by Mark Smallwood | Dec 12, 2021 | Rose Care, Rose Questions |
Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfur. Magnesium is a necessary element of chlorophyll and so, if your soil is deficient in magnesium then Epsom salts can help. Before you start applying anything to your soil or your roses, we recommend having your soil analyzed by...
by Mark Smallwood | Dec 12, 2021 | Rose Care, Rose Questions |
Coffee grounds contain nitrogen and so can help stimulate growth in any plants, not just roses. If you want to scatter coffee grounds around your rose bushes, it’s not going to hurt. However, as with any nitrogen source, you’ll want to pay attention to the...
by Mark Smallwood | May 4, 2021 | Rose Care, Rose Questions |
Crown gall is a bacterial disease that causes plants to dark, warty growths, typically near the graft union or on a forking branch. It is a common disease for rose bushes and some fruit trees. The disease attacks the plant tissue under the bark and can deform the...
by Mark Smallwood | Feb 22, 2021 | Rose Care, Rose Questions |
Generally, roses can go without much pruning in the fall. However, if you live in a location that gets wind or that starts experiencing freezing weather in fall, you may want to do what we here in the Pacific Northwest call wind pruning. This amounts to pruning tall...
