Rose care
Beautiful roses are found all around the world,with their sweet smell and fantastic blooms.Roses are mostly associated with love and affection, you will find some sort of rose bush in nearly every garden.
PHC is a strategy of keeping roses stress free by different factors allowing the growth and maintenece of the plant.The results of PHC is that rose bushes in a healthy condition are less likely to get infested by insects and diseases than other plants under stress.
When you first start to plant your roses make sure that you plant the crown of the rose at least 3 centimetres below the crown. Fill in with and around with soil and the tamp it down taking care not to break the root ball. For the first twenty days the roses must be watered regulary,this will allow your new rose bush to grow healthy.
With a little bit of effort and care you will have excellent looking rose bushes with large blooms that will last for most of the summer.When you have established roses it is nice to prune or cut a few and put them in a vase.Beware not to prune or cut too many stems of your new rose bushes as they need time to grow successfully.
Different types of roses need to be planted a few feet away from each other allowing them to grow correctly. When planting bare root roses first check that the soil has a good ph, you may need to add a little lime. Early spring is the best time to transplant roses or plant new one’s.Cut the roses into shape, remove dead leaves as this will help the air to circulate around the plant more easily.
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.
Mid April is the time to look for slugs around the plants base, put a small amount of slug pellets down this normally sorts out the problem. If you find other insects inhabiting the plant use a systemic spray which you can purchase at any garden centre. Keep your eye open for any unwanted shoots on the rootstock and remove them,when the weather gets warmer put some organic mulch at the base of the plant.
Living in a cold climate that has harsh winters can cause roses to die if not properly protected from the cold. When the ground freezes just mould earth around the base of the plant and then add evergreen boughs. Small climbing roses can be detatched from their supports put on the gound then covered with earth this will protect them from very cold winters.
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