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Tips on Growing Roses
from: Carlos TorresGrow
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.
About the author:
Carlos has a M.S. degree. He has been retired for almost a year
and has been doing exceptionally well in MLM and online
marketing. He has owned and operated business in the U.S. and
abroad. http://snipurl.com/ziqq http://www.thepathtochoose.com
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