Saturday, March 26, 2011

How to Take care Rose Plants?

  • When watering Roses, soak the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, do not merely sprinkle.
  • When it comes to fertilizing your roses, Provide a balanced diet to your roses. See what your plant is deficient in and try to include them in the fertilizer. Timing is also an important part to maximize the benefit of your fertilizer so that the nutrients are available to the plant when it needs it most during the active growing and blooming stage.Order your rose fertilizer now to enhance the vigor of blooming in your roses.
  • Mulching during the summer will eliminate weeds among Rose plants. Mulches should be applied 2 or 3 weeks before the Roses come into bloom.
  • Winter mulching with straw, peat moss, or other material is advisable. This mulch regulates the soil temperature and tempers the effects of freezing and thawing on the Roses.
  • Pull soil up around each Rose plant to a height of about 6 inches after the first frost.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Step by Step Instructions on How to Start Planting Roses


Planting beautiful roses starts with proper rose planting techniques and requires neither great rose gardening skills nor experience. The following information describes how to get your new rose plant off to a great start.
You can  follow the steps outlined here and voila - your roses are off to a healthy start.
  1. If you have a bare root plant, soak it in a bucket of water before planting. For roses that are potted, you can water the pot thoroughly and let it sit until ready to plant.
  2. Dig a hole approximately 15 inches deep and 18 inches wide. If planting bare root roses, form a small mound of soil in the center of the planting hole. If you live in a colder area, plant a bit deeper and consult with your local garden center.
  3. Add a small handful of bonemeal to the planting hole. Spade in some compost or peatmoss to loosen the soil. Mix the soil you took out of the hole with more compost or peat moss.
  4. Remove the rose from the pot. Carefully place in the hole and shovel the extra soil around the new plant. Plant the rose with the crown slightly deeper than the original soil. The crown or bud union should be about 1 inch under the soil
  5. Gently firm the rose into its new home and water well. Stand back and watch it grow!