First blooms after the prune.

[dragoonsers]

These two were my first blooms and I pruned this plant early- so blooms are smaller. night temps have gone quite low. Others still look like sticks.

[UMARKHANMARDAN]

The roses are red so hot they are.

[dragoonsers]

Desi rose in pots (8 gallons). Lets see how they perform. Will shift to ground in february inshallah

[Mustansir Billah]

Beautiful blooms. Really enjoyed it.
That desi gulab does not have any leaves will this trouble?

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

A real nice Hippeastrum, is it in bloom now? do they normally bloom that early in Karachi?

[dragoonsers]

Mustansir, because Karachi is a frost free and warm climate, we need to force rose plants into a rest period or dormancy.

What I do is:
1. I prune in last week of October or 1st week of November. I leave only 5-7 strong green canes. Remove weak ones, and dead diseased parts. Then I remove all the leaves and burn them (so if any disease it gets destroyed with the leaves).
2. Then I spray a strong fungicide, sulfur, to kill any remaining fungus.
2. Then I don't water for 15 to 20 days. Aim is to dry the soil gradually so plant rests.
3. After that, I add khaad (gobar ki), with some Epsom salts, and light fertilizer and water heavily and thoroughly for two days.
4. And then after about 7 days roses start to show growth. right now they're still dormant.


Arif sb., amaryllis bloom in february to march but this one plant I am blessed with mashAllah blooms every two months. I have notice that I have not changed its pot for two years and maybe it is the rootbound plant which forces it to bloom? I don't really know.

[Mustansir Billah]

You do this process to own rooted roses or Grafted one?

[dragoonsers]

All of them Mustansir. but with grafted, after they start growth they start producing suckers so remove them.

[Mustansir Billah]

Hamza Sb. please upload detailed note on this subject. I want to do it personally with all my roses.

[Farah Muzaffar]

About Roses! I am in Islamabad ... Planted many rose plants last year but still don't get any full bloom healthy rose, flowers are weak and only have some petals, my MALI said after first pruning they become healthy and you got beautiful roses... I want to know Yours opinions and suggestions too... And anyone knows good shop in Pindi and Islamabad for good vege seeds and assoceries regarding with gardening ...