Roses
Please can you help me I dont seem to get a lot of flowers on my roses
Iget lots of leaves but not many flowers.Do i need to feed them with anything . Regards John. |
Roses
Please can you help me I dont seem to get a lot of flowers on my roses Iget lots of leaves but not many flowers.Do i need to feed them with anything . Hi John, It sounds as though they are getting too much nitrogen, and not enough phosphorous. Some folks would say to cut back on the nitrogen, but in my experience, if you're getting lots of leaves, that's half the battle right there. It's obviously healthy. And if it was an actual overdose of nitrogen it would be damaging the plant, as it will burn in too high concentrations. Get some low nitrogen fertilizer, with plenty of phosphorous, and I think you'll see a difference. I asked this same question, three or four years ago, and I was told that within two weeks I would have blooms. She was right! I tested my soil not long after that (also a good idea, but no need to get fancy with it), and there was a low phosphorous level in that part of the yard. The other areas I tested were borderline low, so I take that into consideration when fertilizing. The product I used, was from Southern States, and was a pure phosphorous product, with no nitrogen or anything. I mixed a couple spoonfuls into my sprayer, and applied it liberally under the plant. A week later, I diluted it further, and sprayed the remainder over the leaves and all, in the evening, along with a little Funginex (to avoid feeding the fungus and blackspot). Phosphorous does not move easily through the soil, and without boring you with a lengthy description, suffice it to say, you should water it liberally and it shouldn't be something you'll have to frequently re-apply, unlike other nutrients. Another reason you may have no blooms is that an unfriendly insect infestation is eating them before they can become actual buds, but I think the trace elements are the issue. Scopata Fuori |
Roses
"Scopata Fuori" wrote in message ... It sounds as though they are getting too much nitrogen, and not enough phosphorous. Some folks would say to cut back on the nitrogen, but in my experience, if you're getting lots of leaves, that's half the battle right there. It's obviously healthy. And if it was an actual overdose of nitrogen it would be damaging the plant, as it will burn in too high concentrations. Get some low nitrogen fertilizer, with plenty of phosphorous, and I think you'll see a difference. snip Consider using bone meal, which lasts a long time and provides a steady supply of phosphorous. Unfortunately it's best if you can spread the stuff in the ground near the roots, rather then sprinkling around the surface. If you can get rock phosphorous add that too, but it is critical that it be placed under the surface of the soil. In a jiffy, you could use Miracle-Gro, make a dilute solution, put it in a spray bottle and mist the leaves on a sunny morning, and water the plant with a normal concentration of the stuff. But it's not really a long term solution. Good luck Sameer |
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"Scopata Fuori" wrote in message It sounds as though they are getting too much nitrogen, and not enough phosphorous. snip Consider using bone meal, which lasts a long time and provides a steady supply of phosphorous. Unfortunately it's best if you can spread the stuff in the ground near the roots, rather then sprinkling around the surface. If you can get rock phosphorous add that too, but it is critical that it be placed under the surface of the soil. Another factor is sunlight. Lots. As many hours in a day as you have in your climate. Since you're in the UK, your roses would be perfectly happy with all day sun. John, another thing I've noticed in UK gardens is such tidiness that the soil is not mulched with organic matter. We slobs keep our soils covered with 4 to 6 inches of ground bark, cocoa hulls, pine needles or other organic mulch. Soil organisms provide a lot of free labor in the garden if you provide them with an environment they like: lots of decaying stuff right on the surface. It doesn't need to be dug in: the organisms work in the top 6 inches of soil. I suppose that's enough to keep you busy in the garden for a few months. -- -=- Cass Zone 9 San Francisco Bay Area http://home.attbi.com/~cassbernstein/index.html |
Not move easily through the soil phosphorus and no tedious your description, I just want to say, you should water loose, it should not be that you have to constantly re-apply, unlike other nutrients.
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Hi John, I guess your prob would that you're not using a fertilizer. It's helps a lot in making your roses bloom faster, and people over here told you, apply some low nitrogen fertilizer on your flowers, and there surely will be a difference.
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