{"id":6528,"date":"2015-03-04T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2014-12-02T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T22:37:23","slug":"rose-care-starts-with-a-good-planting-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2015\/03\/04\/rose-care-starts-with-a-good-planting-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Care Starts With A Good Planting Site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Great Roses Start With A Good Planting Site (UT Gardens, Knoxville, TN)<\/p><\/div>\n

Roses should be planted 4 feet apart on a garden site that receives 6 to 8 hours of sun. The garden soil must be well-drained and\u00a0 pH between\u00a0 6.0 and\u00a06.5.\u00a0 Prevent disease problems by providing good air movement between plants and not\u00a0crowd them.<\/p>\n

Spring thru\u00a0mid- summer is an ideal period to plant roses to allow their roots to\u00a0grow deep\u00a0before winter arrives. Dig a\u00a0wide planting hole\u00a0 2 to 3 times that of the container root ball. Tease\u00a0(gently pull apart) root ball\u00a0to spread the roots\u00a0 prior to\u00a0setting and refilling the hole. Planting depth of the root ball should be same or \u00a0slightly less\u00a0than it grew in the\u00a0container. Backfill the hole with soil and water thoroughly.<\/p>\n

Apply 2-3 inch\u00a0layer of loose organic mulch to conserve soil moisture and to\u00a0reduce potential weed infestations. Do not pile mulch around base of the rose trunk. Irrigate roses regularly (usually weekly) until the plant(s)\u00a0become well established, usually\u00a0within 4-6 months.\u00a0Provide an average of one inch of water per week from natural rainfall and irrigation.<\/p>\n

Fertilize roses with a water-soluble fertilizer monthly from early spring (March) until September 15 (and no later in USDA hardiness\u00a0zones 6 and 7). Use a water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro\u2122<\/b>, Nature’s Source\u2122<\/b> or Rose-tone\u2122 <\/b>according to package directions. Another feeding alternative is a slow release fertilizer specifically for roses in early spring. Or apply a granular fertilizer\u00a0such as 10-10-10 or equivalent in early spring and a second time in late June.<\/p>\n

Prune the dormant\u00a0rose plant in late winter to early spring. Remove all dead or damaged wood; take out\u00a0weak and tangling interior branches for better air circulation. Every 2 or 3 years remove about one third of the old branches to stimulate new growth and to maintain the rose at a\u00a0desired height and spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roses should be planted 4 feet apart on a garden site that receives 6 to 8 hours of sun. The garden soil must be well-drained and\u00a0 pH between\u00a0 6.0 and\u00a06.5.\u00a0 Prevent disease problems by providing good air movement between plants and not\u00a0crowd them. Spring thru\u00a0mid- summer is an ideal period to plant roses to allow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,747,749,605,144,674,665,10,602,1012,551,202,843,601,598,385,630,705,706,7,113],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6528"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7586,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528\/revisions\/7586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}