Rose planting question
Hi all. Last year I planted a rose, Natasha Richardson, in a large container. I’ve not been happy with it...attractive to saw fly, prone to black spot, flowers not as fragrant as I would like and a bit sparse. I would like to replace it with a different, recommended rose. Do I need to replace all the compost before I plant the replacement, or can I get away with just replacing half?
Many thanks for any advice.
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I bought 4 x Gentle Hermione and 3 x William & Catherine from DA 3 years ago.
The 1st year I was very disappointed.
The flowers on GH were washed out and barely lasted a day before fading to dirty white and W&C just had a few puny flowers.
This year they have both performed as I'd hoped they would.
So maybe give Natasha a bit more time?
All roses seem to be prone to black spot, and some of mine have been attacked by sawfly larvae too this year - c'est la vie...
If you do want to replant, I'd change all the compost.
I've no experience of roses in containers, but when I've planted a new rose where there was one previously they take years to catch up.
I planted 3 x The Garland on my pergola. One went in very close to where a rose had been growing several years previously.
2 of The Garland have stems about 15ft in length. The one that I planted close to where a rose had been growing previously has stems about 5-6ft. It has started to catch-up this year though. I did use the mycorrhizal granules when planting, but it didn't seem to help.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I’ve made that sound as if roses in pots are demanding and difficult to grow well, but honestly they really aren’t, but it is a case of ‘you get out what you put in’. Treat Natasha well and she will reward you fulsome foliage and lots of lush blooms 😊
Nollie...it was a mix of good garden soil, John Innes number 3, and well rotted compost from the allotment, so I think that would be ok. I watered very regularly, but failed to feed as much as I should. Thanks