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I live in central Floridaand have had roses for the past six years. When I arrived here in Nov., I cut back the roses as usual. Usually they come back quickly, but this year they look sad with little green growth which looks stunted. Can I save these roses and how Thank you
2/26/2008 11:46:04 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment

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Hi Fran,

 

Pruning roses in Central Texas in done in February.  The day we tell everyone is easy to remeber, Valentine's Day.  Your roses were pruned a little too early and that is why they are not leafing out quite yet.  A good rule of thumb is clip back no more than a third of the bush, encouraging full folliage.  The roses should pop out in March, once this takes place feeding them Garden-Ville Rose Food.  For now, you can water your roses with seaweed deeply every 7 days, this helps the plant pop out of shock by nuturing it with sea minerals.
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