All about roses

[Riz]

Introduction


Flowers are a great addition to any garden or room's decor. They add color, fragrance, and elegance in what might otherwise be dingy spaces. Nothing can offer quite as much as a great floral arrangement, especially if those flowers are roses.

Roses have always been a symbol of peace, love, friendship, and even death to all who see them. For centuries, roses have come to characterize great taste and eternity during events such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. They are always the flower of choice when someone is hoping to create a bond with another.

Anyone can purchase roses in a gift shop or florist, but it takes a special person to want to grow their own roses. There are too many types of roses to list them all here,

[Riz]

Since roses are such a high maintenance flower, there is a great deal that you need to learn. At first glance, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the things that you need to know before you can begin to plant them, but that will soon disappear after you read all of the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide.

Get ready to learn all you can about roses. This will be the best thing that you ever did for yourself and your family's garden.

[Riz]

Choosing the Right Rose for your Garden


There are literally hundreds of types of roses that you can grow in your garden. With such a selection to choose from, it can be extremely difficult to choose the rose that's right for you. To make this task a bit easier, I've added some crucial factors that you should consider, and some of the different types of roses to aid in your search.

Color may seem like a trivial matter, but it is usually an important factor to those who want to grow roses. Usually it is simply a matter of personal preference.

The final growth height of a rose should be considered as it would be unattractive to grow roses that are higher than the area of the garden that they grow in. Some roses can grow to be as high as 20 feet.

If you live in an area that is prone to cold winters, you would certainly want a rose that could survive during the off season.

If certain fragrances invoke an allergic reaction, you would want to plant roses that have a softer fragrance than the others.

You would certainly want to learn what the advantages and disadvantages would be if you were to choose one variery of rose over others.

You will want to consider the size of your garden space, so that you can ensure proper exposure to the air and other elements as well.

If you are hoping to make your roses into bouquets, you will want to know if they can be cut. Hybrid teas can. Some roses will fall apart at the petals if they are cut.

You should also consider what other types of flowers or plants you intend on adding to the rose's environment. You want to add plants and flowers that will not create a damaging environment to your rose's ecosystem.

[Riz]

Some Common Types of Roses


After you get a sense of the type of roses that you would like to plant, you will naturally want to know which type of rose's best fit your ideas for planting. There are too many to list here, but I can list some of them for you. You should consult your nearest garden center for advice on whether your choice is fitting to your garden's abilities.

Landscape roses

Landscape roses are great for the novice gardener. They are disease resistant, and require a little bit less maintenance. Hybrid teas are not good for the novice.

Climbing Roses

These roses are different from the regular roses that are planted as they are trained to grow upward like vines. Most people like to use these for trellises, or buildings. Some of them are hybrid teas, wichuraine, and large flowered climbers. They are a beautiful addition to the look of one's house.

Shrub Roses

Shrub roses like the beautiful rugosa are both long blooming, and disease resistant. These are also great for the novice planter. They are gorgeous even when they are not in bloom because the foliage is so pretty.

Old Garden Roses

These roses are not very good for those with severe allergies to strong fragrances because they have a strong fragrant odor. However, they are disease resistant and continue to bloom for months at a time.

The Modern Rose

These are very special roses because they are the result of cross breeding the hybrid tea with the polyanthus. They are also referred to as Floribunda. They are a beautiful combination of the best those two flowers have to offer. They are long blooming, fragrant, and they are great for cutting.

Miniature Roses

Miniature roses are exactly what they sound like. They have all of the fragrance and beauty of a regular rose, but they have smaller blooms. These particular roses are great for indoor planting.

[Riz]

salaam..

I have been neglecting this thread for a while..

here are some pics of my rambling rose in its second season. this variety is called "guinee" it has climbed over the 7ft wooden panel in the back of my garden, i have aphids on some of the stems, but it doesn't seem to be a major problem at the moment...

[Riz]

this is my rose bush, again this is the 2nd season since i planted it, and slowly they are blooming, this one has no aphid problems at the moment... ill be taking more pics of the rose bush later on in the week, so please watch out for uploads....

[Kirsten]

Those are BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Riz]

^ indeed.

my roses are coming along nicely.. i have around 5 that are the bush variety and one climber..

here are a few pics

[Riz]

the climber rose buds,, ready to open up

[Riz]

a pic of a rose bush in its 2nd season not really that impressed with it at the moment, this variety is called "queen elizabeth" its pretty tall but only has a few branches and has not yet bushed out, but i will be giving it some rose food later on tonight a good helping of it just to boost it up a little , there is fungus on the leaves so ill have to spray that with some special fungus spray ive had for a while.....


here is a pic of it.. it has buds that are opening up though

[Riz]

some more pics..

the white roses are in a big container and i have had this for 2 seaons.. and the "queen elizabeth" roses that are around 7 feet tall and smell wonderful

[Riz]

the sun is shining :0

and the roses ae blooming...

[~Obsidian~]

Bought a rose tree today, tis a pink one called 'blessing' (hybrid tea rose)
I potted it (didn't want to plant it straight into the ground yet) and there are a few buds on it, can't wait to see if it thrives!

[~Obsidian~]

Just about to bloom!

[Riz]

amazing origami or what, its quite similiar to the opium poppy flower, when it has just bloomed you can auctally see the "creases" in the petals as if they have been folded by some origami expert..:cool:

[~Obsidian~]

:)

If a person were to buy those roses like MG, and plant them out now would they die overwinter? Or would they have enough time to establish themselves before winter? In this lovely london weather.

[Riz]

:)

If a person were to buy those roses like MG, and plant them out now would they die overwinter? Or would they have enough time to establish themselves before winter? In this lovely london weather.

no it wouldnt die, but it wouldnt grow either, you can still plant it in the ground though, or leave it in the pot and plant it in the ground next may sometime, the choice is yours.

[~Obsidian~]

Oh righty. Thanks

[Riz]

the roses get cheaper at this time of the year, just like tulip bulbs i remember buying the tulip bulbs in october 2007 and they cost around £4 for 10 and the same tulips in december were 50% off..

[~Obsidian~]

Yup that's what I was thinking, if I waited until next spring it would cost me a heck of alot more :( I wanna get loads of those fruit trees as well :D

Would they be ok too?

[Riz]

i would personally leave the fruit tree in the pot, it wont be growing through winter and it will be snug in the pot, its not an advantage for the fruit tree too be planted in september/october etc.. the best time to plant it in the ground is in spring. you should leave them in the pot untill then..

[BabyGardener]

Yup that's what I was thinking, if I waited until next spring it would cost me a heck of alot more :( I wanna get loads of those fruit trees as well :D

Would they be ok too?

why not just plant the seeds from the fruit that we eat, instead of buying the fruit tree? or is that not the same..whats the difference?

[~Obsidian~]

why not just plant the seeds from the fruit that we eat, instead of buying the fruit tree? or is that not the same..whats the difference?

Yep I'm trying that with apple seeds atm but it's so much quicker to buy the little saplings.

[Kirsten]

why not just plant the seeds from the fruit that we eat, instead of buying the fruit tree? or is that not the same..whats the difference?

Most likely that will not give you a tree that will produce fruit like the fruit you ate. Most fruit trees nowadays are carefully bred for good traits (sweetness, size, insect resistant, etc) and then grafted onto a fast-growing tree. Their seeds are different due to cross pollination.

It's fun to see what seeds you can get to grow out of fruit when you're doing eating it though!

Wait I'm confused!!!!! Isn't this the rose thread?? How did it suddenly change to fruit trees, lol? :natur014:

[Riz]

Most likely that will not give you a tree that will produce fruit like the fruit you ate. Most fruit trees nowadays are carefully bred for good traits (sweetness, size, insect resistant, etc) and then grafted onto a fast-growing tree. Their seeds are different due to cross pollination.
:natur014:


couldnt say it better myself even if i tried. :)

[~Obsidian~]

First rose nearly in full bloom and it smells so lovely!

[BabyGardener]

Yep I'm trying that with apple seeds atm but it's so much quicker to buy the little saplings.

i c

Most likely that will not give you a tree that will produce fruit like the fruit you ate. Most fruit trees nowadays are carefully bred for good traits (sweetness, size, insect resistant, etc) and then grafted onto a fast-growing tree. Their seeds are different due to cross pollination.

It's fun to see what seeds you can get to grow out of fruit when you're doing eating it though!

Wait I'm confused!!!!! Isn't this the rose thread?? How did it suddenly change to fruit trees, lol? :natur014:

that was my fault, apologies to thread starter.

Still waiting for my rose bushes to turn up, or are they stems...*confused*

[~Obsidian~]

I think they are bushes:
Each rose should have a minimum of 2 strong stems or more, and we offer you the best, with a selection of 2-5 stems per bush depending on the variety.

Well done on the digging :D somebody once told me that a good feed for roses is the water from washing the meat..:confused: I tried it anyway and the rose has opened so much quicker than before

[Riz]

washing meat ? what is that ?!?

[~Obsidian~]

I'm not a loony I promise! :( You answered my q in the fertilizers thread anywhoo :)
Lol actually I think it was the way I phrased it

[~Obsidian~]

The rose has bloomed! And it attracted a queen bee...it looked like a mini blimp :eek:

[Riz]

yep..

its the best time when things you have cared for have full bloomed...

[~Obsidian~]

The second rose is a faded bloom now, and the first is in full swing.

[Riz]

they look great mashallah... i have some that are still blooming.. its still in a container isnt it ?

[~Obsidian~]

Yup still in a container, and theres another bud to bloom still. Ther one that was attacked by something made a half-hearted attempt to bloom, but all that happened was a sepal opened up and the rose is still folded up inside!

[~Obsidian~]

The half-alive rose bud

[Riz]

i still have roses growing, not many though.. how about you still going strong is it ?

[~Obsidian~]

My last rosebud bloomed and is currently dying

[Te'oma]

with winter coming, make sure that you have lots of mulch. Work it into the soil around the roots and cover the bush itself with old leaves. This will eliminate the possibility of frost kill

[~Obsidian~]

Wow...we never even did anything to our other bushes, they just flourished every year! Now where can I get some mulch....

[Te'oma]

Wow...we never even did anything to our other bushes, they just flourished every year! Now where can I get some mulch....

It's not so important in moderate climates but here, it reaches -30C at night during the winter. I usually use semi composted cow dung because it makes heat over the winter and keeps the roots alive

[~Obsidian~]

*sigh* dung again. Gardening is rather manky sometimes! Lion dung, cow dung, you boiling the dung to grow fungus...I popped onto another gardening forum once and they were discussing weeing on their compost heaps!!! Ewwww

Gross

[Te'oma]

*sigh* dung again. Gardening is rather manky sometimes! Lion dung, cow dung, you boiling the dung to grow fungus...I popped onto another gardening forum once and they were discussing weeing on their compost heaps!!! Ewwww

Gross

LOL @ the weeing...all they need to do is add some ammonium nitrate

[Riz]

I still have some roses blooming in the garden :)

not many though ( climber rose 2nd & third pic)

[Riz]

white roses in a container

[Riz]

pink roses

[Te'oma]

Back in July, I found this single, withered rose bush tossed in the refuse pile at the local garden center so I took it home and nursed it back to health. Now, with the first frost of the season on the ground, it has rewarded me with a single bloom and a bud that probably won't mature before the cold kills it. Anyway, I just thought that I would share it with you all

[~Obsidian~]

Looks lovely Te'oma, you fixed the plant!! Lol..if I could do that I'd have a heck of alot more plants!!

[Kirsten]

Te'oma, that's gorgeous! Good for you for rescuing it!

I'm also one for fishing still-alive plants out of the refuse pile... sadly there's a greenhouse on campus and I can't help wandering near it all the time, this is how my in-dorm garden went from 2 plants to 9 in a few weeks. On top of that we have a huge gardens on campus and they often have plant sales... can't stay away from that either... well, at least the greenhouse collection is free!

[globalart4u]

dont forget to cut down your rose bushes over the next few weeks rather than in the spring. i will be doing it early november

[Foz]

oh i thought you do it in march time?
mine still have a few flower on them

[Foz]

heres some pics of some of my roses over the summer.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50771.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50772.jpg

[globalart4u]

lovely roses if you do it in march and there is a cold spell or frost after you have cut them the frost could kill them hence better to do it in end october/beginning november

[~Obsidian~]

Beautiful roses Fozia, especially the ones in the second picture :)

[Foz]

lovely roses if you do it in march and there is a cold spell or frost after you have cut them the frost could kill them hence better to do it in end october/beginning november

ahhh ok....but as my roses are still flowering im guessing i should leave them?

i planted them last year and didnt cut them (as forgot) but they still grew well this year mashAllah

[Foz]

Beautiful roses Fozia, especially the ones in the second picture :)

JazakAllah Khair... i did have some more pics but not sure where i saved them on the comp lol

found the white rose. I thought it was going to die as last year it didnt flower and hardly any leaves this year but it decided to give me a few flowers!

found the peachy one too now lol

[~Obsidian~]

Loovley! How big is yer garden?

[Foz]

hmmm its not huge....but enough for a slide and a swing for my daughter and a rabbit lol

got grass and then borders...so got the roses on the edges with some geraniums in between them

Need to plan it properly really. InshAllah in the summer will do it up properly

[~Obsidian~]

Heck of alot bigger than mine! Hope that goes well for you inshaAllah, we have a thread for planning next years garden, hope it helps! And please contribute to it aswell, everybody's ideas and experiences will be useful in that one!

[Foz]

ok inshAllah will do!

[Riz]

Why should you prune roses? There are two reasons for pruning roses:


To take out old and diseased wood and encourage new flowering shoots to grow.
To keep the plant in a good shape with an open centre that lets in light and air.



When should you prune roses?
Prune when the plants are dormant. In mild areas you can prune in the autumn (November), but if your garden gets frosty and cold in the winter then prune in the spring (March/April) when it's a bit warmer.


What equipment do you need?
A strong pair of gloves, some sharp secateurs and sometimes a small pruning saw. You will also need some garden twine for your climbers.


How do you cut a shoot?
It's important that you cut a shoot properly. Here are the rules:
1. Always cut just above a bud. You can tell a bud on a stem. If you look on the stem you will see some lines where the leaf was joined to it. Just above the line you will see a little nobble. This is the bud which will grow into a new shoot.
2. Choose a bud that is facing outwards. This bud will grow into a shoot, so you want one that's going to grow out, not into the centre of the plant.
3. Cut at a slant, not straight across. By doing this any rain will run away from the bud, rather than drown it.
4. Make a clean cut, about 1/4 inch above the bud.





http://www.rosebuddies.com/images/beforeprun.gifhttp://www.rosebuddies.com/images/afterprun.gif








What shoots do you cut out, and how low?
This varies depending on the type of rose you are pruning.
However, there are some shoots that should always be cut out right at the start:


any shoot that's dead
any shoot that's weak and spindly
any shoot that's old and gnarled
any shoot that's growing into the middle of the bush, making it crowded
any shoot that's rubbing against another

[Riz]

i was just about to cut back all my roses including the climber rose, it just started to rain heavily. so ill do it on a reasonable day and of course ill take some pics,

[Foz]

thanks for that riz...i was looking at my roses today wondering how and when to prune them...im totally clueless lol

[Riz]

I pruned my climber rose and my rose bush in the ground and in the pot...

this is what the climber rose looked like before the pruning....

[Riz]

as you can see the tip growing " side shoot". I will be cutting above that, maybe 2 inch above it, really simple.. If you have a few shooting tips really close to each other, that's cool just snip the stem like you would normally do

[Riz]

i was careful not to over do it, sometimes you have to take a step back and take a look at your pruning as you prune :)

[Riz]

white rose bush in pot..

you can see plenty of tips shooting from the stems

as you can see from the 2nd pic i am snipping at least 2 inches away from the growing tip

[Riz]

basically you want to keep the same shape of the bush but you are just pruning it ..

[Foz]

thanks for that....thats helped

ive not started yet as i was ill then my daughter was so forgotten about them!

may take a look tomorrow and start pruning

[Kirsten]

We have roses in our yard at home, but my mom always chops off the dead flowers as soon as they start dying, so we've never had rose hips or anything. Well, no one cares about the rosebushes here at college, and I passed one of the most gorgeous pink bushes earlier - with TONS and TONS of rose hips on it. Of course, I pulled some of them off and saved the seeds... I know they won't turn out identical of course, but I still think it will be lots of fun to grow!

[~Obsidian~]

Fozia I hope both you and your daughter feel better :)

Kirsten! Is your garden funded by a life of crime or something :p

[Foz]

thanks! we both much better now alhamdulillah

hubby sick now

and ive still not done the roses as it snowed yest and i was at work today!

[Riz]

thanks! we both much better now alhamdulillah

hubby sick now

and ive still not done the roses as it snowed yest and i was at work today!

not to worry fozia..

you can prune them back after spring sometime if you dont have enough time, i have done that on many occasions.

[Riz]

We have roses in our yard at home, but my mom always chops off the dead flowers as soon as they start dying, so we've never had rose hips or anything. Well, no one cares about the rosebushes here at college, and I passed one of the most gorgeous pink bushes earlier - with TONS and TONS of rose hips on it. Of course, I pulled some of them off and saved the seeds... I know they won't turn out identical of course, but I still think it will be lots of fun to grow!

i saved some seeds as well from 2 seasons ago i have them in a brown envelope,

i think the seeds need "cold stratification" before they will germinate




To Stratify or Not to Stratify
Some hybridizers chill their seeds in the refrigerator for about six to ten weeks before planting, to encourage the seeds to germinate better. This is called stratification. If you keep the seeds in the refrigerator too long, they might begin sprouting before you plant them.


One way to stratify the seeds is to place the cleaned seeds on a paper towel (a heavyweight brand such as Bounty). Then moisten the paper towel with a solution of half & half purified water and peroxide (to help prevent mold). Fold the paper towel closed, encasing all the seeds in the moistened paper towel. Then place the towel full of seeds into a plastic zippered bag. Mark the seed variety and date on the outside of the plastic bag with a permanent marker, and then place the bag into the refrigerator set at about 34-38 degrees. Never freeze the seeds, and do not let them dry out. The moistened paper towel should remain moist in the closed plastic bag for many weeks.


Another way to stratify the seeds is to plant the cleaned seeds directly into a tray of potting soil (see below) and refrigerate the entire tray or pot of seeds. If refrigerating the tray for several weeks, it's best to enclose the tray in plastic to keep the soil moist.


http://scvrs.homestead.com/HybridizeKB1.html

[Foz]

not to worry fozia..

you can prune them back after spring sometime if you dont have enough time, i have done that on many occasions.

ok....

i may try to do them tomorrow as i finish work early and not got much else planned

[Kirsten]

Kirsten! Is your garden funded by a life of crime or something :p

*innocent look*

Hmm... I wonder about the stratifying. I have a tiny fridge but there's not much room in it, and I definitely can't put them outside. However, I'm thinking of stringing up a device to hang it outside my window (I live on the second floor) where hopefully the drunk people can't get to it, and the coldness outside will do the work all by itself? I'll ask the engineering boyfriend to help!

[Riz]

yeah i think the cold outdoors will do the trick ( clever ideas though hanging it from the window)

I took 2 cuttings form the rose bush today ( stem with shooting tips) i will grow the cuttings on and it will be the exact duplicate of the mother plant ( rose bush) its very easy to clone a rose bush cuttings i did this 2 seasons ago and now i have a small rose bush growing.. its a great way to give gifts to friends and family.. ill take some pics and update later on...

[Riz]

Kirsten! Is your garden funded by a life of crime or something :p

Hehe.. i like her style :)

Kirsten, see if its possible to take some cuttings from the rose bush on campus and maybe you could grow the cuttings on... a few stems maybe 10 to 12 inches long with shooting tips and a few leaves.. you don't even have to leave the potted stem indoors, they love the cold :)

[Riz]

*innocent look*

Hmm... I wonder about the stratifying. I have a tiny fridge but there's not much room in it, and I definitely can't put them outside. However, I'm thinking of stringing up a device to hang it outside my window (I live on the second floor) where hopefully the drunk people can't get to it, and the coldness outside will do the work all by itself? I'll ask the engineering boyfriend to help!

you don't have to insert the seeds into a tray and then insert the tray in the fridge ( if you don't have room), you can put the seeds in a small container or insert seeds in kitchen paper paper and roll it up ( it would be very small) just make sure the seeds dont mould up, but then again hanging them outdoors with cold fresh wind going through will make sure the seeds dont mould :)

[~Obsidian~]

About the stratifying: whenever I do that I just bung them in a ziploc bag and stick em in, doesn't take up much room at all

[Kirsten]

The paper towel method ALWAYS molds for me, no matter what I do :(

I did get persimmon seeds to sprout once in the fridge (put them in some dirt in a takeout container), but then they died shortly after I pulled them out.

[Riz]

If you can get one of the small film cannisters for cameras and insert the rose seeds with grains of rice that might help it not too mould.. Too be honest with you kirsten i am not really a fan of the paper tissue method either, i have tried it on a few occasions with chili seeds and was successful, but then you have to transplant them on which disturbs them so i prefer dirt,, but i am always open to suggestions ..:o

[Kirsten]

I forgot to say that I ended up taking a takeout food container, filling it with soil, putting the seeds in there, putting the whole thing in a bag, and then putting it all into the refrigerator :) that was Nov. 29 and I'll be leaving it in there for another month and a half, at least. There's one box of strawberry seeds and one of roses. I can't wait to see what grows!

[Riz]

thanks for reminding me kirsten i almost forget about my seeds... when i was pruning the rose bush and climber rose i left the the stems on the floor and the next day i rememebered that i could take cuttings from the stems and grow on the cuttings indoors in a cold room ( they love the cold) this was 2 weeks ago... so i went outdoors and saw a few on the floor in the garden got two stems with "shooting tips" i dipped them in some hormone powder and left them on the windowsill in the cold room,

Today i go and check and to my amazement they are growing the shooting tips have doubled in size and a small leaf is unfolding and i didnt water them for a week :)

pics later on tonight :)

[Kirsten]

That's awesome!! We have this gorgeous, gorgeous rosebushes in front of the school and I completely forgot - I knew they'd have to be pruned so I was going to go and ask for some of the branches they lopped off, but I forgot and now they're all gone :(

[Riz]

the little cuttings i have taken, are looking good, i wish i cut at least a 12 inch stem instead of the 5 inch stem, they would have had more shooting tips.. they are really healthy though, i left them on the windowsill in a cold room and they have thrived...

[Riz]

you can see the shooting tips so cut ABOVE them when pruning, if you have several tips on one stem that's even better you can still cut back and leave as many tips as you want on the stem...

[~Obsidian~]

B&Q also had 3 or 4 rose bushes for a tenner too

I so want to fill my garden with fruit and roses and plant the veggies in raised boxes, so that come summer theres a beautiful scent and fruit to eat too inshaAllah! :D

[Foz]

those cuttings are doing well....

theres a rose bush at my parents house....blue moon or something which i bought and planted...keep meaning to get a cutting off that as i love it!!

but ive done absolutely nothing....whole month have been sick with a cold. never got round to pruning my roses! think im going to leave them to it!

[Foz]

B&Q also had 3 or 4 rose bushes for a tenner too



when i got mine it was 5 for a tenner.. got 10 rose bushes in total!

[Riz]

those cuttings are doing well....

theres a rose bush at my parents house....blue moon or something which i bought and planted...keep meaning to get a cutting off that as i love it!!

but ive done absolutely nothing....whole month have been sick with a cold. never got round to pruning my roses! think im going to leave them to it!

salaam fozia..

love the avatar :)

its ok you can prune after spring as well, the cuttings root really easily you will be surprised !! and they love cold conditions..

how did you manage to get so many rose bushes so cheap !! :eek:

[Foz]

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thanks love eeyore!!

so its ok to go take a cutting now? im over there tomorrow so may take one

got the roses from focus...they were pretty small but they usually do that offer...2 of them have gone huge....one died...and the others are getting there slowly

[Riz]

yeah fozia..

but take at least a 12 inch cutting and make sure it has shooting tips, take a few cuttings :) make sure you have some nice potting soil and some pots and you are ready to go !!!

[Foz]

ok cool...will try it tomorrow inshAllah

[Foz]

:eek: im so dense....went to my parents house and got some cuttings....

came home and realised id had a clear out and stpidly threw away all the small spare pots i had........i think i had been anti growing at that stage lol

i managed to find one....

and i had just bought a tub of mini jafas so emptied that and used that lol

(and no i didnt eat the whole tub of jafas in one go lol)

[Riz]

lol ^

the rose cuttings i have left in the bathroom, as you can see they are doing really well... :tree-huggin:

[Foz]

oh wow they are looking pretty healthy mashAllah

well i did 2...ones not getting anywhere but the other seems to be growing....

my dad cut off like a whole branch so i just potted it as it was..and its growing

will add pics soon

[Tania]

Can i cute any type of branch from the bush? Or must look after certain branches?

[Riz]

Can i cute any type of branch from the bush? Or must look after certain branches?


make sure they have shooting tips like the picture in the previous page , and they love cold conditions, so they can be placed in the coldest room..

[Tania]

Thank you. I will try later this spring.

[Riz]

Hello..

just taken some pics of the roses bush and climber that i pruned earlier.. i can see new shoots developing from the stems.. :tree-huggin:

[~Obsidian~]

Wooo! Already?

I've got all four pots of rose bush sitting out in the garden right now

Don't kill me, I forgot to prune the other one :(

But woo! Now I have two pink rose bushes, one yellow, one red, and one orange!

[Foz]

i never pruned any of mine lol

hows the rose cuttings going? mine died!

[Riz]

hows the rose cuttings going? mine died!

both are dead.. lol

one died of natural causes and one of sheer neglect :tree-huggin:

[Kirsten]

Mine haven't sprouted either :(

I think we're all cursed lol

[Foz]

oh dear never mind

mine was doing so well aswell...was gutted!

[Riz]

^ its a learning curve,, taking cuttings sometimes you get 90% success rate sometimes 40%. After a while your technique will get better and you will definitely have more success, its the same way i started off. You will get better as time goes by...

kirsten

how long are they supposed to take to germinate !!?

[Tania]

I bought today a pack with orange climbing rose-they can grow upto 2m tall.I don't know what i should do with them: leave them in the pack until the soil will not be frozen or should i try to dig now a hole and plant them without to add that 10 l water. The pack its in my room

[Riz]

you bought rose seeds ?

what does it say on the back of the pack. i think they need a period of cold weather for them to germinate.. you can sow the seeds now in small pots and leave them outside or the fridge , so the cold weather can work on the seeds !!

Found a website which may answer some questions. if you cant find the answers please post back on this thread and inshallah we will try to find the answers together :)

http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/manners_seed.html (http://www.rdrop.com/%7Epaul/manners_seed.html)

[Tania]

Its not a seed. Are two branches with roots. On the pack says to plant them in the ground and add planty of water - 10 l. Its out of question to add now water when everything its frozen and snowing but still i could digg a hole for them. Next to my garlic cloves. Because still on the pack it says to cover the branches with soil until the cold weather will pass, so i think i could plant them out but without water.

[Riz]

you have to give them water if you plant it in the ground Tania definitely.... but you can leave it in the pot which it came in and when the weather improves and the soil is not hard then maybe you can plant it straight into the ground :)

[Tania]

Definitely i will not leave them thirsty. They are in a plastic bag and the roots are covered.

[Foz]

i just got 2 climbing roses from wilkinsons! £2.50 each..... In homebase they were £10 each but were bigger


have planted them out...will see what happens

[Tania]

What colours have you bought Fozia ? I have big hopes this climbing roses to grow fast and make a big orange bush.

[Foz]

i got a dark pink and a light pink....got an arch thing and want them to grow over that....

i had seen an orange one in the other wilkinsons (we have 2) but its a bit farther away so couldnt be bothered to go back there again and this one only had pink!

good luck with yours!

[Tania]

Pink in two colours its cute. I bought orange because grows upto 2 meter. The pink and red were for 3 meter tall bushes. I saw the roses arch and its a great option.

[Kirsten]

how long are they supposed to take to germinate !!?

I had read up to three months, but I looked in there today and looks like three of them have begun to germinate, so I will be moving them to their own pots and taking them out of the refrigerator... inshallah they will continue to grow :)

[Kirsten]

Bah - spoke too soon. One of them shriveled up and died :(

Another one is quite impressive though - it looks EXACTLY like the pics of rose seedlings I've seen, with its furry little leaves and all... I really, really hope it survives!

[Kirsten]

OK I am having exceedingly bad luck. Something is sprouting in one of my rose pots and i'm 90% sure it is not a rose. And I'm pretty sure I only planted 1 rose seed/pot...

[~Obsidian~]

LOL!

Is it mould? :p

[Kirsten]

LOL!

Is it mould? :p

If mould is green and grows on a stem then probably yes :)

No it's definitely a plant, I just don't know what... the roses have all had really short stems and this little bubble-shaped thing at the base before they started opening up the leaves. This thing just grew to about an inch and a half tall and it still hasn't opened up. Plus I can see the seed coat on the top, and it doesn't look like a rose seed (which are kind of short and chubby) - it's long and kind of resembles a melon seed, but I can't imagine where on earth that might have come from since I've never grown melons :eek:

[~Obsidian~]

I was kidding kirsten :p I know what mould looks like :D

Ooh, mystery grow, can't wait to see what you finally end up with!

[Kirsten]

OMG you know what... I think it might be an apple seed. I did bury an apple core in there to compost, like a few months ago....

It started opening up a few leaves today and I thought it looked familiar but I couldn't think of what it was... now I think I know!

[~Obsidian~]

Thats odd! Did you stratify it first? :confused:

Wahey :D

[Kirsten]

No :D I have no idea what happened, but I'm happy about it!!

I found two other rose seedlings in the take-out container I'd used to stratify the seeds... planted those today. We'll see how they turn out :) I want lots of roses!

[Riz]

^ apple/rose hybrid i like it :D

[Riz]

the weather feels like spring, and the roses are looking good and blooming ( stems) the rose bush and the climber rose are both sprouting stems :)

[Tania]

Inside of package the roses are sprouting stems. The weather forecast from tuesday indicate limits between 1 and 7 grades C (no more - values, even the snow begun to melt). Could i dig the roses in the garden then ?

[Riz]

yeah tania...

dig a nice big hole and plant it :)

[Foz]

mine re doing quite well!

funny thing is when it snowed i chopped off a couple of branches as arms for the snowman lol. when he melted i stuck them in a pot where my other rose had died when i tried to grow some cuttings

and its grown!

[Kirsten]

mine re doing quite well!

funny thing is when it snowed i chopped off a couple of branches as arms for the snowman lol. when he melted i stuck them in a pot where my other rose had died when i tried to grow some cuttings

and its grown!

Funny how things work out sometimes, isn't it? :)

Some crazy college kid built a three headed snowman outside my window. It also has four arms. Methinks someone was probably drunk.

Anyway, here's my contribution to the rose picture thread - this is my strongest sprout. Don't the leaves look like hands reaching out?

http://i42.tinypic.com/xge808.png

[Riz]

thanks kirsten,,

you know its the first time i have seen a rose seedling :)

[Foz]

Some crazy college kid built a three headed snowman outside my window. It also has four arms. Methinks someone was probably drunk.


sorry that made me laugh lol

[~Obsidian~]

Nifty plantling you got there Kirsten.

My rose bush is bursting into growth Alhamdulillah!

[Foz]

one of my climbing roses has died!!! not sure why!

[Tania]

Poor rose:(
I planted mine saturday. on a raining day and from sunday its a mixture of snow and rain. Outside its -1 degree celsius but i hope my rose will survive.

[Riz]

one of my climbing roses has died!!! not sure why!

shame..

they are usually quite resilient, i am surprised !!! has it gone mouldy with black patches everywhere!!/,, sometimes they do bounce back when we have a few days of straight sunshine.....


tania:

we had hail stones last night with gusty rain.. its looking dark and gloomy right now were i am at !!!!

[Foz]

it was very small...will take a pic of the other one thats still alive and show you the size... and show the one i think has died

i noticed the leaves had spots on and they have now died....i guess the actual rose itself could be alive i guess...will leave it for a week or so and see what happens

[Tania]

we had hail stones last night with gusty rain.. its looking dark and gloomy right now were i am at !!!!I hate the hail stones- can destroy in 2 minutes the entire harvest. Between 2 session of rain or snow its sunshine, like here:natur011: and the 2 leaves of rose begin to get a pink colour (from yellow) - i think she likes outside, where i planted her.


Fozia - i think you took the right decision - may be the bush its fine and the cold weather made the bush to remain without leaves

[Riz]

Its a beautiful bright saturday afternoon were i am :)

the rose stems are growing really well, i am so glad i pruned al of my rose bushes and the climber :)

[Kirsten]

I'm down to one sprout :( one of them kicked the bucket yesterday.

I have some cut roses nearby and might try growing them after I take off the flower - havent got any rooting hormone, though.

[Riz]

^ maybe a good idea to leave the cuttings submerged in a bowl of water for 24 hours, it will increase the chances of survival....


sunny few days in my neck of the woods, The rose bush is shooting out stems all over the place... in fact they are all looking good apart from one of them which i will dig around the root ball and use some rose nutrients i have, that will perk it up a bit...

[~Obsidian~]

New rose growth is pretty isn't it? Lovely and red and soft!

[Tania]

Its impressive how many new branches has.

[Foz]

heres one of mine

[Tania]

Fozia you have a good weather for garden - green leaves :GreenThumbs:

[daisy]

New rose growth is pretty isn't it? Lovely and red and soft!

yay they're so pretty masha'Allaah.

a question about roses, I am growing some in partial shade and sun, too many willow trees around, will this affect the rose bush?


Daisy

:butterfly3:

[Tania]

The climbing rose bushed planted in 7th march:
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4589/im006707.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im006707.jpg)
and last week i bought another rose:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/462/im006715.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im006715.jpg)

[Foz]

yay they're so pretty masha'Allaah.

a question about roses, I am growing some in partial shade and sun, too many willow trees around, will this affect the rose bush?


Daisy

:butterfly3:


Hmmm should be ok.....some of my roses dont get alot of sun...plus im surrounded by my neighbours tress, but they tend to do ok

[Riz]

yay they're so pretty masha'Allaah.

a question about roses, I am growing some in partial shade and sun, too many willow trees around, will this affect the rose bush
Daisy


Hi daisy, you will be ok in the shade inshallah might not be as vibrant and full of flower buds like the ones in full sun, but i have 2 in a shady area and they are not as big as the other ones, but they still flower and produce huge roses.. alternativley you can grow then in a biggish container and leave it in the sunny area of the garden....

[Riz]

taniathere seems to be a lot of cement near your roses huh :confused:

are you having some building work done :)

[Tania]

Riz i try to clear up the land from cement, sand, stones-but its going slowly. Now near the rose bush there is no cement.:)I made some progress

[~Obsidian~]

I translplanted all 5 of my rose bushes along the side of my garden today :sunny:, had to reclaim the stretch of soil first but I did it :D

They're in colour order or pink, peach, red, yellow and pink again :D

[Riz]

^ gonna look cool :)

some of mine, doing really well.....

[Riz]

the last pic ( climber rose) the vine on the right is the honeysuckle :)

[Tania]

Just my curiosity:o : How many years needed the rose to grow ? the climbing rose - to reach the size from the last photo.

[Riz]

2 seasons tania :)


it grow quite well in the first season as well, but once the roots get established they really climb well,, remember i pruned it back in early spring....

[Tania]

It means i have to be calm, this year the rose will not be 2 m tall :o

[Riz]

if we have a very warm summer, then they will grow really quickly tania :) and it will grow 2 metres in the first season :)

[Riz]

lots of weeds surrounding the base of the climbing rose. so i cleaned it all up ( my soil allergy is getting worse , my hands are red and raw and itchy)

i use some of this rose food and scattered it and raked it in and then watered it really well....

[Foz]

gosh that must be tough having a soil allergy!

well one of my climbing roses i mentioned before is dead...well im 99% sure it is....so i went out and got a yellow one from BandQ - slightly bigger and healthier looking one.

[Riz]

Large-Flowered Rose 'Candy Stripe'
(Rosa 'Candy Stripe')

Compact growing habit and generous production of showy flowers with pink stripes. Perfect for rose beds. The flowers are also ideal for cutting. stunner or what !!!

http://www.spaldingbulb.co.uk/r_12165-042/Large-flowered-roses/Large-Flowered-Rose-Candy-Stripe.htm


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/candyrose.jpg

[Kirsten]

OMG those are so pretty! you will defintely be growing those, I hope??

[Riz]

i allready have around 8 rose bushes and one climber.. gonna get it next season though :)

[Foz]

oooohhh i love those!!!

[Riz]

the queen Elizabeth rose bush..

packing on weight slowly.. big pink roses from this one, but not that many, hoping this season will be different.

[~Obsidian~]

My pink hybrid tea rose has a bud, ready to bloom soon iA :D

[Tania]

I like how are named this roses: queen Elisabeth. Ohh, dear :p My roses are growing slowly-around 30 cm tall and only leaves until now.

[~Obsidian~]

:p Tania

Hmm maybe you should give them a light feed? Two of mine didn't grow at all after they were transplanted from the pots to the ground, the other three are doing well expecially the biggest (pink hybrid tea rose) it has two buds masha Allah. I expect that one to reach the height of the ones we used to have in the next two/three years insha Allah.

Am quite annoyed about the two duds though :mad:

[Foz]

heres my biggest 2 rose bushes

[Foz]

this is one of my smaller roses bushes....

is it normal for the red stem growing like that?

[~Obsidian~]

Looks perfectly normal to me Foz, whats wrong with it? New growth on a rose bush tends to be soft+red, so well done masha Allah.

[Foz]

i wasnt sure as thats the first time ive seen a bright red stem like that come out from the ground!

now my roses are being attacked by aphids (or greenflies!) those green things??

so went on a spraying mission yesterday!

[~Obsidian~]

So are mine :mad: in fact everything is being attacked by those!! Did you spray them with bug killer? I have some but I don't want to use it :o

[Foz]

yep bug spray... i hate using it too as i feel guilty! but last year some of my plants were totally covered in them and had to get the spray...i noticed the aphids a few days ago and was putting off spraying them

[ze leetle elper]

Its usual to get red strong branches if it is cut and then grows from that point? Also haven't read the whole thread (too long!) but my mum has ALWAYS used the water left over from washing meat (ie: with some blood in it) to water her roses, she says it is very good for them and the proof is in the pudding! Her rose bushes (she has many) are huge! Very strong! The fragrance is beautiful and the roses come back stronger every year! :) :)

[~Obsidian~]

Two of the four I bought from B&Q died, anyway to tell if they are totally dead? They just aren't growing (one stopped growing when I transplanted it and lost the leaves it had). Shall I peel back the stuff on the stem to see if it's still green or not? Any way to revive it if it is still alive-ish?

[ze leetle elper]

Is there any moisture in the stem? Is it brown and dry? Leaves still green?

I would cut off all the visible dead bits, stick some rooting powder on the bottom of the stem, stick it in a pot and see what happens!

If it doesn't survive you can take some stems from my roses when you come round lol :p

[~Obsidian~]

Vell there are no leaves, and if I cut off the dead bits I'd be left with...dead roots? :p Alas I have no rooting powder! Thanks :D I could try some cuttings from the other 3 rose bushes too :eek:

[Riz]

my first rose bud is beginning to bloom on the climber rose

[Foz]

got my first rose!

[Riz]

nice big fat rose bud :)

[Tania]

Your rose grew really fast.:) Mine roses have only leaves.

[edibles]

My rose tree is starting to pump out some flowers now

[~Obsidian~]

Here's a picture of the climbing rose bush that spills over from my neighbours' garden. Don't be fooled by the apparent lushness of it, it's COVERED in aphids. I was digging under there and it was like taking an aphid shower.

[~Obsidian~]

And here is one of the roses destroyed by the aphids...so totally gross that I cut off both buds, was wasting the energy of my rose bush!

[Nife180]

And here is one of the roses destroyed by the aphids...so totally gross that I cut off both buds, was wasting the energy of my rose bush!
Darn those Aphids! They just ruin the plants and your joy... Have you sprayed it?

My pink rose is doing fine, the first flower opened up yesterday and there are 5 more buds in there. :)

[Tania]

I bought a solution -karate zeon- for flees, worms, aphids and so on. After i sprayed the leaves of the rose bush, the aphids dissapeared.

[edibles]

come on guys, lets stay off the chemicals, i was watching some thing about bees disappearing on telly, and chemicals can effect them to

[~Obsidian~]

Darn those Aphids! They just ruin the plants and your joy... Have you sprayed it?

My pink rose is doing fine, the first flower opened up yesterday and there are 5 more buds in there. :)
No I haven't - I don't like spraying chemicals around the garden. Well done on the pink rose :)
come on guys, lets stay off the chemicals, i was watching some thing about bees disappearing on telly, and chemicals can effect them to

:goodpost:

[Nife180]

No I haven't - I don't like spraying chemicals around the garden. Well done on the pink rose :)


:goodpost:
I mean with organic. I would rather let it die then to spray it with chemical stuff, I use Homemade stuff. It's works good on the aphids.

[edibles]

How do you make them, i need them for my plum tree which is getting aphids everywhere.

[Nife180]

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/homemade-aphid-control-a-natural-way-to-kill-aphids.htm

http://organicgardening.about.com/od/pestcontrol/a/spraysforaphids.htm

I know the Garlic thing works, I've tried it (Apparently Garlic contains sulfur). But dilute it until It doesn't curl up the leaves. I use garlic powder which makes the solution more concentrated than cloves, I think.

Normally I use few drops of dishwashing liquid, Vegetable/Olive oil and water. The dishwashing soap breaks the aphids bodies faster which dehydrates them and the oil suffocates them. Don't spray it when the sun is intense and it will fry the leaves.

[Tania]

I will give up to the chemical solution and i will use the mixture between dishwash/oil and water. I liked the chemical mixture because killed fast the aphids without pain. I am not sure if the organic thing will do the same.

[Nife180]

Even though chemicals kills aphids fast, remember that the droplets get into your soil and contaminate it and kills other insects.

With the dish washing soap/oil and water it kills after a while but it works without harm.

[~Obsidian~]

I mean with organic. I would rather let it die then to spray it with chemical stuff, I use Homemade stuff. It's works good on the aphids.

Okey doke

[ze leetle elper]

3 of my rose bushes...dunno what colour they are yet!!

[Tania]

The rose:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/71/rosej.jpg
and the climbing rose:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5234/climbingrose1.jpg
Since 8 may when i made the pics they grew a little and the climbing has 1 bud.

[Foz]

heres on of my little roses...its kinda like a patio rose and i had it in a pot but stuck it int he ground last year.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50932-3.jpg


ive also been meaning to ask about this rose

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50937.jpg

the shoot on the left seems a bit random.....its grows massive each year.....i left it last year to see if it flowered or anything but no it just grows taller and taller and higher than the fence.....and considering id cut it sooooooooo many times last year shows how fast it grows.... ive never seen this before on a rose...is it normal?

[Riz]

i know what you mean fozia,, i knew the answer to that once.. ill see if i can find out :)

[Riz]

this rose bush is the earliest to bloom,, the rose buds looks really yellow but as it unfolds it goes really milky white and they smell awesome :)

[Foz]

i know what you mean fozia,, i knew the answer to that once.. ill see if i can find out :)

JazakAllah khair bro.

mashAllah your roses look lovely

[Foz]

heres another red rose, a yellow one taking forever to open and one of my climbing roses...still small.

[Riz]

^ coming along really nice fozia, do they smell good :) !!?

[Riz]

mine are blooming quite well.. still waiting for the rest of the rose bushes to catch up :)

[Foz]

^ coming along really nice fozia, do they smell good :) !!?

the red one doesnt smell much but the fragrance from the yellow is lovely

[Foz]

love your yellow ones mashAllah

[edibles]

so many blooms, some petals have already fallen off and buds have formed.

[Riz]

^ they look beautiful :)


some rose flowers i have cut from the stem and inserted in a vase :)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP1044.jpg

[~Obsidian~]

My rose bush hasn't put out any new growth since I cut off the first blooms :( stoopid aphids! My tiny one has flowered though, pink ones, pics soon!

[ze leetle elper]

mini red roses!

[Tania]

I am impressed.Looks like a tree with flowers.Very very good looking. My rose its eaten by aphids, some green worms and i found a snail tonight too.

[farah]

Mash'Allah that's a very healthy mini-rose tree :) You must have a midas-touch effect I bought one from a supermarket once but I could never imagine that they would get to the height of yours!

[Foz]

heres my rose....the branches couldnt cope with the weight

[~Obsidian~]

Woah masha Allah y'all, they look amazing! My one decent rose bush stopped flowering after the aphid attack, and one is still growing without flowering. This is the third, looks nothing like it did on the placard!

[Tania]

The flowers are big and the branch has a good shape :) Oby

[farah]

Woah masha Allah y'all, they look amazing! My one decent rose bush stopped flowering after the aphid attack, and one is still growing without flowering. This is the third, looks nothing like it did on the placard!


Lol, seed mix-up perhaps?

[~Obsidian~]

The flowers are big and the branch has a good shape :) Oby
They aren't that big, I zoomed in :D but thank you!
Lol, seed mix-up perhaps?

I bought tiny bushes not seeds, they looked like rose bushes, the placard stated 'rose bush' (and showed a picture of a rose' and this is what I got :tumbleweed: I used to have a white one of these though so I'm not really surprised.

[Tania]

The mix up could happen when they pack up for sell the bushes too. I bought an orange one and after my first flower i am still wondering how look the orange colour. lol

[Riz]

here is my queen Elizabeth rose ( pink) smells really good too :) its over 7 feet high. can you see the neighbours pear tree in the back :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/rose-2.jpg

[Tania]

Riz your rose its looking very good. I like the pear tree :)

[Foz]

heres some of mine

[~Obsidian~]

I want to smell themmmm :D lovely! My neighbours have got this one rose bush in their front yard, they don't do a thing to it but because (well I'm assuming this is why, because there isn't anything else that I can see causing it) there is very strong sunlight at the front, they have a TON of blooms. It's very well established too. My other roses have faded, the yellow bush has one bud to open soon iA (if the aphids don't get to it) and the pink bush finally put out some more buds.

[Riz]

^ i noticed that roses need at least a season to really establish themselves and they definitely throw out a lot more flowers in the second season onwards.. on the queen elizabeth rose in the first season it only bloomed around a 6 to 7 roses and this season mashallah it has tripled in rose buds... and its getting stronger and taller every season :)

so those who planted the rose in this season please don't feel disappointed inshallah next season they will double in size :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP1825.jpg



http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP1822.jpg

[Foz]

heres another rose bush of mine

[Tania]

Fozia your rose bush look well. Mine are still small and now the "pink one" has a bud but it looks more like red with yellow :rolleyes:I will never understand this flowers.

[Foz]

another pink bush

my 2 biggests bushes went a bit sick...the leaves kind of had the orange growth on them? Ended up trimming them right back

[Kirsten]

Do you guys remember my attempt to grow a rose from seed from last march :) Here it is as of today...

http://i30.tinypic.com/f1dqc9.jpg

[Riz]

hey K..

well done i am really impressed and it looks real healthy :)

its a proper little plant too..

[~Obsidian~]

Well done Kirsten!! :D *claps* mine have bloomed and faded....

[Kirsten]

I hope someday it can bloom great big beautiful flowers like you guys have got!

[Foz]

Well done Kirsten!!!

[Tania]

The rose bush didn't grow at all, remained very small and this summer i had only 3 flowers:
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6817/132zz.jpg

[edibles]

final roses
leaves starting to change colour

[Riz]

I will be pruning my rose climber and rose bushes in the next couple of days or maybe even later on today :)

Ive had this climber ( guinee) for over 2 seasons, the first season it gave me a round a dozen roses in the second season around 2 dozen, so i will give this climber a real good prune, this is what it looks like before the pruning...



http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00600.jpg










http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00598.jpg


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00595.jpg

[Riz]

queen Elizabeth rose bush


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00587.jpg

[rubmanhayat]

Salam-O-Alaikum,

Got myself into roses now too : ) I had this rose stem in water when i got this for my wife on Valentine's Day :) I still have it in the a bottle of water and after month and a half we have some shoots. yay :) Now lets see how far it goes.

[Riz]

i got my step ladder ready and a pair of clean secateurs, Going to give this rose climber a really good pruning, it has so many shooting tips.. if you have lots of shooting tips on one stem its all up to you were you want to snip the stem.. if you only have a few tips on a stem always cut above the shooting tip.

[Riz]

i cut of the top stems at least 7 inches per stem and snipped of all the dead stems too... its looking a lot better now.. hopefully this season it will throw out plenty of flowers :)

[Riz]

i did the same with my 3 rose bushes too........

[Riz]

when your snipping the stem off make sure you cut the stem at a angle and not flat,as if you cut the stem flat, droplets of water can settle on top of it and in some cases can rot the stem, if you cut at an angle the droplets of water just glide off :)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/correctway.jpg







http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/rose-stem2.jpg

[~Obsidian~]

I'm trying to get my rose bushes to grow tall, so that the leaves + flowers mainly grow above the wall it was planted next to, any tips on achieving this?

[Riz]

A high nitrogen feed will help out or fish emulsion from B&Q :)

[~Obsidian~]

Okey dokey :D can't believe there's actually someone online at the same time! Enjoying the day off work?

[Riz]

Hehee oby.. its jummah :)


There are several ways to address the issue of fertilization roses. The core of the issue, simply "feed" the roses when you fertilize. Roses need nutrients to produce beautiful flowers. A plant health will be a great show of color during flowering season.Let 's on two different approaches: 1 see), we can fertilize our plants with pink synthetic fertilizers (artificial) to provide nutrients in the very first plant. O 2) can treat the soil with organic matter that provides nutrients to the plant. Both can provide nutrients to plants, but one method more effective and less expensive than composting other.Any work to some extent, but I bet that a healthy rose garden with spectacular color for years. The best way to do this is to treat the soil with nutrients and therefore producing plants happy. Often, we neglect the gardeners simply treat the soil and plants. This may work for a while, but eventually you are adding more and more synthetic fertilizers, because that depends on the roses. It may even end up with a failed installation and wondered why he did so well at first and then just him up.This is the reason that food from their land – the result will be a happy and healthy pink. There are a number of important nutrients roses: nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium. Nitrogen supports the growth and healthy green – phosphorus supports root growth and flower power – potassium generally supports the plant, roots and all. Potassium keep the plant strong, allowing it to resist disease and pests.If purchase a subscription, you'll realize the relationship of packaging of these three nutrients. This relationship helps you decide what you want to target. For example, this ratio 1:2:1 indicates that some nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium 2 parts: Part 1. Since the roots of phosphorus and increased capacity flower more fertilizers, more than nitrogen and phosphorus to the first floor potassium.When increased its support, please bonemeal in the bottom of the hole they have dug. Why? Because bone is high in phosphorus and this is what your new card should be established. Nor is it a bad idea to add a little fertilizer, but be careful not too much of any nutrient to add, since it can actually damage your plants with too much reason fertilizer.The manure often is thought to be best for your Rose is, because if they break down (decomposes) – release nutrients slowly and steadily – that synthetic fertilizers directly touched the plant, but not prolonged survival of constant slow-release fertilizer. The use of compost can maintain the health of soil and fertilizer costs to minimum.You can use artificial fertilizers in conjunction with the compost too. If you think your card needs a little extra "something" can be a minimal amount of store-bought fertilizer from time to time. I doubt you should address this – but only if no – you can buy fertilizers at your local garden center.In nature, the soil is healthier when left alone. However, overuse of land may be barren, and therefore have to intervene to help occasionally, providing fertilizer for our plants at regular intervals. And then let the natural materials that decompose organic, the soil with the right balance of nutrients that work together with all other organisms in the soil. This will be your rose a healthy environment, that many flowers to promote for years and years.

http://www.airnitrogen.com/fertilizing-your-roses-they-need-food-too/

[~Obsidian~]

What on Earth is going on with the English in that post? :confused:

I'll try decipher it later!

Jummah Mubarak Riz! :sunny:

[felicity]

I love roses, this year I've planted three rose plants but they're slow to grow, fed them once with organic plant feed, Should I add compost too? Two of the roses are climbing roses I want them to grow really fast, How can I achieve this?

[Riz]

they take a season for them to establish , my rose climber is around 15 feet in height i pruned it back a while ago...

you need some rose fertilizer and nutrients high in nitrogen, you can buy it from B&Q

i use this

http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/rose-food-p-114

[felicity]

Thanks, will also try the same one. So I will have to wait until next year to see them flower?

[Riz]

they will flower this season IA.. but as the seasons go by you will get a lot more roses growing, every season onwards for a few seasons to come you will get lots and lots :)