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Old 23-02-2011, 07:57 PM posted to rec.gardens.roses
Bob Moore Bob Moore is offline
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Default moving a minature rose.

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:13:10 +0000, Glassman
wrote:

What is the best thing to do regarding pots, compost, care etc, also
should it be pruned and when.


I keep a couple of miniatures in pots. If the compost is fresh and
it's not in there for long you probably won't even need to feed it,
though if its in for more than a couple of months, a feed will be
necessary - roses tend to be hungry, and compost doesn't last very
long, even John Innes.

You don't prune miniatures other than for shape. I pruned one once
that got out of whack (grew too much on one side), was a litle too
over-enthusiastic and even now, two years later, it hasn't
approached the same size it was.