OMG!! I think all my potted roses are alive!!
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Comments (36)Charles, I'll be 69 this year and have citrus in heavy 22" clay pots. I also have figs in half whiskey barrels. Been rethinking that one. Anyway my husband and I move them with a 2 wheeled cart (dolly). I think that I could move the clay pots by myself if I had to - probably not the half whiskey barrels. The leverage is all wrong. If worst comes to worst, I'll top and root prune the plants to fit them in smaller pots, sort of bonsai them over time. I suppose when I get very old I may not be able to grow the plants that I like but I intend to fight it. Buylady, We move the citrus out in the Spring about mid-April and back in in the Fall about October 7th. The timing is based on frost dates here. Because the moves are only twice a year, it may be easier to coordinate it with your helper than this year. Cath...See MoreKeeping my Mini roses alive
Comments (1)Roses aren't houseplants; they're landscape shrubs. That's the first problem you're looking at. Secondly, most of those minis are planted 3, 4 or 5 stems to a little-bitty pot so the root systems are long overdue for transplanting. The rose needs to be repotted, preferably with each root system potted into separate containers. Use a potting soil with a garden mix or rose planting soil, which will have some fertilizer in it. The container needs to have 4-5 holes for good drainage. Although roses don't like to have 'wet feet', putting a saucer underneath the pot and dumping the excess water out of it will keep the water from making a mess in the dorm. Water every other day or so, letting the top of the soil dry out. Roses need pretty much all day sunlight. Obviously, my Phoenix sun is overkill. I'd also wash the rose bush/leaves thoroughly to rid it of spider mites and disease spores that accummulate when plants are crowded together in merchandise displays. I've had very good luck with spraying them with Ortho's Rose Pride or Orthenex. Good luck....See MoreMy first rose--I think I messed up!
Comments (3)Water. Try not to skip a day, it is too hot there and the roots are not long enough yet to survive any drying out. The rose is still in "transplant shock" and will need time to get used to its new home and to settle in. Many people do remove the buds on newly planted own-root roses. First, they leave on one bud to allow it to bloom and to make sure that is it the correct rose. If you are OK that ir is Belinda's Dream then you can skip this part. They then remove all new buds until the plant gets to be more robust. Some folks do this for the entire first growing season in the ground. I do it until I feel confident that the rose is growing strongly. Much of the guidance for planting is really meant for grafted roses and colder zones. With own-root roses I usually plant them so that the entire root structure and a little of the canes above it are buried. Don't prune it, it is young and needs its leaves. I wouldn't do any pruning until next spring (when the forsythia is in bloom is the usual guide). When pruning before transplanting, that is usually referring to moving established roses with a large rootball. When moving new potted plants into the ground, I don't prune anything back. Fertilizing: organic or organic-based fertilizers work very well. There might be a product that is similar to Mills Mix that you can find in a smaller container that would do your roses just fine. Alfalfa (meal or pellets) is excellent for plants. I would say a weak solution of fish emulsion would be OK now, but the most important need for your plant is water. Fertilizing can wait. And from here I'll leave it to the all-organic folks for more recommendations for you....See MoreSOS I think I'm slowly killing all of my succulents! Please help!
Comments (13)From the pictures, doesn't look like anything is really wrong. Old leaves are supposed to droop and die, then new ones replace them. The Pleiospilos with the flower bud is blooming out of season so it's all mixed up, plus it needs full sun to get the blooms to open, plus it likely is in root shock from the repotting so no surprise it isn't performing at its best. You really should put each plant into its own pot, they don't all share the same growing needs so you can't really take care of them properly that way. Second thing is try to ID what you have and learn about their growth needs. Reading and learning is the key. Don't be discouraged by the inevitable early failures. Read more about appropriate soil mixes, pots, sun and temperatures. If you have the ability to grow these outdoors they will be much healthier than indoors. Succulents are not good houseplants. They are good at tolerating poor conditions but that doesn't necessarily make them for a windowsill. x...See More
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