My Roses are a bust this year, should I dig them up and start over?

Got them at home depot and followed all the directions to the letter, yet they looked like toro poop poop. My mother bought three of the same at the same time and hers turned out the same way. Yet two others she bought at a nursery, and had the same care are beautiful. different brands?

My Roses are a bust this year, should I dig them up and start over?
MASTER GARDENER TO THE RESCUE





having won every Rose show i entered (both of them) let me tell you something that most people do not understand about buying plants in a year around gardening area. large companies buy in bulk and ship to their stores all over the country. some plants do better in some areas then in others. an example is citrus. one type of orange tree may do great along the coast, yet 15 miles inland it's a bust. Roses are a lot like that, but on a larger scale. a best Rose in florida can turn out to be a total waste of time in california. unless you want to waste another entire growing year in the hopes your $6 Home Depot Roses may come around, my almost 20 years as a certified MASTER GARDENER suggests you pitch 'um and replace them from a local nursery where they only buy and sell plants that do well in your own neighborhood.





contact the American Rose Society for o Rose rating booklet and use it when shopping for Roses. I never buy a Rose with a rating below 8.5. A pretty picture on the package does not mean a pretty Rose bush.





also contact your local univ extension office and ask a MASTER GARDENER for advise for your own area.





follow these directions and you'll thank me next year at this time.
Reply:if they were very stressed, I would start over
Reply:One thing I know about plants is that they have good years and bad years. I was about ready to chop down my little maple tree for the first three years, then in year four, it took off and is now awesomely beautiful. Give all your plants a chance. Sometimes the conditions in your area just won't be optimal, and other years they'll do great.
Reply:Cut them way back, just a couple of inches above the lowest leaves. Next spring when they leaf out, use fertilizer spikes that contain insect control.Pound them into the ground around the roses. It usually takes roses a couple of years to look good. Be patient.
Reply:Some plants take at least a season to do well, don't give up so quickly! A lot of factors could have affected them. Keep your receipt, Home Depot has a year guarantee on plants so you can get your money back next year if they don't come back. I almost dug up some Iris that I planted because they had not come up the following year..but the 2nd year they finally did and are GORGEOUS!

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