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feeding roses
rosemummy
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hi as most of you know i adore roses, now, i've never done much feeding of anything, should i sprinkle a bit of bonemeal around them now before mulching? have one, mme gregoire staechelin (excuse probably incorrect spelling!)i moved a month ago and is looking, frankly, dead, all gone brown, ) all other roses i moved did well , i cut it right down, took most of rootball, added microrhizal ( again excuse spelling please!) funghi lots of farmyard manure.then pruned the 3 stems down to just a few inches, any advice on either query v much appreciated, thanks in advance
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Well you moved them at the right time, so give mme gregoire a chance. Bone meal is usually added to the planting hole as it's a slow release fertilizer along with the fungi, good job you did add the fungi, the root system will be huge by the autumn, I'd add rose fertilizer in a few weeks time, early to mid March is when I feed, growth is just starting and a boost early on is always good. After the first flush of flowers you can feed again I mulch as well with .manure. One thing, water them weekly as you've just moved them, we haven't had much rain and they need it. Not watering after planting any rose, slows it down significantly, so don't rely on the weather.
Thanks Dave oops haven't watered we have had a lot of snow, not much rain, I'll get out and do it tomorrow
I do exactly the same as Dave.
i've just had an awful thought, after what i thought waas care and attention ( good deep holes lots of compost , microrhizzal funghi ...i have only watered well once when planted and then if weather dry... all roses only planted last year or year before, had not many flowers, bet it's as i haven't watered enough, what an idiot, hopefully i can rescue situation as none very old... please all keep your fingers crossed...
Mulch and feed rosemummy, most roses take a year to fully establish so don't worry too much. Again watering well in the first year is the best way to get them on track. Weekly at first, then be guided by the weather, dry for a week, water them, some rain, fortnightly and as much well rotted compost or manure as you can manage, even in summer.
I've been good at mulching, and I fed last year, our soil is clay, I've just been rubbish apparently ay watering! esp in front garden as outside tap in back and if littlies are playong out makes it easy to do little jobs there, have to make concerted effort to do anything in front!