rose bushes are not blooming

I have 2 rose bushes. One has been in the sunlight with no shade and is huge but only has one rosebud on it. THe other I had under a tree, it has hardly no leaves ot anything so I moved it. It is now in direct sunlight like my big one. What can i do to make both bloom and to make the little one happier. Help I feel like a killer to poor little roses!!

Roses are heavy feeders, and require alot of moisture. Sunlight too is a big factor. It depends on the specific variety as to how much flower they will produce. I've a lilac color rose. It puts out one bloom at a time, and then rests for a long time before it decides to put out another. Deadheading the spent bloom(s) too, will encourage more bloom. Ah, proper pruning of the roses stimulate a more vigorous growing habit. I usually prune mine in late winter, before new leaves sprout. I hope that helps.

Yes it does very much except one thing....How do i prune my rose bushes? Got no clue!!

Different type of rose requires different technique of pruning. I recommend that you contact you local County Extension office for brochures on how to care for roses. They will be glad to mail you informations that would be very helpful in caring for your roses in your specific area.

reid7333, www.helpmefind.com is a great source for roses. As far as pruning, you'll want to prune back about 1/3 of the plant before they start growing. You can trim here and there, prune out the dead canes, and clip the ends of blackening canes any time. I don't use a lot of fertilizers though. However, good organic feedings can come right out of your kitchen: banana peels, cornmeal, coffee and / or tea. Good luck.

Also the one that was in too much shade and just got moved may take a little while to bloom--sounds like it was in pretty rough shape, so it'll need to recover from that and the stress of transplanting and take some time to get healthy again before it'll probably think about blooming.

You can also feed it with some kind of plant food, a Miracle-Gro Bloom Booster, something with a high number in the middle, like 10-52-10. Here are some things that I've done. About once or twice during Spring/Summer watering, dig a small trench around your roses and sprinkle about a teaspoon of the Bloom Booster into that trench. Cover it back up with dirt. When you water the plant, it will realeae the Bloom Booster.

Some other things that works for my mother, who has incredible roses - and I can't do it because I have alot of wildlife around where I live. Put your egg shells and leftover vegetables into the dirt around your rose bush, cover those things up with soil. This is just like using compost soils for your plant.

It is too late now, but next year, probably in late Feb or very early March, you can prepare the soil by digging around the rose bushes and mixing the following for the rose bed: 1/2 cup blood meal, 1/2 cup super-phosphate, 1/4 cup Epson salts.

Good luck and would love to hear update from you if you get any blooms.