How to Prune Knock Out Roses. Fertilizing & Deadheading for Non Stop Blooms All Season Long! DIY

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Friends! Tell me do you grow knockout roses in your garden? What are your thoughts about them? Thanks for watching! -Steph 🌱 Items shown in this video: Roo Apron (I'm wearing Taupe Grey): amzn.to/3VG477X Fiskars Kangaroo Collapsible Garden Bag: amzn.to/49nonP0 Felco 2 Pruners: amzn.to/3vBs4Tl Digz Canvas Garden Gloves: amzn.to/43NMhSj Espoma Rose Tone Fertilizer 4lb bag: amzn.to/3J4qnkf Invisible Fence Deer & Rabbit Repellant: amzn.to/43JXJyy

[@christileach4644]

I DO grow Knockout roses - a couple of varieties. My thoughts - they’re a heckuva lot of bang for my buck. I think they get a bad rap for being “landscape roses”. However - they’re vigorousness and toughness can’t be denied. There’s a place for specialty roses and landscape roses; everyone isn’t a rose gardener. 💁🏻‍♀️ Sorry for the long comment - enjoyed the video so much! Thanks for taking us along! ❤ xo

[@Marie-gl4yg]

My Knock Out Rose bush deadheads itself. I'm not sure what this video is implicating.

[@HookedandRooted]

@Marie-gl4yg hello, In the video, I explained that deadheading is not necessary. I prune each year for health and vitality of the shrub. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you 🌱

[@Brandi657]

Thank you for not only sharing what you do to maintain your beautiful roses, but also why you do it!!

[@HookedandRooted]

You are so welcome Brandi, Thank you so much for watching!

[@msmaddox2918]

I know this was a rose fertilizing video, but I could not help but admire the fluffy gold arborvitae behind the roses! Love the color Steph!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Mary! Oh its a cutie isn't it?! I'm sure it was demanding attention. That is a forever goldy arborvitae 💚

[@anthonyswigspotforever]

I have one knockout rose shrub it lives in a pot at the front walkway and does great. I have it for the same reasons you do English roses don’t do very well for me in the ground they are super fussy, I gave up last year. I replaced all my English roses with knockouts and the proven winners oh so easy double red roses. I have much better luck with landscape type roses and the flower power is worth its weight in gold!! ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

I agree Anthony! Super duper flower power on the landscape roses. Very worth it!

[@anthonyswigspotforever]

@@HookedandRooted you should try some of the proven winners oh so easy roses they are really beautiful and they are adding new colors I believe this year or they already added them last year I can’t remember. ❤️

[@mavisjones4750]

At the end of last season, I decided to give roses a go, again. The last roses I had ended up succumbing to rose rosette. Anyway, last year, I purchased an end of season Knock Out Rose from Home Depot. The funny thing is even though I had roses before and my mother loved and always had a rose bushes, I never knew that you needed to prune / cut them back until recently. I did my cutting back / pruning at the end of February. I'm praying that they do well this time.

[@HookedandRooted]

What a great time to pick some up, end of season clearance. I bet they do beautifully for you this year! Happy Gardening! 🌱

[@SRizzo-ez8ih]

Rose snobs 😂. Never knew there was such a thing. Even so, the deer sure love eating the buds off mine.

[@HookedandRooted]

lol, me neither, until I became a gardener 🤣 we call them "enthusiasts". I can be an enthusiast about some things (paper towels and toilet paper lol), but not roses. I want the ones that don't give me trouble, and look beautiful with minimal fuss.

[@Darceys_Flowers]

Hi Steph! You always look so adorable in your apron. Thank you for getting in close tobshow the cuts you make and what you prune out. It was very helpful. Now i feel more confident about pruning my shrub roses that were here years ago when we bought this house.

[@HookedandRooted]

You are so welcome Darcey! Thank you so much 🥰

[@robine916]

My hubby and I were just researching Knockout Roses today! My sis had recommended them to us. BTW you are an excellent teacher, I can't wait to add some knockouts to my garden🌺🌺🌺

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Robine! That's wonderful. I'm glad you came across my channel, and video. I hope you love the knockouts and they do beautifully for you.

[@robine916]

@@HookedandRooted 💕

[@patjackson3506]

Another fantastic video. I love Knockouts too.

[@HookedandRooted]

They really are such great hardy roses Pat 💚

[@daisygurl3601]

Great tutorial, Steph. I need to get busy taking care of this at one of my client’s homes. Your vids are succinct and thorough. Thank you! Continued blessings…

[@HookedandRooted]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your kind words 💚

[@Linda_Reed]

What a great video Steph! I have double red knockouts and i love mine too. They are under rated for sure 🌹

[@HookedandRooted]

Yes they are! Thanks Linda!

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Knock out rose maybe a good addition to my garden. Thanks

[@HookedandRooted]

I think you would enjoy them Ana!

[@patriciaflores2776]

Thank you steph. great tips !!!🌹🍃

[@HookedandRooted]

You're so welcome Patricia! Thanks so much for watching!

[@beckyk2581]

Hi, Steph! Thank you for this video on pruning knockouts! I love mine (3 years old now) and couldn't find a good video on how to prune them. Thank you!

[@HookedandRooted]

You are so welcome Becky! Thanks for watching!

[@AS-lm9xm]

I don't have knockout roses, but I have a rose that was from a cutting that my mom started, which has grown so nicely, and this year it has blooms on it. The rose is about 2 years old. I love roses, I grew up with my mom, having all varieties of roses. I really love plants which came from my mom, she was a gardner and growing up I remember everyday she would be outside working on the garden. I would ask her what are these plants, and how big will they get. Mama taught me a lot about roses, and a variety of plants. Thank you for sharing.

[@carlas872]

I love your Roo Apron! Just ordered one from your link below. Thank you! You read my mind about the pretty little red shrub. I love spirea. They are such a great shrub. I have Drift peach roses and they bloom for me even in part sun. I just added At Last roses from Proven Winners. I'll have to try Knock Out roses in my new full sun area.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carla! Oh yay. I hope you love it. I find myself reaching for aprons alot. Both in the kitchen, and in the garden (different ones of course 🤣). I'm a messy cook and gardener, so the aprons help me from being a bigger mess when I'm done with my chores. Oh the peach drift roses are lovely! Glad to hear it does well for you in part sun🌱

[@carlas872]

@@HookedandRooted You never look messy when you are gardening! I received it yesterday and since it's too wet to work in the garden, I tried a cat in the pouch. He's a chonk so it is well made! 😸

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Lovely video Steph 🥰🥰

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Jasmine, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🤗

[@Christie-gp2cy]

Hi Steph. Great video, as always. I too am a knockout rose lover. I started out a few years ago with just 2 bushes, I now have 8 and plan on getting a few more soon. You are correct, they are hardy and bloom from spring to autumn, they really are winners for sure. Thanks for sharing.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Christie! So glad you enjoy them also 🥰

[@deborahburgart561]

Great video Steph! Finally someone commends the Knockout Rose. I think they are wonderful as well and so easy. I struggle with the English roses too but am looking into Kordes roses that are better suited to deal with our heat and humidity in NC.

[@OnceUponaNJGarden]

I have Peachy, and Double Pink Knockout roses. They are truly no-fuss. A strip mall in my town has a hedge of Peachy Knockouts, and they are gorgeous ❤ I do a double take every time I pass by😊. By the way, I watched your video about Thrifts and I ran out to Home Depot the same day and snatched up a few of them. They performed really well in my garden. ☺️

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Susan, Thanks for you comment. You have to love low maintenance beautiful plants. Glad the thrift is doing well for you! 🥰

[@OnceUponaNJGarden]

@@HookedandRooted You’re welcome. My thrifts are budding up already here in my NJ 7a garden.

[@jilliebean2574]

Happy Fertilizer Friday! I think I have the same knockouts as you do.....I love mine and they are so very hardy. Thanks for the tips and explanations. I plan on tending to all my seedlings this weekend, so I will be revisiting some of your past videos to watch. Again!!! 🙂 Have a great weekend, Steph!!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Yes!! lol, I"m actually getting ready to do that now. Happy Fertilizer Friday, and great weekend to you too Jillie! 💚

[@lilypad342]

I have one knock out rose that I got on clearance at Lowe’s last spring and it is a beautiful bloomer!!! I have no time for Roses that require special care or upkeep. Knockout is the way to go!

[@HookedandRooted]

I'm feeling that way these days also. I still appreciate a beautiful rose, but they have given me such a hard time over the years. But my knockouts perform well for me.

[@valeriejohnson4816]

These do great in clay soil too. Mine had black spot this year but seem to be bouncing back after a hard prune of most impacted branches.

[@lizmerritt2148]

Another excellent informative video👏👏👏

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Liz!

[@jaclyndepre5557]

I have a double red knockout rose and mine has a fragrance that is lovely! I just picked up an orange bare root one this year too!

[@PeggyMills]

Hey, Steph. Yes, I grow knockout roses. My David Austin were grafted and last winter’s Artic blast left me with Dr. Huey. I probably will not order more. My knockouts on the other hand did great.I actually added 2 blushing pink last year and plan to add the new easy bee-zy yellow this year. The white appeals to me as well. Too much money, especially now, to lose thst easily. Thanks for the video.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Peggy! Some roses are very sensitive to the cold snaps. Knockouts are really tough roses. Blushing pink sounds lovely! I picture the combo of the light pink, with yellow, and white to be lovely. Thanks for watching!

[@denisedelgado3350]

Hi Steph. My grandsons brought me one, one Mother’s Day, in pink 🩷 I’ll be pruning my roses on Saturday, weather permitting. They really are no fuss and pretty!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hopefully the weather is good for you Denise. What a great gift for Mothers day! Happy Gardening 🌱

[@LULC0759]

I have 7 Knockouts, 7 Drift Roses. I do sprinkle Bayer BioAdvanced All-In-One Rose care in Spring & mid summer. I believe it helps with the growth. It isn’t organic if one does all organic care. I’ve read about the dreaded Rose Rosette disease….🙏🏻I never have that.

[@janetta5827]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you!!

[@capecodcottagegarden]

You always do such a great job of delivering clear and concise information. I have not been able to prune my roses yet because it has not stopped raining here except for last weekend which was a holiday so I had company and was unable to get in the garden. My knockouts do get black spot etc and so far my David Austins have done just fine...I hope I didn't just jinx it LOL. Great video Steph, Happy Spring:)

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carol! Ahh yes, last weekend was also beautiful for us down here, but we hosted Easter, so we couldn't do any work outside. Hopefully the rain stays away this weekend. So glad your DA's are doing well. The only DA I have that does ok for me is the "Olivia Rose Austin"...all the others are in my rose ICU trying to be nursed back to health before they get a spot in the garden again. Thank you so much for watching Carol 💚

[@heidijones1516]

Hi Steph, I guess you could call me a recovering rose snob who formerly wouldn't allow a rose in my yard that wasn't grown on it's own roots. Too many years of waiting for the promise of "continual blooms" to actually happen and I decided to try other options. Heirloom, David Austin, Kordes, Bucks, Grafted, landscape, Knock Out etc. Now I like them all, this spring I bought a box of two grafted bare root at Costco for 16.99 called New Life, I can't wait to see what they do this summer. Very good tutorial on the cutting back process!

[@mal1090]

I have 2x double knockout roses at our home and they came with the house and I’ve never known how to take care of them! This is the perfect video! Thanks Steph!! Happy spring gardening 💐

[@HookedandRooted]

Glad I could help! Thank you so much for watching.

[@gonzo79er]

Much easier than I thought it would be, your presentation was really well done and easy to follow. I planted five of these in my garden and they’re so beautiful. My wife is loving my skills, but if she only knew about my youtube green thumb resources. 🤭

[@HookedandRooted]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching. KZbin can certainly be helpful 😉

[@donaldrippetoe5246]

Thank you for sharing your expertise! It really helped me to get out there and give it a go! Greatly appreciated!!

[@jolielutrario6930]

Thanks for this video, Steph. I grew knockout roses for about five years. They were very prolific and were never affected by any pests. My only problem was they were red roses and did not coordinate with my garden color scheme. I felt terrible removing them because they were in the perfect spot but just could not live with the color. This is one of my many garden fails in thirty years of gardening. Anxiously awaiting your next video!

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

Very helpful for a total novice such as myself. Thank you! I wanted to ask is it possible to grow these roses and the beautiful spirea(?) in pots? Also, what about grasshoppers? I live in a big city, so I have no problems with deer and rabbits, but grasshoppers are a huge problem. Any advice for combatting grasshoppers? Thank you!!

[@Nick210]

Did this with my knockout roses. They used to have 3-4inch blooms a few times a year. Since I started deadheading per your instructions they are in constant bloom however the blooms are about an inch in diameter.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Nick! Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear you've tried this. I'm not sure why your blooms are only an inch or so in size after Pruning and fertilizing. Mine are still measuring about 3-4" in diameter. Check out my recent Fall garden tour, I show them there as they are currently still budded and blooming for me now as of November 2nd. We haven't had a real hard frost yet to kill them off.

[@bonniemccormack1361]

Hello 😊 I have the double pink like yours and I love them. I also have Lady In Red. The red has the classic rose scent and it surprised me. The reds look like old fashioned roses when they’re first opening 😊 Did you do anything prior to winter? This is my first time with knockouts and I’m nervous because we have big snow and cold temps here in New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦 Thanks for your helpful videos 😊

[@rebeccarobinson2240]

Very very informative

[@kellymcdonald9396]

Hi Steph! That spirea is so gorgeous! I need to get my hands on one of those. Oh my your roses look like they are beauties! Starting at about 5:50 it looks like you have black spot. All those black spots on the rose canes on the left hand side of the screen. I’m no expert but I think those canes need to be removed so it doesn’t spread. Your bushes look full and happy so hopefully it’s not a big problem. Thanks for the video. I really enjoy watching you in your garden ❤

[@sherrykurtz7577]

Hi! Great video! I planted my first Knock Out Rose (which I thought would have red flowers but they're sort of a peach color) many years ago, but it hasn't grown well at all. I realized, just this year, that it wasn't getting enough sun at all. It's planted next to a Rose of Sharon that has covered the poor thing's light exposure. I need to move the Knock out Rose by early Sept. because we're adding on a sun room then and the wall will be going right where the bush currently is. I'm in zone 5, so I wondered if you might have suggestions for how to move her so she doesn't go into shock-I know it's not a great time to transplant. Thanks so much!

[@life-mm5do]

I also love my knockout rose bush, I've had it for years. I never use fertilizer on any of my roses anymore. They would burn and then die from the fertilizer.

[@sharonallen805]

Every 3rd year should prune knock out down to 12 inches.😊

[@febakoshy8888]

Love the candy corn spirea! I’m thinking of getting one . Thanks for showing how they look in different times. ; Do you think the rose tone is better for hydrangeas to get better blooms than holly tone and how often do you fertilize the hydrangeas

[@margievaughan2456]

Hi Steph, I have 2 red knockout roses I too have lots of deer pressure & I use the liquid fence. Do the deer only eat the roses or also the foliage. Love your videos, their always informative & entertaining

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Margie! I find the lop off the blooms. They leave the foliage alone, unless it came off with the bloom. They make a very blunt cut so its easy to tell it was them. I have to spray them fairy regularly since we have SO MANY deer sadly. Thank you so much for your kind words about my videos, and for watching 💚

[@carolclemmons4894]

Hello, I’m new to your channel and really enjoy your content..such a wealth of knowledge. I have knock out roses and love them. However, black spot has infected them. Actually, the bed that they are in, last year, nothing did well. Fungus of all sorts hit all my plants. I think mulch and plastic were the culprit. I removed the plastic, but left the mulch and pulled the mulch away from the plants, thinking this would fix everything, but I am seeing black spot on the stems of my roses. Does this mean that the rose is hopeless? I would greatly appreciate your input if you have any

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carol! Thank you so much for your kind words. As for the black spot, although its not something I've dealt with yet on my knockout roses, I do recall Laura @gardensanity posting a video about this. Black spot can be treated, so don't lose hope. Just takes a little work. Here's are the videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJCrl6h-bNp6bqssi=TS0s_e2bYzxAZI7J kzbin.info/www/bejne/l161ZpmEr7yApc0si=nNNf7AZDXipO3Vra

[@carolclemmons4894]

Thank you so much!!!

[@delightfuldesignsbydenise9710]

TFS!

[@mariacenteno2372]

Could I prune my roses now? I’m on your same zone. My roses have not bloomed yet but there are a lot of leaves. It is already taller than 5 feet and I would like to bring it down a little bit. Would that be okay?

[@richenuff01]

Is it safe to prune Knockout roses in May even though the blooms have started?

[@vickimiracle5077]

Do you have Japanese beetles? They are eating my knock out roses, should i cut them back

[@abbswinston4258]

Rabbits and their bunnies are eating all mine down to the root. I thought the thorns would deter them but was wrong. I’ve been noticing Japanese Beatles, and another pest causing holes all over their leaves.

[@bonniemccormack1361]

I bought a knockout rose and she was doing fantastic, so much color I went back and got three more. They looked amazing! for about two or three weeks and now nothing. No buds and no indications of more to come. What would you recommend I do? (They’re planted in good soil and mulched and fertilized) 😢

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Bonnie, They do a big flush of blooms in June, then take a few weeks to "reload". They will start again soon. No need to do anything. They usually bloom through your first hard frost. Mine just finished up their first big flush. Now I'm waiting on the next set of blooms.

[@bonniemccormack1361]

@@HookedandRooted oh good 😅 I couldn’t imagine what else to do for them. Thank you so much 😊

[@skmrrs]

Hi Steph 😊 What is the complete name of the spirea? I rewatched a few times & could not catch it. As always, I enjoy your content. I’ve learned so much from you!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! thank you so much for watching. It is a Candy Corn Spirea by Proven Winners.

[@jennetteojeda5792]

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