ROSE RAMBLER … 12.5.2016
Hello dear rose friends … let’s move right into the promised advice for building the BEST rose garden to accommodate your new roses this winter!
GRA’S GARBLE …
Because rose bushes are so productive with their flowering it’s important to remember as “RULE NO. 1” the more healthy foliage on the bushes, the more flowers you can expect throughout their potential 8-9 months of flowering. Your roses will produce healthy foliage with good soil preparation prior to planting and using the organic management spray program throughout the season will be a bonus.
Prepare each planting hole in your garden beds as follows:
- With a fork (a shovel will cut through worms … ouch!) dig a really rough hole about 400 x 400 x 450 deep and fork the walls and base of hole;
- Place the soil / clay in a wheelbarrow and blend in about 50% organic compost or animal manure (not raw chook poo or mushroom compost!) a scattering of rock dust and a half-handful of organic fertilizer.
- Put all of the above back in the hole – yes, it will create a mound but when well-watered, this will settle – water over with seaweed solution weekly.
Q. What do you call a man without a shovel? A. Douglas
That’s the ‘bones’ of soil preparation for planting something new in your garden and now I’d like to take it a step further by explaining what more you can do to make your soil highly productive and full of life-giving energy so planting ANYTHING in your garden is vibrant and retains vitality which means you grow a garden to love and continually enjoy …
- Every garden has its own type of soil – good bugs which allow earthworms to breed and flourish, good fungus to balance the soil which in turn permits organic fertilizer, minerals and microbes to be taken up by plants;
- When you add a bit of leaf litter to the new planting hole from anywhere in your garden – under trees, from the veggie garden, the compost heap, etc. that litter will contain microbes which are already present in YOUR garden and they’ll readily proliferate in the new space!
- Because our Australian soils are so depleted of minerals, Munash Rock Dust along with Renew (sea mineral microbe activator) and seaweed solution are highly recommended additions to garden preparation and ongoing maintenance.
Q. Patient: what do the x-rays of my brain show? A. Doctor: NOTHING!
NEW CATALOGUE – AUSTRALIAN ROSARIAN
It’s been a few years since we produced a new catalogue and we’re excited to present it to you here …
www.rosesalesonline.com.au/the-australian-rosarian-catalogue
We hope to inspire you to plant more beautiful roses in your garden this winter … if you need assistance with planning, please email your ideas and Diana will be able to guide you into selecting the most appropriate varieties of roses to make your garden an absolute pleasure for you and all who visit!
SPOIL MUM EVERYDAY!
Due to the appalling weather last weekend,
we’re extending our Mother’s Day special
to this weekend!
THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY
bring your Mum to the Rose Farm at Clonbinane and
BUY ONE ROSE, GET ONE FREE!*
*Terms & Conditions apply.
Cheers from us here at Clonbinane … Graham, Diana & Mooi
