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How do you encourage a second flush of blooms?

meyermike_1micha

14 years ago

I was just wondering how or what am I suppose to do to encourage my roses to reflower, now that all the flowers are spent from a lack of sun and all this rain.

I think they might of flowered already, I just never got enjoy them with all this rain...

Thanks alot..:-)

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buford

14 years ago

After the first flush, I fertilize and water well (you may not need to do that). I also cut back a bit to shape the roses as this also spurs new growth. It does take about 4-6 weeks before you see new blooms. As soon as you see new red growth, you'll know it's on it's way. It helps if you also have a lot of sun, but there isn't a heck of a lot you can do about that.

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roseman
14 years ago
Do everything Buford suggested, and be sure to deadhead. Note though, that the second flush may not produce the larger blooms, but you will get another flush.
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michaelg
14 years ago
While Buford's advice is good, repeat blooming by modern bush roses is automatic so long as the plants have enough water to continue growth. I say this because you shouldn't get the idea that you are forcing the roses to do what you want. The gardener's job is provide decent growing conditions as you would for other normal plants and, if necessary, to prevent defoliation by fungus diseases.
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meyermike_1micha
Original Author
14 years ago
Great advice..

Most of my roses have completely defoiliated...You say fungus desease...Is it possible that all these cloudy cool days of rain for over a month might have been the culprit behind this. I lost all my leaves, and now even branch die back..:-(
Maybe the sun out starting today might fix it?
I hope
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scardan123
14 years ago
deadheading (if not self cleaning) + watering (if it does not rain)
For rugosa hip-setting sports, cutting away hips is nearly a guarantee of a quick next flush.
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greenhaven
14 years ago
meyermike, yes, your weather is perfectly suited to such maladies as blackspot fungus. Your choices are: 1)remove all fallen leaves and destroy them, do not compost; prune back damaged canes to healthy growth, wait for new leaf growth to emerge and begin a spray regimin for blackspot. (NOT a treatment that includes an insecticide.) Or, 2) replace your roses with varieties that will do well in your area without spraying for fungal diseases.

The sun coming out will, indeed, improve the situation, as will good air circultion among your plants and not watering the foliage at night, only in the morning to give it a chance to dry before night.
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diane_nj 6b/7a
14 years ago
If you have no leaves, then I strongly suspect that your roses probably have blackspot, a fungal disease. Especially if they are hybrid teas. You will want some kind of fungicide treatment or, if you don't want to apply a commercial fungicide (Bayer Advanced Disease Control for Roses, Flowers and Shrubs is a commercial fungicide that quite a few people who "spray" fungicides use), then you either have to replace them with disease resistant varieties or live with no leaves (which leads to weak then dead plants).

Commercial fungicide application should begin at the start of the growing season, but the Bayer product will help will an active outbreak.
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