I have a bare root rose bush that grows but not blooms not 1 in 4yrs do I keep it or toss it?
Question:in the sun,clip every spring, and feed once a month. What more?
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This is going to sound crazy, but if you have not had any blooms in 4 years and you really thinking about tossing them, then this might be worth a shot.
Dig them up and put them in a pot. Keep the pot on your concrete driveway or sidewalk out in the full blazing sun. Sometimes bare root roses that are planted directly in the ground never grow the proper root system to support green growing canes AND blooms. Sometimes warming those roots up (hence placing them on the hot sidewalk or driveway) can give them to boost they need to support growth and blooms. I would keep them in the pot until they bloomed and that might be next spring. Use a good root stimulator and keep feeding, pruning and treating for pests and fungus' as usual.
Good Luck!
Stop feeding it regular plant food. It's putting all its energy into leaves. Choose one of those 'bloom' plant foods, with zero nitrogen and just phosphorous and potash. 0-10-5 or whatever. See what happens. Regardless, this bush may never be a heavy bloomer, and what you get may not be worth its 'rent'.
When you say it's in the sun, is it in the sun all day, or just morning/midday? If so, there may not be enough sun - most roses need at least 6 hours of late morning and afternoon sun. Your rose may be a variety that needs sun pretty much ALL day.
looks like u got stiffed with these plants.throw em out and replace em with better quaility! i had to do this same thing this year! i'm alot happier i did too! u should too.
stand in front of it on a full moon day,and then vent your anger on it by saying that if you dont bloom by the end of the season i will cut you.all the best .it works.well may be once!
Climbers (the ones that grow really tall) are usually grafted onto a sturdy root stock & that root stock is just that; made/grown for strength; if the graft becomes damaged-from weather, etc. it will revert back to the original plant-the original root stock which probably contains no blooms, or if they ever bloom, will be poor quality & will never look like the rose that was puchased. I say-best to dig it up & toss it.
You're clipping it in the spring? I think you're clipping off your flower heads. Many plants, especially roses need to be cut back in the fall. I don't prune any of my flowering plants in the spring, as I don't get flowers that year.
I also fertilize my roses with actual rose food. Not just a regular fertilizer. Miracle Grow makes one just for roses, I know there's others that do too. I only fertilize in the spring and once more during the summer. I don't fertilize anything in the fall. The plant spends all it's energy trying to grow bigger and send out more new roots and shoots when it should be just stabilizing what it has and hardening off for the winter. And that's when I prune them.
There is different types of roses and some bloom from old stems, and some bloom from new growth. Do you know what the name of your rose is? You probably have one that blooms from old stems and if you cut them in the spring, you're cutting off this years blooms. Before I'd toss the plant, give it one more chance and don't clip it in the spring. If you want to prune it, do it in the fall and see what happens. If you don't get flowers then, I'd toss it.
Good luck!
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