Simple Rose Care: Tips & Techniques
by
Melissa Russo
(IC: blogger)
I’m taking time out of this busy summer day today to stop and smell the roses. Not in the figurative sense, although life does move really quick and it is always good to take a step back and breathe, but rather the literal sense. I’m working in my rose garden today.
I enjoy gardening and I have come to appreciate it more as I grow older. Maybe it’s because I’m fortunate enough to live in the middle of our family’s 500 acre fruit and vegetable garden (a.k.a. Russo’s Fruit and Vegetable Farm).
Roses need AT LEAST 6 hours of sunlight each day to thrive. These sun-loving plants thrive in a warm environment. It’s best to water roses at their base. Wetting the leaves will make them prone to disease. Watering the flowers will cause the flower to turn brown and die off quicker. Water them in the morning, that way if the leaves do get wet they will have plenty of time to dry. You can also water them with a soaker hose so you can avoid any chance of getting the leaves wet.
I prune my roses regularly – at least once a week. Get yourself a good pair of pruners. Pruning the dead flowers off your rose bush will help to produce more flowers quickly. Snip off the dead flowers just below the dead bloom. Try to leave the leaves intact. The leaves are were the plant gets it nourishment and energy. Leaving them intact will allow the plant to re-bloom faster. Be careful not to clip off the new growth. See the red leaves in the picture below. That is new growth on the rose bush. That’s a good thing!
To winterize your roses, stop fertilizing and pruning the dead flowers in the early fall. This will help slow their growth. Once temperatures get cold enough, especially if you live in a colder climate, wrap bushes with burlap to protect them from the harsh winter.
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Published November 11th, 2014 5:07 PM
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Michael Swanepoel on Apr 28, 2018
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