Hi folks! This is potentially outside the scope of this community but Im hoping some botanistically minded people might be able to help me out here. I have several rose plants on my property and Ive always wanted to harvest the rose hips. The problem is they turn yellow and then rot long before the first frost.
I was wondering if anyone knew why this might be?
Bonus spider in picture.
It is rosa rugosa I believe. These guys are all over the property but not in beds. Theyre planted directly into the ground. My first suspicion was soil quality. Our soil here holds onto water in a bad way and is fairly nutrient poor. Mostly clay. pH is probably wacky too. Its why I have to do raised beds for our gardens.
On top of that, last summer was very dry. This summer it rained for a solid month and we have more in the forecast.
I might just have to accept I wont get rosehips out of them. Ill just enjoy the flowers.