Everything You Need to Know About Growing Roses

There are literally hundreds of varieties of roses divided into their own groups. Such as floribundas, hybrid teas, hybrid perpetuals, large and small flowered climbers and dwarf polyanthus. Other than some minor care and pruning more or less all roses require the same amount of care. That care being a lot of sunshine, good air circulation around the plants and deep, rich soil. Planting roses in damp areas with poor air circulation will lead most likely lead to the roses dying from disease.

Before planting your roses you should have the soil prepared beforehand away and roses are best planted in moderately heavy soil. Also, roses should be planted from an area where heat can be reflected from the sun. The heat can harm the rose plants and attract insects that will harm the roses. Each hole you look to plant the rose plants in should be eighteen inches deep and around three inches of compost. If you live in a wetter area then you may want to also put stones at the bottom of the planting holes to allow better drainage of excess water. The best time to plant roses is in the early fall or early spring.

Another thing when planting the roses is to make the holes wide enough to give room for the growth of the root system. Then firmly pack the soil around and between the roots. Dormant roses planted in the spring will need a bit of pruning after being planted and, in fall, only need light pruning and then more pruning in the spring. As for already "live" rose plants, they won't need any pruning.

Don't let your roses go without water. Optimally, you should be soaking the ground around them to about six inches or more in depth weekly. Each spring you should also a layer of fertilizer. Repeat this in the summer if the soil around the plant is fertile. If your soil is sandy and/or has stones then add fertilizer every month until the end of August.

To keep pests and diseases from your roses you should routinely spray and dust them. The plants should be sprayed right before the buds open in spring and they should be dusted every week from spring until fall. This will stop the leaves of the rose plants from developing black spots, turning yellow and falling and also stop mildew from forming on them. You will also, most likely, require insecticides to stop insects from harming the plants. For great looking roses it's important to take attentive care of them and they'll last for years to come.