Good time for more Rose questions...

[Southern Gardener]

vfem, I have a Don Juan and it's in bloom right now. I did cut it back hard but it's blooming beautifully right now.

Did you get blooms the first year? Awesome they are in bloom now... I don't see any buds on mine though.

I'm sure it did bloom the first year - I've had my DJ about 7 years.

 

[vfem]

Do you have any favorite rose food you use on it?

 

[desertgirl]

 

[Southern Gardener]

Do you have any favorite rose food you use on it?

Not really. I have Osmocote rose food that I use and another that is for all flowering plants. I just throw a little around the rose in the spring and that's about it - it's a very hardy rose.

 

[vfem]

Awesome... I wanted something that didn't need special treatment... it just seems like its slowed in growth the last couple of weeks. First it went crazy with growth... then it just stalled out... and I saw no buds so I figured it wasn't working on flowering.

Ok, will wait patiently and see what happens.

 

[vfem]

Here's a picture from a couple of days ago.

 

[Southern Gardener]

Awesome... I wanted something that didn't need special treatment... it just seems like its slowed in growth the last couple of weeks. First it went crazy with growth... then it just stalled out... and I saw no buds so I figured it wasn't working on flowering.

Ok, will wait patiently and see what happens.

Yup, it's a repeat bloomer - I'm sure you'll get blooms.