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How Roses Can be Easy to Grow
from: Thomas StraubMany people ask whether roses are hard to grow. The answer is,
no.
Roses are really quite easy to grow and require little more care
than any other perennial plant. You can learn all you need to
know to grow beautiful, healthy roses in the new e-book
"Gardening Made Easy," available from our site.
Here's an overview of the planting, care and maintenance of
roses from the chapter on rose gardening in "Gardening Made
Easy."
Planting Roses
Soil preparation for roses is extremely important because roses
use a lot of nutrients. Preparing the soil bed for roses using
100% organic compost is a very good practice, not only for the
nutrients that the compost provides, but also because compost
will drain well and still retain plenty of moisture. While Roses
require a well-drained planting bed, they also require plenty of
water.
Maintaining Your Roses
Because roses bloom throughout the growing season, they are
heavy nutrient users and will require regular fertilizing. Feed
your roses in the spring when the leaves begin to bud out and
again in late summer or early fall, depending on the part of the
country you live in.
Dealing With Diseases That Effect Roses
Roses are susceptible to fungi and mildew, as well as insect
infestation. Many of these diseases can be prevented and all of
them can be controlled with regular applications of fungicides
and insecticides.
There are also several beneficial insects that can be imported
into your garden to help you control insect infestations without
the use of chemicals.
Winterizing Your Roses
If you live in a warmer climate you will not need to do much in
the way of preparing your roses for winter other than a good
layer of mulch. In climates where temperatures regularly go
below 25 degrees F, you will need to protect your roses with
additional mulch.
Building cages around your roses and filling the cages with
mulch after the first freeze will ensure that your roses make it
through the winter to bloom again in the spring.
These simple and easy suggestions will help your roses renew
their beauty for many seasons yet to come.
About the author:
Tom Straub is a successful author and webmaster of the
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