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title: "Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has tips/tricks/suggestions for my…"
description: "Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has tips/tricks/suggestions for my rose bush. Half is thriving while the other half is a bit sad in comparison. I’m in Michigan,…"
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community: "The Blooming Brigade"
author: "Jacey"
published: "2024-06-12T04:27:03.374124Z"
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# Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has tips/tricks/suggestions for my…

_Posted by Jacey on 2024-06-12_

Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has tips/tricks/suggestions for my rose bush. Half is thriving while the other half is a bit sad in comparison. I’m in Michigan, and this rose bush has been planted on the west side of our house for at least 7 years (we moved into the house then and it was already there). It gets some shade from the trees that are between it and the road (~15’ from the bush), but the rose bush gets about the same sunlight on both sides. It’s only been fertilized once in the last year or so, and I used the Bio Advanced Rose and Flower Care granules. I was a little late to the pruning game this year and only pruned it maybe 2-4 weeks ago. It gets watered a couple times a week depending on how dry and hot it is. The previous years of blooms looked a lot more like the “sad side” of the bush, and it’s never had blooms like the blooms on the pretty side. Thank you!

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## 2 comments

### Sharon commented on 2024-06-12

Have you tried feeding them more and pruning them more…they ate heavy feeders and grow on new wood.

#### Jacey replied on 2024-06-12

I think the fertilizer said to do it monthly, but I can certainly do it earlier if it would help! Thank you!

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