I am showing how I fertilize roses in my garden. David Austin roses are reblooming varieties (the majority of them) and they need good fertilization to produce wonderful blooms and stay healthy and disease-free.
I have watched your videos many times. Love your little paradise. I continue to feel uplifted and happy while visiting you. Please continue to share your time with us. Much appreciation, Brenda.
Thank you Olga, your videos are very helpful and i can understand everything completely fine, even with English as my second language, i will use your lessons in my garden xoxo
Thank you for this educational video. Having recently moved from zone 10a to zone 5a, I'm having to learn to garden all over again. With your help, perhaps my new little Lady of Shallot will grow to be as glorious as yours are.
Thank you for your kind message! Wow, moving and learning how to garden again, that can be quite challenging. But welcome to my channel, it is good to have you here! And your Lady of Shallot will be stronger and better every year, just wait and see!
Such a lovely video explaining the benefits of organic gardening and rose care🌸🌼🌸, your rose plants truly look healthy from the bottom to the top👌👌👌 so pleased that I came across your videos on the RU-vid algorithm, thanks again dear Olga 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for the information for taking care of the roses. Your evergreen garden is beautiful, I have containers roses and they are not doing well because I don't know how to care for them in the ground. Now I'm confident putting them in the garden and follow your tips. Grateful
thank you so much for promoting natural fertilisation! The rose isn’t just the flowers it produces! It’s the whole plant and it’s living conditions - good luck with your roses!
Totally agree, and natural fertilizers reduce maintenance in our gardens. I am going to dedicate a full video to this topic. Folks just don’t realize how vital healthy soil is.
I'm in Central California, Zone 9b, with 106ish rose bushes. In the past, I normally used just steer or chicken manure to fertilize my roses , and they did well. This year, I switched it up. I applied one cup of alfalfa pellets to each rose in January. In February, I covered the beds with steer or chicken manure. In March, I applied 3/4 cup Rose Tone to each rose and have repeated the RT every month. These roses exploded with blooms like never before! It was hard to keep up with the dead-heading, as there were so many blooms. I really enjoy your videos and have learned so much from you.
How exciting! I am going to try chicken manure next time. It is available in my local garden center now. Isn’t it great to see those blooms! Enjoy them!
Thank you for your experience fertilize roses .it really really helpful ! I am using the miracle Gro all purpose right now and after cutting ,I use fish fertilizer, but I definitely going to use what you are recommend . it’s really good organic fertilizer, thank you so much again for sharing
Soooooooo true! This is such a great and informative video! I love the worms in my garden! They truly are super heroes of the plant world.. and mycorrhizae! 👍👍❤
the most poetic garden channel here on RU-vid. Btw, Olga.. I didn't notice you have another spot for Generous Gardener? in your recent videos there are only one spot on the gate, the one who has birdnest. 💕❤️
Hello, first of all I would love to say that I love your speaking,your English sound like listening comfortable music to me, I am from Japan but live in UK for a long time. I learned today from you Sky and Heaven expression when you explain about artificial fertilizer in shops shelves. Also I like the way you say, this little fellow about the new rose shoot on the ground. Few words made me smile. I don’t know why just I loved it. I have Japanese accent English and not 100% either. But I try to pick up new words and expression from other people and copy and use it when I have a chance. I am learning roses and have DA roses in my backyard. I come from Cherry blossom country from Japan but I love roses here in UK. Thank you for the video tutorial and rhythmical beautiful English I could understand whole what you said. I have subscribed you today. See you here again. Best Wishes 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌸🌸🌸🌸 🌸
I didn't see you mention how often to fertilize and what time of year to do the first fertilization after laying compost and manure in springtime when leaves are just fluffing out. I do like your videos.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful roses and letting us know how to grow roses healthy. I purchased Lady of Chalott, I like this roses very much. From Japan, I would like to visit Cotswolds ,England and Sissinghust next year to see roses if possible. Please let me know the best season to see roses.
Oh my, Sissinghurst is my dream to visit! You are going to love it! Go in June, when all the roses are coming into bloom! And I am glad you like my videos. 😃
Thank you. I am so glad you are a believer and proponent of organic gardening. I switched to natural sources a few years ago after I almost killed my plants with synthetic fertilizer as I misread the concentrations. Thanks for the helpful information!
I am so thrilled that i found your channel. Excellent information. I have subscribed. Question: We just bought this home in northern California. We have very hot summers and cold winters. No snow. The garden has thirteen rose bushes that are poorly pruned and growing every which way. I have spent a lot of time in trying to get them to not only look good but also to be healthy. I only use organic everything in our garden. Should we pull them out and start all over again? I have planted six new David Austin roses in containers and one over the arbor. I love David Austin roses. Help! Thank you so much.
Hi Norma, glad you are here! Welcome! I would try to rejuvenate those roses before just throwing them out. Here is my video of basic rose care for different parts of US: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WVGazZe1AJw.html I never gardened in California, but if you follow each step in basic rose care, you can bring those roses back to life. This season is done, but you can do heavy pruning at the beginning of next year. That probably is the biggest fix you can do, since your roses are growing all over the place. And if there is no success ( those roses might be just very old), I would throw them out without any regrets. I would be showing everyone how I prune my beauties in spring, that info will be too late for your region. Look around for a good book on roses and you should be able to do good pruning. Good luck and happy gardening!
I hope your roses are song better! I agree with Olga - years ago a man from Jackson and Perkins roses spoke to our local rose society group about just that! He said time and again, sometime would dig out a spindly old rose, and a neighbor would claim it, dog a nice new hole, dump in some manure and replant it - and the next year it world be gorgeous and full of blossoms! He told us to save ourselves the trouble, just pile on the manure ourselves!
Lovely - and I so agree on using natural fertilizers on the roses and rest of the soil! I have two Austin roses - Jude the Obscure and Gertrude Jekkyl, plus several fragrant heritage roses. One tip in an old book was to bury chicken (or other) bones and skin etc under a rose when planting - a nice slow release mineral supplement!
Agreed that it's all in soil quality. I work in a compost/manure mix, alfalpha pellets and an organic slow release granular fertilizer at the start of the season, followed by a liquid organic fertilizer later on. Lots of water once or twice per week depending on temperature and heat wave. Liquid or water soluble chemical fertilizers are a quick fix and best applied for emergency purposes only since they're available to the roots almost immediately. There's no need to use chemicals when the soil is healthy and maintained organically. You bring the best out of David Austin roses! 🌹
@@rbthegardennannyllc4219 Hello there! I add the liquid fertilizer (organic or water soluble) within the first couple weeks after the first flush is finished, especially after a good rain fall. I follow-up twice with liquid fertilizer in my short growing season. For a longer growing season in a warmer climate zone, I suggest every 4 - 6 weeks at the recommended strength, however; it's best to follow the instructions indicated on your fertilizer label. In a colder zone, you want to stop fertilizing at least 6 weeks prior to the 1st frost setting in to encourage the plants to harden off for winter dormancy.
Happy day Olga, l9ve the videos, please let me know about the lovely piano background music, I can't find anywhere who plays so I can listen to it,.love it
Can I use the way for the rose in container or for any different flowers and can you show me how to grow rose in a container please ? Thank you somuch .
I got those bricks from the town collection center. I our town we have a place where folks bring construction stuff they don't need. And everyone can come to look for something they need. I got those old bricks from there. And the history of names on those bricks is fascinating! I am going to talk about those bricks in one of my next videos. Interesting stories!
Beautiful garden you have. Even I agree to go with organic, because that keeps soil as well as plant more healthy. Do you have any video on standard tree roses? If yes please share.🇮🇳😊
I admire those beautiful rose standards, but will never go down that road. There are several reasons. I live in zone 7, zone 6 starts just several miles inland. It is coastal area CT, US, and we can have very unpredictable late freezing winds here. Plus, some winters are cold and snowy and others are mild. I looked into growing standard roses in my garden at some point, and was totally horrified what I have to do to overwinter them! Some advise was to cut roots of the rose standard at one side and lay it into a trench, cover it with soil and keep it that way for winter. In spring, raise it up again. That is a horror story for me! But folks in warmer areas don't need to face those situations. For them the biggest thing is the sturdiness of the rose trunk. That is the long answer. The short answer would be, I don't do those standards in my garden, just admire them from afar. Maybe someone has other suggestions. You are welcome everyone, to continue this conversation with your success and failure stories, I would be interested to read them.
Thanks so much for your detailed explanation. I have David Austin Roses which seem to attract lots of bugs and aphids probably due to the fragrance. The only way I could prevent the roses from becoming bald with only stems was to spray home made diluted natural soap water. Do you have similar issues and how do you suggest I treat them?
Hi Olive, Different regions have different problems. I my place, coastal CT, I don't have many pests, but black spot is an issue. You can look into Rose rx 3 in 1 product. It is for organic gardening. Also sprays on the base of neem oil are good too. Happy gardening!
Hi Olga - love your videos! I also live in CT zone 6B and you inspired me to buy 3 Lady of Shallot rose bushes earlier this year. They are growing very quickly and they’re producing blossoms but not as many as I thought they would- maybe that’s because it’s their first year and they’re focused on growing? I fed them earlier in the summer with RoseTone but I’ll check out your suggestions for fertilizing. Also, they’ve been very healthy but due to our wet summer they’re now struggling with some blackspot - any suggestions? Thank you!
Roses do take time to mature. First year is pretty low in blossom expectations. Don’t worry, it is normal. Your rose is like a child, give her time to grow. And yes, black spot is huge this year, we have rains here in CT almost every second night. I just tolerate it, collect all the damaged leaves, let long new canes collect all the sun rays before winter and throw all the leaves into garbage.
@@OlgaCarmodyI always cut the new growth of the canes on my roses. I have Gertrude Jekyll climbing rose. I saw in the beginning of this video you showed an old can that would eventually be cut out so is that true for climbing roses as well? Just not sure what to keep and what to get rid of. Would love a further video of this if you have one. Thanks for this information.
Hi olga im in birmingham uk, quite wet, cant tell what summers gonna be like, last year we got drenched year before got scorched. I need your help with my lady of shalott. Got 2, bare root in. Sail, doing badly 3rd year now spindly short hardly flowers if at all. Got potted one in large pot 2yr old doing little better but still disappointing. I use half John innes no.3 half good quality compost, spade full of peat. What's wrong. ? All my other DAs are happy.
I n the very early spring after the first pruning i feed bone meal ,blood meal,and composted cow manure. I have planted olivia rose austin ,in a processional at the roof less church site in new harmony indiana . Along side there are also many companion plants,sutch as thyme,lavender,asorted garden Salvia,and bee balms and anise hyssop. Low growing winter jewel box woods serve as front border and retainer. In front of the box woods there is an annual planting of mexican heather and verbena. This all enclosed by high brick walls that hold brutal intense heat in the summer. Only the strong survive ln this environment,and the austin rose has done every thing they said it would do. Periodically at expected bloom times i also feed alfalfa meal tea.
Wow, you do give your roses the best treatment. I assume they receive suplemental water too in that heat... And Olivia rose is such a great plant! It is growing in my garden for the second year and I can't wait to see how it will bloom this year!
Hi Olga, another wonderful video. I have been using a liquid feed every 1/2 weeks here in the UK...haven't really thought whether it is artificial or not....(oops) but I have read recently to use farmyard manure to improve the soil. Do you use liquid feeds? Do you think I should just replace liquid feed with manure or similar pellets to what you used? Thank you xx
In my opinion, everything natural works. If I want a quick feed to reach my plants quickly, I use liquid natural stuff. I don't really do tea compost these days, but use fish emulsion from once in a while. Stinky stuff it is, but so good!
What a lovely outfit :) Does this mean you only fertilize the roses in the Spring with the manure and granular fertilizer? I thought we were to do a midseason dose as well?
Hi Olga. I live in the North of France zone 9b oceanic and I have ordered Lady of Shalot and Mrs Alfred Carrière both are bare root which should be arriving soon.so excited 😊. I've been researching planting methods and came across box planting. What do you think about that? Also should I mulch those new roses with manure? Also is it necessary to feed roses with manure and an organic feed? If I only use manure during dormancy will the rose suffer? Many thanks for your videos I always look forward to watching them.
Hi Kim, you know, different regions use different fertilizer. And it comes down to what is available. Aged manure is great, you can put it around roses in winter and it will offer not only food for next year, but will condition soil. I use manure + natural rose fertilizer. In your area folks might be using different stuff depending on tradition and soil. But, bottom line, as long as it is natural, it will do the same job: feed and improve structure of soil. As for box planting. You mean to plant your roses in container? It can be done too. I heard of box planting as square planting...Let me know..
@@OlgaCarmody many thanks for replying. No it's not container planting but 'the box method'. The Idea is to plant rose in a cardboard box in the ground. This apparently protects the plant while the roots establish 🤷♀️. Do you think this is useful?
@@kimfox5186 I would say that it would be useful if you've got many rodents and root eating critters. Otherwise, I don't see the point here. I deal with squirrels and moles, and looks like they don't target rose roots...
Hello Olga, I have a question for you. I nourish my roses with only horse manure. Is that OK? Thanks for your insight and guidelines. And by the way, you have a lovely garden! 🌹
Hello there! Food is food, and horse manure, as long as it is aged, is perfect. I believe in healthy soil and when you add to the goodness of it with natural stuff( roses are heavy feeders), not only do you provide food for your adorable roses, but you also enhance the life of your soil. Healthy soil is healthy plants in the long run.
Great video. Thank you. What rose is this? I thought you said lady of shallot, but the images in this video show the rose as being kind of pinkish, not so orange. Nevermind, just watched your shrub and climbing rose video where you answered my question! 😂
Hi, I liked your video and the roses are really Unique abd beautiful. I have ordered Austin Copper Yello Colored rose plants. I have a question for you, can we use some organic fertilizer as Wastage of oil seed (like mustard or Peanuts after they get processed in oil mills)
Hi Hemal, mustard cake fertilizer is not widely used in US. I never used it myself and can’t comment on it. It is organic fertilizer and is rich in micro elements. The only way for you to know is to ask someone else or use it mildly and see the results. Good luck!
Hey from which site did u ordered David Austin they are not available in local nurseries can u plz share the info. I desperately want some David Austin shrubs in my garden
Hi what about fertilzer in pot? I am in india and we have neem , mustard, bonemeal,rose mix ,npk 19:19:19, dap . Which one should i go for, how much and what frequency?
Hi Olga! I just planted a bare root roses and used a starter fertilizer.. being that is almost March, when is the next time I should Fertilize it? Till late fall?
You mentioned about basal canes being important. I have heard that if your rose is not on own root and canes are coming from underneath you need to cut them off because it is created from another root stock that has been grafted. Is this true? Thank you
Hi there, Yes to your question. If there are side shoots coming from underneath the grafted area, it means those shoots are from root stock. As since root stock is different, that shoot will create a different rose and will eventually try to overtake the rose. You don't automatically cut that shoot out. You need to see what it is and then, if it is different, not cut it but tear it near the root joint. Hope it helps. I might create a video about it (let me know if it would be helpful to you). Thanks for your question.
Hi I planted some David Austin and only after a week or so the flowers dropped. Also I noticed some holes in them along with my hibiscus that's right next to it
Make sure that your rose is well hydrated by watering it deeply. It is going through transplant shock right now and shielding it temporarily from strong sun will be very good. I use garden chairs for that. As for holes. Look around for insects, slugs.. They usually are the culprit especially for new stressed plants. If you see unwanted bugs, try to remove them manually or use organic insecticides. Good luck!
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Hi Olga. Nice channel. Do you know Sweet Roses of Mine and Gardeners of the World groups on facebook? Not all of us live in the northern henisphere. Where do you live? I would like to see if I can adapt your advice.
Hi Gail, I live in zone 7, coastal Connecticut, US. I checked those groups on Facebook, very interesting! Thanks for mentioning them. It is fascinating how different folks from different parts of the world take care after their gardens!
I used just the David Austin rose fertilizer this past year and they did just okay. There was only 2 little feeding per year and am considering trying your method next year. Have you ever used just there own fertilizer from David Austin?
I never used DA fertilizer, it is kind of pricy, plus shipping. I use fertilizer readily available in our local shops, for roses. My roses are doing fine on it.
Hi there, my garden has increasing shade in the front of the house, but the back is pretty sunny and roses do have needed amount. Well, majority of them. I am growing Katrina rose in some shade and am hoping that it will not mind. This year will show...
David austin roses has such thin petals. I'm still wishing to buy my first rose. What would you recommend? I have a container garden so I'm thinking of patio roses
You definitely want to go with roses which can survive and flourish in confined container spaces. How about going to David Austin website and plugging in container friendly varieties?