Question
I have a big rose garden near Mumbai. We have Avg. rainfall 120 inches. climate is humid. I want to use Hormones on Roses for the Rose Compitition. On which stage should I use them, which hormones should I use? And what percentage should I use them?

Answer
Assuming you are already providing optimal growth conditions for your Roses, plant hormones and related chemicals may or may not help you win a Rose Contest.

These chemicals stimulate, unnaturally, various growth hormones and processes.  The huge flowers that can result are in fact distortions.

A competition that looks only at the size of a flower might crown the biggest Rose queen for a day.

There are several sources for these hormones.  You need to practice with them to get your own system.  Try Giberellic acid treatments for starters.  The Supergrow website (www.super-grow.biz/Products.jsp) offer a large assortment of Giberellins and related products as well as basic instructions for application and use.  I don't know what restrictions are in place in India for importing these things; perhaps there are closer sources.

Bottom line, however, is that you should be sure that your soil and fertilizing are at peak levels - quality, not quantity that is.  And the Roses you have should have potential.  Can't squeeze blood out of a stone.

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