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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Lynnette Callan Canada Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.87 Politeness 9.98 Response Time(hr) 18.0 --Last 90 Days(hr) 31.2 Total Questions 2782	I am knowledgeable in all aspects of growing roses, especially their disease problems. I can also help with organic growing of roses.
Jay Hiers U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.00 Clarity of Response 10.00 Politeness 10.00 Response Time(hr) 29.8 --Last 90 Days(hr) 35.0 Total Questions 17	Since I work with roses professionally and as a hobby, I am comfortable answering most rose growing/ culture questions. I am knowledgeable in both issues most rose growers face: to spray or not to spray roses. I am familiar with all insect and diseases that can afflict roses. If there is any question that I may not be comfortable with, it would be roses grown in extreme cold climates.

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Lynnette Callan

Canada

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I am knowledgeable in all aspects of growing roses, especially their disease problems. I can also help with organic growing of roses.

Jay Hiers

U.S.

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Since I work with roses professionally and as a hobby, I am comfortable answering most rose growing/ culture questions. I am knowledgeable in both issues most rose growers face: to spray or not to spray roses. I am familiar with all insect and diseases that can afflict roses. If there is any question that I may not be comfortable with, it would be roses grown in extreme cold climates.

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Recent Answers

2012-02-02 roses:

Hi Claudette, Thanks for your question and here is what I suggest. Do you know the name of your rose? There is a little unknown practice that some floral companies do to keep folks from propagating

2012-02-01 Pruning in UK:

There are two types of growth on roses. One is the older and harder type and the other is the new and softer growth. The newer growth is far more sensitive to cold than the older type. If you prune your

2012-01-25 veriety of roses:

Pine needles got a bad rap a few years ago because it was found that they exude a substance from their resin, that inhibits the growth of seeds. So gardeners were afraid to put it on their bed because

2012-01-19 Small beetle:

The leaves of roses make the food for the rose bush to grow and survive. If the beetles are eating the rose leaves, then they are doing damage to the roses. An organic solution to the beetles would be

2012-01-11 Tropicana Rose:

Roses are budded onto what is called an understock. This means the rose is growing on another rose's roots. So if you cut the rose in half you could be activating the understock rose and even if that doesn't