Climbing Rose Advice

By

skayc1

Give it tomato fertilizer, or use bananas to encourage roses to grow. the rose fertilizer will make it bloom more foliage.

By

Allison5

Agree with other posts, but also consider a dose of Rose tone fertilizer right about now. And consider getting a soil test to make sure there's nothing you're missing in the soil. I've heard that keeping the can horizontal will help you get lots of nice flowers.

Also, does it get enough sun? Here's a link that should help, too.

http://www.oldhouseweb.com/gardening/general-rose-care.shtml

By

WesleyE

Trimming AKA pruning is done in Spring there is a method to get certain climbers to bloom more quickly though. When the top flower is nearly done blooming go ahead and cut off the bud and bend the tip to a horizontal position. There are some types of climbers that have a growth hormone right at the ends of a cane that sends a signal down the entire cane that speeds up the reflowering to that same cane.

By

roseoma3

I had a lovely climbing pink Queen Elizabeth - it only flowered the first year - I was told by searching online that they won't bloom but once, so hope that isn't the type you have!! I replaced it with the old-fashioned Paul's Scarlett and it blooms all summer long!

By

HalfWhit

You may have planted it too deep. There is a "nodule" where the rose was most likely grafted. This graft must be there and able to "breathe", if not there your plant will never bloom. If you don't see this knot at ground level you may have cut it off. I'm no expert, but this is what I learned about mine that never bloomed. Good luck!

By

Lorelei

Perhaps the location of where it is planted has something to do with the climber not blooming. I put banana peelings and chipped egg shells around my climber and it's in full sun on a trellis and blooms nicely. Also, give the climber, rose food
to provide nutrients it needs. You may need to prune it back which helps also, just do it at the right time of year.

I have a climbing rose that is just about finished blooming (I think), and I was wondering if I could make it keep blooming by trimming it. It's my first rose, so I'm kind of winging it.