Texas Gardening: Knock out roses, 0 by crowellli

crowellli wrote:
Shirley, depending on when you planted them, they just may not be well established enough yet to put on a good show. Mine are always mostly dormant in August. The first of September I hit them with a feeding of Bayer Rose food granules and they bloom themselves silly until I cut them back in Feb. Mine bloom year round here, but are always a bit tatty looking with fewer and smaller blooms in August. I think the heat & humidity is just too much for them. When I cut them back, I add a bit of Epsom Salts and another feeding of the Bayer. Mine are usually covered in blooms, except for August. Hang in there. If they're getting enough sun and you feed them, they'll perk up. Here's a pic of mine from this year in April, just putting out after a severe pruning.

Crow