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| Hi All -- I have enjoyed the wisdom on this forum. It gave me the courage to order my first mail-order roses from Heirloom this spring. Since then, I've ordered two more times! I've planted nearly a dozen different roses (most are DA), all chosen with the help from the feedback on this forum. THANK YOU!!! I am now an ENTHUSIASTIC rose grower with a LOT to learn. There is one question I have that I haven't been able to find the answer to, and I was hoping to gain some insight on the issue from the wise folks on this forum. Here it is:
When these new baby roses have buds, should I allow them to bloom or remove the buds so that the plant can focus on root development? Thank you in advance, Tamara |
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| Hi Tamara, there is no right or wrong answer to your question. It all depends upon how quickly you want/need them to reach maturity. If you let them flower, you can more quickly check the accuracy of their identities. So, letting them flower initially, at least once, so you can make sure they are what they are supposed to be, might be of benefit for you. Due to your being in a colder, harsher climate, you may want immature plants to develop faster so they are hardier for winter. Preventing them from expending as much energy flowerig as posible can easily build them into much more developed specimen rather quickly. Usually, the larger, more mature a plant is where weather is harsher and colder, the easier they make it through. Kim |
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- Posted by grandmothers_rose z6b VA (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 5:57
| For the first year, I let mine grow a bloom or two and pick off the rest as soon as I find them. I had a very good visual lesson earlier this year on the resources or strength a young plant uses to bloom vs. the resources used to grow stems and leaves. The 1 year old cutting that bloomed was way smaller and had fewer leaves and grew no new stems (until after she bloomed, that is.) The 2 that did not bloom had twice the new growth. This was Shailers Provence, an Old Garden Rose, but I think the experience would be the same, no matter the rose. |
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- Posted by MaryDanielle 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 9:27
| I don't have anything to add, as I am a newbie as well. But I wanted to thank you for asking this question! It's one that completely slipped my mind, and I will be picking off the buds off of my new roses. Thanks again!!! |
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| I leave the buds on and let the rose grow leaves/ buds as it wants. I do deadhead after the bloom fades. On an immature rose the blooms are often small in proportion to the plant. |
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- Posted by tamaradelaluna (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 10:12
| Thank you for your responses! I have another question. If I see one cane getting quite a bit larger than the rest (so that the rose is looking "leggy"), should I prune that leggy cane to promote a more even, bushy foliage? Thank you again, Tamara |
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