordering a pretty good number this year so I'll have some breeding stock for the years to come. I'm looking forward to the day when I'll have stock to give away to friends like you I was in your area about a year ago buying equipment, but I don't have a clue when I'll be back out that way - but you never know when the wife will twist my arm for some vacation time so who knows Hayne, I can gather some hips for you if you would like some. Roses bloom pretty quickly from seed. I have ordered from Heirlooms, Amity Heritage, Chamblees, Vintage and The Uncommon Rose. Sadly, UR was my favorite, and they have closed. I remember that you were in this area on business and stopped by Alans. Is there any chance that you will be back in this area? I could load your truck up if you like the old roses. The gallicas spread like crazy on their own roots. I love it, but I have plenty of room to spare. They only bloom once a year, but boy is it pretty when they do. |
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 10, 2010 12:28:39 GMT -5
Hayne, check out the link to my picasa web albums, if you see anything there you would like, just let me know. My garden is to the point that I really need to divide a lot of things, and I would be happy to share. I like my garden best from about mid April to Mid May. That is when the bloom is best for the roses, and before it gets too hot to even want to be out there. Just looked back through those albums, and made me anxious for spring to get here. It was 5F when I got up this morning, but now we are up to 15!
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Post by Alan on Jan 10, 2010 20:45:37 GMT -5
Kim and I brought back a very pretty pink "rambling rose" from Clay county Kentucky last year when we went to visit my grandfather, they are well mulched in out in the garden and hopefully they make it through the winter. They are special to me because they were planted in front of the first Wilson-Burns homestead in Kentucky (after leaving Virginia less than 2 years post arriving from Ireland). I can get you some of those if either of you two want some.
Karen, I would love to have some of your roses this year if you don't mind, either hips or cuttings either way. As you know, you are welcome to anything I have ever here on the farm.
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Post by cff on Jan 10, 2010 20:46:21 GMT -5
Great link Pugs - thanks for the information and your friendship! Have you checked out these people for roses? Linky : www.heirloomroses.com/They are about an hour's drive from me. I haven't been there in years. Pugs |
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Post by cff on Jan 10, 2010 20:49:23 GMT -5
Pink Red and whites seems to be Chelsea's favorites so Alan I would love to have a cutting or Hip from your rambling rose. Just let me know how I sould cover the shipping cost ect - Ok Kim and I brought back a very pretty pink "rambling rose" from Clay county Kentucky last year when we went to visit my grandfather, they are well mulched in out in the garden and hopefully they make it through the winter. They are special to me because they were planted in front of the first Wilson-Burns homestead in Kentucky (after leaving Virginia less than 2 years post arriving from Ireland). I can get you some of those if either of you two want some. Karen, I would love to have some of your roses this year if you don't mind, either hips or cuttings either way. As you know, you are welcome to anything I have ever here on the farm. |
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Post by cff on Jan 10, 2010 20:53:08 GMT -5
Karen" Anything red - pink or white seems to be on her her favorite's list anything in that department would be greatly appreciated Hayne, check out the link to my picasa web albums, if you see anything there you would like, just let me know. My garden is to the point that I really need to divide a lot of things, and I would be happy to share. I like my garden best from about mid April to Mid May. That is when the bloom is best for the roses, and before it gets too hot to even want to be out there. Just looked back through those albums, and made me anxious for spring to get here. It was 5F when I got up this morning, but now we are up to 15! |
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Post by Alan on Jan 13, 2010 0:29:38 GMT -5
I'll get ya some this year Hayne! |
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