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Rose, watering and dead heading them.them

BMLBML Posts: 151
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My daughter asked me for a nice Rose for her birthday so I bought one and its in a pot in my garden until the day.  The weather provoked me to think about how Roses should be treated in these hot days which then provoked me to wonder what a real gardener should do when a bloom goes over so I'm seeking advice. 

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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    All plants need more water in hot weather, especially potted ones and I would definitely deadhead spent blooms as this will encourage more. In very hot weather roses may not bloom as prolifically as usual even with deadheading (over here, mine take a pause when it’s very hot). They can be encouraged to produce more blooms with a tomato feed, but if it’s high-summer baking hot (like now) I don’t do that because it might stress the plant and I feel it needs the break it’s taking. That’s not scientific advice, just my (limited) experience. So I would say just keep it well watered and deadheaded until your daughter receives it. Although they say potted roses can be planted out at any time of year, it’s also usually advised not to do this in very hot, drought conditions, but I planted out a gift rose in August and with plenty of watering it did fine...
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • BMLBML Posts: 151
    Many thanks.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Is it going to stay in a pot.  While its in a pot, I would try to get it into some shade, water it really well, if your daughter does plant it in the ground she will have to water it regularly (if shes anything like MY daughter, hummmm) Forget who said it on Gardeners World, that roses absolutely love this hot weather, and everywhere they have been fantastic.   I dont water mine in the ground  , only new planted ones.  When you dead head go down to a leaf joint, they call it summer prunning.
  • BMLBML Posts: 151
    Thanks for the "Leaf joint" tip.
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