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Rose Gardening Tips
from: Lawn and Garden Magic
It's true, rose gardens aren't nearly as difficult to grow and maintain as people may have led you to believe. The truth is, roses are often one of the easier types of plant species you can grow. One of the main reasons is largely due to the excellent plant stock growers are now offering for sale. Along with the superb plant food and pest control products you'll have at your disposal, you'll appreciate why you should start growing and caring for roses, a gardening experience that easier than you think and can be lots of fun.
The beauty of roses is unrivaled for their fragrance, colors and variety of sizes. Getting set up and ready to maintain your roses is a matter of a few simple steps so you can provide care throughout the year.
Start with Healthy Plants: this is, of course, critically important. Always give roses you're going to purchase a careful inspection and eliminate any with bugs, diseased or dead limbs, and fungus.
Correct location: Your roses should have full sunlight and be planted in soil will good drainage. This is often a mistake people make -- planting their roses in partial or full shade. Avoid this and you'll have much better success growing roses that thrive for many years to come.
Proper Pruning: Spring and late fall are the times for pruning away dead or dying limbs. For constant blooms throughout the spring and summer, make sure you also prune off dead or dying blooms.
Getting Ready for Winter: You should pile up the soil or place mulch around the base of all your rose bushs. People don't realize that it's not the freezing cold weather that will kill a rose bush, but temperature fluctuations from warm to cold that causes the roots to break, thus killing your plants.
Controlling Those Nasty Pests: Pests are abundant, so always look for aphids, Japanese beetles, leaf cutter bees and spider mites. Do some research on pest control and make sure you use pesticides that are bot effective and safe pesticide to elminate these nasty little creatures from your roses.
Fertilization: This should be done every spring, using a good application of fertilizer to give you ongoing healthy plants, beautiful blooms and the saftisfaction of having a thriving rose garden.
Watering: This will depend on your soil's content, but it's usually best to soak your roses well at least once a week. If you have sandy soil, you'll be better off watering 2 - 3 times a week. Your roses must have proper drainage because any water that pools and stays for too long a period of time is going to lead to rot.
So, by understanding and following these few simple rules, you'll be able to grow and maintain a beautiful rose garden that will be the prize of your neighborhood. Roses really aren't as difficult as people may have lead you to belive and a thriving rose garden is an emotionally rewarding experience whe you look out at all your gorgeous and healthy roses.
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