It’s so funny how we gardeners work ourselves down till our bodies are with pain; then we go in the house, take a bath and take some painkillers. only to return graciously and happily to our gardens again the next day …..gotta love it! Great information. Thank you.
Loved the information. I have never altered my fertilizing so I will start next year. I have always just used Fish emotion. I was blessed with an abundance of roses this year and made many bouquets, to share with family and friends. My workplace also enjoyed many vases throughout this year. I did my first ever rose propagation and I had success! Thanks for your encouragement and willing to share your experience with us.
Thank you for sharing. I am rather new to Roses and in the last, only the strong has survived in my yard. I am older and have more time. I am so happy I found your channel. I subscribed so I can keep learning. I figure, anyone who has that many roses, knows what she’s doing. You gave very clear instructions and information. I appreciate all your help. God bless you
Thank you so much for subscribing Dee! Sorry for the delay in my response. We have been working on a renovation and my life has been crazy. This season I will be doing a lot of spotlights on roses so that you can see those that are healthy for me in my humid environment. I hope you find them helpful! Reach out if you have any questions Rose Bud!
Oh MAN! That's a lot of roses!!!! Yes, I think you are right about the foliar - doesn't seem to make sense for roses when we are being so careful about moisture and keeping the leaves healthy. I have a farmer who gets horse manure for me - he unloads a truck every few months because I'm making new beds all the time. I pay $250 for about 4 1/2 tons - this is to make new beds AND to amend the top...then mulch. Same thing with the mulch except that it is MUCH more expensive - I think I paid $400 for the same size of hardwood shredded mulch - good stuff though. I also tried using some of the invasive eurasian millefoil from the lake that I live on last year - I think it was probably a good idea but really it was an experiment that was so labor intensive I can't keep it up. I composted that and I also just put some in the soil to sit over winter. I'm planning to put alfalfa pellets around the roses this month - cheap and excellent for soil bacteria. That was an idea from Jason of Fraser Valley Rose Farm. It creates a body of active soil bacteria around the plants and I've heard that it has a very positive effect. I love the water even all sped up! Warmest thoughts Jennie
I saw Jason’s video also about the pellets. You’ll have to let me know how it goes for you. I’ll have to think over the winter if I need pellets. Take care. Like you I am constantly making new beds. As I looked out this week at my yard, I thought of all of the raised beds I could make where the grass currently is 😂
Like your roses and the very valuable tips! Wanted to share my little experiment that turned out great - used succinic acid 100% powder from amazon in proportion of half a tsp per 10 litres of water 500-1000 ml per rose plant or any other plant, depending on the size. About once every 3-4 weeks. I have new shoots with the buds and the new roses that were hard to adapt also have new growth. Succinic acid stimulates plant's immune system. Hope it helps!
“The thing we do for our Roses” ❤️ 🌹 i love how you refer to Roses like fellas who come and stay with you. All the Roses in my new place just planned into the ground like a few months. I used Fish fertilizer every 3-4weeks. Can i use Rose tone now? Also I’ve already mulched around my roses, if i want to use cow manures do i have to scrape the mulch off and have manures under? I watch and re-watch a lot of your videos❤️ feel like an online Rose Course from Mrs. Rose Geeks🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹🤣
ahahahah love your red bull analogy. AHHH I hadn't heard of Gypsum! I need to get that! I have clay. I agree on not putting anything on the leaves. The only liquid I've put on the leaves is fungicide and that's because I had a blackspot issue...hopefully I won't need to use that anymore. ANd OMGG I LOVE THAT VIEW. It's heaven! Southern Maryland is so pretty!
Just wanted to say I am new to your channel. You are awesome and your love of roses is amazing. I would have to quit my day job to tend to all those babies. Thanks for the information I am in Zone 7 my roses have a lot of black spots each year can you give me some solution I can use.
10:30 - Roses are heavy feeders, that' true. But I doubt that they need more than field-grown soy beans or sunflower plants (those are epitome of heavy feeder plant). I have never seen that much fertilizer used in farming. They advise using manure in autumn not only because it takes time for it to decompose (not your case) but mainly because leaching ammonia can stun or even kill young surface roots. Plants growing in open ground can always send adventitious roots whenever it needs more nutrients.
That is a lot of work. I don't have a big garden, but fertilizing it is back breaking. I can only imagine how much you have to accomplish. I don't like fertilizing, due to the smells, but the plants do thrive when you do. Good tip about rotating the fertilizers for getting a good balance. I can't wait for the new season to start!
I got my 18lb bag of rosetone on Amazon for 19.99. 😉 I have my own horses so I just put a top dressing of mature manure ☺️ Still haven’t found gypsum. We have heavy red clay.
Thanks for video. Totally agree with you on fertizer choices, been using those also. I heard roses can take only as much as they need and if over dose roses they will get confused and stop producing flowers.
Awesome video! Very informative. Gorgeous property that we can tell is appreciated and lovingly cultivated. I love that you are doing this all on your own too, not a luxury price crew doing everything little thing for you in secret.
Yes, Thank you for noticing that. As I was covered from head to toe today in soil and exhausted, I dreamed about having a crew of people help me. That lifts my spirits that you acknowledged my work. Thank you for posting.
Your garden is beautiful. I’ve saved this video to go back and reference. Definitely plan on trying this method. I subscribed as well. Look forward to more of your content!
I just fertilized with rose tone for the first time. I watered it thoroughly but it didn’t completely dissolve. Is it supposed to completely dissolve after watering? Or maybe I didn’t water it enough? It doesn’t look like it’s going to rain anytime soon so will it break down on its own even without water (other than the initial watering)?
Kimberley, do you do soils tests to determine what nutrients your soil needs? I tested mine and found everything was good/high except nitrogen. So I've stopped applying anything other than nitrogen until the other nutrient levels decline or I see issues with the plants. So far, nitrogen has revitalized a lot of roses I thought needed to be shovel pruned, particularly some Icebergs that previous owner had neglected for years. Now they are healthy and covered in blooms here in 9b/10a. I plan on yearly soils testing to keep track of nutrient levels - cost equivalant to a few bags (of unneeded) fertilizer. Fwiw, I used MySoils kits (about $25-$30) from Amazon. Mail in the samples, get online results in a week or so.
Hi, my young David Austin roses arrived and I planted them 2 weeks ago. Today I was thrilled to see a bloom in Golden celebration and there are multiple buds on tranquility. The flower is super tiny though. The plant itself is super tiny( 10 inch tall) . Is this normal?
I watch this video several times. It is very informative. The only thing I might add to your fertilizing regime is alfalfa by espoma. It has a growth hormone in it has been used by farmers for years
@@TheRoseGeek The only thing is dogs love alfalfa so you should scratch it in really well or even use an auger and make some holes around the drip line I’m gonna be doing that next week when I have a little time. I don’t know how well it will work because I’ve never done it before
You know so much about roses, so I thought that I would ask your opinion. I live in the Central Valley, California, where it gets between 100-116 during July-October. Should I be fertilizing my roses during that time, when they appear to have gone dormant? Would it help them keep blooming, or would it hurt them? I would really appreciate your advice. Thanks.
Each year I put dried horse manure around each rose. They love it. I should really feed them other supplements but I never get round to it. This year I will make an extra effort.
I have a red climbing rose that the previous owner mulched with river rock . Can you recommend a good liquid organic fertilizer for it? I think they used Miracle-Gro in the past. Thank you for the informative video.
Hi! A couple questions. When you use fish emulsion - is it 3 tablespoons per 1 gallon for ONE ROSE, or do you use the 1 gallon to feed numerous roses? If the rose is new but you purchased it as a potted rose, should I wait 6 weeks as well before fertilizing or is it just for bareroot? Also, thoughts on fish fertilizer vs emulsion? Thank you! 💗
Thank you so much for the reply. I Rosarian in Utah recommended I use fish fertilizer and rose tone at the same time when fertilizing, once a month - what are your thoughts on this? Would this be too much fertilizer at once?
Hi! I try to garden organic when I can and only treat as I see issues. I will be posting a video on aphids treatment soon. If you are dealing with anything in particular, please let me know.
I haven't tried that before. When I want to encourage new canes on an old rose, I reduce the total number of canes (removing thickest first). You can cut the canes back to 3-5 canes. I then do a soil test to make sure that the rose is getting the nutrients that it needs. Finally, use rose tone and great big roses monthly. I hope that you find that this gives your rose a nice boost!
@@TheRoseGeeksee thats why i got it ,it was at lowes but it was the only one without synthetic on the bag that i seen. but that's the issues with today's roses i'm very traditional lol i caved and got two knock outs but have 6 bareroots but them knock outs are grown so ugh hahaha lovely but it try's to take the name of real roses !!!!
I use liquid seaweed, but I can't use rose tone, my dogs like to dig it up and eat it. So I use rose spikes, which are good for 8 wks.The bio tone is for bare root roses? I have horrible luck with bare roots. I buy roses potted. I may try again with Bio tone . I agree with nothing on the leaves, I think it sets you up for black spot
I have heard that many dogs like to dig where the fertilizer is put down. The only solution I can offer is that after you use the fertilizer, you can try to spray Bobbex to deter them. I am glad you found a solution with rose spikes though!
I use organic fertilizers so they should be ok, but not ideal, if ingested. If you have a digger or a pup that is really interested in fertilizer, avoid fish fertilizer or Great Big Roses. I would just stick with the Rose tone Granular. Hopefully that won't be interesting to the pup. I use cayenne powder and sprinkle it anywhere my pups are interested. That seems to help. Also, you could try Bobbex spray to see if that will keep the animals away.
@@TheRoseGeek Thank you,I imagine how busy you are.I knew the amount,I meant how much of it ,do I give the plant.You meant ,hold the fertilizer,for two months and anything else?Sorry,to bother so much,but I spent so much$$$,plus I feel you know a lot.Blessings,maybe I could visit your beautiful garden someday.
My roses have had such a tough time during a hard winter and a cold spring here in Scandinavia. They are probably suffering from PSD. Should I let them recover before I even think of using fertilizer?
Hello Tine. Once they are starting to push leaves they are awake and ready for fertilizer. Try the manure and rose tone if it’s available to you. These gentle slow release fertilizers will really help. Let me know how it goes. Happy Gardening 😊
Plant tone (5-3-3) has a slightly higher Nitrogen than Rose Tone (4-3-2). If you have Plant tone on hand, then yes, it will be gentle, promote health, blooms, and vigor.
Hi. I treat monthly with a fertilizer. But, you could certainly stretch it out to every 6 weeks. On alternating months I use Alaska Fish Fertilizer. This looks like the most cost effective on Amazon amzn.to/2T1l7am
Been using organic and NOT impressed. 1/2 my tomatoes have blossom end rot. Yes they have subirrigation for constant moisture AND I gave them bone meal. Plants are about 1/2 the size they should be and many times LESS tomatoes too. I planted over 1/2 dozen varieties to ensure I would have some kind of harvest. Hardly any too right now. Alaska Fish fertilizer seems to draw flies from miles around too. It is not the magic bullet that it is portrayed to be.
@@TheRoseGeek As much as I didn't want to I had to break out the Hawaiian Bud and Bloom (5-50-17) today. Spoonful per gallon and foliar fed nearly everything. Took 2 gallons of the mix to do it. I avoided getting any on the soil though so as not to upset anything. I did not drench the foliage. Just a light spraying. Can always come back and reapply if needed. Just can't go back if it is overdone. Had to toss another handful of tomatoes due to blossom end rot. My tomatoes are subirrigated and I used bone meal to prevent the problem and yet still had the problem. Seems I am being forced to use calcium nitrate now. Pulling my hair out here sheesh. Was hoping organic would be the way to go but apparently is is a huge letdown.
