Joyful Autumn Rose Growing
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The autumn months of September and October are when roses
perform at their peak. After faithfully following proper rose
procedures up to this point, now -- at last -- you should begin
to reap the rewards of full, vibrant, glorious blooms.
Your work isn't quite done yet, however. Although autumn is the
best growing time, it's also the time you must prepare your rose
bushes for winter coming onslaught. Producing those beautiful
blooms you are so proud of is hard work -- for your rose bushes,
too. They need a lot of water to fuel the flowering process.
Continue to water them deeply, as often as needed to maintain
growth. Watering daily is okay if you are showing them off, just
be careful and observe closely so that you do not over-do
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the
watering process. You want beautiful blooms, not drowned roots.
Continue using water-soluble compost through the end of
September. Consider a commercial bloom-boosting fertilizer. The
large number in the middle of the formulation is your cue --
nitogen, PHOSPHORUS, potasium (potash).
Black spot and mildew are dangerous because conditions for their
growth are ideal, so keep up with a vigorous spraying program
through the end of October. Stop all fertilizing by the end of
October, to let your roses begin the hibernation process.
You can continue to cut rose bouquets through October without
causing any harm to the bushes. To encourage rose hips to form,
just remove the petals of the dead roses.
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TODAY'S NEWS:
The Mt. Lebanon Public Library's Garden Tour Committee will host a rose exhibition on June 9 at the library beginning at 10 a.m. The Pittsburgh Rose Society will be on hand to help urban and suburban homeowners with the use of
Gertrude Stein was the first to say a rose is a rose is a rose. She wrote that in a poem called Sacred Emily in 1913. Is it true as far as
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Fall just happens to be the right time to start planning next
year's garden. Order new flower catalogs for your research
during the dark and dreary months of winter. This is my favorite
part -- all fun and no work. To get your best selections
possible, place your new roses order early. Rose growers know
when the best time is to ship new bushes to your climate zone.
About the author:
Visit
Grow Roses to learn more. Ron King is a full-time
researcher, writer, and web developer with a Website Here.
Copyright 2005 Ron King. This article may be reprinted if the
resource box is left intact.
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