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Howdy all,
Just wondering, I live in an apartment and adore miniture roses. Well, don't have alot of luck with them other than about six months of blooms and then they die off. I land up getting aggrivated at my husband for pruning them back too much and a few months later he replaces it feeling guilty. Any suggestions for helping them to survive without my sweetheart going through the "YOU KILLED IT" speech yet again? Thanks in advance. Pam |
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pretty much can't survive indoors though. A compromise would be if you have an outdoor deck or patio. Make sure they spend a lot of time on the patio. Its hard to grow roses indoors for extended periods but its not impossible. I understand where you are coming from dave but it can be done. I grow several indoors. There are even some advantages -less disease -year round flowering -more control on conditions. I will warn you that it is not a low maintenance occupation First you must bone up on all the deficiencies & diseases (particularly spider mites) roses can suffer indoors. Second variety selection is very important. I recommend getting some of those ornamental roses in grocery stores. Nursery miniatures tend to behave more like garden plants and don't bloom well. Third find a west facing window or North facing window where the rose will get year round 'direct SUN' year round with heat. This is absolutely critical. Grow lights are no substitute. Roses need sun heat. Collect Rose insecticides for battling infestations. Get some mild pelletized fertilizer like vigoro. Never ever use any miracle gro or other strong ferts. Must apply slow release pellets every 2 months or so. Get iron & other micro nutrient formulations. Change pot soil every year. Don't try to make the rose go dormant. Every 3-4 years the rose will start under performing when it must be replaced. This is just some advice. You must check the plant every day. Diseases & dificiencies must be dealt with the same day. -- Theo in Zone 5 Kansas City |
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:06:15 GMT, in rec.gardens.roses you wrote:
pretty much can't survive indoors though. A compromise would be if you have an outdoor deck or patio. Make sure they spend a lot of time on the patio. Its hard to grow roses indoors for extended periods but its not impossible. I understand where you are coming from dave but it can be done. I grow several indoors. Hence the quibble phrase "pretty much". I'm sure that there's someone who could grow cacti in a swamp as well. There are even some advantages -less disease -year round flowering -more control on conditions. I will warn you that it is not a low maintenance occupation First you must bone up on all the deficiencies & diseases (particularly spider mites) roses can suffer indoors. Second variety selection is very important. I recommend getting some of those ornamental roses in grocery stores. Nursery miniatures tend to behave more like garden plants and don't bloom well. Third find a west facing window or North facing window where the rose will get year round 'direct SUN' year round with heat. This is absolutely critical. Grow lights are no substitute. Roses need sun heat. Collect Rose insecticides for battling infestations. Get some mild pelletized fertilizer like vigoro. Never ever use any miracle gro or other strong ferts. Must apply slow release pellets every 2 months or so. Get iron & other micro nutrient formulations. Change pot soil every year. Don't try to make the rose go dormant. Every 3-4 years the rose will start under performing when it must be replaced. This is just some advice. You must check the plant every day. Diseases & dificiencies must be dealt with the same day. Good advice all. I would note though that 3 or 4 years life span sounds like just a longer version of what the rest of us put up with - i.e. 3 or 4 months g. |
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