- 1). Prepare the rose bed for planting by ensuring the bed is well-draining and adding sand to the soil if it is not. Add compost or well-rotted manure to increase the nutrient levels. Ideal soil feels like a wrung-out sponge when squeezed. Mix in superphosphate at a ratio of 6 lbs. per 100 square feet of soil. Till the soil to work the additions 12 inches deep into the soil.
- 2). Soak the roots of the bush in water for at least three hours before planting.
- 3). Space the bushes 2 feet apart and rows 5 feet apart. Dig the holes 2 feet deep and 18 inches wide. Fill the hole with soil until it is 8 inches from the surface. Tamp the soil in place. Mound soil around the base of the bush so it forms a cone shape with the top of the cone 3vinches from the surface.
- 4). Plant rose bushes after all chances of frost have passed in the spring, or in early winter in hot climates. Space the bushes 2 feet apart with 5 feet between rows. Remove one plant at a time from the soaking water and trim all damaged roots. Cut off 1 inch from the tip of each root to encourage new growth. Plant the bush in the hole so the roots drape over the cone. Cover the roots with soil and fill the hole with water twice. Backfill the rest of the hole and repeat with the remaining bushes.
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