Roses

Spring

We are nearly there! By the end of September the earliest flowering varieties such as Double Delight and Just Joey, will have produced their first blooms. If a good dose of specific rose fertiliser was applied late in August then strong growth will appear during the month and continue right through until the first flush is completed, by the end of November. After dead-heading another application of fertiliser can be applied. It is interesting to note that the Neutrog product ‘Sudden Impact for Roses’ is celebrating its 25th year as Australia’s premier rose fertiliser and has given great responses..

The first infestations of aphids will soon appear in September and will likely be quickly followed by Blackspot signs Both will need relevant action with specific sprays.

A good dressing of mulch should be applied during September to preserve water during what is forecast to be s very hot summer. It also pays to give sprinkler systems a test run in case any nozzles have been blocked by ant activity.. When dead-heading,cut back a bit further than the dead blossom and remove a length of stem just as though it was being collected while in full flower for a vase,