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Roses facing down

marianogodoymarianogodoy Posts: 7
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Hello! These roses are pointing down.. is this normal? Or they need more water? Food, mulching? Or less? Thanks for your valuable opinions!

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Sometimes stems are not strong enough to support the heads, especially if the flowers are heavy doubles. It may be because the stems grew very fast with all the ran in May but sometimes it is just the variety.
    A good drink would do no harm, it does look as if the soil is quite dry and there is a bit of competition there. The flowers do look quite cute though, like giant snowdrops :)
  • CharlotteFCharlotteF Posts: 337
    How old is the plant? It does happen with young roses; the stems get stronger as they age and they tend not to droop so much. As long as they're getting a good soak a couple of times a week it's probably nothing to worry about.
  • marianogodoymarianogodoy Posts: 7
    CharlotteF said:
    How old is the plant? It does happen with young roses; the stems get stronger as they age and they tend not to droop so much. As long as they're getting a good soak a couple of times a week it's probably nothing to worry about.
    Hello. Yeah planted it in Feb this year so quite new! Thanks for the tips! I am giving it a quick watering daily, but can see the top bit of the soil is dry and compact, may need to shift it a bit..
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Two good soaks a week is far better than 'a quick watering daily'.  

    I would give it 2 buckets full of water twice a week ... poured gently over the root area so gthat it soaks in rather than runs off the surface.

    Smaller amounts given more frequently only dampen the surface which keeps the roots near the surface where they will suffer from the heat as the sun warms up the soil.  Give the soil a good soaking so that it penetrates down a couple of feet and draws the roots down into the cool.
     :) 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    A quick watering isn't the answer for any newly planted specimen. Give it a really good drink - at least a canful every few days unless you get prolonged, decent rainfall. 
    Light watering only encourages roots to stay nearer the surface, rather than getting right down into the ground, and there's a fair bit of top growth there for the roots to support.  :)
    It'll take a little while for it to get properly established, so ensure it doesn't go short of moisture. Once established, it'll cope better with dry spells, and if you can add organic matter to the surrounding areas, that will improve the soil generally, and help it thrive.
    As @Buttercupdays says - there's lots of other planting there too, which is competition for any new plant.   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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