Rose Bush Gardening
Rose gardening, when planning a rose garden first find a place with eight hours of sun, where the drainage is good for roses and the ground is flat so it can be built up with organic matter. You can also do a raised bed rose garden.
When starting a rose bush garden you want to pick a pot that will receive full sun at least eight hours per day, along with good air circulation. Morning sun is the best because it helps dry the leaves quicker, reducing the chance of disease.Shade in the after noon will help prolong flower quality in your rose garden.
A raised bed rose bush garden will offer you the best drainage so the roots of the roses are not sitting in soaked soil, this would damage or kill the plants. Roses will grow in most any soil but it is a good idea to add organic matter of two to four inches over the bed before tilling. To each bushel of organic matter add about half pound of super phosphate before use. A soil pH of 6.0-7-0.is preferred by roses.
When planting a rose garden the rule of thumb is to plant roses twenty four inches apart. Old roses gardens need more space than minatures which can be planted closer together, again you want good circulation for disease control.
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When ordering packaged roses they should be received as close to planting time as possible. Before planting soak the roots in water eight to twelve hours to rehydrate them , trim any damaged or diseased roots.
Planting holes should be dug wide enough and deep enough to comfortably receive the root of the bush safely. Make a cone shape in the middle of the soil in the center of the hole to support the plant, add soil, and water. To protect your new rose garden mound dirt up around the and over the canes of the new bushes by twelve to fourteen inches, you can wash the dirt away with the hose after new growth starts showing. You my also use brown paper bags to cover the canes, place soil around the base of the bag to hold in place and cut slits in the top for air.
Potted roses are the easiest to plant because you have a plant that already growing. They offer the flexibility of being ready to plant throw out the growing season. Another type for your rose garden is a boxed rose bush which is ready to plant box and all.
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Planting them in the box discourages fast rooting, it is best to remove the box and if its early spring treat the same as a bare root rose. Soak in water eight to twelve hours build a cone in the center of the hole place bush on cone fill with soil. If the rose shows growth it is best just to cut the bottom out of the box and plant.
Your rose bush garden will do its best if the soil moisture is uniform throw out the growing season. The general rule is one inch of water per week. Use mulch around roses to help retain soil moisture this is highly encouraged, mulch will also help cool the soil retard weed growth. Wood chips, straw, grass clipping all make good mulch. More decorative mulch would be shredded hardwood, bark, and cocoa bean hulls. Mulch should be two to three inches deep and replaced as needed.
To maintain a strong and healthy rose bush garden establish an annual fertility program, a spring appilication of general purpose fertilizer is usually adequate for the growing season. General purpose fertilizers as ten-ten-ten are used one half to one cup per plant spread the fertilizer in a band around the bush six inches out from the stem work into the soil lightly with water. All roses will benefit from a second application the middle of June. For continuous flowering or repeat blooming roses, a third application is suggested mid July.
Roses for your rose bush gardening can be found and purchased on line, all types and sizes.
