Now that we've actually had our "spring" rains, I need to manure my roses. I usually don't like to wait this late, but this year I didn't have much of a choice.
I have some blooms out there now, but the JBs are still cycling so there aren't many really pretty ones, except for the ever-blooming Acropolis, which they don't seem to like.
Out of all of the roses I planted out behind the lake and couldn't water, the Grootendorsts were the only ones that had some leaf damage due to a rainless spring and early summer. I'm amazed.
Abraham Darby is the weakest-looking plant in my yard right now. It's stems are droopy, and it's not showing much vigor. Do you think it might need a dose of fertilizer, or is it typical behavior of this rose in hot and humid conditions? It did put out an amazing amount of blooms for a new plant, perhaps too many?
