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Repotting my trees.
kassie green
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Hi all,
I think i may need to repot these plants this year, its going to be there 4th year in containers and im expecting they maybe a bit root bound?
Is this a good idea or is there any specific signs which indicate they need repotting?
Last year my rose was pretty much a disaster as it got a lot of black spot. - so im guessing this may be why?
Thoughts would be appreciated 
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Cassie, tip them out of the pot, you'll soon see if they're pot bound the roots will be all around the sides. One size bigger is fine for another year. Tease the roots out and pot up with a suitable compost, John Innes No3 is the best. As for the rose, most roses had black spot last year, I treated fifty or more in the gardens I look after. With potted roses, I only move them up a size if they are struggling to produce flowers. I find good feeding in early spring, replacing the top inch or two with fresh compost, again John Innes No3 and giving a good feed with a rose fertilizer gets the best results. Spray with a fungicide as soon as the weather warms up spraying the whole plant AND the top of the compost. This reduces the chances of black spot. Keep it well watered and feed again after the first flush of flowers. Stressed roses are more susceptible to black spot, so if you keep on top of the feeding and watering, you'll get a good display. Inspect the roses regularly and spray again drenching the whole plant flowers and all at the first sign of any trouble, pick off any affected leaves, burn or bin them.
It's been nice and cold this winter so the chances of black spot will be reduced, hope all goes well.
Thank you I shall sort this out this weekend and take a look
Hi
Re potted my olives last year. I used JI3 mixed with extra horticultural grit as suggested by a local Olive nursery. Seem to have done OK, flowered and produced fruit