Roses that never stop Blooming - What is yours?
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Comments (23)Brilliant, Blackcat, I shall teach a class in rose etiquette! Rules, I must write rules, yes not too many, roses are not astro-physicists. Hmmmm All cases of blackspot and pm are to be postponed until July. Roses may start their bloom in the next two weeks but NO rose repeat, NO rose shall be finished by then... There must be 3 prime blooms or more on every bush Little yellow leaves are a no no Any one who covers herself with gorgeous blooms on the morning of the party will rate extra servings of their favorite mulch. There that is not too many. I shall go read them outloud in the garden, hoping to return with the clothes on my back.I so hate it when they jeer at me and some of the pernitianas have been known to hiss... Melissa and Rosefolly thanks for the kind words. Pamela your garden never disappoints and is frequently phantasmagorical. It is always a privilege to visit and I know some of these folks would give there best clippers just to walk through it. Patricia you know me far too well. Jim, I am so sorry you moved to the east coast as your butt would be welcome to plonk down beside any of these creatures. Tex, I'll remember that on the day..."you shoulda been here last week..." I can use that. la...See MoreRepeat-blooming roses: when to stop deadheading for hips?
Comments (5)If you're just looking for ornamentation in the garden then now would be fine. If you were looking for seeds to grow you should have left some to go to hips back in June. They take between 90 and 120 days to ripen fully. Most hips will turn red or orange when they ripen but some never change color at all. Just depends on the variety....See More'Carpet' roses have stopped setting buds and blooming...
Comments (11)They would if pruned to bloom continuously. Removing all the spent blooms at one time means the next buds will form and all bloom at the same time. By deadheading mine continuously and staggering the deadheading some so not all spent blooms are removed at the same time, I get continuous blooms on Knock Out, my polyanthas, Cape Diamond, and a number of my rugosas and climbers. Once the cycle is started, it's simple to keep it going by removing spent blooms as they occur. Large mature hybrid teas or any type of modern repeat blooming rose can be made to have blooms on them all the time by deadheading 1/4 of the bush each week. The heat of summer will cause even those continuously blooming to slow down considerably....See MoreKnock Out Roses stop blooming?
Comments (11)Hi ��"I found solutions to my problem with knockout roses not blooming. First, Do not overwater! Second; Feed your roses. Local nursery told me to get Blooming & Rooting soluble plant food 9-58-8 and apply with each watering until blooms start coming back. I did not apply with every watering, but rather applied only every 10 days when I watered roses --and the bushes all flourished and bloomed fully. Since then I use the plant food about once a month or longer . You can use any good soluble rose food as long as the MIDDLE number is very high. I did a very small amount of dead heading, but only for appearance. The bushes seem to bloom in cycles- seem to need a rest between bursts of blooming. But during that âÂÂrestâ you still should see new buds forming to be sure the plant is healthy. I had one bush that was overwhelmed with what I found out were Japanese beetles. Black oval iridescent nasty things that were eating the life out of the blooms and the entire bush. I used 70% isopropyl alcohol from the drugstore ��" poured it directly on the beetles! I made the mistake of also cutting back every stem they were on. That was not necessary. Fortunately, That bush is now coming back nicely after feeding it. BTW, clean with alcohol every tool you use on any one bush BEFORE you use the same tools on any other plant! I will not buy any more Double Knockout roses. I have one Carefree Wonder that is like a miracle bush with no bugs, no yellow leaves, no maintenance. It blooms constantly from beginning of summer til Fall.. I had never fed it before this summer and yet it has nearly TRIPLED in size in four summers since it was planted. If I had another full sun area, I would certainly plant more Carefree Wonders. Lastly, I have a rule of thumb from a gardener with more experience than I have ��" feed roses only til August; and do not cut back at all after September. Hope something in this info is helpful to you....See Morebarbarag_happy
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