I love teaching people that roses aren't really all the difficult to grow. That is how this channel got started. The right rose, in the right place can be treated just like any other flowering shrub. The videos will teach you how.
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Hi. I am in zone 7a, Connecticut. Just wanted to ask you if it is too late to apply some organic mushroom compost to my established (2/3 years old) roses. My favorite mushroom compost was out of stock until yesterday, so I could not apply it to my roses this spring. Can I apply now?
I am struggling to find and recognise pollen, and also how to treat it which this video was wonderfully helpful with. The only one of my roses where I can actually see any pollen is the magenta single petalled Rosa rugosa. My other roses must be producing pollen because they set good hips, but I just can't see it, and maybe I am not collecting it properly, so I will watch this video over again to see exactly what he does.
Thanks Paul you’re very knowledgeable. I’m reading a book on growing garden roses that you wrote. I just happened to find a natural sport in the DoubleKnockout on Wednesday.
Sadly I have no old growth, just new bare root plant and the new shoots have an unusual amount of teeny thorns, some of the shoots are red, some green. My other root of the same exact plant has all green shoots. I guess I have to wait for all this to grow out on both plants to see.
It's highly unlikely a new bareroot is infected. Small thorns are normal on a young plant. Keep an eye out but I would not worry too much about it right now.
Hi Paul, I have a dilemma with mom's Sally Holmes: As you know, her laterals get quite long with clusters of blooms at the end. If I cut them back after the 'cluster' is done, I'm not getting a repeat bloom on the lateral. Is my best action to remove the entire lateral & let the cane grow another? She gets many hours of sun, especially as our days lenghthen. She's the first own-root I convinced mom to buy.....and WHAT A DIFFERENCE from grafted climbers! Big shout out to Heirloom Roses for terrific stock. 🌺
I’m thinking of building a few like yours and plant some climbing roses to trail up the posts! Your arbours looks gorgeous and same goes for the stunning display of plants!
Thank you for the tips on directing new growth and pruning. I came here because I have a massive climbing rose that was never pruned and is about 15-20 years old. It is still shooting out stellar canes and I expect this year to be the most fruitful of all. Unfortunately, without it's proper training, it's decided to go in the opposite direction taking over the walkway and grabbing anyone going by, lol. I actually pruned those overhanging canes last year and apparently, it stimulated it so much, more than double the canes have come this year. It was desperation that led me here and I'll try to retrain so it goes in the right direction. Thank you
@@Paulzimmermanroses I transplated it right now in summer with high humidity/temperatures, bottom branches became soggy and fall down a little bit. it's stressed out yeah.
What if i cut main cane on climbing rose ( didnt had enough knowlege). Will it grow new ones? This season instead of climbing i have bush rose and milion lateral stems🙈
100% of all the plants I buy, I buy in late winter, which is February here is the Southern CA High Desert, are "bag"plants, also called bare root. I just bought a set of 10 bare root fruit trees this way. Every one but one multi-variety pear is doing great. Not sure if that pear is alive or dead, but has some green in the stems. Several bare root, one multivariety apple and one peach, produced fruit that are growing this spring in their first year. I bought two dozen bare root roses this way. It is the only way I typically buy them but exceptions are the potted roses for $25 at Costco that ooh, looked to nice to pass up. Intense yellow-orange for one variety. Pretty much have to be desperate, something died in a key, visible yard spot, to buy a potted rose. It is just burning money. I am trying my third year to get a rose to clone and root from a cutting. If that ever works instead of the typical takes all summer to die slowly, then I won't buy any roses again.
Bag roses is called bare root. Your left row are later in the spring potted roses, not bare root. Yeah of course they are more developed. They are two months older of spring growth. The difference is that the potted roses generally run twice the cost. Now over at Walmart for the last several weeks here in early summer, in the discount rack of the gardening area, are a bunch of really bad shape, drying out roses. So I went in to customer service and complained and they gave me bar codes for $7 each. How much is a potted rose today? Just $35. Well, I can take the risk of a few dying at that dumpster fire price. Soaked them two days. By day three, getting that musty rot smell and spent all evening putting them in the ground. How do I put such sick roses with just a bit of green stem remaining, in the ground? Well, I keep them in their bags of course, and cut 3 long slits for drainage. Why? We have loam soil that sucks all the water out, so the bags will keep them extra wet until the roots move out and the plastic rots and breaks up. Temps now getting into the mid 90s so they aren't going to be soaking in water in the bags. They still have to be soaked every day with a hose. About half show itsy bitsy buds and leaves just starting to come out after a week. Bought in three stages couple days apart. Man last batch look bad, but we shall see, I see budding on one after just a few days in the soil already. This is my first experiment keeping roses in the bags, so we shall see, I think that was a good strategic choice.
@@Paulzimmermanroses By third day they smell of, what is that rot smell. Anyway, didn't have the time to immediately plant and they were dried out in really bad shape. But our loam soil wicks out all the water and since they were water starved for two months at Wally World, I have experimented with putting them in the ground in their bags with 3 long slits to allow the water to slowly seep out. Temps getting to 100 this week, so they are in full sun, and in response I water them every day. This is the Lancaster, CA High Desert. Humidity here averages 25% so everything dries out fast. I will know soon enough if this worked. Healthy dry root plants always have the bags removed. I made them like pots with drain holes. I water the plant in the bag and around the bag. Standing water lasts about say 30 seconds.
@@donaldkasper8346 Never tried putting them in the ground with long slits to drain the water. They might work. At some point you'll need to try a slip the bag out because it won't break down.
@@Paulzimmermanroses While environmental groups pretend plastic never breaks down, two things. First, that is a total lie. Second, they haven't seen what happens to plastic in the Southern California High Desert. Be that as it may, as long as it survives, it helps the plant retain water, so it is doing its job.
Thank you so much. I planted a rose bush when my grandmother died and this is the first plant I've had to maintain on my own. I saw some red growth and panicked when the internet said it was a virus. After watching the video, it looks like its just new growth. Thank you so much
afternoon is the only spot I have. you don't mention what to do if that's the case. and I don't like polyantha roses. I prefer lots of petals and more of an english garden rose.
Wow! 14 years ago! I need to move a rose bush here in May. It was in a temporary location. I'm not concerned about it not producing more flowers this year. TY!!
I have what looks like suckers coming up over the far side of the garden soil around a metre and a half or two away from the bush,how do i get rid of them?there growing up on the other side of plants that ar around the roses bush too
That's pretty far away. Do the leaves look like the rose you have or different. If you are on Facebook I have a group called Paul Zimmerman Roses Gardening. Posting photos there would help.
The leaves do look a bit similar,might be a bit bigger, one is actually growing on the other side of a man hole,which happens to be built into flower bed,so it be very hard to trace it back to the rose bush,as the manhole is between the bush and the sucker,possibly impossible,I was watching another video of a guy that pulled those kind of suckers up that were far away from rose bush up,and cut the longer branch part off,and planted it with a little bit of root on it in a pot,to grow rosesIm gonna give that a go,the actual rose bush has not even got buds anymore,nor grows much leaves,I only found out about suckers yesterday, I'm not on Facebook a the moment but Il keep it in mind, 👍
Excellent, concise, clear explanation. Thank you, and thankfully I've never encountered this. Now Rose Mosaic Virus--2 of my Knockout roses have had it for a while, but otherwise healty. I'm looking to see if you have a video on RMV.
My grandfather did this and had some of the most beautiful rose in colors your could imagine. He also was the caretaker of the priestly iris garden in NJ
In your example plants you mentioned bring in the male for its disease resistance which is great but in regards to color is it up to chance or will that orange from the male dominate? Would it be a combo of the female/male colors or would the mother win out? Is there a way to stack the odds one way or another for the resulting hybrid color?
@@Paulzimmermanroses thank you for your answer nonetheless. For me, by quite simply saying 'I don't know' value is added to your other videos and knowledge. I appreciate your vids, thanks.
@@digemsmacks5690 Thank you. Depending on where you live there are several hybridizer associations you can join. Dues aren't much and they are the ones you can better answer your questions.
This is by far the best I’ve ever seen. Strange RU-vid algorithm does no show brilliant videos 😩 thanks very much. I’ll share this video on different social media platforms.
I just subscribed today after watching your video for the 3rd time. I did some major surgery on Dr. Huey last night- however I'm still puzzled with what remains. The "Prince", easily located at the bud union, but there are also either giant roots or massive suckers. Yes, my neglect contributed to what I'm now stuck with. So, I fed the rose and now I'll wait until I have the courage to deal with it.
I have a Facebook Group called Paul Zimmerman Roses Gardening where you can post photos and questions. Feel free to do so and we can all see if we can help.
@@Paulzimmermanroses I really love your videos! Thank you for them! Do you have any advice how I can get rid of thrips on my light color roses? I have yellow and white ones that these thrips go to first and I am desperately looking for any effective ways to prevent them to attack the flowers... Thank you so much!
@@elenastallings7507 I've heard the products made by Captains Jack's work well. I would also suggest you post the question to my FB Group Paul Zimmerman Roses Gardening. I don't have many issues with thrips. People have also used light colored plastic cups covered I think with oil to trap them.
@@openoureyesLordtoday You are doing the right thing by watering it a lot. Don't be afraid to strip all the leaves off if you have not already done so.
I have 7 roses in my yard. They all have pink discolored leaves. New growth is coming up pink. Ive had 5 of them for 22 years. No issues, I live in high desert zone 7B. This year they all leafed out, then overnight they seemed to go pink and especially one looks quite sick. Our region doesnt have rose rosette disease as known. This bad condition rose has always had lots of thorns so this isnt unusual. How do I find out what it can be?
