Potted Roses
Roses prefer a nice rich organic soil.
If your soil is lacking, add compost, peat moss, or better
garden soil. Roses are
fairly easy to grow, and will reward you with beautiful flowers if you
nurture and care for them properly.
Newly planted roses need to be watered a couple of times each week. Its usually best to water the plant at the base, and not to get the foliage wet anymore than you have to. This will help to prevent some of the fungus type diseases. Roses may also be susceptible to various insects. If you notice an infestation of bugs it is a good idea to use a general-purpose spray to eliminate the problem. Many people have a regular spraying program that they follow. It includes a fungicide, insecticide and fertilizer all in one application.
Many Tea Roses are ever blooming, when they’re through blooming cut them back, and in no time you will have new flower buds.
Most rose bushes need to be covered for the winter months. Hardy shrub roses would be the exceptions. In November cut the plants back to a foot or so, and cover the entire plant with a loose material such as sawdust, wood chips, or with a rose cone. When things begin to thaw out in spring, you will want to remove some of the covering. If you leave it on to long you run the risk of smothering out the plant. Once the plant begins to get some new shoots, trim out some of the dead branches and shape up the plant. There now you are ready for another season of beautiful bouquets.