Knockout roses

[jennywrenwrites]

I am excited this year. I plan to buy a couple of rose bushes. I had started a couple but my goats ate them. I found that my goats were too much to handle and gave them to our 4-H advisor so now I am free to get roses. I miss my goats but not the hassle!

 

[DrCase]

I bought a Knockout a few weeks ago . I planted it in my mail box bed , should get all the sun it wants

 

[jennywrenwrites]

It is still too cold here to get them. I was at the nursery yesterday and they do not even have them yet. I am gonna get them though! I think I may put one by my mailbox too!

 

[LouisFerdinand]

How to care for Knock Out Roses

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The brightness of Knockout roses is cheerful.
https://flic.kr/p/Nm1Gh9

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Petite Knockout Rose

 

[Lily-Luvver]

This thread was started in 2013.

 

[DirtMechanic]

This thread was started in 2013.

Shh, never gate keep. Mother Nature spreads pollen everywhere because you will not know what might bloom.

 

[Lily-Luvver]

Shh, never gate keep. Mother Nature spreads pollen everywhere because you will not know what might bloom.

Do you always speak in riddles? Or are you practicing to be Yoda? LOL

 

[DirtMechanic]

Do you always speak in riddles? Or are you practicing to be Yoda? LOL

It totally depends on my muse. I am especially bad when observing the miracles of spring. Absolutely my favorite time of year.

 

[The Zen Master]

When I was a little kid growing up in NYC, of all places, people were far more polite to each other.

Imagine that...

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Pink Knockout roses
https://flic.kr/p/ajDT9K

 

[DirtMechanic]

I think I will go heavily prune my knockouts. They get so tall so fast. And we will not have frost until late November so they can harden off. The neighbor has a horse that gets them when they grow taller than the fence.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

I think I will go heavily prune my knockouts. They get so tall so fast. And we will not have frost until late November so they can harden off. The neighbor has a horse that gets them when they grow taller than the fence.

Please define harden off.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Please define harden off.

The new growth needs 45 days or so to get ready for winter.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Red Knockout roses

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Yellow Knockout rose
https://flic.kr/p/nbSPiX

 

[DirtMechanic]

Well the horses have been moved to the greener pastures of relatives as my elderly neighbor is in his 90s and horse care becomes hard and a bit dangerous for the frail. This means a good deal to the knockouts that have begun to bloom now.

 

[mac1911]

So knock out brand roses are good,
Often the only choice locally here. I have one thats going on 15 years old but the others over the years dont go much more than 5 years.
Planted a Yellow KO last fall and its just leafing out now. My 15 year old plant is no show winner but looking good so far

 

[mac1911]

So knock out brand roses are good,
Often the only choice locally here. I have one thats going on 15 years old but the others over the years dont go much more than 5 years.
Planted a Yellow KO last fall and its just leafing out now. My 15 year old plant is no show winner but looking good so far

Here is the oldest KO rose I have 14yr

Im pretty sure this dwarf rose is a KO
Every time I think its dead ( several times over the past 5 years) its close to 10 yrs) it pokes it head out again. 2 years ago it had a major bloom and nothing last year.