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  (May) I put some miniature roses into a large container with good spacing, in potting soil. After transplanting, the buds dropped off or could easily be pulled off. I saw tiny little flies with gold bodies and translucent wings on them. So, I fed them with rose food, put systemic pesticide around them that said it would kill most anything, including powdery mildew. After a week, the plant with yellow roses responded well and started blooming, but the vanilla roses still won't set blooms. I have noticed a little powdery mildew, but no other harmful insects. The vanilla roses are growing well and look healthy, but no blooms. What am I doing wrong, or am I being too impatient?

  I think you are being too impatient. If all of the rose buds fell off, it will take time to set more. If they get full sun, are growing well, it should simply be a matter of time.

  I have 9 mini-roses in pots. They have done well all summer although I have had to water them to death what with all the hot weather. I need to winter them over and I'm not sure what to do. I can't put them in the ground and want to leave them in the pots. I don't know what can be done. I could bring them inside but I know they need to go dormant. I can leave them outside but everyone says that they will probably freeze, left in the pots. Is there a way to wrap them in something and cover them with leaves but leave them out in a protective place? This is one suggestion from my neighbor.

  In the small containers, they would not be winter hardy. You can either group the pots together and mulch all around them, or an easier method is to berm up some soil and heal the pots into the soil. If you simply cluster them, watering will still be a big issue, whereas healed in, they will need to be watered, but not as often.

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