We've just come out of a 6 week rainy season and today, my hardiest roses are putting off new blooms. I worked very long hours all summer and missed a lot of the grafted roses blooming, but know they did 'cause I finally got a chance to do some deadheading.
It has been hot here in North Central Florida since May, high 90's all summer. Although we are very humid here, I believe the dry sand they grow in seem to help offset. I am not bothered by black spot or fungi and only get some balling on one of my bushes. I simply cut them all off and they come back better on their next bloom.
I seemed to have lost touch with many this summer, with too much work and the transference of our threads from one place to another. I have a lot of catching up to do.
Molly
