Another Rose problem?

Hello @cindy my friend don't worry about the leaves on your Rose they are OK. Rose replant disease (sometimes called rose sickness) occurs when a new rose is bought to replace an old one and is planted in the same soil. It is generally considered that the cause is a combination of soil imbalance caused by the removal of trace elements from the soil by the old rose and a natural build-up within the soil of fungal root diseases and soil micro-pests, although rose replant disease is not perfectly understood.
Ensure the planting hole is considerably wider and deeper than the spread of the roots – allowing 1” below the graft. In other words, if you put the rose in the hole, the roots do not touch the sides and the graft is at least an inch below the surrounding soil level. This is not how your rose will be planted, it is simply a measure of the size of the hole needed.
Always use soil from another part of the garden or a bag of John Innes No 3 as this is sterilized and weed free. Never, never reuse the soil from the hole when replanting this or any other rose or any member of the rose family e.g. pyracantha, hawthorn, apples etc. It is best put on the compost heap where it will be rebalanced by the time you come to use it again in 12 months.backfill and then mulch with compost or well-rotted manure.water well straight away and then during the first spring and summer. Mulch with well-rotted compost every spring.

However @cindy some Rosarians use another method as I have done on several occasions,they dig a hole large enough to contain a good sized bio-degradable cardboard box. Place the cardboard box into the hole and plant your Rose within the box to the correct planting depth, filling it with entirely NEW soil or compost. By the time the bio-degradable box begins to break down the surrounding soil will have been given sufficient time to rest and the effects of rose replant sickness will be avoided.

 

Good morning @cindy my friend no worries you are most welcome