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How do you do Stuff ?Rose Gardening - How do you Grow Roses
Before you plant another green shrub, consider planting Shrub Roses instead. The most trouble you'll have with this plant is deciding which is the prettiest to bring home! The term "shrub" refers to the appearance of this rose plant, they can be used as a screen or hedge plant for privacy, as a border, in the background, let your imagination go wild. Shrub Roses are available in a wide assortment of colors. such as Pink, red, white, and yellow. Shrub Roses are perfect for planting anywhere and can mingle into any mixed assortment of flowers. They are also very winter-hardy and have excellent disease tolerance. To plant a Shrub Rose you will need to dig a hole that is double the width and length of the pot that contains your shrub. Use a sharp instrument to cut the plastic pot away. The idea here is to disturb the roots as little as possible. Once you have the plant free from its container, place it in the hole. Fill in the remaining space with loose soil and soak the plant with water. Make sure the plant is in a very sunny location. Shrub Roses require a minimum of eight hours of full sun on a daily basis. The direct light combined with moist soil will ensure maximum flower production. These plants require very little maintenance. The soil should always be moist. Fertilize your roses in the spring and fall with organic fertilizers. Pruning is not necessary with this shrub, as it is basically self-cleaning. Shrub roses will release their own dead foliage, creating a neat appearance through every season. Common Rose Diseases Powdery Mildew This is a fungus disease that produces a white powder along the tops and bottoms of the leaves and along the stems. Left untreated the plant will not grow to its full potential and the leaves will die and drop off. Rust Rust looks like an orange powder which appears on the underside of leaves and will spread to other parts of the plant. Blackspot Hybrid teas are blackspot resistant, but many other varieties are susceptible. The disease appears as circular black spots on the plant's leaves which range between 1/16 to 1/2 inch in diameter. Left untreated, blackspot will destroy your plant's foliage. Rose Mosaic Unlike most rose diseases, which are fungal in nature, Rose Mosaic is caused by a virus. Symptoms generally resemble discolored mosaic patterns and yellow and green.
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Shrub Roses are probably the easiest for the Novice Rose Grower
'Rose Gardening' is a handy little reference manual containing 18 chapters on such topics as Rose Care, Rose Disease, Blackspot, How to Plant Roses, Pruning, Climbing Roses, Miniature Roses, Exhibiting Tips, Climate zones, Choosing the right Rose and lots lots more.
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