Caring For Your Roses In July
As the roses finish their first flush of blooms and the heatwave continues, there is still plenty to enjoy in your garden in July and plenty of jobs to be done. Keep reading to find out how our Rosarians are caring for their roses throughout the warm weather and what other jobs they will be doing in their garden this month.
Deadhead Your Flowers
Deadheading your roses in July after their first flush of blooms tidies up your plant and allows the rose to put it’s energy into new growth. The sooner you deadhead your roses once they have gone over, the sooner you will get another flush of flowers, if you have a repeat-flowering rose. This is also a great time to tidy up your rose and get rid of any unneeded stems.
To learn more about deadheading your roses, click here
Make Sure Your Roses Are Getting Enough Water
After the recent heat waves, the most important thing you can do for your roses in July is to make sure they are getting enough water, especially if they are in a pot. Long dry spells will cause your rose to dry out and delay it’s next flowering period.
The best way to know if your rose is getting enough water is to test the soil with your finger.
For more advice on how to water your rose click here
Feed Your Roses
If you haven’t already, July is the perfect time to give your roses a feed with a slow-release fertiliser, once the flowers have gone over. This will give them the best chance of producing an abundance of blooms on the second flush and will help support the plant after the recent heat wave. Because the weather has been so hot, you will need to water your granular feed into the soil to make sure it is absorbed.
If your roses are still flowering, you can give them a liquid feed to keep the plant healthy and producing more flowers.
Our Rosarian’s top picks for rose feed are Top Rose for a granular feed and Uncle Tom’s Rose Tonic for a liquid feed.
Click here to find out more about feeding your roses
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