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My wife is planning on growing some roses in our front planter and I would
like some advise on the soil. It seems to be a combination of clay, sand, and earth can we put anything in to make sure the roses take and grow for us. We are planning on putting in a rose called Flotilla ??? it's a small, somewhat flat, reddish bloom with a yellow center, (bought them at BJ's club this weekend) Any views on the best way to go about the plantings? Can they be trained to stay small with trimming? We want them to remain under the window which is about 3 feet of the ground I know its a lot to ask but this is our first try at growing roses. TIA -- Treasure Today You're Not Promised Tomorrow Don |
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I am no expert, but the soil you describe sounds pretty heavy. If you have a
lot of clay you should try to lighten it a bit for drainage with some organic matter like peat. Remove soil from the hole and mix it with amendments. Plan on adding compost to the hole and then a few more times this year as a side dressing, around the plant. Here in the Minneapolis, we have heavy clay soil from the Missisippi and some people dig out the normal soil or make a raised bed and grow in a mixture of just compost and pea gravel (compost alone being too dense for proper drainage.) It's not just the composition of the soil that matters, you might test the soil too to see what its Nitrogen-Phosforus-Potassium composition is, so that you add the right kind of fertilizer if you need it. Also, whether your soil is acid or alkaline, you can add lime, epsom salts etc. Roses are generally heavy feeders, need lots of water but good drainage and depending on the rose, you may have a primadonna or a forgiving variety. Good Luck! mm "Don P" wrote in message ... My wife is planning on growing some roses in our front planter and I would like some advise on the soil. It seems to be a combination of clay, sand, and earth can we put anything in to make sure the roses take and grow for us. We are planning on putting in a rose called Flotilla ??? it's a small, somewhat flat, reddish bloom with a yellow center, (bought them at BJ's club this weekend) Any views on the best way to go about the plantings? Can they be trained to stay small with trimming? We want them to remain under the window which is about 3 feet of the ground I know its a lot to ask but this is our first try at growing roses. TIA -- Treasure Today You're Not Promised Tomorrow Don |
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