u/StateYourCurse

So I went down a white rabbit hole and grew some mushrooms. The first flush was excellent but the second flush looked suspiciously a little green/blue on the surface of things? I started in an all in one bag but could not control side pinning, so I moved to a makeshift tub with no holes and ran with it - just ventilated the lid a bit, lifted it daily etc. The substrate looks kinda sketchy and I guess my actual question is: Should I throw away this second batch? Thank you!

My first blooms on Jude the Obscure from Rogue Valley Roses. I didn’t expect him to be this dark a shade of yellow. Does this cool look right to those of you who have him? Thanks :)

Don’t really know much about this rose and bought it on a whim but it’s not even in a gallon sized pot yet and it’s already sending impressive flowers. It actually had a little flower when I received it but it wasn’t this large nor this good.

I’ve posted some of these before when I first received them. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/1ryme8d/someone_mentioned_they_wanted_to_see_some_rose/

Everyone except for HanXian has been moved to 3 gallon pots.

1: Abraham Darby and Jude the Obscure from Rogue Valley Roses. Darby bloomed when he got here but he seems a bit stunted now and not doing much. I’ve grown Abraham Darby before, long enough to not worry about him, hopefully he’s just working on roots. Jude is about to bloom for the first time - so excited! I’ve always wanted this rose and have not grown him before.

Photos 2,3,4,5: William Morris and Spirit of Freedom from Jessie’s Roses on Etsy. William Morris is such a monster that even at this tender age he’s ready to bloom his head off (in sprays no less!) and putting on lots of new growth. Spirit of Freedom has been slower to grow, somewhat surprisingly for me, but has put on new growth which is a great sign. Very excited to have both of these.

6: HanXian from Jessie’s Roses. I know nothing about this rose and bought it on a whim. It came with a small flower and is about to bloom again. I need to move it to a plastic 3 gallon.

(Jessie’s Roses shop on Etsy appears to be shut down for the time being with some customer complaints about waiting for roses - I can only speak to my experience and it was positive.)

7 & 8: Paul Ricault from Rogue Valley Roses - a spring bloomer so I won’t see his face until next year but he’s actively putting on new growth. Didn’t get him too long ago, along with the next two, but there was so much new root growth that was visible that I had to pot them up into a 3 gallon before the weather really got hot. Just did that the other day.. PNW so it’s pretty cool here still. I probably wouldn’t repot this time of year in hotter climates.

9 & 10: Diablo Hawk from Rogue Valley Roses: lots of new growth on this baby. He arrived with a little bloom and just keeps going. Looking forward to this rose!

11 & 13 Marianne from Rogue Valley Roses: a beautiful climber, also by Paul Barden (like Diablo Hawk). She’s a spring bloomer so I will also see her next year but she seems happy enough. I see teeny tiny signs of new growth about to push but she’s been pretty quiet so far. Also reported just the other day.

Rogue sprays a foliar spray in case you see some purple on the leaves of some of these or even white. They're actually doing great. I know a lot of people get freaked out by bands but they're such an affordable way to get wonderful own root roses.

Bough two own root Earth Angel from Walmart (2 for $20! Thanks again to the person in this sub who posted the deal!) and they have finally bloomed. Just beautiful! Really happy with this rose. Very healthy. The last photo is the second Earth Angel, which was in a shadier spot initially. You can see how far behind it is from the first one in blooming. That’s ok, it will stagger the flushes nicely. But I thought I’d show you what placement in the garden can do.

Got my L Mystery box today and here’s how the vacuum sealer works: usb charging. auto shut off when the container is sealed. I could not open the container once sealed and had to use the valve to release the vacuum seal, which is super IMO! The walls of these containers are really thick. BPA free. Just very, very nice. Solid step above the OXO stuff you can find in TJ Maxx. Sizes are very useful. I couldn’t add a video to my original post so I thought I’d upload one. Curious if I can use the sealer with sous vide bags. I’ll have to look in to that.

Received my large mystery box from ZWILLING/Staub today. Pretty happy actually - this box was my second choice after the citrus juicer box, but these containers are pretty fantastic and I am happy with the mini chefs knife and paring knife I got as well. The containers are very large (46 oz v8 bottle there for size), very thick walled, and the vacuum works nicely.

From this article published today:

https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/wildlife-nature/article/david-beckam-harper-rose-chelsea-flower-show-g9b9j5ph7

It will only be available in the UK this year and should show up here in America in 2 years.

I really would have liked to have seen a rose released for Sur David Attenborough this year to mark his 100th birthday, but we got David Beckham instead… womp womp.

Photos are mine from the Tacoma Rose Garden, where I first saw Charles de Mills in person. I do know that he suckers like crazy... some people reporting him overtaking a 10' x 10' area - I've even heard tell of larger patches!

I really, really want to grow this rose. I assume it'd be pretty easy to root a cutting - but how long could I keep him in a container? Would I just need to divide him every few years? I'm in a rental these days and all my roses are in pots.

Has anyone successfully contained this beastie boy? Talk to me.

Climbing rose Strawberry Hill in the obelisk in my old garden, along with Falstaff next to her, Vanessa Bell, and several other roses. Please excuse the weird fence… this was a kind of “catio” space for my cats and one of them had no problem jumping a 6 ft fence, so I made it into a little kitty garden prison 😂.

I recommend Strawberry Hill here quite a lot and I thought this video would show you why. Incredibly healthy, hundreds of buds on this one (I counted once) and great fragrance.

This whole space used to be a weedy lawn that I dug up myself. Miss this garden so much!

Tiny Abraham Darby band from Rogue Valley Roses already blooming his little heart out with an impressive bloom. I’ve had Abraham Darby before and he’s one of my very favorite roses. I still have a cutting from that other plant that I need to repot - it’s also about to bloom, but I wanted a second Darby. Had to laugh that, even at this tiny band size, he’s already producing a large, beautiful flower.

Definitely a rose I always want to have in my garden.