{"id":10485,"date":"2025-12-06T22:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/rose-bare-root\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T22:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:38:24","slug":"rose-bare-root","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/rose-bare-root\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Bare Root"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"inBox group result_content\" data-resource_id=\"726\" data-selected=\"0\" id=\"eRecord_726\">\n<h2><strong><span>Rose &#8211; Bare Root<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<br \/><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Q:<span>  <\/span>Where can I get bare root roses and is now the time to plant them?<span>  <\/span>Also, when do I trim back (the lower branches) of a Japanese black pine? H.T.C., Dallas.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">A:<span>  <\/span>Many of the local nurseries have, or will soon have, bare root roses for sale. However, most would agree that planting container roses is a much better way to go. You will also have more success and less frustration by planting antique and other easy to maintain roses. They are available now and should planted as soon as possible. <\/font><\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">ORGANIC ROSE PROGRAM 2011<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Roses are actually easy to grow and should only be grown organically since they are one of the best medicinal and culinary herbs in the world. When they are loaded with toxic pesticides and other chemicals, this use is gone, or at least, it should be. Drinking rose hip tea or using rose petals in teas or salads sprayed with synthetic poisons is a really bad idea. For best results with roses of any kind, here&#8217;s the organic program that really works.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">SELECTION<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Buy and plant well-adapted roses for your area. Old roses will have the largest and most vitamin C filled hips. They are also the most fragrant and the best looking bushes for landscape use. However, any roses can be grown with this program.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">PLANTING<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Prepare rose beds by mixing the following into existing soil to form a raised bed: 6\u201d compost, \u00bd\u201d lava sand, \u00bd\u201d of decomposed granite, 20 lbs. of dry molasses, 20 lbs. of whole ground cornmeal, 30 lbs. zeolite and 20 lbs. of sul-po-mag  per 1,000 sq. ft. Remove all the soil from the root balls and soak the bare roots in water with Garrett Juice and one of the mycorrhizal fungi products per label directions. Spread roots out radiating from the trunk and settle the soil around plants with water. For root stimulation, Garrett Juice can be added to the soaking water or added when watering in the plants. Use the products at the same mixing rates used for spraying.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">MULCHING<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">After installing the plants, cover all the soil in the beds with  \u00bd &#8211; 1 inch of compost or earthworm castings followed by 2 &#8211; 3&#8243; of shredded native tree trimmings mulch. Do not pile the mulch up on the stems of the roses.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">WATERING<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">If possible, save and use rainwater for irrigation. If not, add one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar per gallon of water or Garrett Juice at half spray mix rate.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">FEEDING SCHEDULE<\/p>\n<p>\tRound #1:<\/font><\/b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> organic fertilizer or dry molasses @ 20 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft.,  zeolite @ 40 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft. and whole ground cornmeal at 10 &#8211; 20 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft. <\/font><\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Round #2:<\/b> organic fertilizer @ 20 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft., greensand @ 40 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft., soft rock phosphate or Flora Stim at 30 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Round #3:<\/b> organic fertilizer such as alfalfa meal @ 20 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft., and sul-po-mag @ 20 lbs. \/ 1,000 sq. ft.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">PEST CONTROL  <\/font><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Apply dry granulated garlic to the soil. <\/font><\/li>\n<li>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">For insect pest and disease control in general, spray roses every 30 days with Garrett Juice and garlic tea or Bio Wash. <\/font><\/li>\n<li>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">For thrips, apply beneficial nematodes to the soil in early spring or when foliage begins to grow.  <\/font><\/li>\n<li>\n<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">For more information, read Texas Gardening &#8211; The Natural Way.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"dirtdoctor-library":[],"class_list":["post-10485","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-d","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rose Bare Root - The Dirt Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rose Bare Root - The Dirt Doctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rose &#8211; Bare Root Q: Where can I get bare root roses and is now the time to plant them? 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