| Are you ready to learn rose gardening?
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| | it like a bare-root rose.
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| Here are some basics to help you start
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| | 2. If the rose is growing (showing leaves
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| growing healthy, vibrant roses. It's a
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| | and flowers), cut the bottom of the
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| great thing to do for yourself and your
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| | container off, and cut several openings
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| garden!
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| | on each side. You want the roots to be
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| In any rose garden there are some overall
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| | unrestricted.
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| needs. Roses do need good garden soil,
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| | 3. Set the rose in the planting hole to
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| sunlight, and the availability of water.
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| | the right depth. Fill the hole with soil
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| So let's begin to learn rose gardening
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| | and water.
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| with where your roses will "live."
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| | Mulching Roses:
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| The Rose Bed
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| | Mulching your roses is good for any soil
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| Almost any soil is, or can be made into,
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| | and in any climate. It is extremely
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| good garden soil. The best soil for your
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| | helpful in dry areas. Mulch keeps the
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| rose bed is a well-drained, fertile,
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| | soil temperature steady, and prevents
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| light soil at least two feet deep. A pH
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| | heavy rain from causing the top soil to
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| between 6.0 - and 6.5 is ideal. Make sure
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| | cake up. Mulching also helps to controls
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| your rose bed will get at least 4 hours
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| | weeds.
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| of full sunlight a day, with 6 hours
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| | Watering Roses:
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| being best.
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| | Roses need to receive 1 inch of water per
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| Purchasing Your Roses:
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| | week. What's the best way? Watering
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| Roses can be easily bought from nurseries
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| | deeply once a week, instead of watering
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| and garden centers. They will come as
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| | lightly more often. Overhead sprinkling
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| either "bare root" roses, or in
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| | is great when done in the morning. This
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| containers (packaged).
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| | lets the foliage dry out before
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| Bare-root roses come with the roots
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| | nightfall. Using soaker hoses or other
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| protected in a moist packaging substance.
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| | drip-irrigation systems may be a more
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| Purchase these roses as close to planting
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| | convenient way to water your roses.
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| time as possible, and plant them while
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| | Winter Treatment:
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| they are dormant. Depending on your
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| | It's fairly easy to help most roses get
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| climate, the best planting time is late
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| | safely through winter. Start by shoveling
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| winter or early spring, after any frozen
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| | a protective mound of soil around the
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| ground has thawed.
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| | base of the rose. Then add a few scoops
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| How To Plant Bare Root Roses:
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| | of mulch around the base, and they should
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| 1. Before planting, soak the roots in
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| | stay well insulated.
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| water overnight.
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| | Pruning Roses:
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| 2. Dig a hole and make a mound of soil in
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| | As you learn rose gardening, you'll find
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| the bottom of it. Set the plant on the
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| | that much satisfaction comes from pruning
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| mounds, spreading the roots evenly around
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| | your roses. By pruning, you remove old
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| the mound.
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| | wood and encourage sap to flow into
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| 3. Place the rose so the bud union is at
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| | younger and stronger branches.
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| the same height as the ground surface.
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| | Most roses need moderately light pruning.
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| 4. Cover the roots with loose soil and
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| | Prune roses in late winter or in early
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| press lightly. Add more soil until the
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| | spring, as soon as the buds begin to
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| hole is half full, then fill with water,
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| | swell, but before they start to open. In
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| letting the water soak in.
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| | warm climates, pruning can be a
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| 5. Fill the hole with soil, and you're
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| | year-round activity.
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| done!
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| | Of course, there is more to learn about
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| How To Plant Container, or Packaged,
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| | rose gardening... but these basics will
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| Roses:
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| | see that you're off to a good start. The
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| 1. To plant the rose while it is still
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| | main thing is to enjoy the beauty and
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| dormant, take it out of the box and plant
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| | blessings our roses bring us every day!
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