2007-08-21 09:43:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
miracle grow Bloom Booster works great.
also try Epsom salt. Mix for fertilizer as package indicates. (if I remember it's 3tbsp. per gallon of water) this did wonders for my plumerias so I tried on my roses and had the best blooming season ever.
The blooms were bigger as well.
2007-08-21 09:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Nickie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, there could be many reasons. One could be that your roses are still too young to really produce. Another is that they are not getting the required 6 hours of sun or they are not getting the right kind of fertilizer. I personally like to use composted manure and fish emulsion, however, a rose food should be just fine. And, yet, another reason could be that they are not being pruned properly. Here are some easy instructions for general pruning:
General Pruning: You do this to remove any dead or dying canes or spent flowers.
It is true that you need to pick a set of five leaves, but not necessarily the first set. Pick a set of five that are pointing outward because that will be the direction of a new cane and flowers. If you choose one pointing inward then your canes can cross and will cause other problems. Cut the cane at an angle like this (/) about 1/4" above the five leaf set. It is okay to do this with each cane and especially if the cane is dying. It is also okay to do this throughout the growing season because it promotes new growth.
Try all these things and see if you don't get a better display next season.
Good Luck
2007-08-21 09:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At this time of the year you need to give them a quick fix, apply a liquid feed of general purpose rose fertiliser and dead head old blooms to encourage new ones. Don't apply a slow release fertiliser, it is to late in the year for that. With a quick fix you should get a few more blooms before the end of the season.
2007-08-21 14:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Big wullie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead Head, Dead Head, Dead Head, like Location, Location, Location is a must if you want roses to keep blooming, Good compost, lots of sunshine, and well drained soil with plenty of water is important but you must deadhead or like the woman who lived in the shoe with so many children she didn't know what to do you want get to many blooms cause the rose puts it's efforts into the rose hips and starts thinking about seeds instead of those beautiful flowers we all love!
2007-08-21 10:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by charlesdclimer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it may have something to do with this year's weather. I live in the Midlands, and my roses have only had half of the blooms they normally produce in other years. We just need more sun and heat!
2007-08-23 17:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by Eileen H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cut off some trailers..idid and I got some big blooms.
2007-08-24 07:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you get hold of horse manure or feed them miracle grow.
I always pour left over milk on mine.It works a treat.Bone meal also works a treat.Good Luck
2007-08-21 09:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out this web site. Good Luck!
2007-08-21 09:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by fizznik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we may not had enough sunshine here in northern england. where are you? did you cut them down twice a year and feed them?
2007-08-21 09:47:41 · answer #9 · answered by heavymetalbitch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out this link:
http://www.ehow.com/how_15743_grow-roses.html
2007-08-21 09:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋