Planting, Fertilizing and Watering Your Roses

Planting Roses

The art of planting roses doesn't have to be a complicated thing to
do. When you have the right knowledge there is no limit to how
beautiful a garden or rosebush that you can create.

With the extensive manual at hand, you will never have to buy another
bouquet again. Now you will have all of the beauty and delicious
fragrance that roses can give you with you all the time.

Here are some of the best ideas and tips for planting your roses:

1. Check with your local gardening center or florist for the best type
of roses to grow in you climate. If you are a novice, you should look
for disease resistant types of roses because they require a lot less
maintenance.

2. When planting roses, you want to pick a spot that is well lit in
the morning. You also want an area that is sunlit for at least 6 hours
a day. Roses need a great deal of light if they are to grow properly.

3. Pick an area that has plenty of well drained soil. Great soil has a
PH level where the amount of acid in the soil is at about 5.5-7.0. You
can get a testing kit for your soil at any garden center.

4. Organic matter like manure or lime helps to nourish the roots of
your roses. You should soak the roots in water or puddle clay for many
minutes, and cut off the root's ends that are broken.

5. The first 3-4 weeks after planting your roses, you should water
them often. Usually this is when the top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Roses need a lot of hydration and food to remain healthy.

6. Four weeks after planting, you should start soaking the bed every 2
weeks or so. You should do this in the morning for the best results.


7. Begin fertilization approximately 3 months after planting. Use 3-6
inches of mulch to control the moisture, temperature, and to stops
weeds from coming up. Mulch also helps to lock in the vital nutrients
your roses need in order to remain healthy.

8. Planting in the Spring is the best.

9. You want to plant your roses in an area that is well circulated
with air. Your roses will not grow in an enclosed or tight area.

10. Dig a hole that is two times bigger than the amount of space that
your roses take up. It makes it easier to plant them and creates a
spaced area for them to grow with freedom. Poor circulation for your
roses can cause fungal diseases. Using a larger hole also makes it
easier for you to pull them up later and pot them if you'd like.

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Watering Your Roses

Watering your roses can be a tricky thing. It is one of the most
important aspects of taking care of your roses. Roses need almost as
much water to stay healthy as people do. Of course there are quite a
few things that must be considered before you water your roses.

They are as follows:

Like people, roses need more water during the hotter weather than
during the colder ones. Heat makes the soil dry faster and the roses
get "thirstier".


Keep in mind that even during the rainier times, roses still need to
be watered with fresh water because rain alone cannot provide the
right amount of moisture for your roses.


You want to water your roses in a manner that goes deep enough into
the surrounding soil so that it reaches the roots. Try going
approximately 45cm deep.


You do not want to water the petals directly or the canes because it
can cause fungal disease in your roses.


To help you lower the risk of your roses getting diseases, mulch is a
nice way to keep the soil moist, without allowing all of the fungal
problems that too much moisture can cause.


Watering your roses in the morning also helps to dry the dew off of
the leaves.


Once your roses are fully established, you should water them once a
week. You should do it twice a week if its in the hotter months.





Fertilizing Your roses

It is really important to fertilize your roses. That is how your roses
get their much needed nutrients. Roses are much like people in the
things that they need in order to remain healthy. Just like people
they need water and food (fertilizer).

Most types of roses have to be fertilized frequently to keep them
growing at a fast pace. You should fertilize with a fertilizer that is
slow to release like fish emulsion or Osmocote at planting time. Be
certain to follow the instructions properly from the label.

Avoid over fertilizing during the winter because by trying to promote
new growth in the winter will make your roses more available to freeze
damage.

Important Tip: You should never fertilize plants that are heat or
water stressed. Water stressed plants that grow under a lot of heat
will cause leaf and bud burn.

You want a steady temperature of approximately 70-80 degrees because
your plants will get the most nutrients that are available to the
plants. During the growing season, you can give the plants a water
soluble fertilizer every two weeks.

Give Your Roses a Springtime Boost

Every spring people get a boost of energy. It is like the very air in
the spring time is rejuvenating in itself. Natural passions and new
loves are often born in the spring, and old loves get a nice spark
between them. Spring is definitely the best time of year.

The same goes for roses. It is in the spring that people begin
planting or replenishing their rose gardens. For those bushes that are
already established, spring is the time to see new buds and blooms
trying to be born.

If you are interested in helping your roses get an even bigger boost
in the spring, you may want to try this special tonic that is used to
give your roses a strong boost of all of the nutrients that your roses
need in order for them to grow strong, healthy and produce a lot of
buds.


O My Garden Place to learn more gardening and planting for lovely
garden: www.omygarden.net

Roses need a lot of hydration and food to remain healthy.

Are not roses autotrophs meaning that they manufacture their own food. Do
they not burn glucose as a food source? I think so. I think we can add
essential elements required for good growth but I do not believe we can feed
a rose glucose. I may be wrong.


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In article ,
"symplastless" wrote:

Roses need a lot of hydration and food to remain healthy.

Are not roses autotrophs meaning that they manufacture their own food. Do
they not burn glucose as a food source? I think so. I think we can add
essential elements required for good growth but I do not believe we can feed
a rose glucose. I may be wrong.

No, the glucose will feed the bacteria in the rhizosphere which will in
turn feed the rose bush.
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Billy
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No, the glucose will feed the bacteria in the rhizosphere which will in
turn feed the rose bush.
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Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

Is the glucose exudates?


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.

In article ,
"symplastless" wrote:

No, the glucose will feed the bacteria in the rhizosphere which will in
turn feed the rose bush.
--
FB - FFF

Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

Is the glucose exudates?

Partially.

Biochemical analyses confirm that fractions enriched in root cap
mucilage contain very high levels of fucose and galactose, high levels
of arabinose, xylose and glucose and trace amounts of mannose. Fractions
enriched in rhizodermal mucilage contain large amounts of glucose,
moderate amounts of arabinose, xylose, mannose and galactose and trace
levels of fucose. Isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE indicate that there
are numerous similarities in the protein composition of materials
enriched in root cap mucilages from root exudates or aqueous root
surface extracts.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/q4q772812871lg12/
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Billy
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WOW!

John

"Billy Rose" wrote in message
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In article ,
"symplastless" wrote:

No, the glucose will feed the bacteria in the rhizosphere which will in
turn feed the rose bush.
--
FB - FFF

Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

Is the glucose exudates?

Partially.

Biochemical analyses confirm that fractions enriched in root cap
mucilage contain very high levels of fucose and galactose, high levels
of arabinose, xylose and glucose and trace amounts of mannose. Fractions
enriched in rhizodermal mucilage contain large amounts of glucose,
moderate amounts of arabinose, xylose, mannose and galactose and trace
levels of fucose. Isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE indicate that there
are numerous similarities in the protein composition of materials
enriched in root cap mucilages from root exudates or aqueous root
surface extracts.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/q4q772812871lg12/
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FB - FFF

Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/