Why do the blind buds of the climbing rose not bloom?
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This is the 854th day of original articles.
This article is one of the original theories.
Excerpt from the "Three-Step Method for Raising Climbing Roses" series.
This reader's problem is as follows:
The new buds on the old branches of the climbing rose are all blind buds without flower buds, but the suckers are growing very vigorously. What is the reason?
The overall condition of the rose looks very healthy, but many of the new buds are blind and without flower buds. From the overall growth, it can be seen that the lack of flowers is not due to fertilizer issues.
Then, why is that? Roses usually bloom in spring, so why does this rose only grow leaves and not bloom?
This reason has to be sought from the rose itself. Take a close look at the branches of this rose. The old branches are relatively sturdy, while the new branches are short and blind. This is actually due to inadequate pruning in winter.
This has been mentioned in previous articles. Roses need regular pruning to bloom well, not only shrub roses but also climbing roses need pruning.
Why do the blind buds of the climbing rose not bloom?
When pruning roses in winter, it is necessary to cut off the weak branches that cannot bloom so that strong flowering branches can grow in spring.
It is clear that this rose was not pruned properly in winter, and the weak branches that cannot bloom were not cut off. Since the branches themselves do not meet the conditions for blooming, the new buds that grow from them will naturally be weak and unable to bloom.
Due to the absence of flower buds, the rose has a large number of leaves for photosynthesis, and the soil planting has sufficient fertilizer and water, which promotes the rose to basically sprout a large number of suckers, making them grow vigorously.
How can we rectify this and make it bloom?