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WHERETO PLANT
Rosesto looktheir best,needtull sun for at least6 hoursperday
They do not like beingcrowdedor havingtoo muchcompelilion
Plantin open spaceswithgoodair circulationat ieast I metreapan
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shade
dappled
cantakesome
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varietles
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9"
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plantins
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Addto ftis a
soils
forlighter
forheavysgils,limeordolomite
intheformofgypsum
calcium
Include
Digoverthesoilto a depthot3G40cm
Waterwellandthencov€rthewholeareawitha gbodlayerofmulchsuchas lucerne'
teatreeor sugarcane
WHENAND I.IOWTO PLANT
fash'on
ft6hlY pottedry8eqtpl"nl!Fi" in.!h:..1:u-al-11:-rooted
lf youhavepurchased
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will
burn
it
hole Do;ot applyanyfettiliserat
roimioin ttri oottomofihe planting
andthencompletely
airbubbles
waterwetl'to'exclude
in" rooti. e"ttfynffttretrotdwtn s--oit,
about
is planted
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soil
for2weeksasthenewroobwillrotif the is
zcmabovesoillevel. Donotwaterag;in
"leaves.
eanbe
watersupply.Fertiliser
thenincrease
to form
too*"i- Wn"ntf," roses.start
whentherosestartstoflower'
onthesoilsurface
applied
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likeanyothere9ttegs,nryll
Flowerinopottedrosescanbe planted
-bulensure
established
Once
Jru o,,t n'*iu clantedDo{edroses
as hol and wlndy.lavc
keot moist
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rosesshouldbe watereddeeplytwicea wejK
WHENTO FEED
f€rtilising Applyorganicfertilisersuchas Healthy
Always
'ilitii thoroughlywaterthe soil before
to
or anvmanures
()rglr;1.li;" seailes3 irri ptanloi Healtistcw ReleiseFerliliser
afterpruning To assistwith disease
u*i io"u-tr"ne" at least4 timesa yeai especially
include:
iesrstance
andaddedflowerproduction
. 1 teaspoonSulphateof Potashperrosebusheachtimeyoufertilis€..
(Epsomsalts)perrosebusheachtimeyoufertilise
Sulphate
. 1 teaspoonMagnesium
.l cUD do| omi teor| i meperr o s e b u s h e v e r y y e a r d u r in g t h e win t e r p r un i n g ,ch e ckp H
July is the best time in SouthEastQueens,and
for the majorprunjng.A light pruningis
beneticialin earlyFebruaryto encourage
autumnblooms.Oncea yearflowerersincluding
springor summerfloweringclimbersshoutdbe prunedatterflowering(November).prun6
heritagetea roseslighfly.
Bushes
. Remove
dead,twiggy,
old,diseased
andinsect
infested
woodascloseto theorafras
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.
possible.
Opencentreof bushto allowforplenlyofair clrculalion.
hatf of theirlengthby cuttingon an angte
llgu.9" healthywood by approximately
slightlyabovea plump,outward-facing
leafbud,
Always.r,emove
any suckergroMhfrom BELOWthe graft(otherwise
you willend up
witha differentrose).
Rcughup lhe glaftarea\,viiha steelbrustror lip cf secateurc
so thatit vjillencouiage
newbasalgrowth.
Climbers
. Climberscantakeup to 3 .. 4 yearsto forma satisfactory
structure.
. Longcanesrisingfromth€baseshouldbe tiedhorizontally
ontoa supportstructure.
. In late autumnpruneoff the last.4scmof each canetherebyencouraging
lateral
growthfromwhichtheflowerstemsarise.
. Subsequent
pruningrequiresflowerstemsto be cut off 2 or 3 budsabovewherethev
grewoutfromthelaterals.
. Usuallythereare noneor veryfewbloomson climbers
forthefirstyear.
COMMONPESTSAND DISEASES
BLACKSPOTAND POWDERY
MILDEW- To controt,sprayafterwinterpruningwithLime
Sulphur. For organiccontrol,use EcoRose,or 3 teaspbons
of bicarbsoda in 5 litresof
water,add eitherPlantof HealthplantSpray,CharlieCarpor Ecooilto helpit stickto the
leaves. Sprayevery7 - 10 days. Forchemicalcontrol,useTriforine,
copperfungicideor
mancozeb.To minimiseinfection,
waterthe baseof rosesin themorning,so thatb;ves dry
quickly.
DCWNYivilLDEW- Occursduringcool cje.rnp
weaiherin winter. it appearsas purpie
morrrJng^on
leavesand newgroMh,causingdramaticleafdrop. very devastating
to young
plants.Controlwithcopperfungicide,
Zinebor Fongarid.
ROSESCALE- Appearsas whitedotson lowerbranches.Brownscaleis moredifficultto
treat. Spraywith Ecooil,whiteoil or homemade2 teaspoons
vegetable
oil plusfewdropsof
djshwashing
iiquidin 1 iitrebf water Spiay-on cootday! or alter6pm,repeatin 2 weeksand
thenagainin another2 weeks.Scrubbra;cheswithan otdstiffbrush.
APHIDS- Tinyfly-likejnsectsclustered
overnewbuds.Cansimplybe hosedoff withwater
or gently.squeezed
with yourfingers. Use garlicand chillisprayor Conguard.pleasebe
carerur
wrththe Indiscriminate
useof chemicals
whilebeesareforaging.
RED,.SPIDER
MITE- Tinymiteswhichcausebronzing,motflingandgreyfleckson foliage
usuallyoccurringin hotdryweather.Try NatraSoaporEcooilfororga;ic;onhol.
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