Growing Roses In Containers
Growing Roses In Containers
Container roses are a great addition to your home giving you beauty where needed. They will give your patio or porch a lift by adding color, and with some roses a sweet scent.
Container roses might be right for you if you don't have space or enough time to care for a garden.
There are many advantages to growing container roses. If you live in an apartment and don't have a yard or garden, this is a great solution. They can be placed on a patio or moved around and placed where you feel they look just right.
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Container roses are easy to move or transport as long as you take care to handle gentle, some larger containers roses can be quite heavy when containers are full of soil.
With large containers make sure they are in place before planting and be sure you can rotate them so each side of the container roses gets enough light exposure. When thinking about a location for your container roses, keep in mind light exposure, ease of watering and temperature. Container roses have the same requirements as roses planted in the ground, they need six to eight hours of sunlight no matter what.
Not all roses can be used for container roses, you need to do a little research, I feel the best would be a shade rose.
Size of the container is important for container roses, you can plant the container roses closer with other plants in the container than you can in the ground, but remember they still need root room and enough room for air to circulate. Don't use to small of a container, this is a common mistake.
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There are many different types of containers you can use for container roses. Most come in dark plastic which they can be left in but remember dark colors attract heat and your plants will dry out quicker.
Try to use a light color container, you can use wooden or ceramic planters. You want to choose one that is practical yet attractive for your container roses size,color and surroundings.
When selecting a container for your container roses you need to make sure it will provide good drainage. Some pots are attractive but don't have the holes to allow proper drainage of excess water.
Use a high quality soil for roses, this can be purchased on line. Or make your own using top soil, compost, and other organic material.
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When you water your container roses don't over water or under water. Water drains out of containers more quickly than when planted in the garden. It is important just as it is outdoors not to get excess water on the leaves, this can cause your container roses to become sick and die. Use a good plant food for roses to feed your plants.
Prune your container roses as needed and watch your roses for signs of disease or pest infestation, this is more important with roses indoors.
Container roses are more sensitive to heat and cold and will freeze more quickly than roses in the garden. You need to give extra care to prevent problems and bring in over winter.
