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Hello all!!
I am brand new to this forum, found it researching some electrical problems. Anyway I have a question to ask.
Does anyone know when would be a good time to prune Knockout Roses, both single and double varieties? We are located in pelham, (central) Alabama.
Many thanks!
Hi blamb!
I was wondering this myself a few weeks back. The following information comes directly from the Knockout Rose website:
How to Prune The Knock Out® Rose
Although it is not necessary to prune your Knock Out® Rose every year (especially if you like the size and shape), we recommend pruning your Knock Out® Rose (using sterilized pruning shears) once every three years in the Spring (after the threat of winter frost has passed).
It does not matter where the cuts are made or how much or how little you prune. This process will guarantee a cleaner and healthier plant.
Hope this helps, and "Welcome!" to the Alabama Forum!
Thank you all for the response and the info. I planted some of the roses about 2 1/2 years ago and then this past year I planted the double bloom type, they are exceptional and almost carefree plants. I think I'll wait a few more weeks per the rose site. Again thank you!
Are your KnockOut roses better performers than other kinds of roses? How do they hold up to black spot? Do they make lovely buds and full open flowers? I've not been impressed with the plants at Home Depot, they look pretty ragged, so I avoided giving them garden space. The only roses I have are the bush Iceburg, Don Juan, Queen Elizabeth, Joseph's coat, Zepherine Drouhan, Lady Banks Alba,and maybe Just Joey survived the winter but I cannot find it.
Hello Moccasinlanding,
I think the Knockout rose is the perfect rose for me, very little maintenance! The double bloom is without a doubt my favorite, more bang for the buck. I've never had a problem with black spot, they bloom profusely through the growing season and require little watering and just a little fertilizer. I have started noticing they are being planted everywhere and I guess that is the mark of a good performer.
I did notice at my sisters home that the deer are very fond of the buds and blooms, although that is not a problem that I have, thank goodness.
Best of luck!
I've been suckered in before by claims that this rose or that rose is disease-, pest-, whatever-resistant. After three years my Knockouts have lived up to the hype (and I'm really not a rose person).
Come on Moccasinlanding - have you ever been that impressed with anything at Home Depot?! (Wink, wink!). BTW...how "temperamental" is Don Juan, and do you grow him "here" or "up nawth"?
Nelson ;-)
We planted Zephirin Drouin roses in 2 different places in
our yard,hoping for a real show.. They have been very disapointing, blooming only for a limited time, and did not flower again. Anybody in Mobile has a better experience? What
should we do ?
Thanksfor your help!
I'm in Dothan and have a Zeffy that is in it's 4th year now. I was told on another site that you shouldn't give up on this particular rose, that it takes it 3 years to start putting on a show. Mine did bloom wonderfully for the first time last year. It occassionally would get black spot, I'd say 2/3 of the leaves fell off at one point and it just regrouped and came back and put out a smattering of blooms in the fall. I'm expecting a lovely show this year. Zeffy's big bloom time is in the spring, and then according to what I have read, they should put on another smaller showing in the fall. They aren't an everblooming type. But the smell is heavenly!!!
My knockouts do get some black spot, I don't bother to spray and the spotted leaves just drop off and it keeps going. I suspect they could survive a nuclear blast.
Update on the roses.
Nelson, I really do apologize for not responding to your jibe about my Don Juan, up nawth or down heah.
That strong boy is down heah in Mobile. It is making a big show for me this spring, as is Joseph's Coat. And my two Zepherine Drouhans, either side of an arbor over the fence gate, must have realized I intended to yank them out if they did not bloom.....and both of them were loaded up with nice big hot pink blooms. So reprieve for them. I'd already purchased two AMERICAs and one NEW DAWN and one MADAME ALFRED CARRIERE in case I had to fill in their spots. Those 4 plants overwintered in a big tub of fine grade soil, and were in bud before they ever reached the ground. I also bought a red double Knockout. I think the other red one I have is just a Knockout, not double. I found a yellow one, which fades to cream as the bloom ages, and of course the single lighter pinks. Most of these roses I put in a new bed on a clay-based hillock near the street, where they get sun all day long but are shaded late afternoons. They are already blooming their little hearts out. Yes, the Knockouts are good. They make even a rose klutz like me look good. People look at them and think I am a real gardener!
The rose bed I created about a year and a half ago in Mobile has 5 Italian cypress in it, alternating with some low dwarf Korean boxwood Green Velvet I think...Green something anyway. It is a double sided bed, since no fence is behind it, and I made it to look like it could be mine or my neighbors, if you get the idea. It is hugging the property line. And in the front I have along the flat laid old brick border, rosemary officinalis...only lost two plants. At the street end of the bed, where I made a bulbous round termination, I bullseyed a fairly tall Natchez crape myrtle...which is of course a white bloomer that gives its all for 110 days according to the information I read.
Here is a photo taken a couple of weeks ago looking down the rose bed from the street:
I bought two J&P roses last year. I hope they come back strong. One, SWEETNESS, is a tall lavender showgirl, a grandiflora, and it is unique. The STRIKE IT RICH is a rich yellow-gold, and it looks somewhat damaged still, don't know if it will make the cut this year or not.
I've decided not to feel obligated to keep a rose in my "collection" if I have to coddle it a lot. Either it earns a spot in the starting lineup, or it goes to the bush leagues.
One I'll always keep, because it was my son's favorite, is the Don Juan. Nothing can be more beautiful than its bud swelling and popping open, so red it is almost black. I think of him when it blooms on Mother's Day.
I live in Virginia and planted my Knockout roses too close to my front steps and now they are taking over. Should I move them and if so when, or is it safe to drastically prune them in October- they are still blooming and are about 4 feet tall. Can they be pruned and kept pruned to stay about 2.5 feet tall?


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What Types of Stories do your Photographs Tell?
Ansel Adams famously said that there's nothing worse than a sharp image with a fuzzy concept. But, what is a concept?
"A concept has no visual characteristics, and the role of the creative photographer is to find a way of expressing it through a composition of visual elements—line, form, color, tone, etc. What the concept does have is significance, something the photographer cares about enough to want to capture and share it, a message, a feeling, a statement, a metaphor or a story." ~ Guy Tal, The Concept via Outdoor Photographer
I wondered if I could find examples of these types of significance – message, feeling, statement, metaphor, story – in my own photographs. Here's what I found.
From a distance this person looked to be bowing towards the majesty and power of the sea – a reminder to be humble.
I seem to have a love for taking abstract photographs in the car wash. Actually, any picture through drops of water attracts me. One of my favourite feelings I call happy/sad, when you're experiencing pure joy yet know that it's fleeting. This image depicts that feeling for me.
I took this photo during a visit to Dillon's Distillery, a small batch distillery of ryes, vodkas, and gins in Beamsville, Ontario.
Their "story" page says that they are perfectionists. Their focus is on quality. They say they want to create something special, something to be proud of. This story was evident in the care taken in the design of their tasting room, of which this photograph is a glimpse.
These trees at the ocean on Palm Beach Island do seem to be "standing guard." Their trunks look like torsos and their leaves look like heads. They seem to be sentinels keeping watch for who knows what. The metaphor was pretty clear.
Choosing metaphorical titles is a great way to say what your image is about (the title or opening line of your story) rather than what it is.
Story / Narrative
A story implies that something has happened, is happening, or is about to happen. The photograph is just one moment in the story. The story could be clear (as in documentary photography) or ambiguous (we can imagine the story, but may never know the truth).
Most stories involve people, but not always. In the photograph above, some type of sand creation was previously made, by who we don't know. We also don't know what body of water this is, but it's probably at the ocean. The tide is coming in and starting to envelop the sand creation. Soon, it will be gone – a message of impermanence.
As you can see, I was able to find examples of all of the different types. However, my inclination is probably for photographs that evoke some kind of emotion or metaphor.
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6*x + 7 = 7*x + 2 - 3*x
When we move the right hand side to the left of the equation, we need to flip the operator sign from + to - and vice versa.
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replaceAll, we're able to replace all +'s with -'s. As a result, all the operator signs become -'s, making it impossible for us to recover all the +'s.
As a workaround, I'm iterating through the string and changing + to - when encountering one and vice versa. But I still wonder if there's a way to flip between boolean value pairs using regex in Java?


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Body HairI take Truvada and Lexiva. I'm noticing excess body hair with an unusual length. Is this a common side effect of these drugs? I live in Florida and need to be able to remove my shirt without shame or being dirrected to a groomer. Is there any danger...
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University of Minnesota, School of Medicine...I haven't observed nor have heard of clear link between Truvada + Lexiva and excess body hair. Some persons taking androgenic products (testosterone) or minoxidil may seen an exagerated effect when Read more »
No-flush niacin vs. cholesterol & triglyceridesNelson,For those of us that can't stand the "niacin flush", is there any indication whether the no-flush niacin (inositol hexanicotinate) works as well as regular "live" niacin? I've been taking the no-flush niacin for many years and it was working...
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Program for Wellness Restoration...Moll, About.com GuideInositol hexaniacinate. Altern Med Rev. 1998;3:22-223.Meyers CD, Carr MC, Park S, and Brunzell JD. Varying cost and free nicotinic acid content on over-the-counter niacin preparations for dyslipidemia. Ann Intern Med... Read more »
simple lexiva vs. norvir boosted lexivaI just switched to a combo of Truvada and Lexiva. I made the switch from Kaletra, Viread, and Epivir. I was having problems with bone necrosis and extremely high cholesterol & trigylcerides. From what I've read here it seems that Lexiva is...
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Lexiva... Common Name: fos-amprenavir calcium Brand name: Lexiva Class: HIV protease inhibitor (PI) Standard dose: For people on a PI for the first time: two 700 mg tablets with Read more »
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Tell Me About It: Feel free to pass on Mom's party
I belong to an organization that holds an event over Fourth of July weekend in a different city every year. This is the first year I'm able to go because it's in my area of the country. I've had these plans for a year, and have been getting more and more excited to combine my first vacation ever with this event.
My brother e-mailed to inform me that my mother's 70th birthday celebration was all figured out - July 5 for 25 people at $40 per person - and that because he understands my financial difficulties, he and our other brother were prepared to cover the cost.
I'm insulted that I wasn't consulted regarding an event they're suggesting I might "cohost," but my real issue is: Am I now obligated to cancel my only vacation, ever, to attend? If I go, I will be resentful. If I don't go, it is fodder for family gossip about what a terrible daughter I am. It looks to me like a lose-lose situation.
The only "lose" in that scenario would be the disappointment of having to miss a celebration you care about - not the terror of poking wasp nests with a stick.
I suggest you respond to your brother with those words anyway, as if you are a valued equal in a healthy family. Why? Because your mother's problems confer no obligation on you to make them your problems, too. You get to live as any other independent adult does. If that whips Mama into a frenzy, then figure out the radius of her frenzy's reach and step calmly, decisively outside it.
You may still see this as a notch in the loss column. As long as you're prepared to withstand the fallout, though, I actually see it as a win, because it says to your mother and anyone who's still in her sway, "Breaking news: I'm beyond the reach of your powers."
That fallout won't be fun; the first time a controlling person notices that she's losing control, the punishment is usually swift and merciless.
It only works, though, if you keep caring what she says about you.
As you weigh whether you're ready to fight this battle, please consider the alternative: Remaining, alone and under-armed, in the losing battle for your mother's acceptance.


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When DJs mix vocals, they often start with an a capella song, or a special version of the song that contains only the vocal track. Isolated vocal tracks are often found on releases of singles, particularly singles released on vinyl records.
How Do DJs Mix Song Vocals?
Isolated Vocal Tracks
Recorded Remixes
When a DJ is making a recorded remix for a CD or other type of music media, he most likely starts with professional recording software such as Pro Tools. Using Pro Tools and similar recording software, a DJ can speed up, slow down and change the pitch of vocals, as well as apply an endless array of audio effects plug-ins to the sound. A DJ will often use his own electronic music with an established artist's vocals to create club remixes of popular songs.
Live Remixes
There are a few ways to mix vocals live as a DJ. These days, a lot of live remixes by DJs are not actually live remixes but recorded remixes already prepared by the DJ. If a DJ does a true live remix of vocals, he has to begin with a recording of an isolated vocal track. The DJ can then sync the timing of the vocal record to another record using two turntables. There is a recent trend of DJs working on a laptop, mixing digital files live using virtual DJ mixing software on a laptop. Virtual DJ mixing software ranges greatly in quality, and while you can pay top dollar for a good system, there are many perfectly viable free DJ mixing software packages available for download.
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