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HOW TO PLANT ROSES 
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IMPORTANT | fac- 
tors in rose grow- 
ing are buying top 
grade plants, and 
proper planting. 
Roses prefer an 
open area, free of 
tree and shrub 
roots, where they 
get half a day or 
more of sun, preferably morning sun. Keep 
roots moist and covered when planting. 
Most any well drained soil, not too acid 
or alkaline can be made into good rose soil. 
Prepare the holes for planting well in advance. 
Dig holes 2 feet deep and 18 inches across. 
Add to surface soil 10% peat. Mix well. 
When planting re-dig holes, build a cone- 
shaped mound in the center, spread roots over 
cone; bud union (bulge on understock where 
top is budded on the stock) slightly above 
level of the ground. Fill in, firming with 
feet; water thoroughly. 
Fertilize fre- 
VY cup of a well-balanced 
Roses are heavy feeders. 
quently, using 
fertilizer per plant. Dig a trench around plant, 
fill with water. When water settles place fer- 
tilizer in trench, fill with water again and 
cover after water has settled. After first ap- 
plication of commercial fertilizer a mulch of 
well-rotted manure may be applied. 
Roses require plenty of water. Keep beds 
moist at all times. Frequency depends on soil, 
from once or twice a week in sandy soil, to 
once in two weeks in heavy soil. Allow water 
to run slowly and soak deeply. 
January is the best month for pruning bush 
roses in California. As much as possible cut 
out the old wood and shorten back the new 
growth about 2 of last year’s growth. Cut 
out twiggy growth and cross branches. When 
cutting blooms leave 3 or 4 leaves with the 
top one pointing in the direction you wish 
the growth to go. 
PRUNING CLIMBING ROSES. For the first 
two years after planting do not prune climb- 
ing roses. From third year on cut back all 
new growth 3 right after the flowering 
period. Climbers which bloom once a year 
bloom on wood produced the previous year. 
Prune these right after flowering to allow a 
good growth for next year’s flowers. 
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