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.
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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 others.
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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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