If you want your rose garden to shine bright and beautiful this year, here are 7 Rose Growing Secrets that the Pros use. These are simple yet effective tips.
7 Rose Growing Secrets That Pro Rose Growers Use
If you're passionate about growing roses, you're probably familiar with the basics. Planting them in well-drained soil, making sure they get 6 hours of sunlight a day, and so on.
But did you know that there are a few other little-known rose growing secrets that can make a huge difference in your roses success?
Read on to learn about 7 rose growing secrets that Pro Rose Growers use to get amazing results.
The 7 Rose Growing Secrets That Pro Rose Growers Use
1. Water in the morning.
Disease is one of the most common causes of roses failure. There are many diseases that affect roses, but most of them can be avoided by not allowing water to stand on your roses’ blooms or foliage. Watering your roses in the morning is the best time to do it. Roses absorb more water in the morning than they do in the evening, so there will be less water standing on the foliage. So, wake up, smell your roses, and water them.
2. Don't use sprinklers.
Don't use sprinklers or sprayers to water your roses. This can cause standing water on the leaves, which can lead to disease. Water at the base of your rose plant so that the water is evenly distributed at the base and at the roots.
3. Use your hands.
Instead of using pesticides to control insects and weeds, use your hands to control pests. Inspect your roses daily and manually remove pests along with dead foliage and weeds. It takes a bit more effort, but you won't have to worry about pesticides damaging your flowers.
4. Give them support.
Don't be afraid to tie your roses gently to supports like stakes or cages to prevent them from snapping and breaking. The blooms can get heavy and without supports, the shape of the rose bush can quickly become skewed. Instead, tie simple stakes to keep your roses straight and beautiful.
5. Be generous with mulch.
Mulch is a great way to help keep moisture at bay and keep your roses roots cool. Apply about 6 inches of good quality mulch around your roses base and you'll notice a difference. Your roses will be happier, you won't have to water as much, and your blooms will last longer.
6. Feed frequently during the summer months.
A slow release liquid food is the best way to feed your roses during the summer. You can feed your fast growing roses more often during the summer. In fact, you can feed them every two weeks during the summer.
7. Buy some burlap.
Once Fall arrives or even if it's going to be colder than normal night, cover your roses with burlap to keep them warm. Burlap won't stick or freeze to your plant like plastic or a tarp or other fabrics, so you won't have to worry about it sticking to your plants.
During the winter, keep your roses covered under burlap all winter long. They'll be gl
ad to come out again in the spring.
