• Plant your rose where it will get at least six hours of sun each day
• Dig a hole at least 18 inches in diameter and 18 inches deep.
• Discard half the soil and replace it with compost, composted cow manure, peat moss or Espoma Organic Planting Mix.
• Mix approximately 3 cups of Espoma Rose-tone into amended soil. Refill the hole with enough soil so that when the plant is planted, the soil level is the same as the surrounding area.
• Add mulch and water.

Tips when Caring for Roses:

• Feed monthly with Espoma Rose-tone throughout the growing season.
• Prune to promote blooms
• Wear gloves!
• Prune in late winter, when the buds begin to swell.
• Consider plant shape. A rose bush, for example, benefits from the air circulation of an “urn” or vase shape.
• Clean cuts are best. “Bypass” style cutters work very well.
• Clip off any old dead “canes” (stems) or dead portions of them, as close to the plant base (or next to a bud) as possible.
• Water deeply and infrequently – but not the leaves or flowers – that will promote disease! Water in the morning to discourage black spot and mildew.
• Treat disease promptly. Espoma Earth-tone 3 n 1 safely kills fungus, insects & mites.

Make Mother’s Day Rosier than Ever! Give a gift that lives on: A Rose planting.