HELPFUL HINTS 
Roses are heavy feeders! Mulch ground in 
early March with three inches of cow manure. 
Apply a half cup of balanced commercial fer¬ 
tilizer three or four times during the growing 
season. 
Roses are heavy drinkers! Water thoroughly 
twice a month, doing so in the early morning. 
Dust roses regularly once a week using a three 
hundred mesh dusting sulphur. Apply VERY 
lightly. Mildew can be controlled by so doing. 
When cutting roses, cut about one-fourth inch 
above outside bud, leaving three or four buds 
of the new wood. Split or mash the end of the 
stems and plunge into deep water. Cut single 
roses in very tight bud, double roses just as they 
begin to unfurl—then just enjoy them! 
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