Comments on: How to Care for Roses

on 7/8/2009 Have 2 rose plants outdoors. Both are blooming, but the branches and stems below the blooms are bare. The only place there are leaves is around the blooms. What is causing this?

on 6/21/2009 I planted five roses this last Spring. Four are doing great - one isn't living and isn't dying. They are all hooked up to a drip system, mulched and been given rose feed. Does anyone have any suggestions for anything I can do for the one that isn't doing well? Thanks in advance for the help.

on 4/10/2009 Last fall I covered my 3 rose bushes with 3 feet of leaves. How soon do I remove the leaves?

on 6/16/2008 I thought the article here was helpful: http://howtocareforit.com/how-to-care-for-roses.aspx

on 10/14/2007 I have two rose plants, one outside one inside. I have these bugs on them. I don't know what they are. They seem to form little webs on the leaves and buds. The ones I see on my indoor look like little nats. Does anyone know what these may be and how to get rid of them?

on 7/3/2006 Put a couple of drops of dish soap in a squirt bottle and fill with water. Shake it up and wait about 30 minutes for the suds to settle. Spray the entire plant (leaves and flowers) with the mixture. The Japanese beetles hate the soap and stay away. I do this about 3 times each week (but not before expected rain).

on 6/30/2006 After washing my rice, I use the first wash of rice (i.e rice milk) to water my roses. Since practicing this kind of method, my container roses grow healthy, thick stems, deep green stem and leaves, and the best thing is my roses can continually produce gorgeous and pretty blooms.

on 11/22/2005 About 6 inches under my roses I buried a baby diaper (you can use an adult diaper also). The diaper soaks up and holds excess water, and allows your roses to get a drink during dry spells. I treat my tomato plants the same way.

on 11/22/2005 I crush egg shells and use as fertilizer. Just crush them and bury them around the plant.

on 11/22/2005 When we finish a container of milk, I fill it up with water and water the roses with it. The roses love the calcium. Also, you can throw human hair or dog hair in the soil for protein. My rose leaves are deep green.

on 11/22/2005 Forget the pesticides if you have aphids. You can order ladybugs over the web by the gross and as long as there are aphids in the garden the ladybugs will stay.

on 11/22/2005 I fertilize my roses down here in Florida every three weeks. I take rotten bananas, smash them up, cut up the peel and mix it all together. Throw in used coffee grounds, add water to thin it out, mix well, and fertilize.

on 6/11/2007 If trying to get rid of black spot (or any other fungus or pest) be diligent about removing dead leaves from the ground where they've fallen.