Can Rose of Sharon be grown in containers?
suel41452
17 years ago
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Can roses be grown in containers?
Comments (20)Yes you have to plan on replacing the soil because it breaks down over time. If you live where it's hot in summer, putting the pot inside another larger pot helps to shade the roots. Don't let them go very dry in summer because this can make the roses stop blooming. Be sure to water well the day before you feed them. The fun about pots is being able to move them wherever you like. I use it to find the right planting locations sometimes and also when we have friends and family over, I move them around to add color. They don't mind being in the shade for a day if you put them back in the sun right away. During heatwaves, my potted roses hide under trees and in the shade of the house where they prefer it I'm sure....See Morecan anyone help with rose of sharon
Comments (12)oh geez ... plant over iron bar ... lol ... i would cut it to 6 inches... and watch what happens... it would be an interesting education .... i doubt it will die ... and who cares if it doenst bloom next year ... and i wouldnt worry about the trunks.. it either grows up wind proof and straight .. or it doesnt.. again.. who cares ... and you seem to have the space ... plant some others.. if you insist ... and buy them small, bare root and cheap in the proper planting season.. mail order ... this really isnt a plant worth paying money for size ... and plant them in native soil ... and put a foot or two mulch ring around them ... do you mow the lawn??? ... i wonder if someone backed over this thing in the last two or three years .... i have an 8 foot pine the neighbors grandson was nice enough to back the zero turn up too ... looks just like this... not unlike i suggested above.. its a new experiment .. [dont ask me how you backup a zero turn into a tree... crikey .. lol.. its my theory and i am sticking to it ... and i am not bothering the neighbor about it.. but if he did it.. he would have driven straight over and explained] gotta go cook dinner... no time to edit to make sense.. lol ... hope it does... ken...See MoreContainer Roses grown organically
Comments (44)Hi Krikit, I'm glad to hear from you. I would love to see pics of your minifloras and shrub roses. Crisp on the edges and balling are symptoms of calcium deficiency. Calcium is known to help plants cope with heat and drought. Calcium makes tissue firmer. Have you ever notice how canned fruits are firmer? They put calcium in canned fruits. Also calcium chloride in pickles to make it crunchy. When the bloom's tissue are mushy, they can't open properly. When the bloom's tissue are firm, it's easier to open even in rainy weather. I would test the pH of the soil 1st to see if it's acidic or alkaline. If the soil is acidic, and your roses are in pots, then use dolomitic lime. If the soil is acidic clay (sticky) and in the ground, then use lime. If the soil is alkaline, they use gypsum. Here's an example of doing pH testing using red-cabbage: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2134007/red-cabbage-ph-test-of-blood-meal-corn-meal-compost-etc?n=21 Here's the procedure to test soil pH using red-cabbage. Takes only few minutes of doing, plus 30 min. of waiting, and 50 cents of red-cabbage plus $1 of distilled water. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2132487/cheapest-way-to-test-soil-ph-using-red-cabbage?n=17 If you are not sure what's your soil pH .. the safest bet is to dissolve lime powder in rain water (acidic at pH 5.6) and water your roses with that. Or use gypsum in tap water (most tap are alkaline) and water roses with that. I get the best result with SOLUBLE calcium. Here's a bloom of Stephen Big Purple. Big Purple has lots of petals, but never ball on me. It never crisp in hot sun at 100 degree. Why? it's planted next my limestone-based patio, so it gets calcium whenever it rains....See MoreCan the Paul Neyron rose be grown in a container?
Comments (1)ANY plant can be grown in a container provided the container is sized appropriately for the plant and all other growing conditions are met :-)) Larger growing roses tend to develop a significant root mass so I'd opt for a larger container....See Moretracey_nj6
17 years agosuel41452
17 years agotracey_nj6
17 years agoMy pot isn't really as big as it should've been; I was 'holding' it for a friend, but still haven't gotten over there to plant it for her. I just needed something to put it in temporarily, and it was close by, so I grabbed it.
I have a picture
, which I was really taking a picture of the ragweed that showed up with a canna on the right :(
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17 years agosuel41452
17 years agotetrouge
11 years agoGutzmek
11 years agoAll my hibiscus are in pots so I can move them for color contrast. Currently my RoS Blue satin is in the grow room blooming like crazy (3-7) flowers a day. Image below.
Desirai
11 years ago
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