Early Spring Rose Care

Hi I live in South Dakota and I have a climbing rose up intill last year it was flowering but last year it did not flower at all the shoots have came back from last year and are growing more but I am wondering do I cut it back to get it to flower this year or what should I do with it to get it to flower

do I follow the same routine for knockout roses or do they need something different that they continuously bloom all summer?

Last year I bought all knock out roses. They were beautiful but now that spring is coming I am confused as to what to do about pruning. I took care of them until winder but I mulched them and kept a check on the. Now I have some green but mostly all red limbs coming out. Do I keep all the red limbs or what do I prune. They are spreading out fast. I live in Lincolnton, NC Zone 7.

My daughter gave me some cuttings from her rose bushes. Please tell me what is the best way to get them to take roots. Thank you for all your advice and help.

I have tried and proven recipe for feeding my roses. 10-10-10 fert+tri-sodium phosphate+epsom salts/ no more mildew,prolific blooms, and little or no black spot. Lady bugs take care of the aphids. Watering is done with soaker hose.

You mentioned lime & sulphur for treatment of black spot on roses. Is there a product that I can use that contains these materials?

Thanks for the tips, your journals are very enlightening. I always had problems with aphids and black spots on my roses, I will follow what you said and hopefully I get good flowers this summer from my knock-out roses.

It is march in southwest virginia. Is it a good time to transplant a rose bush? Thank you for your time and consideration with this matter. Marlene Honaker, VA

I do so appreciate your helpful hints. I belong to our local garden club, and I use your hints when it's time for my lessons. Thanks.

How much pruning can you do to a Knockout rose? The deer have stripped the leaves off, leaving leggy stems. Can I prune back to the base for next spring's leaves or will that kill the plant? Thanks.

Thank you so much for this information. I've been wanting to take care of these problems but w/an environment friendly product. Some that I have tried haven't seemed to work, although . . . maybe because of rain, I have not been as faithful to use regularly and that was the cause. Still, so far your suggestions have been the most successful, so I will renew my efforts and use the Fungicide. Thanks, Allen.

Alot of good information, but you need to slow the slide show down went by to fast. Thanks Marsha

I can't remember the name of my red climbing roses, but I've had them for at least a couple of decades. My "trick" to rid them of bad company is to spray immediatley with dish detergent mixed up in water. Does the job every time! When I didn't know much about climbers way back then, I cut mine way back and it took about three years to get them growing and climbing again. Now, I just leave them tied to a large fence and they amaze me by coming back nice and healthy every spring! A joy to behold!

First I love reading your newsletter. I have no luck with roses. I do keep trying. I have black spot and mildow. I will try your suggestions. But, I never know when to cut them back. I did not cut them this year and spring is coming, do I cut them back when spring arrives?

I've also had good luck with a pre-emergent spray of lime-sulphur. That seems to postpone or elminate the fungus' presence during the growing year.

Not enuf time to read a tip! ! ! Plus, no way to print what I got just a glimpse of..

I'm a master gardener and our extension agent tells us not to use phosphorous. He says our Tallahassee ,Fl area soil has lots of it already. Did you have your soil tested?

Videos go by to fast. I can't begin to read it.

I was impressed with the information and the product to use. I have two different rose bushs, one a minature(1indoor and 1 outdoor) and a giant which keeps getting taller & taller. We cut them back in the fall. They start off good then seem to get the black leaf so hopefully I'll be able to safely fix the problem now. Thanks

What kind of earth friendly spray do you suggest?

Do you happen to know what older treatments existed, and still exist, for aphids and blackrot and the other problems roses are heir to? I am trying to keep several types of heirloom roses blooming in Southern California and would prefer to avoid all modern chemicals, if possible. Thank you in advance for your attention to my question. Also: my email address has changed. It used to be vreiter@worldnet.att.net It is now vkreiter@verizon.net

I have several tea roses (approx. 25), can the Garden Safe Fungcide be bought in bulk? And maybe applied with a hose sprayer? Thank you

Your slide show went too fast for me to adequately read the entire information on each problem. Therefore, the slide show was of no use to me. It went too fast to even read what you said about fertilizeing. So can't you do better than this for all of us?

For the past two yrs, despite spraying and powdering and using traps, japanese beetles have destroyed my rose gardens. Any ideas?

thanks for the info.... much need!!