How to Plant Double Knockout Roses

Knockout roses are truly a rose to love. The single Knockout Rose you love the Double Knockout Rose puts you on cloud nine. They make your flower garden look like the large gardens of the wealthy that has a staff of gardeners to tweak every stem. The Double Knockout is so easy to grow. The low maintenance and resistance to disease makes your garden enviromental green. No sprays are needed. You could dig a hole put them in the ground and th Double Knockouts will grow and bloom but with a little care the Knock Outs will perform beyond expectations. The Double Knockout will give you twice the look for the price.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• place to plant roses
• Knockout Rose Bushes
• Mulch
• Fertilizer
• Shovel

1. 

   Decide on location. The newer varieties of Knockout Roses will grow well in the shade as well as full sun. So for that hard to grow plants place in your yard, the Double Knockout Rose is ideal. The Double Knockout Roses come in red or dark pink with a light pink in a semi-double rose.

2. 

   Prepare the soil. Take a shovel or hoe and loosen the soil. Add mulch and fertilizer. Follow the directions on fertilizer bag. Soil should be turned and worked to about two feet into the ground. Now your bed is ready to plant your Double Knockout Roses

3. 

   Figure the number of bushes you’ll need. For best results you’ll need a bush every 3 feet and a minimum of three bushes. This is one time that more is better. The bushes will grow approximately 3 feet wide and three to four feet tall. Buy healthy bushes. If it doesn’t look healthy it usually isn’t. Most online nurseries guaranteed their plants.

4. 

   Dig a hole about 20 inches deep and 18 inches wide. Put about two inches of mulch in the bottom. Remove bushes from containers. Place bush in center of hole. Do not crowd roots. If hole is not big enough make bigger. Fill with mulch. Add water around the base of plant. Jiggle plant while watering to make sure air is out of soil. Ground around plant will sink. Fill with mulch so soil is even with ground. Pat down mulch so it will hold plant straight.

Tips & Warnings

• Watering from roots important the first year.
• Make fresh rose bouquets for your home
• Don't prune until plant is two years old
• Little bouquets look great in bathroom

Resources

• Link Text winter care Knockout Roses
• Link Text spring flower in your home
• Link Textspring vegetable garden

[joanhaines]

on 11/2/2009 This is a good candidate for my beds next year. I love that there is very low maintenance. Do double knock-outs have a scent?

[mardin231]

on 8/21/2009 love roses... thanks

[showpup]

on 8/19/2009 We need to plant more roses around here but I'm always nervous on giving them the proper care. Appreciate your direction. Gave you 5 stars

[anarticle]

on 8/17/2009 Very thorough. I wish I had a green thumb to plant roses. thanks for the info.

[izzytellsall]

on 7/6/2009 What gorgeous roses! Double knockout roses sound like they'd be a lovely addition to our garden.