@poppyfield64Plaisanterie looks like a good alternative to Mutabilis if anyone’s winter climate is too cold for the latter - which mine might be, judging how it’s threw up it’s hands in horror at my recent freezes. It topped a maximum of 8degC yesterday, chilly wind and raining, frost this morning. Now it is gloriously sunny, dry and warm. Every day is a surprise!
@Ditsy, metal is not ideal as it offers no insulation from the sun. It will dry out rapidly and the roots might fry, but if you can shade the pot somehow, perhaps with other pots in front, it might be ok. Probably best for a fairly compact rose given how it tapers a lot towards the base, as the growing space/volume will be significantly reduced by that.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I found your post on Vitax rose feed intriguing and how their azalea feed has more of the essential micro thingies in it than their actual rose feed. Does that mean it will make a much better feed for roses, if so I'll take their rose feed back to the GC and swap it.
Hi, I’m new to this thread and was wondering if anyone could help. I’ve had a pergola built for screening and bought two climbing roses to grow up it. I’m a bit short of suitable planting space but have just pulled out a rotting old conifer stump that would be in a great location for one of the roses. I’ve taken a lot of the decomposing wood away and there weren’t any ants but probably other insects in there. I have plenty garden made compost to put in the hole. Do you think a rose will flourish there? Or will the remnants of the old stump affect it? Thanks 😊
@peteS ..there is no need to take your rose food back, it's perfectly adequate for most gardens here in England in particular as our soils are generally well supplied with Phosphorus [P] but lacking in Nitrogen [N] and Potassium [K]... so I was told by the RHS when I had soil tests done..
..I prefer to use one made specifically for Rhododendrons as my soil is quite alkaline, but it's really a general feed suitable for anything, including roses..
... don't worry about that, just plant your rose... an issue that could occur but I think unlikely, is that sometimes with old rotting stumps you can get honey fungus in the soil, which kills most plants, evidenced by boot lacey type threads in the soil... which shouldn't be confused with remnants of tree roots... so if you don't see any of those, just go ahead and plant your roses..... which roses are they by the way?.. we like to know these things..
@Marlorena Thank You 😊 It’s the rose Compassion which I bought from my local garden centre just before Christmas. It has been budding but when I took it out of the pot there wasn’t much root ball! I’ll have to keep my fingers gets crossed it’s much happier in the ground.
Thanks @Marlorena. I'm lucky to have this nursery so close to home. The bare root there is Rose de Rescht but England's Rose was just as good. Both planted now as the sun is shining.
I hope so @Nollie. It's said to have good disease resistance too. Unsure about fragrance. Some places say none and some say mild-medium. Both parents are said to be fragrant but not sure if this is guaranteed to pass down or not genetically.
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@Ditsy, metal is not ideal as it offers no insulation from the sun. It will dry out rapidly and the roots might fry, but if you can shade the pot somehow, perhaps with other pots in front, it might be ok. Probably best for a fairly compact rose given how it tapers a lot towards the base, as the growing space/volume will be significantly reduced by that.
I found your post on Vitax rose feed intriguing and how their azalea feed has more of the essential micro thingies in it than their actual rose feed. Does that mean it will make a much better feed for roses, if so I'll take their rose feed back to the GC and swap it.
..there is no need to take your rose food back, it's perfectly adequate for most gardens here in England in particular as our soils are generally well supplied with Phosphorus [P] but lacking in Nitrogen [N] and Potassium [K]... so I was told by the RHS when I had soil tests done..
..I prefer to use one made specifically for Rhododendrons as my soil is quite alkaline, but it's really a general feed suitable for anything, including roses..
..Hi, and nice to see you here too..
... don't worry about that, just plant your rose... an issue that could occur but I think unlikely, is that sometimes with old rotting stumps you can get honey fungus in the soil, which kills most plants, evidenced by boot lacey type threads in the soil... which shouldn't be confused with remnants of tree roots... so if you don't see any of those, just go ahead and plant your roses..... which roses are they by the way?.. we like to know these things..
It’s the rose Compassion which I bought from my local garden centre just before Christmas. It has been budding but when I took it out of the pot there wasn’t much root ball! I’ll have to keep my fingers gets crossed it’s much happier in the ground.
I hope so @Nollie. It's said to have good disease resistance too. Unsure about fragrance. Some places say none and some say mild-medium. Both parents are said to be fragrant but not sure if this is guaranteed to pass down or not genetically.