Rose Garden Care
Dear Friend,
Rose garden care is really nothing more than common sense as it pertains to caring for plants and any living organism. In this article we will share with you the tried and true methods of making the best rose garden grow into a beautiful oasis of fragrant roses.
You may be like a few of our readers that have really been blessed with neighbors who have the gardening talent down pat. If you do, you know of the good fortune of having them waiting until you come home and they’ll show up at your door with FREE garden flowers of all varieties. Instead of being embarrassed with your lack of know how when it comes to proper care and feeding of your garden plants, you can print out this article and use it as a checklist for caring for your garden.
To begin with lets assume that your have started your roses off the right way. The steps to do that are as follows:
1. It starts with buying the best garden stock that you can afford. This is really the number one tip because you cannot normally take a weak, wilted, dried out rose plant and stick it in the ground, provide a little water and expect it to blossom and bloom for you.
So buy good stock of about 3 or more heavy 18 inch canes that are at least 1/4 inch in diameter from at the top. This will get you into the right ball park for selecting the right ingredients.
2. Caring for your plant includes giving them the right amount type of food. In the spring time is when you should do your first feeding. Basically, just clear away the mulch or leaves from the winter season first. Next, take a rounded tablespoon of fertilizer and pour it around the base of the plant. This is valid unless you have tea roses then you’d have to do something differently.
The next feeding should come immediately after the first heavy blooming. Then the third would be about 15 August or so. As you can see it is almost once a quarter. This is a neat way to remember to do this. Once neighbor just does the it the lazy way. She will write it on her calendar. She keeps a separate calendar for yard work and garden duties out in her garden shed.
Many growers advocate a monthly feeding schedule. This never made enough sense to me because we live in a Northern climate. In Southern climates it is possible to feed your plants into late October and November. So, if you are in a Northern climate, make your last feeding for the year around the first of week of October.
3. You’ll have to address at some point the amount and type of pests your garden generates. If you use basic chemicals like those that prevent insects from chewing, laying eggs and further destroying your plants is advisable. The most popular choice of the last few years has been the organic or non-lethal pesticides and herbicides. This is a decision that you’ll have to make on your own. Harming the environment is not something anyone should do.
