Cornwall has the same problem as Wales - it is too wet for Roses. Lots of black spot. I did just wonder whether the reason the plant is ont flowering might be that it is making lots of root and leaf growth because its roots have room and you are feeding it well.
Thank you all for the wonderful responses and advice. Doveabove, like the rest of you, talks a lot of sense and it is true, I should have known better than to buy a supermarket plant, but it sang to me, so I was forced to!
Anyway, thank you all and just to update, I repotted the rose this morning, so that should take a bit of the water away, I had a thought it might be 'pot bound' to an extent. I used specialist rose potting soil, probably with lots of potash as advised above, and I shall let you know, in a few days, how we go on.
Thanks again, and may I say what a wonderful forum this is, full of nice people!
Hi, Verdun. I am deeply aware that you know a lot more than me and I'm keen to learn from you. After your post, I did a bit of research, because I had read somewhere that roses grow better in the dryer east of the country. As I understand it, clean air means that they do not get enough sulphur, which makes them vulnerable to black spot fungus. The fungus grows faster in warm, humid conditions, provided best in the UK in the mild, wet west. I do grow roses, though they struggle. I have just (five minutes ago) discovered that there is something called Balance pH Wettable Sulphur which is supposed to be the best way of giving roses back their sulphur and thus preventing black spot from starting.
I'm not pretending I know more than you - I'm just passing on what I found out.
I have often bought these mini roses in Morrison's, there's usually 4 little plants in one pot, I split them in separate pots, I have loads now, so good value, eventually.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Verdun, you just come across as someone who knows what he is talking about and is enthusiastic about it. I've read quite a few of your posts and you are never rude and always knowledgeable, two things that impress me. I'm glad I was able to find out something useful.
I may have grovelled a bit in my earlier post! I know I'm too quick with words and don't want to pretend to know more than I do. I love to learn, and having a bit of fun and interaction with other people improves the experience no end. That's why I like this forum.
Back to roses. Are indoor roses worth it, I wonder? Perhaps I'm jaundiced by the difficulty of growing roses here, but I bought an outdoor ground-cover rose which is struggling and indoor roses which, after being initially lovely, have proven to be very immature and have needed a lot of patience.
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Cornwall has the same problem as Wales - it is too wet for Roses. Lots of black spot. I did just wonder whether the reason the plant is ont flowering might be that it is making lots of root and leaf growth because its roots have room and you are feeding it well.
Thank you all for the wonderful responses and advice. Doveabove, like the rest of you, talks a lot of sense and it is true, I should have known better than to buy a supermarket plant, but it sang to me, so I was forced to!
Anyway, thank you all and just to update, I repotted the rose this morning, so that should take a bit of the water away, I had a thought it might be 'pot bound' to an extent. I used specialist rose potting soil, probably with lots of potash as advised above, and I shall let you know, in a few days, how we go on.
Thanks again, and may I say what a wonderful forum this is, full of nice people!
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Hi, Verdun. I am deeply aware that you know a lot more than me and I'm keen to learn from you. After your post, I did a bit of research, because I had read somewhere that roses grow better in the dryer east of the country. As I understand it, clean air means that they do not get enough sulphur, which makes them vulnerable to black spot fungus. The fungus grows faster in warm, humid conditions, provided best in the UK in the mild, wet west. I do grow roses, though they struggle. I have just (five minutes ago) discovered that there is something called Balance pH Wettable Sulphur which is supposed to be the best way of giving roses back their sulphur and thus preventing black spot from starting.
I'm not pretending I know more than you - I'm just passing on what I found out.
Oooh, Lyn. I can see what you mean. I shall have to get some more pots!
When I was a teenager, illness forced me to eschew sport so I took up gardening and became something of an expert.
40 years later, I haven't got a clue!.Foolish old person.
Verdun, you just come across as someone who knows what he is talking about and is enthusiastic about it. I've read quite a few of your posts and you are never rude and always knowledgeable, two things that impress me. I'm glad I was able to find out something useful.
I may have grovelled a bit in my earlier post!
I know I'm too quick with words and don't want to pretend to know more than I do. I love to learn, and having a bit of fun and interaction with other people improves the experience no end. That's why I like this forum.
Back to roses. Are indoor roses worth it, I wonder? Perhaps I'm jaundiced by the difficulty of growing roses here, but I bought an outdoor ground-cover rose which is struggling and indoor roses which, after being initially lovely, have proven to be very immature and have needed a lot of patience.