• In the late winter into the early spring it is best to start
  planning for new roses.
  
• Research and select varieties that meet your needs.
  
• Remove your winter mulch.
  
• Plant any new roses (depending on cultivar and climate).
  
• Apply fungicide.
• Prune any hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas.
• Plant any new roses (depending on cultivar and climate).
• Fertilize and continue disease control.
• Add iron sulfate or chelate as necessary.
• Check for insects and spray for diseases in May.

• Continue to spray for insects and disease.
• Remove spent flowers.
• Water!!!
• Do not fertilize after August 15th.

1. Don't overwater--this avoids the promotion of disease.
   The leaves of the rose should not get wet.
2. Before watering make a little wall of soil around the bush
   so that the water won't flow where you don't want it to flow.
3. Only water as necessary, then do it thoroughly. Despite
   the risk of occasionally muddying the soil and damaging its
   structure with a rush of water, irrigating or flooding is an
   appropriate way to avoid damage from drought without
   wetting the foliage.
   

• In October, withhold water to induce dormancy.
• Cut back tall roses to 36 inches.
• Rake up fallen leaves
• Apply fungicide
• Use winter mulch

Overwintering

Don't start the winter protection of roses before the middle of
November..The worry that frost can destroy the entire display of
roses in the garden oppresses every rose fancier, but it's unfounded
if you pack your plants correctly. Now and then a light frost is even
good for the roses, because it makes them hardier as a result.
Much more dangerous than frost are weather swings. The
warming sun stimulates the resting canes of the roses to put out
new growth. Then a return to cold endangers them doubly.

Pine and spruce branches serve just as well as burlap produced for the covering of bush, climbing, and cascade roses. Also, balling sacking can serve well as sun and winter protection.

At the end of March, carefully remove the spruce branches. The young new growth is easily broken.

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