Roses are the crown of any garden & rosarians all around the world unite in their care for their beloved plants. Here are some tips for planting, growing & fertilizing rose plants in your garden. Planting Purchased Roses

1. Unlike purchasing roses from your local nursery which come in pots, roses ordered by mail will need to be put in water immediately until they are planted. Do not wait for much more than a week before they are planted & do not ever let their roots dry out.

2. For roses that come in pots, cut the pot away (use a utility knife) instead of trying to loosen the soil along with the plant. It is important that the soil remains intact. Watering Rose Plants

3. Roses love water. The more you water them, the better they will perform.

4. Water rose plants at soil level & not overhead. This is because fungus may develop in wet rose leaves. Occasional overhead watering, especially during hot weather, is good.

5. If there is shortage of water in your area, add a soil polymer to the soil. This will reduce the water requirement from fifty percent to 75%. For adding soil polymers, use a dowel to make many deep holes at the base of the plant & spoon about 1/4 teaspoon of dry polymer into each hole. Fertilizing Rose Plants

6. Feed your rose plants with a well-balanced, high middle number fertilizer once a month. Scratch half-cup of Epsom salts in the soil at the base of the plant to helps fertilizers work better & for canes to form at the base.

7. Roses require an optimum Soil pH of 5.8 to 6.3. This can be achieved by limestone to acidic & gypsum to alkaline soil.

8. Wait a month before you start fertilizing newly planted rose plants. Preventing Diseases

9. Establish a regular spray regimen with a good biological or chemical fungicide to stop fungal diseases like Black spot & powdery mildew appearing on your roses.

10. Prune & discard infected canes & leaves regularly & avoid wetting the leaves when watering the plants.

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