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1 EDITOR: JUDY SWEADOR CO EDITOR: PHYLLIS HENSLIN WRITTEN BY AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE EAST VALLEY That blur was our WONDERFUL auctioneer, Kyle Burnis Fantastic job! Monthly Meeting: Mesa Community College (FREE PARKING) Elsner Library Community Room 1833 West Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ MEMBER MEETING 7 P.M.THURSDAY March12, 2015 Program: FERTILIZING Presented By: Bill Shepard March,

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3 Social Time Setting up the Tea Table Ryan explaining the rules Jan Blanco and Alta Russell at the money table Bob Martin presenting each rose. March,

4 ROSE CARE CORNER for March, 2015 by Phyllis Henslin, Master Consulting Rosarian It s time to store the pruning shears and break out the fertilizer. The pruning and mulching in your rose garden should be finished and you should be seeing lots of new growth on your roses. It is important you check your roses daily for insect or disease problems that seem to appear overnight. Aphids: They are tiny green insects that attack new growth and can appear overnight. Use your water wand to hose off your roses (be sure and hose off the underside of the leaves also) every few days to keep aphids under control or you can use an insecticide such as Merit, Green Light Tree and Shrub Systemic Insect Killer or Bayer Advanced Rose and Flower Insect Killer. All these products contain the ingredient imidacloprid. Thrips: These tiny insects invade the buds on your roses; suck the juice out of the petals which then causes brown edge damage to the petals and keeps the blooms from opening properly. They are attracted to light colored blooms but will damage dark colored blooms as well. Use a handheld spray bottle for your insecticide and spray only the buds rather than the whole plant. By only misting the buds you keep from killing all the beneficial insects in your garden. Start spraying as soon as you have pea sized buds and as often as directions state on the container of insecticide. Bayer Advanced Rose and Flower Insect Killer is a premixed product to use if you have a small garden. Other products, Captain Jack Dead Bug or Conserve SC can also be used. Powdery Mildew: It looks like a dusty white film on the new growth and causes leaves to curl. Hosing off your roses during the day can be helpful in avoiding mildew or keeping it under control. Hose your roses off early in the day so plants dry quickly. Fungicides such as Banner Mass, Compass and Eagle 20EW will either prevent or eradicate Powdery Mildew. Spider Mites: Once the heat hits, spider mites can appear overnight. Your water wand is your best friend in preventing spider mites. Wash your roses off with a strong blast of water both on top and under the leaves to prevent and rid the mites. Fertilizer: Now is the time to push growth to have the best and biggest blooms in late March and April. Use an inorganic water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle Gro or Magnum Grow. Mix and apply 1 1/2gallons to hybrid teas & grandifloras, 1 gallon to floribundas, ½ gallon to miniatures and potted roses. Arizona s Best Citrus Food is an economical granular fertilizer to use also. Apply (per bush) 1 cup Arizona s Best Citrus Food every 30 days. Use half that rate for miniatures and potted roses. Once you have pea sized buds, add 1 TBS. of Fish Emulsion to 1 gallon of water and apply to your roses. Fish emulsion will help add size and color to the blooms. Remember: Always water before and after you fertilize. Water: The most important basic thing to keep in mind throughout the entire year. Water, Water, Water. Roses love and need water to survive. March,

5 Rose Garden Happenings Our Rose Garden volunteers have been busy pruning, weeding and planting new roses during the months of January and February. It is amazing to see how fast new growth and a few new blooms here and there start showing up shortly after the roses are pruned. On March 7 we will have our annual volunteer appreciation breakfast for all who give their time and talents to make the MCC Rose Garden a place of rose beauty. We were fortunate to have the help from Boy Scout troop 451 from Trinity Baptist Church and Boy Scout troop 653 from Central Christian Church help with the spreading of mulch on Saturday Feb. 7 and 14 th in Sections 3 and 4. A BIG THANK YOU to all the scouts and their troop leader Peter Knudson. Several trees were trimmed and removed, including the big cotton wood, during the winter which will give more sunlight to some of the rose beds. Over 200 new roses were planted so be sure and keep watch for these new roses as they start to bloom. We welcome you to come and help deadhead the spent blooms the 3 rd Saturday of each month. At 8 am a short meeting is held with refreshments. Looking forward to seeing you in the Rose Garden. Boy Scout Troop # 451 Boy Scout Troop 653 with scout leader Peter Knudson March,

6 Thanks to Gro Well for supplying the mulch Job well done everyone, the mulch has been spread Spreading the mulch in rose beds March,

7 If you have not attended an ARS event, we would encourage you to. Yvonne and I really enjoyed the ARS national convention in San Diego in A variety of programs were offered. We chose to visit many private and public rose gardens, transported by luxury coach and hosted by congenial rosarians. Inspired by those gardens we came home and looked at the potential for a memorial rose garden at the church we attend. After getting approval of the plan, we asked Jack and Lynn Twitchell to review it, and they kindly gave us advice and guidance. As soon as the summer heat allowed, we put in 50 feet of retaining wall and hauled in top soil and mulch to create the garden. In December we planted 30 rose bushes. It has been great to see how many people have enjoyed the development of the garden. As the first blooms have now arrived, almost everyone walking by stops to enjoy the roses. Bud moving dirt garden on east side of Bethany Lutheran Church Thank you Bud and Yvonne Morrison. Great article, great sharing!! March,

8 Starting From Scratch By Mary Van Vlack Introduction: After 32 great years, my husband, David, and I decided to sell our home in Arcadia and move to something smaller. Our former home was 4300 square feet with a 25,000 square foot yard intensively landscaped and at one time almost 200 rose bushes, while our new place is 30% smaller with an 8000 square foot yard and no roses at all, hence my title, Starting From Scratch. Last month I wrote about our garden in Arcadia. Part 3: Transplanting a Rosarian About ten years ago David broached the subject of down-sizing our home to something smaller and simpler. Now David is a retired homebuilder and land developer, and ever since I have known him he has loved going through houses, mostly houses under construction and realtors open houses, also home and garden tours. For him that was and still is great entertainment in college, while he was in the Air Force, and all the years he built homes and developed communities, he just loved spending Sundays looking at houses. Zillow and realtors.com have only added to his enjoyment. When he started showing me small apartments in high rise buildings with killer views but no storage or space for our stuff and no place for a rose garden, I thought it was just more - uh entertainment. Over time we both got more realistic my poor arthritic and damaged spine forced me to take moving more seriously and David began showing me places where we could honestly imagine living. Now every house hunter has a wish list, but ours was especially challenging for the realtors. In addition to the usual stuff people want, such as closet space and a kitchen and dining area sufficient for large family gatherings and room for much of our furniture, we needed a garage that would hold David s big pick-up truck and yard space for me to grow roses. We wanted to stay close to our church and friends and the services we are accustomed to using. And we wanted something nice but smaller and easier to leave when we travel. I can t tell you how many houses we have looked at in the past five years. Slowly we narrowed the selection and faced up to the compromises we d have to make. And with every house we saw, I had to count out how many roses I could fit into spaces with the right conditions to grow. Roses need six hours of sunshine, the experts say, and some will say 4 hours is the bare minimum. Of course, here in the valley our light is intense and our summers brutal, so it isn t so simple - one can have too much sunshine! Anyone who has lived here very long knows about the north/south exposure thing. It does not mean that your house has to face north or south, just that you don t want any windows on the east or west sides with the intense rising and setting sun blazing in. For roses, I think the eastern exposure is best since you can easily get six hours of morning and midday sun with the house shading the beds in the late afternoon. Northern and southern exposures would be the second and third choices with the west side the least desirable. The best thing to have on the west is no windows and lots of large trees (not roses). Roses also need good air circulation, and some people think that water features, especially swimming pools, promote powdery mildew. I know that at our old home I had more trouble with mildew and botrytis in the bed by the pool than in other areas of the yard, but it was also shadier there. March,

9 Once we had sold our Arcadia home and had to finally decide what to buy, we did have to make some compromises; finding ideal sites for roses was one of those compromises. To begin with, this house faces east with the small back yard on the west. Space on the north and south sides is too narrow for anything but wall-hugging vines. The HOA maintains the front yard and the only rose on the approved list of plants is Lady Banks (R. banksiae). Maybe everyone should grow Lady Banks once just for the experience, but once was enough for me. There is, however, a small courtyard where I think four smaller, more compact roses will fit on each side of the walk. There is plenty of light and hopefully enough air circulation. The back yard is full of issues too much shade here and too much sun there. Huge trees in the natural open space behind us screen out the neighbors and provide some very late afternoon shade to the hot spots, but probably not enough. The previous, original, owners squeezed in four citrus trees (if you count the kumquat), two foundation hedges of boxwood, and loads of bougainvillea. Still the yard looked rather barren with a lot of concrete and rocks. I think there is room for at least 30 rose bushes in imperfect locations there, plus my miniatures in containers. Meanwhile I have been filling my mind with visions of small but lush and beautiful gardens. Last spring on a trip to the East Coast we took a garden tour of walled gardens in the historic district of Savannah, GA, and they were just stunning. Recently we found photographs of Bette Midler s New York penthouse apartment her rooftop garden is just crammed with a profusion of flowering plants including lots of roses. With plenty of inspiration and with help from our friends, we are setting forth to do this. Future chapters making space and choosing and buying roses. courtyard Reprinted, with permission, from Mary Van Vlack and the PRS newsletter. THNAK YOU MARY!! And we look forward to your upcoming articles March,

10 Worm Castings 101 (Vermi-Composting) By Steve Sheard Container: An opaque container (worms do not like light) no more than 2 feet deep. Plastic storage bins, Horse feeding trough. Commercial worm farms use 8 feet wide x 30 feet long concrete beds. Worms need AIR: Drill ¼ holes in top and side of bin. Cover the feeding trough with a piece of plywood. Worms do not want to drown: A hole in the bottom will allow excess moisture to run out. Bedding: Peat Moss & Coconut Coir fiber are both good starting materials. Shredded paper and cardboard are both good for absorbing excess moisture and the worms enjoy eating them. Bedding material should be moist, not dripping. Temperature: The ideal temperature range is 65 F to 85 F. Below 60 F the worms will get very sluggish. Above 90 F they will begin to die off. Worms: Red Wigglers (Eisenia Foetida) are the best composting worms. 10 Lbs of Red Wiggler worms will eat 5 Lbs of food in 1 day! European Night Crawlers are best for aerating your lawn, flower beds and fishing. Buying Worms: Sena Kassim wormwhisperer@vermilove.com Location: Inside: A basement would be ideal. It is close to the kitchen for feeding and the temperature will stay fairly constant. A spare bedroom. Outside: Close to the kitchen is important. It must be convenient to feed. Summer under a tree where it is well shaded, maybe sunk into the ground a few inches. With holes in the bottom the worms will go down if it is TOO HOT, but come back up at night to feed. Winter When temperature drop below freezing cover with a blanket. With holes in the bottom the worms will go down if it is TOO COLD, but come back up during the day to feed. Setting up: A good U-Tube Video (from Uncle Jims Worm Farm) on starting and setting up can be watched at: Feeding period & method: 1 to 7 days, whenever you have kitchen waist. Begin in one corner and move around in a circle with about a 6 week cycle. Moving 1/6 way around the bin each week. Pull the bedding back to a depth of 2 inches, add the kitchen waist, cover lightly with bedding. Keep going around and around until the bin is about half full. Now it is time to harvest castings. What to feed: All vegetables and fruits from the kitchen. Avoid too much of the Acidic and Strong foods: Citrus, Tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic. Coffee Grounds and Tea are great. Hard cores and stems should be ground up in the blender. Calcium, crushed egg shells, coarse materials (optimal digestion worms have a gizzard like birds). Harvesting Castings: Your worms will be where the food is, in the top 2 to 3 inches. Scoop the top 3 inches of material, plus worms, into another container. Place a bright light above the worm bin, the remaining worms will burrow deep as they do not like the light. Scoop off 1 inch of castings and place onto a ¼ screen. Come back in 5 minutes and scoop off another 1 inch of material. March,

11 Questions or concerns contact Vermi~Love Worm Farm LLC Worms World 1lb of worms will transform 1/2lb of green waste daily 1lb worms need 1sq foot of space Merry Microbes Bad Bacteria Apples, pineapple, banana peels, salad greens Neutral to slightly acidic ph level 6-8 Calcium, egg shells, coarse materials (optimal digestion) Aged manure/straw Soaked: shredded paper, corrugated cardboard Onions, peppers, tomatoes, corn husk, citrus, spicy spices, oils, teas, salt Too acidic is a skin irritant Fresh manure Dry material pulls moisture from the bed to breakdown 70-80% moisture Too dry: worms dry up Anaerobic conditions: no air flow degrees F Too cold: production stops Pill Bugs, Certain Mites (white/tan), Spiders, millipedes Too hot: cooking begins Ants: too dry, Nats: too moist. Fruit Flies: too much one time Birds. Flat worms. Red mites Trouble Shooting Too moist, add dry paper or cardboard to absorb excess liquid. Smelly? Remove lid and aerate bin by digging in and fluffing up. Fruit Flies, too moist or too much food not buried. Mass exodus of worms, probably fed too much food and created hot acidic conditions. Happy Worming! J March,

12 Basic worm composting Vermi~Love Worm Farm LLC Half pound of worms will transform about 1/4 pound green waste daily Start with bedding Shredded paper, pieces of soaked cardboard, leaves. The smaller the pieces the quicker they will break down forming compost sooner. Soak paper in water over night and wring out in the morning to leach out the inky chemicals. Basic Recipe 60% Brown (shredded paper, cardboard, dried leaves, dried grass clippings, small twigs) 40% Green (veggies, fruit) Worms sort of have a gizzard like chickens. Benefiting from small amounts of coarse materials, like sand or crushed egg shells. Chop food bits, the smaller the pieces the quicker the decomposition. Do s Worms love banana peels & grape stalks. Feed them lots. Keep home/bedding moist. Keep in a cool/mild location out of direct light and heat. Worms prefer degrees. When adding new worms to a new bed, keep a soft light shinning from above to ensure the worms burrow into their new home bedding. After being in close quarters worms may want to get far away from their siblings. You remember those looong family vacation car rides? Numbers on the Vermi~Love Village lid indicated feeding guidelines. Rotate where you are burying the food scraps at each feeding. Add in a handful of garden soil at every other feeding for coarse material. Don ts Red Wigglers won t reproduce if they feel crowded. One wiggler doesn t make two wigglers if it s cut in half. Don t over feed onions, spices, garlic, peppers, bone, meat or citrus. March,

13 Keep repeating until you have mainly worms left. If you want to harvest ALL the castings you will need to hand pick the worms out ideal job for grand children! Worm Bin under Tree Worm House Worm Bin Bedding Feeding Harvesting with Light Rerefences: s143_023557&navid= &pnavid= &position=not%20yet%2 0Determined.Html&ttype=detail&pname=wonworm.html%20%7C%20NRCS matoes%20and%20peppers.pdf f Vermicompost-Amended-Soils-Ward-Off-Crop-Pests March,

14 Calling All Dr. Huey I am looking for ALL Dr. Huey, yes ALL of it. If you have Roses on Dr. Huey Rootstock that want to send up suckers please let them grow to about 3 or 4 feet. I will then take them and plant them. If you have Dr. Huey plants in your garden, let me know and I will come and collect it, assuming you want it out! I am planning on a program in January 2016 on Budding and Grafting YES you will be able to create your our multi-colored Rose Bush. To do this we need Dr. Huey rootstock to Graft / Bud onto. So, if you have Dr. Huey growing in your garden PLEASE call me. Steve Sheard March,

15 MEVRS 2015 ELECTIONS NEW OFFICERS NEEDED FOR THIS ELECTION PERIOD CONSIDER TAKING A POSITION OR NOMINATE A PERSON YOU FEEL WOULD MAKE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE BOARD!!! DUTIES OF OFFICERS The President: shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Board of Directors, with a right to vote; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the Nomination and Budget and Audit Committees, with a right to vote. The President may determine the order of procedure at all meetings, and shall appoint and supervise the heads of committees. The First Vice President: shall in the absence of the President, perform the duties of the President and shall be the Program Chairman for regularly scheduled meetings. The Second Vice President: shall be responsible for the maintenance of membership rolls, issuance of membership cards, and collection of dues. The dues are to be promptly recorded and turned over to the treasurer. The Second Vice President shall act as Chairman of the Membership Committee. A revised electronic roster, with all new member information and any other changes of current members. In the absence of the President and the First Vice President shall preside at any meetings of the Society. The Recording Secretary: shall keep the minutes of the Society and Board of Directors meetings and record the number of attendees at each meeting. The Corresponding Secretary: shall be responsible for all correspondence pertaining to the business of the Society, shall give proper notices of all special meetings of the Society at least 10 days prior to the meeting: shall send any other special correspondence as directed by the President. The Treasurer: shall receive and deposit all funds in the Society s account; and shall pay all bills by check, upon authorization of the Board of Directors. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of income and expenditures and give a brief report at each meeting of the Society shall prepare and file Federal income tax reports for each calendar year and prepare and file annual reports required as needed and shall close the books of the Society at the end of the fiscal year and make the books available to the Audit and Budget Committee. Board Members: shall attend all Board of Director Meetings and assist as committee heads or helpers as needed. We are looking for nominees for the following: President, Vice President programs, Vice President membership, Recording Secretary, Treasurer. Please contact a Board member for your input or nominee. March,

16 Sunshine N Roses PSWD 2015 District Convention November 19 22, 2015 FEBRUARY meeting update This is going to be a convention you will not want to miss. Planned Seminars: New Watering Techniques presented by Hunter irrigation and cover everything from sensing the moisture in the soil to adding an automatic fertilizer system. Garden LED Lighting presented by another group of Hunter with focus on using LEDs with wireless control to create the atmosphere you desire. What is new in Roses presented by Tyler Francis, a rose grower in the west valley. Tyler will share how his rose growing is changing to meet the needs of todays gardeners. Other News: The limited Auction & Silent Auction have some incredible items that you will not want to miss out on. (Timeshare on Kauai, Weekend in Cottonwood.) It looks like we will be able to make to our goal of keeping the costs down and having excellent programs. So. Please block out November to ensure you have the time available to come share you little bit and then enjoy what the weekend will offer. Our next planning meeting is Monday March 9 th at 6:30pm in room LB300, upstairs in the library. Please feel free to come and join us. Watch this space for more news on our Sunshine N Roses 2015 Convention. Steve Sheard PSWD 2015 District Convention Chairperson March,

17 SAVE THE DATES- UPCOMING EVENTS March12, 2015 Member Meeting -Fertilizing April 9, 2015 Member Meeting How to arrange your roses. April 9,2015 April 9 and 10 MCC Anniversary Golden Celebration April 11, 2015 Glendale Rose Arrangement and Photography Show, Saguaro Ranch Park, Glendale April 18, 2015 Phoenix Rose Society Annual Rose Arrangement & Photography Show, Valley Garden Center, Phx. May 14, 2015 Garden Pot Luck and Installation of Officers July 18, 2015 Consulting Rosarian School, Los Angeles Arboretum, CA SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 2015 DISTRICT/ROSE SHOW NOVEMBER 21 and 22. Like us on Facebook March,

18 Consulting Rosarians are members of the American Rose Society who have taken a test and volunteered their time to help others grow the rose. Their advice is free but work may not be. The following MEVRS members are Consulting Rosarians Helen Baird* coolroseaz@msn.com Phoenix LeRoy Brady* lbradyo3.lb@gmail.com Mesa Marylou Coffman** coffmanml@aol.com Gilbert Cheryl Doan stvx@cox.net Tempe Phyllis Henslin* phylbill22@aol.com Mesa Millie Hisey Winter Months Only Apache Jct Phyllis Jiacalone phyllisburges7@gmail.com Prescott, Prescott Valley Chino Valley Mike Jepsen mikejepsen@cox.net Tempe Royetta Marconi-Dooley patretta@wbhsi.com SunLakes, Chandler Steve Sheard steveazroses@yahoo.com Tempe/Chandler Liz Strong* lizzie441@comcast.net Tucson Jimmy Tribby jnbroses@yahoo.com Mesa Lynn Twitchell* jlynn43@cox.net Gilbert * ARS Judge **Vice- Chairman of PSWD Mesa East Valley Rose Society Membership Annual family or individual membership is $25. Annual dues are payable by June 1. Payments in cash or check at a meeting; or by check to this address: MEVRS/Membership, P.O. Box 40394, Mesa, AZ Date New *Gift* Renewal Amount Paid Cash Check# Names: Telephone # : Street Address: City State Zip: address: March,

19 MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS The following nurseries will give MEVRS members a 10% discount (unless otherwise indicated) on any rose-related purchase when you show your membership card. Currently Board Meetings are held monthly one hour prior to general meeting General Member and Friends Meeting second Thursday each month Rose Garden volunteers work 3rd Saturday 8a.m. ALL NEEDED Jan.-Feb ALL Saturdays MCC Garden Pruning All invited to any and all events! In some stores you must pay by cash or check only to receive the discount. Be sure to get your annual Membership Card from the Membership Chairman. A & P Nurseries (15%) Four Valley Locations Gilbert, Mesa (2), Queen Creek Berridge Nursery 4647 E. Camelback Rd Phx Potted roses always in stock! Treeland Nursery 2900 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa When you patronize these businesses, please thank the manager for supporting the MEVRS! WEB Pages of Interest OR Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Find past newsletters or articles by clicking on the Newsletters or Articles tabs on the Home page. MCC Rose Garden Help Me Find Roses Pacific Southwest District Pswdroses@hotmail.com Zone Finder enter: March,

20 Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Garden Products Order Form The following products can be ordered at the monthly meeting or by special arrangement with Mike Jepsen (cell: ). Fill out the form below, showing both the quantity and the amount. Checks payable to: Mesa East-Valley Rose Society or MEVRS and due upon receipt of product. Product order form can be ed to or turned at the monthly meeting. LOCAL SALES ONLY Thank You for your participation. These sales help provide funds for our annual rose show, as well as a savings for our members only on great products to use in your rose garden. NON MEMBER COST PRODUCT MEMBER COST QUANTITY TOTAL COST PawPaw Everlast Rose Labels: made of double wire standard with an extra large zinc nameplate. Use with water proof labels or pen each $ DVD: Growing Roses In the Desert Southwest $10.00 $10.00 $ Punch N Cut large/small $10.00/$6.00 $12.00/$8.00 $ Alfalfa Meal (10# bag) $ 5.00 $6.00 $ Alfalfa Meal (50# bag) $17.00 $19.00 $ Dispersul (10# bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ Dispersul (50# bag) $22.00 $25.00 $ Epsom Salts (10# bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ Epsom Salts (50# bag) $22.00 $25.00 $ Floral Preservative (powder 10 oz.) $ 2.00 $2.25 $ KeRex Iron Chelate (1 lb. 12 oz canister) $ $12.00 $ Super Spread 7000 Spreader Sticker (12 oz.) $ 4.00 $4.50 $ GroGanic Rose Food (40# bag) $25.00 $27.00 $ Super Bloom (3 lb container) $ 9.00 $10.00 $ Super Thrive (4 oz. bottle) $ 8.00 $9.00 $ Triple Super Phosphate (8 # bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ TOTAL DUE $ March,

21 Mesa-East Valley Rose Society is proud to be Affiliated with the National Rose Society Developers of The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, the largest public rose garden in the Desert Southwest! Rose Lore Judy Sweador Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Inc. PO Box Mesa, AZ March,