Spring Garden Update: Roses
I planted a bunch of bushes a few years back, though not all survived. Maybe it was due to me treating some with bad home made pesticides. I used vegetable oil and really pissed off some of the plants, more than the bugs it would seem.. haha
But a few of them have stuck around and I really enjoy seeing them grow. The one in the cover is the largest of the bunch. Its seated in a whole where a basketball post used to be. So there was a large hole in the ground when I removed the concrete in the ground. Due to this, the Rose bush has really flourished with all that lose dirt it got from the start. It produces long stem Roses right around mothers day and throughout summer. I give them to friends and to my mom as they bloom. The smell is just amazing and I always enjoy seeing them.
Learning how to trim them is an important step to getting consistent Roses. Using a technique called "dead heading" I trim off the already spent flowers. As if I do not trim them the Rose bush will keep putting energy into the Rose hips. Its considered a fruit and can be used for herbal teas, jam, jelly, syrup, rose hip soup, beverages, pies, bread, wine, and marmalade.
Maybe one day I will let them grow into these fruits, but for now I trim them so get flower after flower to bloom.
I show off a second Rose bush in this video as well, it already flowered and has dropped many petals. Its alot smaller than the first Rose bush though its under part shade so maybe thats why. Or maybe its just a smaller cultivar of the rose bush family.
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We have a few roses, but I am not great at pruning. Maybe I can feature them in a post some time.
Ah nice.. if you just cut the spent flowers and maybe three leaves below it that's good enough. It will stimulate new flower growth.
Yeah would love to see your roses.
Digging big whole when transplanting pays off... 😊👍🌳
Yup.. I'm always worried when I plant something new and dont put alot of time in the hole. Though many places just power through it.. others need a hand by breaking up the soil before planting.
Love roses😀
Dead heading and pruning are key for having lots of flowers,at least that’s what works for mine.
Nice post👍
Yeah it's true. I've tried not trimming them and the flower buds do not grow. But once I trim off the buds and a couple leaves underneath the plant makes more buds.
Thanks alot :)
Growing roses takes a bit of talent and a lots of sunshine!☀️ Deer love roses, too!
Yeah they do seem to require some skill. I started with about 8 of them and now I'm down to about 5 of them.
Glad we dont have deer entering our property. That would cause me alot of problems.
They can certainly wipe out an entire garden overnight! I tend to do the research and only plant things now that deer don't like to eat! I can't grow tulips and that makes me sad, but I can grow daffodils because deer will not eat them!