Another week has passed, three of the four roses I planted on April 9th are all growing some lovely new leaves, especially one of them Dolly Parton grows like crazy! Only cherry parfait is very slow growing, I can just see some tiny shoots popping up, need to take extra care and hope they will not dry out this time.  

The other four roses I planted two weeks ago seem to grow quite well. Are they doing well so quickly because they had already developed lots of fine roots before I planted them?

When I planted these roses I mixed native soil with Miracle-Gro® Organic Choice® Raised Bed & In-Ground Soil with Compost, which is crafted with organic ingredients like bone meal, alfalfa meal, kelp meal, and earthworm castings. I think this type of soil normally would feed for up to three months. Correct me if I am wrong, so at this stage I don't actually need to fertilize the roses just yet? I heard that the fertilizer would burn the roots if misused. Could you advise? Thank you. 


Dolly Parton

Cherry parfait

The most important next step is mulching your roses to keep the soil moist and cool. Its importance shouldn't be underestimated.

I wouldn't fertilize them now, but the amount of organic meals contained in potting or raised bed soils isn't going to be enough to feed them. Wait until they bloom to fertilize them. Lots of options...

Thank you Mike and Susan_in_SB. I will mulch the backyard roses as well.

A quick update regarding my cherry parfait. How lovely the new shoots turned out! I still remember four weeks ago, the tiny popped up leaves all dried out, and now they come back strong, growing tall and healthy.

It is very interesting to observe how these young rose trees grow, each rose has its own way, it grows when the time comes.

Bartung said: A quick update regarding my cherry parfait. How lovely the new shoots turned out! I still remember four weeks ago, the tiny popped up leaves all dried out, and now they come back strong, growing tall and healthy.

It is very interesting to observe how these young rose trees grow, each rose has its own way, it grows when the time comes.

You have a lot of lovely new red growth on your roses! That's a good sign their roots are settling into the ground nicely.

In the first year, it can help your rose establish its roots if you cut off the blooms soon after they open. Cutting the rose above ground signals the roots to push up more growth. I even got a rose to grown new canes that way although most of the growth will be in the form of new stems and blooms.

No-one has mentioned rose replant disease - especially as three/four roses are being planted in the same hole the dead ones came from. This was an interesting link;
https://www.rose.org/single-po...

As far as I know, this mysterious sindrome of rose replant disease isn't much of an issue in the USA; it is much more so here in Europe. But I'm no expert...

You should note that the link I provided was to the American Rose Society and what they are discovering about the disease in America

One of my organic rose books claims that a good dose of composted horse manure mixed with the soil that is replacing the old soil prevents rose sickness disease when replanting where the previous rose has died.. Other advice besides replacing the old soil with new, is to wait two years before replanting in the same spot.

Valerie, sad to say I'm nervous about clicking on links in forums because of a bad experience with one of the Houzz forums. I clicked on a link and something happened to my computer-I lost all of my book-marked site list,which is a real problem for me, since I use it extensively. This very probably was NOT the fault of the original poster at all, but due to some glitch in Houzz. I certainly did not mean to come across to anyone as being rude. It is actually very interesting to hear that the disease does show up in the USA!

Bart, I share your cautious attitude.

Thank you Valerie for the information regarding the rose replant disease and all above posts. Actually I was aware of it before I planted the roses.

So far these replanted roses are doing okay, I haven't seen any sign of sickness. I will keep an eye on if there are any changes.

Another update of my cherry parfait. It grows even taller and there are four tiny buds appear at the top.

Thank you CRosarian, you advised to cut the rose above ground signals the roots to push up more growth. Tell the truth I don't understand what that means. What I learned is to cut the stem down to just above a set of five leaflets. Could you shed some light?

The moment has come! I would like to share with you the bloom of my cherry parfait and I appreciate very much all the help on how to look after newly planted roses.

You're off to a good start!

Bartung said: The moment has come! I would like to share with you the bloom of my cherry parfait and I appreciate very much all the help on how to look after newly planted roses.

Just lovely. Congratulations, Bart!

As Mike said that's a great start to your rose addiction.

porkpal said: As Mike said that's a great start to your rose addiction.

Bart, be warned of the dark side of rose loving
There are many enablers lurking for innocent rose lovers in this forum
They will promise you roses, sunshine and laughter, but in the end, it will be only your back-breaking hard work and sweat I will not even mention sleepless nights that you will spend thinking if your favourite rose will survive harsh winters, or spending hours (and tons of money) searching for your unicorn roses

Jasmin said: I will not even mention... spending hours (and tons of money) searching for your unicorn roses

Speaking of which...