Summer Leaf Drop On Your Roses

I got an email the other 24-hour interval from someone who was concerned because herroseswere suffer leave-taking in the thick of summer . They were newfangled to pink wine and understandably concern by this . It was raging where they were and they ’ve had small pelting . She ’d take mypostabout water less to force roots deep and was essay to follow that .

I would imagine with thisheat wavesweeping its way of life across the country others are seeing leaf drop on their roses . And likely are also concerned and wondering if they should water more .

First let me say this to hopefully allay your mind . summertime leaf drop on roses is perfectly normal . Happens all the metre . It ’s just that with the temperatures we are take it ’s more pronounced this yr .

In my experience roses are not happy camper when the mercury soar . Most plant are n’t . When it gets this hot rosebush enter a semi - hibernating state not unlike when wintertime come around . They do so even more so when the dark time temperature are also live . We ’ve been experiencing that around here . We are in the foothill of the Blue Ridge Mountains and normally our evenings are well-to-do despite what happens during the solar day . But this past month has been hot even at night and I see my own pink wine dropping leave and going to sleep .

How can I tell ?

They are n’t blossom or grow much . I have few blooms , light new foliage and shoot – all of which tells me the blush wine are have a good nap .

They also pour forth leave of absence because plants can actually lose water through them when it is hot . So what ’s the best way for them to preserve the water they have ? Lose some leaves ! Just nature doing what nature does best .

As to increase watering unless you are find your roses actually droop I would n’t increase it . I realize the enticement is there but since the roses are semi - dormant they actually do n’t need it . In fact you could easily overwater which really emphasise the rose . So keep in mind my small dominion of lachrymation . Water intemperately , mark that date you did so and then wait . When the roses flag you ’ve go one day too long between watering . And that will give you your lacrimation docket .

So do n’t interest about the foliage cliff , do n’t overwater and expect for those cool night when we get closer to the final stage of summertime . Your roses will wake up and start dressing themselves for the big fall show .

Happy RoseingPaul

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