Growing Organic Roses

Many people have problems using the pesticides and insecticides that go along with growing roses and keeping them healthy. Now you can use more natural methods for growing your roses. Following is an explanation on growing organic roses.

Natural Methods for Growing Organic Roses

1. Plant each rose bush with a foot of space around it so the flowers can get the proper amount of circulation. This also helps to prevent leaf diseases for your roses.
2. Purchase organic roses. Buy roses that have a sturdy green stem and no blemishes on them. Bare root roses are best for this.
3. Look for stems that have evenly spaced leaves that are close together.
4. Use well drained soil to promote healthy growth that will give the flower all of the water and nutrients that it needs from the root to the flower’s head.
5. Fix the soil so that you can build organically. Use a raised bead if drainage is a constant problem. Ask your local garden center rep about how best to fix your soil to be organically correct.
6. Soak your bare root roses in a large container of compost tea for many hours before you plant them.
7. Mound up enough good organic soil that is mixed with an equal amount of compost in the middle so that you can spread the roots out and down from where they meet at the trunk.
8. Plant the rose at the point where the stem breaks into the root so that it is at soil level, or approximately 1 inch below the top level if you live in an area that is prone to hard winters.
9. Check your bare root roses first. If your roots grow out in a tight circle, use a knife to cut a straight slice down each of its four sides. Dig a hole that is 2 inches deeper than the container and at least twice as wide.
10. Mix your organic garden soil with an equal amount of compost and use your hands to gently spread the roots into the soil mix.
11. Mulch to prevent your roses from being exposed to weeds and water stress complications. It will also ensure that your roses remain at their lowest possible maintenance level.
12. Feed your roses organically, fertilize with organic fertilizer and maintain a regular watering schedule.
13. Water your organic roses deep at the planting then once per week during growing season to promote deep roots. It is best to water early in the morning.
14. Cultivate the top inch of your soil around each of your roses and fertilize on a monthly basis with a balanced organic fertilizer. Use a good granular type of fertilizer that you can work into the soil, or a fish emulsion or seaweed-based product that you can mix with water since it has all of the necessary nutrients that a healthy flower needs. Check the ingredients listed on the labels to ensure that they have nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron and calcium.
15. Help protect your bed against the various types of pests and insects that can plague your roses by placing sticky yellow bars every ten feet to catch them. Use an organic pesticide if the problem is bad. If your pest problem is severe enough, you may use insecticidal soap to spray over your roses.
16. Now you have the necessary knowledge for growing your own bed of earth-friendly roses. Your flowers will be just as beautiful as those that are not grown organically, and will likely have the healthiest life span a rose can have. Organic roses have some of the best color and immune systems.