hkgorchid

Your roses are beautiful with funny names! I may post some pictures within these weeks because they are still blooming.

hkgorchid

3# hkgorchid
To hear that your roses are still blooming, we may live in the same part of the world.
Love to see your post.  My roses are mostly new breeds, I do have some traditional ones like the M ...
norman.ho 發表於 2014-4-1 09:02 AM

My roses are not young at all they are morethan 15 years old now! I was feeling sad because my wife had almost killed allof the roses with wrong pruning & tools 2 years ago. They are gettingbetter but still recovering & not as strong as previously. The weather haschanged this year as some of the roses are already flowered especially theyellow & white one which already had dead heads while the others are stillblooming. I have taken some pictures & will post them altogether as soon asthe others are flowered.

hkgorchid

2# chowold2
I don't understand the words "剪裁", pardon my Chinese;
if you are talking about pruning,
I have absolutely no experience,
this is the first season they are planted;
I suppose I won't b ...
norman.ho 發表於 2014-4-1 09:27 AM

The best pruning period is late winter with bypass pruner & bypass lopper (the lopper is for thick stems or branches) cut the branches in 90 degrees so that the rain water will not stay on the cut areas thus to avoid bacteria. Take away all the leaves in order to let the roses have nice winter sleep. Fertilize the roses in early spring. My 2 cents!

hkgorchid

良兄，你真係要跟norman咁做，剪晒D黑斑葉，再落殺菌劑。我呢度有個自製殺菌劑配方，你可以試下
4茶匙baking soda + 1加侖水 再+幾滴肥皂液......用嚟噴D玫瑰 ...
chowold2 發表於 2014-4-5 01:08 PM

The dead branches, stems & leaves must be cut otherwise the whole rose will die. Remember clean all the fallen leaves as they have disease. I generally use "Bayer" all in one rose & flower care. It can fertilize, insect control as well as disease control.

hkgorchid

[quote]良兄，你真係要跟norman咁做，剪晒D黑斑葉，再落殺菌劑。我呢度有個自製殺菌劑配方，你可以試下
4茶匙baking soda + 1加侖水 再+幾滴肥皂液......用嚟噴D玫瑰 ...
chowold2 發表於 2014-4-5 01:08 PM [/quoteI
I don't command this kind of method & I never heard it before!