Sky's the Limit Help

14 years ago

I have recently started growing roses and a little rose garden in my backyard. The area I chose was ideal for a treallis so I wanted climbers. I was told at the nursery Sky's the Limit was an excellent choice. I bought two and planted them on Mother's Day. Besides these two I planted a knockout, I think, and a miniature. With the miniature and knockout I used cheap potting soil and the sky's what was recommended by the nursery, a good soil. The mini and knockout have given me continuous blooms, but the sky's not producing buds or blooms only new growth and that is all. I have been trainig them on a treallis with cltoh twine. Does anyone have a clue as to why there are no roses with the Sky's the Limit? Is the soil to rich for them? Or is it going to take a couple season's for blossoms? Mind these yellow roses are already about 6' on the treallis. Please help with my Sky's!

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michaelg
14 years ago
If a stem blooms, it can't grow for the time being, and if it is growing, it can't bloom for the time being. Climbers by definition grow long canes. The best bloom comes on side shoots emerging from older canes that have been trained semi-horizontally. Normally, you don't get much of that the first year.

As a side note, it is generally better to moderately amend your native soil over a wide area than to dig a hole and fill it with organic matter as though it were a pot. However, that probably has nothing to do with the question you raised.
lionessrose
14 years ago
Not sure what the problem might be.
If you have not done so already, maybe she needs to be fertilized?
with plenty of water.
We have had cooler temps with tons of rain.
I use fish emulsion once a week.
My Sky has blooms, not overloaded with them but a pretty nice show.
Hope that helps.
Lioness

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