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Just transplanted rose cuttings...I think we need help...

17 years ago

I'm a newbie and took my first cuttings last October with some success. I have 9 rose "babies" that I started from cuttings last fall. They were doing well, but I decided that they needed to be put into some bigger pots. About 2 weeks ago, I transplanted them into 5 inch peat pots.

I wasn't sure what kind of medium to put them into and so I just used peat and perlite (which they had been growing in previously) since that was working so far. When I transplanted I saw that they had quite good root systems developed...larger than I expected, so they were definately in need of more room.

However, I'm wondering if they may be needing some more nutrients as they are now.

I have a couple of questions:

First of all, just over the past 2 or 3 days, 8 out of 9 have started to get a few leaves that are starting to yellow. Any idea why this would suddenly be? Could they be in transplant shock 2 weeks later? Or, are they lacking nutrients?

Should I be fertilizing with anything now or adding anything to their pots?

I plan to put them outside once we get some consistently good weather, probably by the end of April or May and I will transplant the peat pots directly to the garden.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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