Grow

In this guide, you will not only have all of the right

skills at your fingertips, but you will get tips that you

can use to grow your very own bed of roses. Check with your

local gardening center or florist for the best type of roses

to grow in you climate.

The following suggestions will help insure that your roses

grow into healthy bushes, trees, etc.

1.Your new roses have probably dried out during shipping or

storage, therefore before planting, either bury the roots in

wet saw dust or peat moss for several days or soak them

overnight in water. Keep the roots wet when planting, do not

let them dry out.

2.Prune damaged and broken roots.

3.Prune main roots just enough to reveal white healthy

tissue. This will help more roots grow.

4.Prune the plant back to three or four healthy canes. Try

to keep the center of the plant empty. Prune the healthy

canes back to about six (6) inches using sharp pruning

shears. Keep the cutting blade on the lower side. Cut at a

45 to 60 degree angle. Cut about one fourth inch above an

outside bud union.

5.In order to prevent infection, treat the cuts with some

type of sealant or sealing paint.

6.Make sure that you have removed any suckers that may have

started growing during shipping or storage.

If you are new to rose gardening, then it is wise to choose

varieties of easy to grow roses to begin your rose garden.

Easy to grow roses need some care as well.

Long stem roses tend to flower continuously and can grow 2-6

feet tall. Climbing roses are different from the regular

roses that are planted as they are trained to grow upward

like vines.

Water

If you start to water in hot weather, you must keep it up,

soaking the roots thoroughly about once a week. Drops of

water on the leaves can cause burning, and lead to black

spot disease so always water from underneath, soaking the

earth until it is damp but not soggy. I have used empty

plastic milk containers for watering the roots of my roses.

Wash the container well. Cut several small holes near the

bottom of the container. Bury the container ear the base of

the rose plant with the top just above the ground. Fill the

container with water and put the cap on the container. The

water will slowly seep out, watering the rose plants at the

roots.

Soil

Fill the container with garden soil that contains some

compost or organic fertilizer. Carpeted with a thick layer

of soil preserving and plant protecting mulch. Prepare the

soil in the rose beds well before in order to allow for

settling of the soil. For mulch, I have used old newspapers.

They will keep the weeds from growing all season, keep

water in the soil, and will slowly decay, putting nutrients

back into the soil. I cover the newspapers with leaves or

other mulch.

If you are replacing an old rose bush, approximately 1 1/2

cubic feet of old soil should be removed, and fresh soil

added to replace it. Then the plant should be placed in the

hole carefully and the hole refilled with soil, covering the

roots properly. The soil type, sun exposure, and nutrients

it needs all depend on the variety.

Remember to take into consideration the type of soil you

will use, the surrounding area where you will plant the

rose, the amount of sun it will receive, and the

temperatures it can tolerate. Understand the soil type and

provide good drainage.

Pruning

Rose pruning isn't as complicated as some people make it out

to be. Here is a list of the proper techniques to guide

through the pruning process. Using pruning shears or

flower-cutting shears cut the stem at a 45-degree angle, no

shorter than just above the first five-leaflet leaf below

the flower.

Prune the healthy canes back to about six (6) inches using

sharp pruning shears. Do hard pruning in the late winter or

early spring just as new growth begins. Follow these tips

and make rose pruning an easy gardening job.

There is no hard and fast rule regarding the time of pruning

roses. With the help of pruning, disease is removed, thus

helping the plant grow in a healthy environment.

Having a rose garden is one of the most rewarding gardens

for the outdoor gardener. You don't need to have a large

space to enjoy growing roses. There are so many varieties,

you can have a rose garden in your yard or apartment.