subject: How To Plant A Rose Garden [print this page] Sometime during this year, you may choose to plant roses within your garden. A lot of opinions exist on how this should be done. Here is my own personal success story.
First of all, allow me to distinguish the difference between planting roses, which happen to be dormant plants, into gardens and growing them in containers or pots.
Dormant roses that bare roots tend to grow well. However, they usually do not bloom for very long compared to roses in pots or containers. The latter usually grow more and are not considered dormant.
If you plan to purchase dormant plants, ensure you are getting the best grade. This will offer you more fulfilling crops in the summer when it comes to your garden.
When getting the soil ready, choose an area which will receive at least six hours of sun per day. Sun happens to be of the utmost essence when it comes to your gardens growth cycle.
Your soil must be a great loam, which you can mix with clay. The loam must be around fifteen inches deep. Dig some soil out that will fit your plant without any root damage. The very first bud should set around an inch under the actual surface. It is also advisable to use forks to loosen dirt under the hole.
Before placing your plants into each hole within your garden, it is recommended to mix farm manure with the loose dirt beneath the plant. Trim the visible damaged roots before placing them into each hole.
Once the roses are set into each hole, ensure the loam which was placed surrounding each plant, is also loose. Fill each hole up to three quarters and tap on them. Water each plant, as well as the dirt. Once the water has settled, the last bits of loam can be added.
For plants that are dormant, mound some soil over each plant to ensure they dont dry out. If the plants are in containers or pots, mounding soil is not required. It is alright for some inches of the mulch to surround the base of the plant since this is what contains the most moisture.
Roses need to be watered weekly and the plants base is the part that needs to be watered. Without watering, plants tend to get infected with diseases.
The actual planting could take place anytime between October and May. Planting or transplanting should never take place once May is over and until October comes. Good luck growing your very own rose garden!
