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Take care of your roses
Roses in healthy condition and stress free are less likely to contract insects and diseases,unhealthy roses will not grow corrrectly and you will not get a good show of roses from the individual plant.
In the first 20 or so days after planting your roses they need to be watered daily to help the rose grow. Fertilizers must be used to give your plant a head start.Most fertilizers can be purchased from many different flower nurseries.Plant your roses about one inch below crown level and then tamp the soil in and around it,do not damage the root ball and alway's keep the crown uncovered.
Benefits of all your hard work can be wonderful looking and sweet smelling roses,which in turn can be cut and put into a vase in your home.When pruning or cutting your roses you must take careful attention not to damage the stems if the rose is in bloom.Try not to prune the first season roses to much,when the rose matures you will be able to prune them more frequently.
When deciding how many rose bushes you want in your garden spread them out away from each other,this will help the plant to find it's own space and grow properly.Best time to plant new rose bushes is in early spring when all the frosts have gone.When transplanting last season's rose bushes make sure you cut all dead leaves and tidy up the bush,this will help new growth.
If you have climbing roses,prune all the stems down while dormant as this allows the plant to grow new healthy stems starting in spring.Sometimes you'll find a diseased plant, give it a good spraying with a fungal insectcide.I always give my plants a good fertilizer in the months leading up till about the end of September.
Around the middle of April check your rose plants for unwanted visitors,slugs are a big threat to rose plants so put some pellets down that normally clears them quickly.If you have other insects on the plant give it a good spraying with a systemic insecticide this will help the plant to grow much better ,if you find new shoots at the rootstock remove them.
Growing roses in a cold climate can cause you a few problems in winter ,but this is easily overcome.To help rose plants through harsh winters just cover the bottom of the plant with earth or compost after the ground has frozen.Climbing roses can be taken down from their supports laid down on the ground and covered with soil, this procedure is only viable for the smaller climbing roses.
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