Many buds and flowering but lack leaves. Suggestions?
Give all of the rosebushes a feeding with a good well balanced organic rose food and keep them watered well. If the weather has turned hot where you are, it could be a natural thing that the rose drops some foliage and it does not grow back until the weather cools. Link to an article for you too: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/leaves-falling-off-roses.htm
My husband and I planted some pink Knockout roses this spring. When we purchased them, they were blooming profusely and continued to do so after planting. It has been approximately five weeks now and the blooms have all fallen off after their first "show" in our garden. I would like to know: a) when will they start blooming again and b) how long will the next "show" last? In anticipation of your answer, I thank you in advance for any information/advice you send my way. Happy gardening!
That first flush of blooms is usually pretty nice. However the rosebush now needs a bit of down time to get their root systems set and established enough to support more blooms and top side growth. I would mix up some Root Stimulator and a product called Super Thrive in a big watering can and water the roses with that the next 4 or 5 times they need watering. Plus sprinkling 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts around each bush, scratching it into the soils and watering it in well along with the other mentioned treatment will help alot. It is usually four weeks or so after that initial rose show, the pink blooms do not seem to last as long as the red knockouts but still do well.
Two-year-old plantings, three bushes. Small holes in the leaves, bloomed but then stopped. No witches broom (yet); could this be RRD or a mite problem?
Thanks for the advice. I will try this "prescription" and let you know how I make out.
It sounds like they are just stressed out from an insect attack. If it appears to be pretty severe I would spray the rosebushes with a good insecticide. Give Bug Patrol by Safer a try if you can find it. Then buy some Bayer Tree and Shrub. Apply that granular product as stated on the label. It is a systemic and should get things back to doing well. Giving them some root stimulator and a product called super thrive mixed into the same water will help them get over the stress and shock more quickly too.
I planted my knockout rose bush early last fall. It was blooming beautiful then about 2-3 weeks ago, I kept finding the stems with flowers and buds that are cut and hanging, but I don't see any evidence of it otherwise being eaten. HELP!
I have seen squirrels do this sort of thing. Not sure why they do it but sometimes they will. If it were deer they would eat pretty much all of it. The damage I have seen squirrels do to them is just as if someone attacked the rosebushes with pruners. Perhaps getting a motion detecting sprinkler would help, that way when the squirrels or whatever it may be moves in to do some damage they will get a good soaking and run off!
What do I use on my knockout roses? I'm assuming it might be spider mites. I've already lost one whole bush and don't want to lose anymore.
The first thing to do is to make sure what insect you are battling for sure. Then go about treating it. You could get some Bayer Tree and Shrub granules and apply that around the rosebush. It feeds and provides systemic protection. It has helped me with may insect issues on roses, shrubs and trees.
How do I correct my knockouts from forming big clusters of smaller blooms instead of larger roses? Is this a pruning issue?
You will want to go ahead and prune off the dead bloom down to the first 5 leaf junction with the cane if it is a hybrid tea rose. If it is another classification of rosebush prune it down to where a healthy looking leaf cluster starts. Here are some links to articles I have written on caring for rosebushes for you too:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-deadheading.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-fertilizer.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/best-rose-fertilizer.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/watering-roses.htm
In previous summers they have bloomed continuously until around Oct. or Nov. I live in GA so we have more warm weather. This summer they started out beautifully but now have stopped blooming. What is wrong?
There is not necessarily anything wrong with your roses. It could be that they are between bloom cycles and are just catching their breath so to speak and will bloom again. Just as cold sends roses off into dormancy, the high heat can cause them to take a break. Keep them watered and fed, they should come back into bloom nicely. Keep any eye on them for insect attacks too, as the stress of such attacks will limit new buds and blooms. If buds start to form but fall off, you could have thrips. Also be careful what fertilizer you are feeding with as high nitrogen fertilizers can easily lead to more foliage and no blooms. Check out this article link too:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.htm