| Water newly planted roses about once a week Try to water the
roots without hitting the foliage. If not possible, try to water early in the morning giving the
sun enough time to get the water off the leaves by midday.
Make sure when you do water - deeply water - sometimes it will take
about an hour or so to completely water depending on the method of
watering you are using. (See the back of our invoice) |
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| Established roses will need to be watered during hot dry
spells usually July and August. |
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| Diseases |
| Diseases on roses is inevitable but with little care you can
lessen the chances greatly. |
| a. |
Water by roots, if you can
- keeping the water off the foliage. If you can't water just the
roots -water in the morning. |
| b. |
Clean up all the leaves in the fall -throw them away. |
| c. |
Always cut any branch that has died -throw it away. |
| d. |
Cut spent blossoms and
throw away. |
| e. |
Spray with a product like Fruit Tree Spray by
Bonide. This spray will help control insects
and diseases. Please read "the directions for how
often to spray, but as a general rule about every 2 to 3 weeks. (This product will also kill Japanese Beetles). |
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Shrub roses do not need to be cut back in
the fall - you can however cut them for
shape, just like you would any other shrub.
The general rule - you can take up to
a third of the foliage without hurting the plant |
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Hybrid Teas,
Floribundas and Grandifloras can be cut back to the main root stock in the
fall |
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| Insects |
Japanese Beetles are a problem with roses. You will need to spray with any product that
will kill Japanese Beetles. Japanese Beetle is a White Grub in your lawn
first then it is a Japanese Beetle - so if you kill "the White Grubs in your lawn in the late spring you should
have fewer Japanese Beetles. Japanese Beetles come out from mid July to late August.
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| Mulch |
| Mulch your roses with 3 -4 inches of bark mulch. This will keep weeds down and
moisture in. You can also put fir bows (on less hardy roses) in the fall after the ground is
frozen. |
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| Fertilizer |
| Fertilize in the spring with a granular rose food. Do not fertilize after July, it is to hot and
dry to fertilize at that time. |
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