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Rose Care

September 5th 2006 02:30
Caring for Roses in Spring

Roses are among the most popular plants around, and it's not hard to see why. In addition to the tradition of roses across the past 5000 years of cultivation, the rose has a beautiful perfume and colour. For cut flowers they are hard to beat.


Roses require the right attention however; a little TLC has great rewards.



Fertilise and Mulch
In winter you should try and prune roses (as well as plant them if you need to plant more) to remove any dead wood, and shape the bushes, as well as encourage new growth. This is important. It is also important to fertilize twice a year, once in early spring, and then again in mid-summer. Rose foods are avaliable, but if you are growing citrus you can double-up and use citrus food as this will suffice for roses.

If you want to get the very best results, mulching is another important factor. A number of leading gardeners have recommended using pea straw, or lucerne. Lucerne is avaliable in small bales, which expand when placed on the garden. You can but both these at the local nursery, they will range between AUS$7 - AUS$10.

Once again I must thank Don Bourke, and Gardening Australia for the tips.


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Comment by Jas

September 5th 2006 03:34
Thanks for this post. Roses are a bit of a mystery at times and this has cleared some stuff up for me so thanks again.

Comment by Home Natural Remedies

September 25th 2006 01:17
I love roses - never had luck growing them though

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