How to Grow Yellow Roses

If you are looking for just the right flowers to enhance that spot in your garden that needs a boost of color, yellow roses just might be the answer. These cheerful roses were once considered a symbol of dying love and jealousy. Fortunately that has all changed and yellow roses are viewed as symbols of friendship and platonic love representing sunshine and happiness. Growing yellow roses in your yard or garden will bring you years of joy. Following a few simple guidelines will ensure healthy vigorous rose bushes that will brighten the dullest day.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Compost/manure
• Water
• Bucket
• Rose food
• Rose bush

Choosing a Location

1. Choose an area that receives at least 6 hours of sunshine each day with some morning sun. Without adequate sun your roses may not bloom. Although some roses will bloom in partial shade, they really do best in a sunny location.

2. Consider the size of a full grown bush and allow plenty of room for it to grow to maturity. Take the height of a full grown bush into consideration.

3. Choose a location that will become a permanent spot for your rose bush. Although they can be transplanted, it is always a risk to move entire plants. Keep in mind that surrounding trees will grow and take care not to plant your rose bush in an area that will be overcome with shadows in a few years.

Soil Requirements

4. Plant roses in well drained soil. Although roses love water, soggy soil will prevent roots from absorbing nutrients from the soil.

5. Provide rich friable soil that has been amended with plenty of organic matter. Adding compost or manure to the soil prior to planting a rose bush will give it a nice boost.

6. Maintain PH levels between 5.5 and 7.0 for optimum growth. You can purchase an inexpensive soil test at your local garden supply or hardware store to perform a quick and easy test of the PH level in your soil. Follow the recommendations included in the kit to raise or lower the PH level of your soil.

Watering and Feeding Roses

7. Water newly planted roses often to maintain moisture while the plant develops strong roots. You should water whenever the top 2 inches of soil becomes dry.

8. After the first month of growth, begin giving your roses a good soaking every two weeks. Under normal conditions, no other watering is needed. During extended periods of hot dry weather, it may be necessary to provide water at closer intervals.

9. Begin fertilizing your new rose bush at three months. Purchase fertilizer designed for roses from a reputable company such as Miracle Gro or Rapid Grow and follow the instructions on the container. These require mixing the granular fertilizer with a bucket of water, but may also be used with a sprayer.

Tips & Warnings

• Always soak the root ball in tepid water, and trim old dead roots away before planting a new rose bush.
• Thoroughly water a newly planted rose bush.

Resources

• Sources for Yellow Roses