This Double Delight rosebush was large and was very healthy until I transplanted it. We moved to a new house about 5 minutes away its new location is more sunny than it had before. I transplanted another one that is doing well and blooming nicely but this one is struggling. What should I do? I have been feeding it, but not any more or less than the other rose that is doing fine.
I understand completely! I got a box of Neil Diamonds and assorted bare roots from Weeks this summer. So much to learn.
We fed the roses twice a month with weak food made from alfalfa tea that we got from Annie Haven, we tried to keep the green caterpillars and slugs off with a spray bottle with water and Palmolive soap. We covered the soil around the base with mulch to keep the moisture in. My wife was militant about dead-heading every week and a half.
The best blooms started in September after it started cooling down just a bit at night. The heavy dew, the change in sunlight, they seemed to "relax" and perk up a lot. We have so much color now and its nearly October, our patience is being rewarded. Roses are WAY MORE challenging that growing hot peppers. - Dave
The rose plant got real leggy so I pruned them in early Sept. They had produced leaves but no flowers. I transplanted them last fall.
It looks like perhaps the rosebushes were grafted roses and the top desired part died and the hardy root stock took over. Here are some links to articles on this subject for you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/own-root-roses-grafted-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.htm
It's late September and I am moving. I have 2 rose bushes with great meaning. Can I dig them up and keep in a plastic nursery pot through winter? What's my best bet, as time is running out?
You will want to get as much of the root ball as possible. So get large pots with drainage holes. Wait as long as you can before digging them out. Hopefully we will get some cold weather and frosts before you have to do so. It would be better if they were getting the message to take their winters nap before being dug out. Here are some article links on this subject for you to check out:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/transplanting-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/planting-rose-bushes-in-the-fall.htm
I have my mom's rose bush. My daughters all want starts of the plant, but I'm not sure exactly how to divide the root without damaging the plant. Can you please tell me the best way to do this? Her plant has been in the family for several years and I don't want to damage it. Also, I have some bulbs from daffodils I moved from my previous home. How is the best way to store them for planting in the spring (or can I go ahead and plant them now?)? Thank you!
If you want to propagate, that means to make new plants by rooting cuttings, division, or starting seeds. Here are a couple of articles that have more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rockrose/how-to-grow-rockrose-shrubs.htm
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene72cf.html
Plant the Daffodil bulbs in fall.
Here are links for information on growing Daffodil bulbs.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/preparing-bulbs-for-winter-how-to-store-bulbs-for-winter.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/daffodil/dividing-daffodil-bulbs.htm
Since my rose bush didn't bloom this past summer, should I still prune it back this fall or wait until next spring?
Here are some articles for you on this subject:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/own-root-roses-grafted-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/pruning-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/roses-winter-care.htm
In some cases with grafted rosebushes, the top and desired part of the rosebush dies and the hardy root stock it was grafted to takes over. This can be the case when rosebushes do not bloom all season long. If this has happened it is time to dig them out and replace them with rosebushes you desire to grow.
No one says how long this should take to get roots. If I started cuttings the first week of September, when can I take the jar off? Does it stay on all winter?
September is a bit late to start trying to root cuttings outside. If they are up close to the foundation of the home they may do okay outside and yes the jars will likely need to stay on all winter. Keep any eye on them during the warmer winter days and elevate one edge of the jar with a pencil or stick to let the heat out. You do not want them to get too warm and then freeze at night or it will kill them. Personally, I would dig them all up, place them in large pots and move them into a garage or basement for the winter. There they will stay cool and you can monitor the soils moisture better. Come Spring sit them outside during the day and bring in at night for a couple weeks. Then leave them outside for another week at night. Transplant back outside thereafter. You could gently check the roots at this time. If there are none, there likely will not be. I like the Olivia's Cloning Gel for starting/rooting cuttings. Seems to work very well>
My Homerun has been in the bed for 3 years but has never had more than 1 bloom in each of those years. The bush is in good sun, good dirt and fertilized and wanted as suggested. Its tiny growth tips are all dried and dead and I don't know why. It's in the same bed with other roses that are doing well. None of the other roses (Julia Child and others) are having this problem so don't think it's insects. Only on Homerun. I can't figure out what to do. Can you help? Has anyone else had this problem? Diane Nystrom
I have not had any problems with my Homerun rosebushes. I just got Watercolors Homerun and she has been in bloom all season. The ends being dried up does sound like thrip or midge problems but you are right that this should effect other rosebushes as well. Is there a chance that some reflected sunshine is hitting this bush and causing a magnifying glass burning effect upon that bush? Here is a link to an article about why roses do not bloom for you as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.htm