7 Secrets to Growing Roses That Bloom All Year (Even If You're a Beginner), by Chot Chot Garden on YouTube. 17 min 2 s.
- Video length
- 17 min 2 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes per session
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Check your rose gets at least six hours of direct sun a day. Below that threshold most roses will not repeat bloom, so move pots or thin nearby shade first.
Stop cutting spent blooms back to the first leaf you see. Instead, cut the stem down to a strong outward-facing bud so the plant sends energy into a new shoot.
Make the five-leaflet cut: follow the faded flower stem down until you reach a leaf set with five leaflets, then cut just above it at a slight angle.
Keep mulch a few inches away from the cane base. Piling mulch against the stems traps moisture and rots the cane, so pull it back into a ring.
Skip heavy bloom-booster fertilizers that are high in nitrogen. Feed a modest phosphorus source instead so the plant is not pushed into leaf growth at the expense of flowers.
Water at the base in the morning and keep foliage dry where you can. Wet leaves left overnight are what let black spot spread, so give plants seven hours of dry leaf time.
In late July, give the bush a summer haircut. Cut back about a third of the growth to trigger a strong flush of blooms in fall.
Apply a small amount of phosphorus amendment around the drip line and water it in. Follow the package rate, since too much phosphorus blocks other nutrients.
Tips and common mistakes
Clean your pruners with rubbing alcohol between bushes so you do not spread black spot.
Cut to an outward-facing bud so new growth opens up the center of the shrub and gets light.
Do not expect a weak or shaded rose to repeat bloom just from pruning. Fix sun and soil first.
Remove and bin fallen diseased leaves rather than leaving them on the soil.
Questions
When should I deadhead roses?
Cut faded blooms as soon as the petals drop, down to a five-leaflet leaf. This tells the plant to start a new flowering shoot instead of making seed.
How much sun do repeat-blooming roses need?
About six hours of direct sun a day is the usual minimum. Less than that and many roses grow but flower only once.
Will this work in cold climates?
The program is aimed at USDA zones 5 to 9. In colder zones you can still prune and feed this way, but winter protection matters more.
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