How to Use Roses as Companion Plants

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What garden couldn't use a rose bush or two? Their lovely blooms add so much to any garden, and surprisingly, they make good companion plants, too. Don't be intimidated by roses. They take a little more work than some plants, but they are really worth the effort. Read on to learn how to use roses as companion plants.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Bareroot roses or roses in containers
<br>A flower garden or planting area

Step1

Plant your bareroot roses in the fall, or in the spring in very cold climates. They need to be planted deeply, so that the scar on the stem (where the rose is grafted) is just below the surface of the soil. If you plant them in the fall, make sure you mulch them well and deeply. You can plant roses in containers just about any time during the growing season.

Step2

Know that roses love garlic, leeks, chives, onion and parsley. Parsley protects them from rose beetles, and the onion family plants repel aphids, mildew and aphids. Roses do well in a bed of their own, and shrub roses make good hedges and barricades.

Step3

Never plant a new rose bush where an old one has died, the old one could have had diseases that will transfer to the new plant.

Step4

Roses love rich soil and excellent drainage. They need at least six hours of sun per day. Add humus or other organic fertilizer, or water with fish emulsion fertilizer often during the growing season.