Knockout Roses Not Blooming?

Julie Bays

June 29, 20100 found this helpful

We just moved to our current home 5 months ago and have the knockout roses for the first time. I put banana peels on mine and they went crazy! I also snip the used/spent blooms down to the cluster of fifth leaves and they will come back again. All roses love banana peels. I just throw them (cut up chunks) on top of the soil.

Elaine
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June 29, 20100 found this helpful

Have you fed them at all? They like a good feeding early when they are putting on foliage and then again about 6 weeks later. I use a concoction on mine called alfalfa tea.

Allison
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June 30, 20100 found this helpful

I've just started the banana peel thing and hope it works as well!