10/6/2022 – The floribunda roses in the Bird Feeder Bed have lost a lot of leaves and many stems are black. We are again in a very dry time and are hand watering. We cut them back about 25% and reshaped them.
10/7/2022 – We fed them, the periwinkles, and other plants Superbloom+fish emulsion. Also fed all the bed next to the house under the kitchen window and the Knockout roses on either side of the front porch.
NOTE – This is maybe late in the fall to prune and feed but there is 5-8 weeks before the first frost and the roses looked bad.