IS MY ROSE BUSH DEAD?
By Mjksjn
United States 
I PLANTED A CLIMBING ROSE BUSH LAST YEAR AND IT TOOK RIGHT OFF! I WAS SO BEATUIFULL LAST FALL. SO FAR THIS YEAR IT ONLY HAS A LITTTLE GREEN AT THE BOTTOM. THE REST LOOKS LIKE IT IS DEAD. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
6 May, 2008
Answers
i will get a picture tomarrow of my rose bush. it does not look like anything is eating on it or anything. i read that used coffee grounds are good so i've been putting those at the base. i live in northeast ohio.not extremelly cold. this was a mild winter too. last year when i planted it ,it took off right away! i was so beautifull. i will get a pic. tomarrow morning and post it. thank you so much.
8 May, 2008
Post a picture please so that we can see what the trouble is. You may have to cut it back to the live part if it really has died back, then feed it with blood, fish and bone (if you can get it where you live). The question is why! Was it exceptionally cold or does it look as if something has attacked it?
6 May, 2008