Hubby and his rose bush..lol?

My husband planted two rose bushes like two years ago.The first year they had tons of blooms and this year They grew huge BUT,not one bloom!He was so frustrated .What could be the problem?

Yes,we even gave them rose bush food.MIracle grow.

We do live in florida and have had drought?even though we turn sprinklers on daily for a few..not normal water drenching because of trying to conserve.

Hubby and his rose bush..lol?
Hello. I am a Certified Master Gardener, and Horticulture

was my major in college. I also work with plants at

my local University Botanic Gardens.



Apply a 3 - 4 inch deep layer of mulch to your roses. This

will help conserve water, lessen weeds, enrich the soil

gradually, and looks very nice.



The best fertilizers for roses are: Bandini or Vigoro rose fertilizers.

Apply exactly according to package instructions.



Roses are heavy feeders, which require deep, frequent watering.

I understand you are trying to conserve on water, I do the same.



Perhaps you could reduce your water use elsewhere

(such as taking shorter showers), so more is available for the rosebushes,

so that your roses don't continue to suffer the harmful effects of drought.



I sincerely hope this helps.



PAMELA J.
Reply:You will find you are fertilizing enough (hence the huge growth) but they are not getting a fertilizer that has enough phosphate (this encourages flowers). Check at your local nursery regarding fertilizers which are designed specifically to encourage flowering.



I live in a very hot dry area of Australia and my roses require a good watering once or more a week in summer (temperatures to 100 F regularly) Mulch heavily with hay or other organic material to keep roots cool and the moisture in the soil. don't water daily this encourages surface rooting and if you get a really bad hot spell and you can't water the plant will be heavily stressed or even die.



Roses are very tough, commercial roses are grown in my area with no problems. Try and install drippers if you can, this stops evaporation of the water in the air (with sprinklers), delivers the water to where it is needed and in the case of roses keeps the leaves dry which helps with disease control (no wet leaves).
Reply:I agree with everything that has been said so far but no one has mentioned sunlight. Roses need as much sun as possible. Do they get 6 to 8 hours?
Reply:Mulch is good for holding in moisture for the the roses. It sounds as if the soil needs to be reinforced. I use dried tea leaves in the soil near the rose bushes. I have lots of flowers.