Well, we all know how roses form part of our daily lives. They are not only used to decorate places during important events but are also utilized as materials for perfume making. Indeed having a rose plant in your own garden is both a pleasure and a pride. Maybe you already know a lot of facts on how to take care of roses. But here are other tips which might take you be surprise.
- Don't you know that planting garlic around your rose garden can keep away the pests from bothering your roses? Yes. Garlic is known to be a repellent because of its smell. When you are serious about growing roses in your garden, add a protective tool to shield it from unwanted pests. Besides, it could be an additional spice in your kitchen.
- There are several locations for roses in your outdoor area. If you have no ample space, then try planting them in the plant. If you want to utilize its hedge or thick feature, you can line it along with an outdoor path. You can also use them to serve as your fence. In some cases, those roses that are climbing may be grown along with an arbor or a trellis. When the roses cape the whole structure, then you can make a shade underneath them.
- When you are repotting, why not try mixing cinnamon with a media and apply it as a fungicide? This is a good common way to keep off those unlikely disturbances.
- Water the plant early in the morning rather than when it is already very hot outside. This allows the roots to absorb as much water as it likes and retain it for the hotter periods of the day.
- It is best to do the weeding right after you have watered the whole plant. This will be easier for you to pull the weeds on the surroundings of the rose plant.
- Mulch as much as you can. This is one of the biggest open secrets of rose gardeners. Roses love to have rich and well attended soil. You can actually do all the mulching you can anytime of the year.
- In choosing the spot for your roses, bear in mind that they love, love, love the sun. Thus, do not deprive them of such. However, they also hate the winters so that such place must be ideal not only for summer time but also all throughout the year.
- If you are planting a rose bush or a shrub, make sure that you have not other little plants nearby it. Roses can be very selfish. They tend to dominate all the area they are allowed to occupy. Therefore, planting them near other plants may mean putting them at risk.
- When pruning, make sure that your pruning shears are sharp. You wouldn't want to have cuts all over your rose plants, would you? Choose a light color for your pruning shears too for easy visibility when you look for it.
- Considering the best kind of fertilizer? Go for an organic one. When you use artificial fertilizers, salt can easily build up on the base of the roses.
