Caring for roses isn’t difficult.
Theres a place in every garden for a rose.
Caring for roses isnt too difficult.
People are terrified of roses, I think because they have a history of being disease-prone, says Wallace.
And people just dont know how to prune them.
But honestly, I think theyre very easy to take care of.
rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Plant your roses in a sunny spot
double-check to plant your rose bushes in a sunny spot.
Roses need at least six hours offull sunlight a day, but the more the better, says Wallace.
More light helps them grow big and strong while lessening the chance of developing a disease.
Get a good pair of gloves
You need a good pair of gloves because theyre prickly, says Wallace.
He says that to be on the safe side, you should opt for leather gloves.
I would stay away from cloth gloves because the thorns just go right through them.
Wallace recommends gauntlet gloves.
Theyre long gloves that protect your forearms as well as your hands, he says.
When you do that, it delays flowering a little bit.
rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Theyll flower say in mid-June.
Trim away some of the branches toward the middle of the plant.
That air circulation for an individual shrub, it will prevent disease.
Because stagnant air and stagnant water will allow the fungal issues to happen.
That will promote more flowers to come.
They provide a very clean and efficient cut.
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Water close to the base
Wallace says to give your roses about one inch of water a week.
He says its best to water them toward the roots versus spraying the entire plant from overhead.
Overhead watering tends to cause disease, fungal disease, he says.
Honestly, our irrigation system here is overhead.
Thats just what we have.
Thats what we use.
Its not ideal, but we use it and the rose garden is still very pretty every June.
Rose bushes benefit from a good mulching, he says.
It helps to retain the water and it also suppresses weeds.
Also as the mulch breaks down, it makes the soil healthier which in turn benefits the rose.
Feed your roses
Your roses like to be fed.
If you want to go the route of liquid chemical feed, thats fine, he says.
But most people would say to use something thats organic, likecompostor even manure.
It uses heat to turn your food scraps into fertilizer in three to eight hours.
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