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Rose bush
shazza 3
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Good morning. My former colleagues bought me a rose bush called Happy Retirement last year when I retired. It's been in the garden since then and although it flowered this year, it doesn't seem to have grown in height at all. It looks healthy enough and I watered it when we had that heatwave. The information card that came with it states that it will grow to be 3 feet tall. Are roses slow growing ??? Thanks
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Often when plants are put in the ground the first thing they do is concentrate on growing a strong root system.
Once the root system is good and strong then they can focus on growing above ground.
A handful of blood, fish and bone (or rose fertilizer) in the spring and a layer of mulch will support it for next year.
If it's a repeat flowering rose, then another handful in mid-late June will provide nutrients for more flowers.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
You could use Tomato feed (every 10 days) which will just encourage more flowers.
Best time for rose feed is late Feb/March and, if it's repeat flowering feed again in June but no later than the end of June - then any new growth will have hardened off before winter.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.