Learn To Grow Roses
Growing roses can be a great hobby. To grow beautiful roses, you just need to follow a few simple guidelines. There are also a variety of misconceptions about rose gardening, but I assure you that growing beautiful roses is not as hard as many say. However, one does have to be serious and dedicated to get the best from their roses.
The first point to note while starting your own rose garden is to decide the type of rose and the colors that your would like in your garden. There are many different kinds of roses available in the nursery. These include bare root roses, container grown roses or pre-packaged roses. Bare root roses are found in the nursery during winter and the beginning of the spring. These roses are meant to be planted soon after the frosts go away and the soil becomes warm and workable. Pre packaged roses are sold in a box and are found with bare roots with saw dust around them to maintain moisture. Container grown roses are usually available from early spring through mid-summer, they are found in containers and should be either budding or in bloom.
In order to produce those beautiful blossoms, rose plants need more fertilizers than most other plants. You should start using fertilizers at the start of spring and continue until a few weeks before the end of the growing season. However, be careful not to over- fertilizer your roses, and water the plant after each application of fertilizer. I have had great success with rose fertilizer spikes that feed for around 3 months. As roses also drink a lot of water, you will need to soak the ground around your rose plants at least twice every week.
To begin your rose gardening, you need a spot with plenty of sunlight, good soil and proper drainage. Although roses love water, too much will cause problems. The planting methods of different kinds of roses are the same, irrespective of whether it is bare root, pre packaged roses or container grown roses. Make sure that there are not too many dead leaves or thin and decayed shoots on the plants ?trimming any that are present.
If the rose plants have any damaged roots or there are long roots to them, they should also to be trimmed. Before planting bare root roses, soak the roots in water for a period of 10 to 12 hours to restore the proper moisture content. To plant your rose, dig a hole twice as wide, and twice as deep as the container, or root ball. Mix in some compost or mulch to provide extra nutrient for your rose, and then water the hole and surrounding soil before planting the rose.
To keep your roses healthy, and producing the most colorful blossoms, you抣l also need to learn how to prune your roses. During the growing season, you should only need to cut-back the spent blossoms (known as 揹ead-heading?. At the beginning and end of the growing season you抣l need to prune according to your hardiness zone. For more specific guidance, visit your local nursery or find websites about rose gardening on the Internet.
