Planting in the garden Dig a hole twice as deep and twice as wide as the rose pot. Amend your soil: Mix ½ bag of good garden compost and about ½ cup of Antique Rose Farm fertilizer in with the soil of the hole. Water the hole making sure everything is wetted thoroughly. Remove rose from the pot, attempt to keep soil and roots intact, and place in hole. Refill with dirt around the rose plant, making sure if grafted to bury graft at least 2 inches. Tamp dirt and sprinkle with one cup of lime and ½ cup of Antique Rose Farm fertilizer around the drip line. Water in well! Keep watered until established (3-4 weeks) Planting in a pot Pot needs to be at least 20 inches deep and 20 inches in diameter – for best results a half whiskey barrel size is ideal
Antique Rose Farm Fertilizer
When planting your roses: Mix ½ cup in with the soil under the rose and sprinkle another ½ cup around the drip line Using on established roses: Scratch in 2 cups around the drip line 3 times a year; in March (after the last frost), after the first set of blooms (usually June), and after the second set of blooms (usually August). Using on potted roses: March – September scratch in ½-1 cup around drip line and water in Using garden lime: Scratch in 1 cup of garden lime with first fertilizing only (March)