Yellow leaves in QLD

I have figured out what causes yellow and/or loss of leaves in QLD. The extreme heat and lack of water. I always assumed it was that, but now I have proof in my pots .....

how often do you water ur pots rosy ??

Every day usually. And then went away for the weekend ..... They're not even in the sun

all depends on the temp rosy , do you mulch ur pots ?

Yes. And it was almost 40 over the weekend.

well to be honest its not that often that we get 40 and over in melbourne , but if we do i water twice daily .. but if we get temp 25 to 35 i would normaly water early in the morning .. as for mulch it does help.. im going to re mulch all my pots this year again , getting ready for the hot weather .. so ur pots arent in full sun ? was it windy ? i guess the dry heat with heat up the soil regardless

It was probably windy too. But we weren't here to know .. lol.

They were the last things I was thinking about when we left .. Unfortunately for me! But now there are no aphids or caterpillars haha.

Yes the dry heat here is ridiculous. At one point we didn't leave our unit because it was like breathing in a sauna.

lol well at least ya aphids gone , mind if i ask u what kind of pots do you use and size rosy ?

Some of them are 30 x 35 and they are light coloured plastic. Some are much bigger than that but I can't be sure of the exact size. They are only for my bare rooted ones this year, they will go in the garden next Winter

no drama all is good , i'm guilty of having dark pots , they heat up lot quicker .. when they need to be repotted . i'm going to get different pots .. 250 + rose thats how much $$$$$$$$$$$ LOL

AHHHH that is crazy! I get my pots from some of the cheapie shops. I paid $12 the other day for one of the biggest plastic pots I have ever seen.

I know they need to be watered every day in this heat, but I was too busy organising our stairs to be done, work and the dogs and completely forgot. Failed at that didn't I?!

That's a LOT of potting mix Jordan!!

rosy dont stress , we are humans after all . u would be suprised how hardy roses are .. as for me i spoil my roses too much .. mum comes over and she says my roses are so much better then hers , mind you she has about 10 also in pots

silkyfizz wrote:That's a LOT of potting mix Jordan!!

it is silky .. i dont even wanna know how much i spent LOL

but they are very rewarding

Oh don't worry. I am new to growing roses and I have spent so much in a really small amount of time.. lol

RosyTeesh wrote:Oh don't worry. I am new to growing roses and I have spent so much in a really small amount of time.. lol

LOL

Jordan what kind of mulch do you use in the pots mate ?.

dannyboy wrote:Jordan what kind of mulch do you use in the pots mate ?.

i use the sugar cane mulch danny

I have found Ti Tree works a treat here in Brisbane. The president of the Roselover club uses it and swears by it.

And I should add since using it I have not seen any yellow leaves!

Hi Brett, nor sure what ti tree is? My issue was just the potted roses in the heat because we were away. This is a carry on from another thread a out yellow leaves.

It is Mulch!!