Jane has a great start for a pretty impressive Rose Garden. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to plant them at the ideal time, but took a chance anyway. She set up garden boxes with block from Home Depot, filled with Kellogg Planting/Bedding soil from Home Depot and a sprinkler system for watering.
She advised a lot of compost, avoid commercial fertilizers, use Fish emulsion and frequent waterings.
It is important to 'Dead head' the roses to keep them from going to hip. You will have a longer and better rose production.
Aphids: Use a hand sprayer with water, oil, dish soap and spray in later afternoon.
Mesa Community College is the home of the East Valley Rose Society. Jane encourages all of us to visit their incredible Rose garden.
A picture is worth a 1000 words, so here is a video report of our garden tour!
Nice video and ideas.
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