MrRoseGarden answers:

No…Do nothing now…Trim them the end of January or in February. Cut them back to several inches above the ground.

NO!! Do NOT fertilize them now! You will damage them greatly!

MrRoseGarden answers:

Not very much can be done to care for rose bushes in late summer,apart from-
1.Gather all fallen leaves and bin them,to avoid carrying over black spot and other diseases/pests.
2.Cut out any wood which is obviously dead.
3.Remove any dead flowers.
4.Spray with a proprietary fungicide/insecticide.
5.Lightly fork over the soil,remove any suckers from the base of the plant.These will be light green,thorny and have seven leaves.
6.Tread the bush in lightly,ensuring it’s firm in the soil
7.Cut back any long growths lightly,to avoid wind rock.
8.Avoid cutting too hard,this would encourage new growth which would be soft and liable to frost damage.
9.Apply a mulch of manure,compost or peat around the bush,when the soil is moist.
10.Beg,buy or borrow a book,DVD,w.h.y and read up on the care of rose bushes in preparation for pruning next spring.

MrRoseGarden answers:

If you dead head the old roses, they will continue to bloom. Roses produce flowers to produce seed pods (rose hips). The rose bush will put all it’s energy into producing flowers to produce the rose hips.
By dead heading, you are stopping the process and fooling the rose bush into thinking it has to make new flowers. This works all year round, except in winter when the plant becomes dormant.

If you know you want a show of roses in 6 – 8 weeks time, as it differs with each type of rose, you simply prune the plant.

In Australia we have a famous horse race each year, the Melbourne Cup. Every year, the roses at the racecourse are in full flower for the event and other events after that race. They achieve this by pruning 6 – 8 weeks before they want the flowers out in bloom.

Roses are very hardy plants and do not need such special attention as most specialists would have you think. Roses need only one good soaking each week and good pruning or dead heading during the year.
Hard pruning back to the thicker stems, is done during winter.

Roses do like regular feeds of manure or other fertilisers, but it is NOT essential for them, as they will survive and remain healthy without the added bonus of the feeding.

You can also take rose cuttings from any stem that is as thick as a pencil. I do this at the winter prune and simply put the cuttings in my vegie garden till they sprout new shoots. When I see the new shoots, I dig the plant up and either replant in my garden or put it in a pot to give away to friends as gifts.

I hope you have found this information helpful and that you can use the information to totally enjoy your rose bushes.

MrRoseGarden answers:

Your doing nothing wrong you just have incredibly healthy plants!

You should wait until it cools down to cut them, the cut will cause the rose to dry out too readily in that kind of heat. When it’s down to the low 80′s with nights at least mid to upper 60′s then cut them.

MrRoseGarden answers:

Roses are not as hard to care for as people think. Yes, you need to trim off the fading blossoms, for one thing as soon as they start to fade the plant is still committing energy to that blossom in that it starts to form a rose hip. Expending that energy into a faded bloom takes away from starting new blooms. You deadhead by starting at the faded bloom go down the stem until you come to a branch with 5 leaves, I am serious! Do not trim it at the 3 or 4 leave branch, go to the 5 leave branch and cut with a sharp trimmer, a nice diagonal cut. This is where the new flower will start.

Roses like a good long soak at least once a week, more if you live somewhere very hot and dry. Water only at the base of the plant! Roses hate to be wet!! Never spray water over your plant.

As far as bugs or black spot. Talk to your local garden center. They will be able to diagnose your specific problem and recommend what works in your area.

Like one of the guys above, I too an in the Midwest and have cold winters. However, my roses thrive. I don’t do a whole lot to them in preparation for winter. I do trim them back in late October and I put leaves on top of the base. Other than that I do not cover them.

Happy Gardening!

MrRoseGarden answers:

I cut off the heads of each rose as soon as it dies,gets brown and withers. I also prune the entire bush in spring. I put a mixture of 1 half cup ammonia, same amount dish soap
detergent, peppermint oil, and wash th leaves if they look damaged, Use miracle grow to make things speed up in the growth area, and an old secret my grand mom does, place a banana peel under the soil about four inches below the roots and be prepared for next years blooms if you do each thing, i even added more than one and the smell of theses wild roses was intoxicating.Trim it back, prune and do not forget to water thoroughly in the morning before its too hot.

MrRoseGarden answers:

Yes you can transplant the roses. You can even cut some branches and plant them if you like.

MrRoseGarden answers:

When watering Roses, soak the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, do not merely sprinkle. When it comes to fertilizing your roses, Provide a balanced diet to your roses. See what your plant is deficient in and try to include them in the fertilizer. Timing is also an important part to maximize the benefit of your fertilizer so that the nutrients are available to the plant when it needs it most during the active growing and blooming stage. Order your rose fertilizer now to enhance the vigor of blooming in your roses.

MrRoseGarden answers:

The best time of year to plant roses or any shrubs is in the autumn to be honest but it is possible any time of year if you buy containerised roses. When buying roes check that the rose is not root bound and is growing healthy check the leaves for black spot. There are thousands of roes to choose from you should do some research on line or a good book is “The Rose Expert” by D. G. Hessayon There are roses that are black spot resistant. There are two main types of roses the hybrid T rose which has large flowers or Florabunda bushes which have many smaller flowers. There are so many that I find it hard to recommend, however I like “deep secret”(deep red) for it’s scent.
When plant do mix some shrub compost in the bottom of hole, firm well in and water well. Most roes will flower for long spells if fed regularly with bone meal (a hand full worked in around each plant each year) Prune in the early spring. Remove any black spot leaves and burn or put in the bin.
Most roes take two-three year to establish but can live for many years.

MrRoseGarden answers:

Soak the roots in a bucket of water for 24 hours to let the roots spred out. Then when you dig the hole make sure it’s like 18in deep by 18in. Wide and enough to cover all the roots. Then while planting and filling the hole I use dmiracle grow and water and made sure the dirt was really wet while filling the hole. Then water everyday and in about a week use some more miracle grow. They should if planted in the right spot flower and have new growth. They need good sun so don’t plant in a shady spot.

MrRoseGarden answers:

The best advice is to rely on your local plant nurseries for recommendations. They will have intimate knowledge of your local growing conditions and will be more than willing to provide the information you seek.

Good luck with your gardening.

MrRoseGarden answers:

This is what I use on my roses when they get black spot. Purchase 2 32oz spray bottles.

Bottle one:
1Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 tsp dish soap
1/4 tsp lite cooking oil (canola)
Water

Bottle two:
1Tbs Baking Soda
1/4 dish soap
1/4 cooking oil
Water

Spray your plants once a week with these solutions but not on the same day. Put a few days in between each solution. For example: spray one on Sundays and the other on Wednesdays. Make sure you spray top and bottoms of leaves, canes, and trunk. Also, make sure you spray early in the morning because it will cause sun burn. Clean up any debris around the rose. Throw the debris away (do not compost) and remulch. I live in OK and we had a monsoon for spring and early summer. Quite a few of my roses developed black spot and I started using these solutions as soon as I could. It did not take long for me to notice a halt to the black spot and now my roses look perfect. It even worked for my Hybrid Tea and they are hard to treat for black spot. Given that it is a David Austin, you shouldn’t have any problem curing it.
Good Luck

MrRoseGarden answers:

It depens on the type of rose bush you buy and how old the bush you buy is. Your best bet is to visit a locally owned nersery (not wal mart) and ask the owener for advice.

MrRoseGarden answers:

Climbing roses take longer to set blossoms than other kinds of roses — after planting. Give yourself a year or two and I am sure you will have lots of blooms to enjoy. In the meantime, buy a few regular tea roses and enjoy blooms the first season.

MrRoseGarden answers:

If your in the lonestar state, you might want to wait until oct. Or so, when the weather has cooled down significantly. And yes, they will bloom for you next spring, guaranteed!. You can either plant bare root roses or from 5 gallon containers, such as from nursery stock. One of my favorite rose varieties of all time is the “Hybrid Tea”. Hybrid tea’s set many large, beautiful, double, showy flowers set on top of long stems (great for cutting). No other roses can compare to the quality of the hybrid tea’s, not even the knockouts. They grow to a nice compact 4′ to 6′ in height, and come in a wide array of colors and their sweet smelling fragrance is unmatched, which make them all the more pleasing to grow. As long as you keep the spent flowers deadheaded, they will continue to bloom all the way until the first hard frosts of fall (maybe longer in Texas). I once had rose garden with about 50 individual hybrid tea’s.. The neighbors used to bring their visiting family members over just to look and take pictures of my colorful roses.. Here is a link with some of the many color varieties and info on each hybrid tea rose.. Click onto the thumbnails for a larger look… Hope this answers your question.

Http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/gardening/PL/ContainerHybridTeas

http://www.rose-roses.com/catalog/hybridtea.html

Added info: If you do choose to go with hybrid tea’s exclusively, and I hope you do, try to purchase ones that are AARS awarded (All American Rose Selection). These are the best of the best flowers and qualilty. This award symbol “AARS” will be stamped on the metal tag that hangs around the lower stalk of the bush that has the name of the rose..If you are buying bareroot roses, it will be written (stamped) on the front of the packaging that surrounds the rootball. Also, if possible, plant them so they get early morning sun ( 6 hrs at least) and shade, in heat of late afternoon. An East facing direction is best for this, with some sort of barrier to the west (house, fence etc.). This will help keep the blooms from fading.

Http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/gardening/PL/AARS

http://www.rose.org/what-makes-a-winner/

One of my fav “AARS” Hyb/Tea’s…..

Http://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/hybridteas/PerfectMomentMore.html

…Billy Ray