Care Sheets & Tips
ROSE CARE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Spring and Summer
Fall or early winter
The Following Spring
Soil The rose bed or planting hole should be well-prepared. Dig deep, at least 45 cm. The soil should be two parts sandy clay loam, one part well-composted manure and one part peat moss, plus 4 kg of bonemeal for every 10 square metres or, a cupful for each plant. Depth of Planting Choice roses are produced by budding selected types to hardy rootstock. The bud union, which may look like a swollen portion at the bottom of the canes, should, in our Canadian climate, be planted one or two inches below the soil. Be aware that American or English publications may specify the union above the soil. Fertilizer Newly planted, potted roses should be fertilized with diluted transplanter. Follow the label’s instructions. Established roses should be fertilized with a name brand rose food. These formulations contain many trace elements essential to the roses’ health. Apply in early May, mid-June and again in mid-July. Spraying For disease- and insect-free roses, a combination fungicide/insecticide spray should be applied every week, commencing in spring as soon as buds begin to swell and growth begins. Watering Roses should be watered deeply and well once per week. The best method in beds is to use a trickle hose that can be left on running slowly on the ground, thereby avoiding wetting of the foliage and splattering of the soil. Mulching Coca bean shells make an excellent mulch for roses. They dress the bed, converse moisture and keep down weeds. Other suitable mulches includes bark chunks or shredded bank. Winterizing Start thinking of over-wintering your roses in mid-July at the time of your last fertilization. The rose canes should be allowed to harden off; they should not be succulent. Reduce the watering schedule in the fall. Allow the last flush of flowers on the plant to go to seed. When the ground is frozen, (not too early, mid-to late November) “hill-up” the rose canes with soil, which you have kept unfrozen for this specific purposes, to a height of 45 cm. Do not prune at this time, unless the canes are so tall they could whip about in the winter winds, thereby damaging themselves or distributing the hill of protective soil. Leave as much cane as possible. In beds or in mass plantings, rose collars are a must, --they are easy to use and reduce the amount of soil required. Where the collars are not used, the hill of soil, once frozen, should be covered with evergreen boughs after Christmas so that the soil remains frozen and does not thaw in mild spells. |
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