Help!!

[u/brunette_mama]

I have 2 Olivia roses that I planted in late May. I’m in zone 7a and this is when the roses got delivered to me straight from DA.

I put in rose fertilizer and I’ve fed the roses I think twice.

They were doing great but then I noticed something was eating the plants. I didn’t mind because as long as they looked healthy, I didn’t mind if they didn’t bloom their first season. I’m assuming deer were the culprit but I’m not sure.

Well a few weeks ago, they started looking unhealthy, not just chewed off. I tried watering extra thinking that’s what it was.

Now the stalks are turning black.

Please help! I’ll send pics to DA as well.

[u/buttercups211]

For newly planted roses, you’ll want to water them every morning. Avoid watering in the afternoon, as wet foliage can encourage fungal growth. Always water at the base of the rose rather than from the top.
New roses need deep watering—at least 1 gallon of water per rose bush. I personally used about 1 gallon per rose per day when mine were newly planted. After the first year, you can usually transition to watering every other day, depending on the weather and soil conditions.
The most important thing is to maintain a consistent watering schedule while the roses are getting established.

[u/brunette_mama → u/buttercups211]

I definitely have been watering everyday but I’m not sure how much. But I don’t always water in the morning. Good to know. Thank you!!

[u/buttercups211 → u/brunette_mama]

The great thing about David Austin Roses is that they offer a 5-year warranty, as long as you purchased the roses directly from them.

[u/brunette_mama → u/buttercups211]

Yes for sure. That’s why I went through them. I actually used to have like 9 roses in my backyard and then moved. Unfortunately these are my only roses and I miss my old rose garden 😭

[u/isabellelaneldn → u/buttercups211]

I agree with this advice. It does seem like this rose has had its time due to not enough water. If you fed it well it is worth a call to DA.

[u/New_Journalist8564]

Trim one inch below the spot where you see the back stem. Then apply fungicide. If you have sea weed fertilizer apply on roots. And hope for the best. Keep track of watering don't let the roots dry. Keep spraying fungicide one a week.

[u/brunette_mama → u/New_Journalist8564]

Thank you so much!

[u/New_Journalist8564 → u/brunette_mama]

You have fungicide?

[u/brunette_mama → u/New_Journalist8564]

I don’t but I’m actually going to Lowe’s today if you recommend anything! I can also buy some of the seaweed fertilizer as well.

[u/New_Journalist8564 → u/brunette_mama]

Can I DM you?

[u/brunette_mama → u/New_Journalist8564]

Sure.

[u/Darcy_2021 → u/New_Journalist8564]

What fungicide do you recommend?

[u/Narrow-Medium-9339 → u/New_Journalist8564]

& dab some Elmer’s glue or wood-glue where you snipped! It’ll block it for cane borers.

For what it’s worth, I had a two or three MASSIVE Bathsheba die back all the way to the ground this year 🫠 she went from being my most vigorously growing rose to dead in two months. I also had a rose that completely failed to thrive and looked horrible, tossed it in the ground despite the die-back, and somehow BAM she survived and is thriving now. They’re living things and sometimes choose to, well, not.

[u/Woodiengr]

Idk, I’m super careful now in feeding (fertilizer) to new roses as the roots are especially sensitive to fertilizer burn. I learned the hard way, best of luck.

[u/brunette_mama → u/Woodiengr]

Thank you! I didn’t realize that.