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I live in the Dallas area and this time of year we are at about 100 degrees every day with NO RAIN at all. I was out of town about 5 days and my roses didn't get any water. They are suffering severly. Aside from regular deep watering, what can I do to help them recuperate? Should I prune back the canes? They look a bit yellowed and many of the leaves are dry and falling off. [They are Angelface, Frag. Lavender Simplicity, a climber and 2 HTs.] HELP, PLEASE!! Thank you!
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We've had some pretty awful heat and weather here in SoCal, too, so I can sympathize! I wouldn't cut the canes on your roses unless they'll sunburning. Modern roses store the starches and sugars they need to grow in the wood. When you cut it unnecessarily, you're taking that stored food away from them prematurely. I found here (Southern California middle desert) that over head watering helps rehydrate dessicated bushes faster. They absorb it through all plant parts. A good, deep soaking, repeated at the frequency your drainage and budget dictates, helps to restore them to productivity. You don't want to feed them anything except water until you see a lot of new growth. All fertilizers are salt, or develop into the salt forms of the nutrients. Your roses are water stressed. Giving them anything salty will remove water from them at a time they can ill afford it. You can actually burn and kill them, so stick with water until you're comfortable they've recovered and are actively growing again.
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Thank you so very much! Watering I shall do.
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19 JUL 06 by
Wendy C
I totally agree with Kim. You can clean up the lost foliage once the roses have recovered. For now water them deeply and let them rehydrate. Best of Luck
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Thank you both very much. I hope I can save them.
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26 APR 05 by
Mariah
I have mini potted roses. The intructions say I may keep them inside or out, but there are no inructions as to how much water is too much or too little. I live in San Diego so they get plenty of sunlight. How much water should I be using and how often?
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Mini roses are no different than big garden ones and are much happier outside. They like a large pot, a sprinkle of fertilizer around the base and the soil kept damp but not wet.
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15 JAN 05 by
Leigh
My rose petals have light brown spots everywhere on them. I have three different rose bushes and all of them are suffering from this problem. Is this a symptom from cane borers? My poor roses need help!
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how often do you water roses
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it is best to water roses once a week and do a deep water
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