@Nollie ..thanks for this information and for your time on this. That fertilizer looks quite good actually but is rather expensive. The product I was looking at which is a bit cheaper but still pricey for something we're not entirely sure about, is ready mixed and you just incorporate it into whatever MPC we're using, at a ratio of about 10 percent. https://www.oxfordcharcoal.co.uk/product/pure-biochar-5kg
I wouldn't want to be faffing around mixing things up so I thought this was convenient to use. I might give it a try next season, I understand it should be applied in Spring.
I should add, it was my contact in Chicago, who I'm sure you know, who alerted me to it, as I'm growing 'Munstead Wood' own root, and Biochar apparently works wonders on this rose grown this way, on alkaline soil, which she also has. That piqued my interest.
@Marlorena I've finally got round to potting up my Buff Beauty (it's only took me best part of a year). I know it's not suitable for a pot really, but would it take kindly to having it's roots trimmed every so often to enable it to remain content there, it's a large deep pot, or will it take readily to being trained against the wall you see in the background. It's a Trevor White purchase, so I expect some rapid growth now it's out of it's delivery pot. Many thanks.Â
@peteS You've done a nice job and the pot looks reasonable enough for now. So yes, just go ahead and place it by your wall and see how you go. It should be good in that for some time, can't say how long, but you can always trim the taproot in future to contain it, that's the main part of the root to trim, the rest can be assessed as and when the time comes, but you needn't concern yourself with this now.  Looking forward to seeing your rose in full bloom..
@Mr. Vine Eye ..yes, one of the better ones. I lost mine to old age last year, and I ordered another from Secret Garden Club but they've sent me a pink one instead, which I think is Wisley Pink... oh well,... I'm glad you got one though..Â
I remember Ms. Chicago saying that her own root MW likes alkaline soil/water @Marlorena so with my little own root I mixed in a good portion of my alkaline soil in the potting mix and have been watering it with hard well water just to see. It’s really tricky to know what is actually working in the pot to produce good results unless you have an identical rose as a control. The potting mix, fertiliser, biochar, tea leaves, seaweed, water, vigour and age of the rose, weather, climate… so many variables.
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..thanks for this information and for your time on this. That fertilizer looks quite good actually but is rather expensive.
The product I was looking at which is a bit cheaper but still pricey for something we're not entirely sure about, is ready mixed and you just incorporate it into whatever MPC we're using, at a ratio of about 10 percent.
https://www.oxfordcharcoal.co.uk/product/pure-biochar-5kg
I wouldn't want to be faffing around mixing things up so I thought this was convenient to use. I might give it a try next season, I understand it should be applied in Spring.
I should add, it was my contact in Chicago, who I'm sure you know, who alerted me to it, as I'm growing 'Munstead Wood' own root, and Biochar apparently works wonders on this rose grown this way, on alkaline soil, which she also has. That piqued my interest.
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I've finally got round to potting up my Buff Beauty (it's only took me best part of a year). I know it's not suitable for a pot really, but would it take kindly to having it's roots trimmed every so often to enable it to remain content there, it's a large deep pot, or will it take readily to being trained against the wall you see in the background. It's a Trevor White purchase, so I expect some rapid growth now it's out of it's delivery pot. Many thanks.Â
You've done a nice job and the pot looks reasonable enough for now. So yes, just go ahead and place it by your wall and see how you go. It should be good in that for some time, can't say how long, but you can always trim the taproot in future to contain it, that's the main part of the root to trim, the rest can be assessed as and when the time comes, but you needn't concern yourself with this now.  Looking forward to seeing your rose in full bloom..
..yes, one of the better ones. I lost mine to old age last year, and I ordered another from Secret Garden Club but they've sent me a pink one instead, which I think is Wisley Pink... oh well,... I'm glad you got one though..Â