How can you get rose bushes to grow good roses.?

Like something more indepth than watering them or fertilizing them.

How can you get rose bushes to grow good roses.?
For larger blooms at the expense of more flowers, prune in spring to two or three healthy canes.



Epsom salts applied around the soil in Spring helps also.
Reply:Plant the roses exactly how the other answerers are telling you.



Here is the best advice I got two months ago when we started to cut back our overgrown yard and plants at the house we bought this winter:

You can't really kill a rose unless you rip it out of the ground and grind it up in a chipper, they are really forgiving plants.

The best way to make them bloom well and be really full is to cut the hell out of them. Just buy some trimmers and cop them down to about 6" to 9" above the ground, then they will grow like mad. After the blooming season is over, you can them trim them back down again or just trim them back to the point you see fit, depending on how big you want the bush to be.





I cut some HUGE overgrown rose bushes on my property that hadn't been cut in probably three years completley off about a month ago and they've got leaves all over them. Some of them have new branches that are three or four inches long. I expect that buds will begin to appear any time.



This last weekend I trimmed four more rose bushes completely down to about 6" and they are already budding up.
Reply:Ensure your roses are in an area of full sunlight in damp soil that does not dry out freuquently. Sunlight is a very important factor which influences the flowering of roses, so does the nutrient richness of the soil. If you do not have clay soil, get some and break it down using sand and leaf mould. Sieve it through taking large leaves and stones out and mix it into the roots of your roses. The reason why you should use clay based soil is because clay traps nutrients preventing them being washed away, it also traps moisture and roses like it a lot. Applying a new layer of leaf mould around your roses each year will help give them enough nutrients for growth and you may wish to purchase tomorite tomato feed as it is very high in potash which is supposed to encourage the development of healthy flowers on plants.

hope this helped, good luck with your roses
Reply:They need well-buried roots and a lot of organic matter, like rotted manure. Then they need to be watered if it gets dry. And lastly, they need to be pruned in the winter, right back to just a few sticks. It doesn't matter if you're bad at pruning, since they'll even forgive being hacked at with a chainsaw.



Given this rough love and good feeding, they'll respond by putting out a *lot* of new growth in the next growing season and then flowering profusely. If you cut the flowers regularly, they'll produce even more.



Roses are prone to greenfly, which can be sprayed off with soapy water or rubbed off by hand, or you can use chemicals. If you leave pests or mould on the leaves unchecked, you won't get good flowers, so you have to be vigilant.
Reply:Good plants need good soil. So soil prep before planting is critical. Roses need good drainage, but a soil that does not dry out quickly. Clay soils need to be lightened with organic matter, sandy soils also improve with OM. At planting it's a good idea to incorporate phosphorus fertilizer at the bottom of the planting hole and mix into the soil. Root development needs phosphorus. The planting hole should be wide and slightly deeper than the root ball. Make a cone out of the soil removed and spread the roots over the cone so the bud union where the root and stem come together is at ground level (or in cold climates about an inch below soil level). Back fill with soil, stop water well, then continue back filling. It's a good idea to shade the new rose if hot weather is at hand as the root system won't be working 100% and the rose will wilt.



The rose type is critical. Not every rose will produce big beautiful roses. There are a variety of roses now and within each group there are great ones all the way to piss-poor. The All American Rose Selection people rate the roses. If you can get a copy of their booklet, you will know which are far better than others.



Also not all roses are suited for all climates. Where I am, the solar intensity is huge. Our roses must have thicker leaves with more cutin than some least we end up with crispy critter roses.



There there are the insects and diseases. Various climates have various problems. I don't encourage continual use of systemic fertilizer with insecticide as it tends to build up within the plant, weakening it. I prefer dealing with each problem in the least toxic method possible. That may mean knowing when mildew may occur and getting a cover spray onto the leaves.....even horticultural oil will help.



Also some insects hit certain color roses. Here thrips love the lighter colors. I know if I want those roses I'll have to deal with thrips prevention.



Yes, roses are water hogs, but they aren't swamp plants. With that much water they also will loose nitrogen in the soil especially in warmer weather. So fertilizing is critical as is attention to micronutrients.



Proper pruning and blossom removal is critical.



Finally the soil must be continually enriched. Each year the soil around the plants gets compost.



Hope this helps. See if there's a rose society near you. These rosarians are there to help us get the best possible roses in our gardens.
Reply:if you want beutiful roses, try this: BANANA PEELS, they are loaded with potasium and roses need potasium to grow and produce big and strong flowers. Just put the peels at the base of the plant and cover with dirt.
Reply:Do your research before planting. Some roses flower alot more than others. Also, be sure to plant them out in full sun. I noticed that the hybrids don't flower nearly as much as the old fashioned.