{"id":825,"date":"2009-04-27T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2009\/04\/organic-rose-care.html"},"modified":"2019-06-20T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T19:13:04","slug":"organic-rose-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2009\/04\/organic-rose-care.html","title":{"rendered":"Organic Rose Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

My organic rose care tips were learned over the course of many summers battling black spot and all sorts of problems. Here are some of my best tips.<\/p>\n

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Organic Rose Care Tips<\/h1>\n

I was on the hunt for some new roses this weekend, but couldn’t find either a Peace, Tropicana, or a nice yellow to add to my little rose garden. I have five roses (if you don’t count the rosa rugosa twig that lived – I stuck in the ground on the edge of the woods – it leafed out!). I have two climbing red “Blaze” roses, two gorgeous salmon pink “Sonia” roses (today’s picture is my Sonia from last summer), and one tiny pink “Fairy” rose.<\/p>\n

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Can You Grow Roses in Virginia?<\/h3>\n

Many people warned me not to grow roses in the country. I heard horror stories galore from local gardeners. I’d always wanted to grow roses, so I bought some roses at the local discount store (aptly named Roses – not kidding here) and off I was into rose gardening.<\/p>\n

My roses are thriving. The leaves are glossy and green, except for Blaze, which has the ruby bronze leaves I love. They turn green later. I’ve got buds galore on the Sonia. The Fairy rose has doubled in size.<\/p>\n

So what’s my secret? Organic rose care.<\/p>\n

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My Best Organic Rose Care Tips<\/h2>\n

My roses are planted in the flower garden directly over our water well. Because they’re all so close to my drinking water supply, I will not use any chemicals.<\/p>\n

So here’s how I cope with all that nature throws at my beauties – my organic rose care regimen.<\/p>\n