Rose Bushes

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I had a little issue with a small Rose bush a couple weeks ago. I cleaned the roof, rinsed the bushes, bagged them and rinsed again when I finished. The house did not have gutters so I'm thinking this is part of the problem. The bushes didn't die and the customer just mentioned to me they didn't look good. I offered a replacement but they declined saying it appeared I did everything to protect them. Any ideas on what happened? Solutions for future Rose Bush protection?
 
Rose bushes are tough flowers might drop but they don't die.

Cover them but not long they will burn .
 
Usually when the landscape gets burned it is what Shane alluded too, they burn because of a "greenhouse effect" caused by the covering. A lot of people just use plastic and get rid of it but plastic will heat up and burn leaves and plants easily, especially if you did it in those 90 plus degree days. I have also seen this happen with some tarps when they are left for a long period of time and the sun is hot. Another cause is if you reuse tarps and coverings that have chemicals on them. In some cases they are inactive and reactivate when they are wet. Always good to clean tarps after use as well. With most plants you burn the leaves and they will grow back, you need to kill the root system to really kill them. The problem is the customer doesn't usually want to wait for that.
 
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I rinsed and it rained a couple days later.
 
What Everett said is spot on! Summer time will kill covered plants in no time flat. We water down all vegetatation before we start the job to give everything a drink, then the ground guy keeps everything watered down while working the job and lastly, all vegetation get's a final rinse before rolling everything up and pulling off a job. Having a ground man is critacal in making sure the greenery stays green!!!
 
We thoroughly rinse before during and after the cleaning process. After that we use SoftWash Systems plant wash, after all of that we can sleep well at night.


How you apply the plant wash? What's in it plant food?
 
Mix in a 5 gallon bucket water, 12 ounces of miracle grow or alike water soilable fertilizer, 32 ounces of bone meal and 12 ounces of epson salts. Mix well and pour into the soil around the bush. Roses need ALOT of bone meal, (calcium carbonate) to stay healthy and green. Magnesium as well (epson salts).

AC
 
We thoroughly rinse before during and after the cleaning process. After that we use SoftWash Systems plant wash, after all of that we can sleep well at night.

Zach,

Plant wash is good to keep this from happening however the recipe I stated above will help in recovery.

AC
 
How you apply the plant wash? What's in it plant food?

Yes basically that is the number 1 item of four.

1. Liquid fertilizer.
2. Buffering agent.
3. Caustic Neutralizer.
4. Micro Nutrient pack for reestablishing aerobic bacteria back into the soil.

AC
 
Yes basically that is the number 1 item of four.

1. Liquid fertilizer.
2. Buffering agent.
3. Caustic Neutralizer.
4. Micro Nutrient pack for reestablishing aerobic bacteria back into the soil.

AC

Thanks AC that's good to know...
 
It is very important to remember that the most important step is getting the roots plenty of water before you even start. I posted in another thread that 90% of any job is the prep work,. How you prepare for a job often dictates how successful, productive, and ultimately how profitable the job will be.

If you haven't had much rain, then make sure you give all the roots of every plant that could come into contact with bleach plenty of water. They need to "drink" water first. If bleach is the first thing they drink then you can bet you will have problems. If you have had a fair amount of rain prior to starting the job then they will not need as much, but they will need some. Always water before during and after.

Spending a little time during the estimate or when you first arrive and assess the job site, develop a plan in your mine how the job will flow, from set up to break down, and you'll find that things will go much smoother.

Event the best fertilizer or plant food may not help if you don't prepare the plants before hand.
 
It is very important to remember that the most important step is getting the roots plenty of water before you even start. I posted in another thread that 90% of any job is the prep work,. How you prepare for a job often dictates how successful, productive, and ultimately how profitable the job will be.

If you haven't had much rain, then make sure you give all the roots of every plant that could come into contact with bleach plenty of water. They need to "drink" water first. If bleach is the first thing they drink then you can bet you will have problems. If you have had a fair amount of rain prior to starting the job then they will not need as much, but they will need some. Always water before during and after.

Spending a little time during the estimate or when you first arrive and assess the job site, develop a plan in your mine how the job will flow, from set up to break down, and you'll find that things will go much smoother.

Event the best fertilizer or plant food may not help if you don't prepare the plants before hand.

Now that is why Doug has a school!

AC
 
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