A couple of tips for you rose gardeners. Do you have a mildew problem? To stop mildew, I add 1/2 teaspoon each of baking powder and dishwashing liquid, and also 1 tabespoon of refined horticultural oil to 1 gallon of water. Stir it well and apply to the foliage of your roses in early spring, late June and early August. Also, try to keep your foliage dry, by avoiding overhead watering and allowing plenty of space between bushes continued air ciculation. Do you want beautiful blooms all season long? Deadhead, Deadhead, Deadhead! I try to deadhead every few days any of the faded or dead hips on my plants. They usually bloom well into July.

We toss banana peels into the dirt around our roses. They're very high in nitrogen and roses love it! I've known folks who have planted a couple of bananas right in along with each rose they've planted!

Is that true, Erin? I've wanted roses in my garden but they always die and do not give as much flowers.
I have banana plants in my orchard, so I will try planting roses near them.

How do you deadhead your rosebush? How long do you cut off the bloom stem?

By placing onion skins and egg s*s around the rose plant would help them to grow healthy....

Posted By SarahV on 3/12/2009 15:11
A couple of tips for you rose gardeners. Do you have a mildew problem? To stop mildew, I add 1/2 teaspoon each of baking powder and dishwashing liquid, and also 1 tabespoon of refined horticultural oil to 1 gallon of water. Stir it well and apply to the foliage of your roses in early spring, late June and early August. Also, try to keep your foliage dry, by avoiding overhead watering and allowing plenty of space between bushes continued air ciculation. Do you want beautiful blooms all season long? Deadhead, Deadhead, Deadhead! I try to deadhead every few days any of the faded or dead hips on my plants. They usually bloom well into July.

I would love to have roses in my garden as well. Do you think this kind of plant would survive in a high temperature country? What are the other things that I should consider if I would have these roses?

placing egg c*s n onion skin and even d unused vitamin capsules and tablts wil make ...the palnts will grow very strong

Posted By SarahV on 3/12/2009 15:11
A couple of tips for you rose gardeners. Do you have a mildew problem? To stop mildew, I add 1/2 teaspoon each of baking powder and dishwashing liquid, and also 1 tabespoon of refined horticultural oil to 1 gallon of water. Stir it well and apply to the foliage of your roses in early spring, late June and early August. Also, try to keep your foliage dry, by avoiding overhead watering and allowing plenty of space between bushes continued air ciculation. Do you want beautiful blooms all season long? Deadhead, Deadhead, Deadhead! I try to deadhead every few days any of the faded or dead hips on my plants. They usually bloom well into July.

thanks for the tips sarahv..i will remember that in case i will plant roses in a pot..

Posted By krishnarao k on 7/26/2009 6:55
placing egg c*s n onion skin and even d unused vitamin capsules and tablts wil make ...the palnts will grow very strong

HI! Krishna, i heard about onion peelings & vitamin capsules, but is it good for the egg s*s to put around rose plant? One of the nursery carer told that we should not put egg s*s because they doesn't mix with soil.

Posted By SarahV on 3/12/2009 15:11
A couple of tips for you rose gardeners. Do you have a mildew problem? To stop mildew, I add 1/2 teaspoon each of baking powder and dishwashing liquid, and also 1 tabespoon of refined horticultural oil to 1 gallon of water. Stir it well and apply to the foliage of your roses in early spring, late June and early August. Also, try to keep your foliage dry, by avoiding overhead watering and allowing plenty of space between bushes continued air ciculation. Do you want beautiful blooms all season long? Deadhead, Deadhead, Deadhead! I try to deadhead every few days any of the faded or dead hips on my plants. They usually bloom well into July.

Thank You, Sarah! for your nice tips, i have a rose garden in front of my house and never followed this type of tip, i followed others, i'm sure i'll try this tips and share the result with my friends too.