Earth-Kind Roses | Earth-Kind® Master Gardener Training

Earth-Kind® Roses

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Earth-Kind® is an important designation given to select roses by
1. The American Rose Society
2. American Rose Growers Association
3. Texas Nursery & Landscape Association
4. The Texas A&M University Agriculture Program
Roses with glossy leaves tend to shed water more readily than plants without this trait. As a result, glossy leafed roses are better at _____________________ foliar diseases.
1. Tolerating
2. Enduring
3. Resisting
4. All of the Above
___________________ roses are typically older cultivars that have survived the test of time and retain several valuable cultural and aesthetic qualities.
1. Antique
2. Heritage
3. Earth-Kind®
4. A and B
Despite careful study, the origins of several _________________ roses remains unknown.
1. Antique
2. Heritage
3. Found
4. Old Garden
Earth-Kind® roses should be planted in a location where they receive direct sunlight for _____ hours or more each day.
1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8
Earth-Kind® roses require well-drained soils to perform their best. The use of _______________ can improve aeration, drainage and water holding characteristics in ALL soils.
1. Expanded Shale
2. Sand
3. Organic Matter
4. All of the above
As a rule of thumb, the planting hole for Earth-Kind® roses should be approximately ________ times larger than the diameter of the container.
1. 1.0
2. 1.5
3. 2.0
4. 2.5
The most critical step in planting Earth-Kind® roses is ensuring that the crown of the plant will sit _____________ the soil line once it is back filled.
1. Below
2. Slightly below
3. Slightly above
4. At or slightly above
Fertilizer rates for Earth-Kind® roses should not exceed ______ pounds of actual N per 1,000 square feet of bed space.
1. 1-2
2. 2-4
3. 4-6
4. 6-8
How much and how frequently water must be applied to Earth-Kind® roses will largely be based on
1. Water quality
2. Soil characteristics
3. Time of year
4. All of the above
__________________ are/is an excellent means of applying supplemental irrigation to Earth-Kind® roses which limit the amount of foliar wetting.
1. Drip emitters
2. Leaky pipes
3. Bubblers
4. All of the above
A ______ inch layer of an organic mulch around Earth-Kind® roses can be a useful means of retaining soil moisture, maintaining uniform soil temperature and suppressing weed growth.
1. 1-2
2. 2-3
3. 3-4
4. 4-5
Black spot is caused by a ______________.
1. Bacteria
2. Virus
3. Fungus
4. Mite
Black spots can be up to 1/2" in diameter and typically have ____________ borders
1. Solid
2. Rough
3. Fringed
4. Rounded
Black spot spores must be wet for at least _____ hours before they can germinate
1. 1
2. 3
3. 5
4. 7
The thrips life cycle, from egg to adult, takes only about ______________ during warm weather and about 1 month in cooler weather.
1. 1 week
2. 2 weeks
3. 3 weeks
4. None of the above
Thrips damage causes rose petal edges to appear ____________________.
1. Brown
2. Discolored
3. Black
4. A and B
The use of ____________ can reduce the use of pesticides in the landscape.
1. Integrated Pest Management
2. Routine sprays
3. Regular fungicide applications
4. None of the above
The selection of Earth-Kind® roses is based on _______________________.
1. Marketing and availability
2. Research and evaluation
3. New releases from plant breeders
4. All of the above
Earth-Kind® roses possess the high level of _________________ required for this special designation.
1. Landscape performance
2. Disease tolerance
3. Insect tolerance
4. All of the above

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