How do I get my rose bushes to flower?
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Hello Lynda; Your roses should be in full sun.
They require a lot of water. I use a soaker hose, and water then daily when it is not raining here.
I have the soaker hose wrapper around the base of the bushes, by the soil.
They Love fertilizer. I water it in well. Peters plant food is Great.
Also, a bit of Epsom salts does wonders. I sprinkle with the Epsom salt, around the base. I try and do this when I know that we will get a lot of rain.
I hope that this helps you!! Take Care!
I would trim them down a bit, change the soil, and use a good African Violet soil, and then soak in water, before you put the final soil around the plant. Then, take your pointing finger, and make a small trench around it, and place water in this area. Give this time to take, for it was shocked by the diff soil and a true drink of water. Be sure to water in the morn., and DO NOT ever water the stem, for this will cause the plant to rot, but water around it, ok? Best wishes, Give this time to grow, by itself, for this will take time too, Sincerely, J.
I took the following excerpt from my favorite gardening site: GrowingKnowHow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/no-blooms-on-roses.
Possible Causes for Why a Rose Does Not Bloom
Fertilizer – One of the most common reasons for them not blooming well is the use of high nitrogen foods or fertilizers or the over use of them. The rose bushes tend to generate a lot of foliage and very few to no blooms at all. Use a well balanced food or fertilizer when feeding your roses so that all of the rose’s nutritional needs are met.
Pests – Insects can eat away the little buds as the blooms are forming, thus there are no buds to develop into blooms.
Environmental stress – A rose bush that is under stress from any source be it heat, cold, wind injury or insect attacks, can indeed stop a rose bush from blooming.
Light – In some cases, it can have to do with the amount of sunlight the rose bushes are getting. Rose bushes love the sun and need to get a minimum of five hours of sunlight per day to perform at all. The more sunshine they can get, the better the rose bushes will perform.
Water – Keeping your rose bushes well watered helps reduce stress on the overall bush, thus can contribute to bloom production. If the temps have been in the mid to high 90’s for several days, the roses can easily become stressed due to the heat and a lack of water makes that stress ten times worse. I use a moisture meter to help me keep an eye on soil moisture around my rose bushes. Stick the probe end of the moisture meter down into the ground by your rose bushes as far as you can in at least three places around the base of each rose bush. The three readings will give you a good idea of the soil moisture around each bush.
Once the temps have cooled off some in the early evening hours, rinse down the foliage with a nice soft spray of water from a watering wand. This helps relieve the effects of heat stress upon the rose bushes and they do truly love it. Just make sure that this rinsing of the foliage is done early enough in the day that it has time to dry off of the foliage and not sit on the foliage all night. The humidity created by leaving the foliage wet for long periods will increase the likelihood of a fungal attack.
Blind shoots – Rose bushes will from time to time push out canes that are called “blind shoots.” Blind shoots look like typically healthy rose canes but will not form buds and will not bloom. The cause of blind shoots is not really known but variations in climate may well have something to do with it, along with over fertilization and lack of enough sunlight. The problem with blind shoots is that they will look like a typical and healthy cane. The only difference is that they will not form buds and blooms.
Fixing a Rose Bush That Does Not Bloom
Just as we are not at our best when stressed or feeling a bit off, the rose bushes will not perform at their best under similar circumstances. When any problem such as roses not blooming occurs, I like to start at the bottom and work my way up.
Check the soil pH to make sure nothing has gotten out of balance there, then move onto soil moisture and nutrients for the roses. Check for stressors like insect damage, fungi attacking the foliage or canes, or neighborhood dogs relieving themselves on the rose bushes or close by. Give your roses a good total checkup, even turning the leaves over to see the back sides of the leaves. Some insects and mites like to hide under the leaves and do their damage, sucking nutrients from the roses.
Even if you have a drip irrigation system for watering your rose bushes, I recommend using a watering wand to water them at least a couple times a month. This will give you the opportunity to look over each rose bush well. Finding a problem starting early enough can go a long way in getting it cured and your rose bushes performing well again.
Even though the problem can be a combination of the things mentioned above and most frustrating, keep doing your best to de-stress your rose bushes, the rewards are outstanding!
There is a great amount of information on roses on this site.
Feed them some food that is for "blooming"of roses and other outdoor plants. There are specific kinds you should be able to find a "Blooming Food" in liquid form or granule form at any good garden centre or at a hardware store. Follow the directions carefully and make sure you do it at the appropriate time of the year. Roses are pretty hardy but you can over kill them with too much food or dusting powder. Hope that works well for you. Also you can get Blooming food at a Hydroponic suppy store. Thats where my friend bought hers.