Roses
Planting Roses ll roses prefer a spot in your garden that receives at least six to eight hours of full sun a day and a rich, organic, well-drained soil. Roses can be purchased as bare-root, growing in plastic containers, or growing in biodegradable containers. Each plant directions that is located on the label for each rose is a little different.
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Bare Root Roses are root rose are an easy and inexpensive option for early season planting. These dormant plants often are sold in plastic bags filled with moist sawdust to keep the plants hydrated until planting.
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Soak the roots in a bucket of water for 8-12 hours prior to planting. Trim canes so they are approximately 8” long. Remove any damaged canes. Dig a hole approximately 18” wide and 18” deep. Add compost or soil conditioner and mix with the soil dug from the hole. Form a mound of the soil mixture in the center of the planting hole. Position the rose on top of the soil mound, spreading the roots down the sides. Position the graft union at or just above the ground level. Backfill the hole with soil mixture eliminating any air pockets by packing down. Water thoroughly, adding additional soil as necessary as soil settles. Mound the canes with an additional four to six inches of soil to prevent withering of the canes before the roots become established. Once new growth begins to develop, remove this soil slowly over a week’s time.
Roses Growing in Plastic Containers oses grown in plastic containers can be planted year-round. They are easiest to plant because you have a plant that is already growing. 1. Thoroughly water before planting. 2. Remove plant from the container by squeezing the container, laying it on its side, and then gently sliding out while keeping the root ball intact. 3. Dig hole twice the diameter of the root ball and as deep. 4. Mix soil conditioner or compost with the soil dug out from the hole. 5. Set the plant in the hole making sure to
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position the graft union at or just above the ground level. Fill in around the root ball with soil mix, eliminating all air pockets by packing down. Water thoroughly and apply a thick layer of organic mulch around your new plants to conserve moisture.
Roses Growing in Biodegradable Containers oses are sometimes offered for sale in cardboard boxes or biodegradable containers labeled “Plant pot and all”. 1. Make sure the plant is well watered before planting. 2. Cut away the lip of the pot with a utility knife, so the pot is the same height as the soil level. 3. Cut four or five vertical slices up the sides of the pot and into the soil. 4. Follow steps 3-7 above, planting pot and all.
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Watering Roses • ewly planted roses need more frequent watering than established plants. A sign of wilting foliage in the morning signals the need for water. Thoroughly soak the root ball and surrounding soil. As the plant roots grow out into the surrounding soil, watering frequency can be reduced. • Water established roses only when they need it, thoroughly allowing water to seep deep into the root system. Too much watering wastes water and pushes nutrients away from the plant roots which can lead to excessive weeding, fertilizing and pruning. Frequent light watering encourages a shallow root system that is not as prepared to handle the rigors of prolongeddrought. Water plants early in the day to minimize water loss due to evaporation. Avoid wetting foliage, especially in the evening, to reduce disease problems. • Roses growing in patio containers usually require more frequent watering than plants in the ground. Be sure that all pots have drainage holes to prevent overwatering. Check plants often and be sure to wet the soil thoroughly until the entire root ball is saturated and water runs from the drainage holes. • In the hot summer months, roses need water only when they show signs of stress in the morning, which is expressed as curled or drooping leaves and branches. At this time of the year, some plants exhibit minor
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wilting in the afternoon that is natural as long as rigor is regained by morning. Drip irrigation systems and soaker hoses are a great way to effectively water roses while conserving water, reducing your water bill, and promoting disease free plants.
Fertilizing Roses • e sure your roses are well watered prior to application of fertilizer. Fertilize roses in early spring just before new growth begins. Additional light feedings can be applied throughout the growing season to encourage growth and flowering. Frequency depends on the type of fertilizer used. Always follow package directions. • Stop feeding in late summer to enable tender new growth to mature before winter. As a general rule, apply dry fertilizers (non-foliar-feed) on the soil between the trunk and the drip line (end of the branches). Always keep dry fertilizers away from the canes to prevent burning.
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Pruning Roses • emove 1/3 to 2/3 of the plant to stimulate new growth and flower production. • Remove canes that are damaged and one of two canes which may be rubbing one another. • Remove canes that are spindly and smaller in diameter than the size of a pencil. • Prune to open the center of the plant to light and air circulation. • Make your cuts at a 45 degree angle, about 1/4 inch above a bud that is facing toward the outside of the plant. • Use sharp pruning shears to make sure cuts are clean, not ragged. • Remove sucker growth below the graft union and those sprouting from the roots. The leaves will be different, so it’s easy to identify them.
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Climbing roses should not be pruned for the first two years. They need time to grow long canes for flower production. After that time, remove old canes to encourage new canes to arise from the bottom of the plant. The finest blooms on climbers appear on canes that were produced the previous year. Shrub and Antique roses require much and Antique roses require much less pruning. Most
shrub roses will naturally obtain a rounded shrub shape without pruning. Pruning of these roses should be confined to shaping of the plant, removal of damaged branches and judicious trimming back to encourage growth. This can be done in spring after first bloom is complete. On all roses, cutting flowers is a form of pruning. When gathering rose blooms, always leave at least two sets of leaves on the branch from which you cut the flower to insure plant vigor. When removing faded, spent flowers, cut only as far back as the first leaf with five leaflets.
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loribunda was bred to produce bush that is lower growing than the hybrid teas. They bloom in clusters and are usually ever- blooming. They are disease resistant, compact, and make excellent landscape roses. Drift Rose are true groundcover roses that were developed for small gardens. There low spreading habits also makes them perfect for container gardening or hanging baskets. Low maintenance and disease resistant, Drift roses should be pruned in time to produce new growth in the spring.
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he most common flower in a bouquet, the Hybrid Tea was established by cross-breeding two different types of roses, initially by hybridizing Hybrid Perpetuals with Tea Roses. It is the oldest plant group classified as a modern garden rose…. Grandiflora rose combines the characteristics of the Floribunda and the Hybrid Tea rose. They bloom in a cluster on each stem shaped like a chandelier. Grandiflora roses bloom more frequently than the hybrids, is more susceptible to insects and disease and must be checked frequently the signs.
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ll roses prefer a spot in your garden that receives at least six to eight hours of full sun a day and a rich, organic, well drained soil. Roses can be purchased as bare-root, growing in plastic containers, or growing in biodegradable containers. Each plant directions that is located on the label for each rose is a little different.
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Hybrid Tea Bewitched
Plant Habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: up to 5 feet Foliage color: Large, apple green Flower color: Even cotton candy pink Petal count: 25- 30 Flower form: Full, formal
Elina
Plant Habit: Medium-tall Stem Length: Long Foliage color: Deep green Flower color: Radiant soft yellow Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Full
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HybridTea Brandy
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 4-6 feet Foliage color: Dark green Flower color: Blending of warm apricot hues. Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double
Good as Gold
Plant Habit: Tall Plant Height: 4 ¼- 5 ¼ Foliage color: Rich Green Flower Color: Deep golden orange-yellow finished with a kiss of red Petal count: around 30 Flower form: Double, formal
Blue Girl
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 2.5-3 feet Foliage color: Large, dark green Flower color: Silvery lilac-lavender Petal Count: 30-35 Flower form: Double
First Prize
Plant habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 4-10 feet Foliage color: Large, dark green, leathery Flower Color: Swirled hues of rose-pink Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: double
Falling in Love
Plant Habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet Foliage color: Deep green Flower color: Creamy buds open to reveal a warm pink interior Petal count: around 25 Flower form: Classical, double. Spiraled, long-lived.
Honor
Plant Habit: Very Tall Plant Height: 4 – 5 ½ feet Foliage color: Large, dark green. Bronzy-red new foliage Flower color: Crisp bright white Petal count: 25- 30 Flower form: Double.
Full Sail
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 3-5 feet Foliage color: Dark glossy green Flower Color: Bright clean white Petal count: 30- 35 Flower form: Classic HT
Hotel California
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 4 -6 feet Foliage color: Deep green Flower color: Even clear yellow Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Spiraled, formal
Ink Spots
Plant habit: Medium- Tall Plant Height: 3-5 feet Foliage color: Super large dark green Flower Color: Blackened velvety red Petal count: 30- 35 Flower form: Full
Grande Dame
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 5-6 feet Foliage color: Rich glossy green Flower color: Super-saturated rose pink Petal count: over 40 Flower form: Very full & old fashioned, in nodding clusters.
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Hybrid Tea Henry Fonda
Plant Habit: 4 feet Plant Height: 5 feet Foliage color: Deep green, clean Flower color: Deep yellow Petal count: 20-25 Flower form: Double
HybridTea Mister Lincoln
Plant Habit: Tall Plant Height: 3-6.5 feet Foliage color: Dark green Flower color: Velvety deep red Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Fully Double
Miss All-American Beauty
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 3-6.5 feet Foliage color: Huge, green, leathery Flower color: Deep hot pink Petal count: 50-55 Flower form: Very full
Perfect Moment
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 4- 5 ½ feet Foliage color: large, dark green Flower color: Deep yellow with a broad red edging Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double
Lasting Love
Marilyn Monroe
Peace
Secret
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 30-35 inches Foliage color: Very dark rich glossy green Flower color: Dusky red blended deep pink Petal count: around 25 Flower form: Classic HT, Double
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 30-35 inches Foliage color: Rich deep green Flower color: most unusual buds of apricot washed with green on the outermost petals open to pure creamy apricot. Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Classical HT, very shapely
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 4- 6 ½ feet Foliage color: Very large, glossy green Flower color: Lemony yellow edged pure pink Petal count: 40-45 Flower form: Very full
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 47 inches-4 ½ feet Foliage color: Green, mahogany-red new foliage Flower color: Cream brushed with rich pink Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Fully Double
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New Zealand
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 30inches- 5 feet Foliage color: Glossy deep green Flower color: Soft creamy pink Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Fully Double
St. Patrick
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 39 inches-5 feet Foliage color: Grey-Green Flower color: Yellow-gold shaded Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Fully Double
Rio Samba
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 5-6 feet Foliage color: Dark green Flower color: Blushing yellow Petal count: about 25 Flower form: Double
Stainless Steel
Plant Habit: Tall Plant Height: 5-7 feet Foliage color: Large, deep green Flower color: Silvery lavender Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Full
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Hybrid Tea
Sunset Celebration
Plant Habit: Medium Plant Height: 31 inches-4 feet Foliage color: Deep green Flower color: Warm apricot amber Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Spiraled, formal
Touch of Class
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 5-6 feet Foliage color: Deep green, mahogany new foliage Flower color: Glowing coral-pink Petal count: about 30 Flower form: Double
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Floribunda Tiffany
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 3-4 feet Flower color: Phlox pink with a yellow base Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double
Sun Struck
Plant Habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 4- 5.5 feet Foliage color: Rich glossy green Flower color: Shades of gold with a yellow “peacock” fan pattern on the reverse. Petal count: near 30 Flower form: Classic hybrid tea form, fully double
Brilliant Pink Iceberg
Plant habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 2 ½- 5 feet Foliage color: Glossy medium green Flower Color: Deep pink and cream blend Petal count: 18-24 Flower form: double
Iceberg
Plant habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 30 inches- 5 feet Foliage color: Dark green Flower Color: Ice white Petal count: 20-25 Flower form: In clusters
Distant Drums
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 5b – 9b Foliage color: Medium green, semi glossy Flower Color: Warm tan washed with orchid pink on the outer petals Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Double, in clusters
Julia Child
Plant habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 26-31 inches Foliage color: Bright super-glossy green Flower Color: Warm golden yellow Petal count: over 35 Flower form: old-fashioned, very full
George Burns
Plant habit: Medium - low Plant Height: 30-42 inches Foliage color: Deep glossy green Flower Color: Stripes of yellow, red, pink and cream Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Ruffled, full and decorative.
Jump for Joy
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 32-43 inches Foliage color: Glossy green Flower Color: Peachy-pink Petal count: around 25 Flower form: Ruffled, in large clusters
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Floribunda Ketchup & Mustard
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 35-47 inches Foliage color: Glossy green Flower Color: Ketchup red/mustard yellow bicolor Petal count: about 25 Flower form: up to 4 inches diameter
Koko Loko
Floribunda Judy Garland
Plant habit: Medium-tall Plant Height: 5 feet Foliage color: Glossy Green Flower Color: Chrome yellow blushing to hot orange and scarlet Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: In clusters
Pumpkin Patch
Livin’ Easy
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 30 inches -5 feet Foliage color: Bright glossy Green Flower Color: Warm blendable apricot-orange Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double, ruffled
Sparkle & Shine
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 39-47 inches Foliage color: Glossy green with dark red new growth Flower Color: Glistening long-lasting yellow Petal count: 33-38 Flower form: Classic, Ruffled flowers in cluster
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Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 7b and warmer Foliage color: Bright glossy green Flower Color: Warm caramel orange Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double, formal, often in clusters Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 7b and warmer Foliage color: Bright glossy green Flower Color: Warm caramel orange Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Double, formal, often in clusters
Plant habit: Medium -low Plant Height: 24-35 inches Foliage color: Glossy green Flower Color: Brilliant orange scarlet Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Ruffled, long-lasting
Tree Roses
Purple Tiger White Licorice
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 30-35 inches Foliage color: Deep green Flower Color: Milky chocolate suffusing to unusual lavender Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Classic, fully double
Trumpeter
Plant habit: Medium- low Plant Height: up to 30 inches Foliage color: Bright glossy green Flower Color: Striped and Flecked purple and white Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Very double, in nice cluster
Class: Floribunda Plant habit: Medium height Plant Height: 31-47 inches Foliage color: Deep glossy green Flower Color: Lemon chiffon suffusing to white Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Fully double, spiraled form
Hot Cocoa
Class: Floribunda Plant habit: Medium- tall Plant Height: 35-45 inches Foliage color: Dark glossy green Flower Color: A bicolor-very novel brownish-orange washed with smoke on the topside & a deep rusty-orange on the underside Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Ruffled, double
Ketchup & Mustard
Class: Floribunda Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 31-47 inches Foliage color: Glossy green Flower Color: Lemon chiffon suffusing to white Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Fully double, spiraled form
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Grandiflora Fragrant Plum
Plant habit: Tall Plant Height: 7b- 10b Foliage color: Lush, deep green Flower Color: Lavender blushing purple. Petal count: 20-25 Flower form: double
Climber Love
Plant habit: Medium Foliage color: Very dark green Flower Color: Scarlet red with a pure white reverse. Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: double
Queen Elizabeth
Plant habit: Tall/ Upright Plant: Height: 5-10 feet Foliage color: Large, glossy, dark green, leathery Flower Color: Clear pink Petal count: about 35 Flower form: double
Rock & Roll
Plant habit: Medium Plant Height: 4 4. 7 feet Foliage color: Very deep glossy green Flower Color: Creamy buds open to reveal wild stripes of burgundy, red & white Petal count: 35 plus Flower form: Very full, old-fashioned
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Blaze Improved
Plant habit: Climbing canes 12-14 feet Plant Height: 12-15 feet Flower Color: Pure even red Petal count: 20-25 Flower form: Abundant, in large clusters
Plant habit: Climbing canes 12-14 feet Plant Height: 12-14 feet Foliage color: Glossy dark green Flower Color: Deeply velvety red Petal count: 30-35 Flower form: Fully, shapely
New Dawn
Recommended Fertilizer
Above All
Don Juan
Plant habit: Climbing canes 18-20 feet Plant Height: 10-20 feet Foliage color: Glossy dark green Flower Color: Cameo Pink Petal count: 35-40 Flower form: Double
Plant habit: Long canes 10-14 feet Plant Height: 10-14 feet Foliage color: Glossy medium green Flower Color: Salmon-orange Petal count: 25-30 Flower form: Old-fashioned & cuppy, in large clusters
Iceberg
Plant habit: Climbing canes 12-14 feet Plant Height: 8-15 feet Foliage color: Dark green Flower Color: Ice White Petal count: 20-25 Flower form: Double, in clusters
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Garden Care Guide
Garden Care Guide
Pests and Diseases that affect
Roses
Pests
Aphids: Aphids are sucking insects that attack buds, flowers and new growths and transmit disease from plant to plant. Buds and flower may fail to open and leaves may have a sticky deposit. Recommended Insecticide: Actara, Pegasus, Vertimec, Selecron, Karate Thrips: Thrips are very small sucking insects that feed on flowers and occasionally leaves can transmit disease from plant to plant. Infested buds may not open and flowers may be deformed exhibiting water soaked spots. Leaves may appear pitted, stippled, silvery or bleached. Recommended Insecticide: Selecron
Snail & Slug: These molluscs will leave holes and notches in the leaves, flowers, and roots and may chew off the growing tips. Chewed areas may also appear on buds. These nocturnal pests travel on a layer of slime and this slime trail is evidence of their presence. Recommended Insecticide: Deadline Scale: Scale are sucking insects that attach themselves to and feed on the underside of leaves, in leaf axils, on pseudobulbs and on rhizomes. They often are hidden under old leaves and pseudobulb sheaths. Severe infestations cause chlorotic areas to appear on the leaves and plant surfaces which will yellow and may darken and can cause the leaf to drop prematurely. Recommended Insecticide: Pegasus, Karate
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Caterpillars: These are the immature stage of moths and butterflies. While not common, they are voracious feeders that can do a great deal of damage to flowers and leaves in a short period of time. Recommended Insecticide: Deadline Spider Mite: Mites typically feed on the underside of the leaves and can be found under the leaves as small, red to brown pests. A hand lens may be needed to see them. Leaf undersides may have webbing and brown splotches from the mite excrement. The upper surface of a damaged leaf may have a silvery sheen that eventually becomes sunken and turns brown. Leaves maybe streaked, stippled or spotted due to lack of chlorophyll. Recommended Insecticide: Pegasus, Vertimec, Selecron
RATE SHEET
ACTARA ENGEO VERTIMEC KARATE SELECRON AMISTAR RIDOMIL SCORE SANCOZEB REVUS PEGASUS KOCIDE
13GM PER 5 GALLONS 2.5ML PER 4 LITRE 3ML PER 4 LITRE 5ML PER 4 LITRE 15-30ML PER LITRE 5GM PER 4 LITRE 20GM PER 4 LITRE 2.5-5ML PER 4 LITRE 20-80GM PER 4 LITRE 1ML PER 4 LITRE 5ML PER 4 LITRE 60GM PER 4 LITRE
Mealy Bug: Mealybugs are sucking insects that attack any part of the plant but tend to stay tucked away at the junction of leaf and stem. Severe infestations cause chlorotic areas to appear on the leaves, which may darken, causing the leaf to yellow and drop prematurely. Recommended Insecticide: Actara Whiteflies: Whiteflies are small, moth-like insects that attack buds, flowers and new growth. The tell-tale sign of whiteflies is a cloud of tiny white insects arising from an affected plant when it is moved or disturbed. Recommended Insecticide: Actara, Pegasus, Vertimec, Karate
Diseases
FUNGICIDES
Bacterial Soft & Brown Rots: These are small water-soaked spots that appear on the leaves and often are surrounded by yellow halos. If unchecked, the infection will rapidly rot the leaves and roots and spread more slowly into the rhizomes or pseudobulbs. The wet rot may have a foul odour and has a water soaked appearance. Recommended Fungicide: Amistar, Ridomil, Sancozeb
Fusarium Wilt: Fusarium blocks the flow of moisture through the plant’s vascular system plugging the phloem. Infested leaves are yellow, thin, shrivelled, wrinkled or wilted and eventually die. Recommended Fungicide: Amistar, Ridomil, Sancozeb
Rose Mosaic: This disease is caused by a complex or virus and is characterized by a yellow pattern on the leaves. the pattern vary considerably, ranging between all-over fine blotches to pattern on lines in waves. the pattern may appear on a few or many leaves. Plants are infected by this virus at propagation using infected plant material. Recommended Fungicide: Ridomil Rose Rust: This appears as yellow patches on the surface of leaves, with orange pustules of spores underneath the leaf. The fungus is spread by wind. Affected leaves fall prior to healthy ones and plants may be defoliated in serious infections. Recommended Fungicide: Ridomil, Score, Amistar
Black Spot: The Spots, which may be as much as 12mm across, are generally circular and have an irregular edge often with a yellow halo. Leaves frequently turn yellow and fall
early. Sometimes new leaves are produced, and these may also become infected. Continual defoliation will cause weakness, dieback or death of the plant. Some very susceptible species may have stems affected with a considerable reduction in plant vigor. Recommended Fungicide: Amistar Powdery Mildew: This is very fine, powdery coating on the surface of buds and leaves. Significant cases have stems and particularly thorns, infected. Attacks on young leaves and buds will cause deformity with retardation of growth. Infected buds will fail to open. The disease is likely in hot, humid weather, with fungal spores overwintering on the stems and fallen leaves. Recommended Fungicide: Score
Sooty Mold: This appears as black, dry powder on leaves similar to chimney soot. Many sooty molds grow on the honeydew produced by sap-sucking insects such as aphids and soft scales. It does no direct damage to plants but surface cover of leaves will reduce the plant’s capacity to photosynthesize and create an unsatisfactory plant appearance. Recommended Fungicide: Ridomil, Sancozeb
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GARDEN FEED ROSES is a Complete Compound Fertilizer with Macro Elements or Primary Elements and Micro Elements or Minor Elements to be used through applications dilluted in soil or foliar applications. It is indicated to specifically nourish garden roses. Its composition is designed to accentuate the visual characteristics of flowers, such as number, size, color, and odor. Special formula for Roses with a high Potassium concentration. Benefits: - It stimulates flowering. - Quick Growth.- Greater number of buds. - More intense colors. - Durability of flowers. - More resistance against diseases Method of used: DOSE 25 gram cup per 1 gallon of water. 1-1.5 kilograms per 200 liters of water. Apply to the soil around the plant.
APPLICATION STAGE During the entire life cycle of plants. Apply every 15 days.
SAFETY Garden Feed does not burn foliage or roots of plants when used directly.
Analysis Total Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P2O5) Potassium (K2O) Chelated Iron (Fe) Zinc (Zn)
18.0000% 24.0000% 16.0000% 0.1000% 0.0600%
Available Presentations 500 Grams (Carton: 48 Units) 1000 Grams (Carton: 30 Units)
Chelated Manganese (Mn) Copper (Cu) Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0500% 0.0500% 0.0005%