Care of Roses

If you have a garden,you must have a rose bush somewhere in it.Roses have a sweet smell and are very beautiful.Roses are commonly known with affection and love.

PHC is a strategy of keeping roses stress free by different factors allowing the growth and maintenece of the plant.The results of PHC is that rose bushes in a healthy condition are less likely to get infested by insects and diseases than other plants under stress.

Roses need to be watered daily at least for the first 20 days after planting them. To ensure that the rose grow healthily you must put fertilizers at regular time intervals. You can buy fertilizers on which the roses feed from at your nearest nursery. Plant roses with the crown about 1 inch below the soil level,gradually filling in and around it with more soil while gently tamping it down. Again, be careful not to break the root ball and keep the crown uncovered. It will look like the rose is in a funnel-shaped depression.

With a little bit of effort and care you will have excellent looking rose bushes with large blooms that will last for most of the summer.When you have established roses it is nice to prune or cut a few and put them in a vase.Beware not to prune or cut too many stems of your new rose bushes as they need time to grow successfully.

When deciding how many rose bushes you want in your garden spread them out away from each other,this will help the plant to find it’s own space and grow properly.Best time to plant new rose bushes is in early spring when all the frosts have gone.When transplanting last season’s rose bushes make sure you cut all dead leaves and tidy up the bush,this will help new growth.

Remove a few of the old stems at the base of established climbers to stimulate new growth. If fungal disease is prevalent in your area, spray while dormant with Bordeaux mix, lime sulfur, or horticultural oil. Gardeners in the South and West may wish to fertilize monthly from early spring until June, resuming in August and September.

Mid-Spring: Watch for rose slugs and either handpick, spray with a superfine horticultural oil, or use a systemic insecticide. Fertilize roses again after the first flush of flowers. Watch for shoots coming from the rootstock below the graft and remove. After the soil warms, apply a generous layer of organic mulch.

Growing roses in a cold climate can cause you a few problems in winter ,but this is easily overcome.To help rose plants through harsh winters just cover the bottom of the plant with earth or compost after the ground has frozen.Climbing roses can be taken down from their supports laid down on the ground and covered with soil, this procedure is only viable for the smaller climbing roses.