Plant bare root roses. Apply 1 cup superphosphate and 1/2 cup sulfate of potash.
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Prune hybrid tea roses and "old garden rose" varieties. __________________________________________________

Remove all foliage from plant and plant debris from ground.
Spray canes and ground around base of plant with Ortho Dormant Disease Control or wetable powdered sulphur.
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Irrigate newly planted roses every other day for the first three weeks. Withhold water from all other roses.
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Withhold fertilizer until February (except for the nutrients indicated when planting bare root roses, above).
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See Calendar of Events for annual pruning demonstrations and rose care seminars sponsored by SDRS.
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