I forgot what it is called. My husband always seems to mulch the roses too much, covering even the first few branches. I suspect that it is bad for them and they need to "breathe" a bit. What is the right way to do it?
2007-03-26 01:49:16 · 4 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Put the rose bush in the ground up to the knobby thing. (don't worry about what it's called, I forget too.) As far as mulch, I leave about a 2" to 4" circle around the base of the bush. Too much mulch can cause the roots to stay too wet or too dry and cause bugs or diseases and your rose bush might die.
Good luck with your beautiful roses.
2007-03-26 02:23:32 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The knobby thing is the graft. It's where the pretty rose was joined to the hardy rose because the pretty rose isn't strong enough to grow on its own roots. If you cover it, the pretty rose will die and the hardy rose, or rootstock, will bloom. My yard is like the island of misfit roses becuase I have all the rootstocks of hybrid tea roses they planted 30 years ago, and I love them all.
2007-03-26 05:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no do not cover it u will kill the bush all plants have that ring even where the branch meets the trunk
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2016-12-08 11:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by bocklund 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋