Northeast Gardening: NE Roses 101, 0 by WaterCan2

WaterCan2 wrote:
Sorry to hear that, I have Braithewaite, 2 Margaretas, Golden Celebration, in their second and third years now. I have sandy soil so I have a drip line to each, keep the grass and area around the base clean, planted them with water crystals and a cup of bone meal. I also use a copper based fungicide once a week during the growing season. However my temps are zone 7a so there is an obvious difference, and we don't have as many Jap beetles here as on the mainland. I feed them Bayer Advanced once a month. My biggest problem is making sure they get enough water during the hot summer months since our soil drains exceptionally fast..