How do I save my dieing mini roses?
Next time you get a mini-rose, plant it outside and it will live for a very long time. If it is dying, it’s because they were not meant to be root-bound in tiny plastic pots. If you pull it up out of the pot, you will probably see what looks like a pot-shaped mass of brown roots. Healthy roots in potted plants are generally white or light. When you water one of these poor, ‘forced’ little fellers in the original pot, with the decorative plastic gift wrap liner still on it, it will get root-rot. In a desperate attempt to stop the mold from growing on the top of the soil, people take off the gift-lining and allow those rotten roots to dry, while still hopefully clinging to the foliage up top, which is using up every bit of the roots’ precious energy to try to survive. Get it out of the pot it came in. Get rid of the leaves and the rotted roots and plant the poor thing in a part of the garden away from other roses. Any time an outdoor plant is unhappy indoors, give it a chance with nature
