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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
A lot of Nitrogen??26 Jun '06 9:38 pm
Dear friend, I am really concerned with your problem! I have never experienced it so far, though...But I have some ideas:
a)-- Do you think, that your fertilizer might contain a lot of Nitrogen? Because this precious element is responsible for the growth of leaves and stems , and the increase of the size of the plant. If the plant is fed with extra Nitrogen?...It would be better to feed them in the way Roses need to be fed --- 3 times during the good season, early Spring , mid-Summer , and late Summer. And with a specific product, made FOR ROSES ONLY.
b)-- Your prunning method seems it is the wrong one , if you prune your Roses during their growth...You just don't let them express themselves, simply by ...blooming. It is all right to cut back one or two blind shoots. But you do that repeatedly. Normally, we prune our Roses short by the end of Winter/early Spring, and then simply dead head them, until the first leaf below the faded bloom. So. Just think about it: is it possible that you overdo it by pruning them very often during the good season? Because some varieties of Roses DO have long stems before they form their buds... |
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