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Rose problem

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Lindylo Sat 31-Mar-18 10:06:07

Last year I bought a couple of bear root roses and planted them in the same boarder. One bloomed well during the summer while the other did absolutely nothing.
This year the heathy shrub is shooting well but the other is still doing nothing. Should I give up and dig it up or give it another chance in case it decides to grow eventually?

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J52 Sat 31-Mar-18 10:09:22

Sounds like one was already on its way out. Can you return it to the supplier?
It probably became too dry.

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Lindylo Sat 31-Mar-18 10:28:20

That's what I suspected. Unfortunately as it's over twelve months ago I bought it I don't think I will be able to take it back.

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merlotgran Sat 31-Mar-18 10:34:24

Is it dead?

If not prune it and give it a liquid feed.

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midgey Sat 31-Mar-18 11:48:13

Depends where you bought the roses, a garden centre near us guarantees plant for more than a year. Worth a try.

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farview Sat 31-Mar-18 17:44:42

I agree with merlotgran

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Lindylo Tue 03-Apr-18 09:55:30

Thanks all. I'll give feeding it a try as it doesn't look completely dead.

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Luckygirl Tue 03-Apr-18 10:19:23

Should I have pruned my roses by now?

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whitewave Tue 03-Apr-18 10:21:50

You should have small leaf on it by now if not scrape a stem if it is green it is still alive!

Yes prune your roses lucky lots of info on the rhs site

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tessagee Tue 03-Apr-18 17:27:32

What whitewave says is good advice. If you do find that there is still a bit of green in the stem, prune hard and dig plenty of bonemeal in around the roots, topping up with a good mulch. If there is still no new growth by end of May then I'm afraid you'll just have to dig it up and throw it away. Don't lose heart, it happens to all gardeners from time to time.

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