Granada rose grown by Rosalie Stafford, National City, Spring of 2009.
Planted Summer of 2008, rose bush was bought from local Wal-Mart for half-price ($3.24) because it was doing poorly.
Rosalie Stafford uses no synthetic pesticides nor fertilizers in her gardens. Soil is extremely poor, a mixture of clay and sand. Amendments used consist of home-made compost, steer manure, and generously applied colonies of earthworms (from wormbeds in backyard).