double knockouts need very little care, I would just make sure the planting area is well drained, but not so well drained it becomes to dry between watering. use a good quality rose food avoiding alot of bone meal, I heard it attracts mice. ferilize once a month with a slow feeder fertilizer designed for roses, it takes alot of energy to produce flowers, and feed them last around a month before dormancy tends to occure ususally after all the leaves would have fallen off the roses depending on the area you live in.
here in ohio our plants go dormant about november near the middle of the month, so I fed the plants roses, crapes, about end of september beginning of october.
knockouts are winter hardy, but you could still winterize as a precaution to see how well they do.
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2007-10-21 05:42:22
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answered by Anonymous
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First choose a sunny location-one that gets at least 4-5 hrs a day. dig a hole slightly larger than the root system of the shrub. Add a small handful of bonemeal in the hole and also add compost to help loosen the soil.Carefully place the shrub into the hole and shovel extra soil around the plant. Water well. NEVER FERTILIZE A NEW ROSE SHRUB WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN BONEMEAL WHEN PLANTING!
2007-10-21 04:21:15
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answered by ladybug 3
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flow have an prolonged communicate with your County Extension Agent. he or she could be interior the telephone e book, and s/he will inform you what works on your section. i could be leery of fall planting, except you get lots of snow on your section -- snow acts like a blanket to guard the recent vegetation from freezing temps. Deciduous many times skill their leaves fall off interior the fall, together as evergreens -- stay green all wintry climate. some perennials could be ok. incredibly, tulips, daffodils, crocus and those varieties of spring bulbs could be planted interior the fall (previous due next month, i could say) and that they are going to offer you your first vegetation of spring. Peony is yet another previous type perennial which could be planted interior the fall. Pansies, reckoning on the wintry climate, are great. they're going to bloom now, and save blooming into the spring, while you're fortunate. For now, you could perk up your porch with some potted vegetation. a number of them can stay interior the storage, and be ok next year, too. (nicely, in line with how chilly your storage gets.) Chrysanthemums, for example. Or those pansies, or perhaps some petunias will stay to tell the story. So will rosemary. good success, have exciting, and start up sluggish! it relatively is going to take you a little while to choose what you like, and what you like. interior the intervening time, you could plant with grass, save it mowed, and dig up the sod slightly at a time as you opt what you love to do. you will even have the entire wintry climate to choose which shrubs to put in for the spring! i could dig countless the holes (a minimum of) precise now, so which you will get an early start up interior the spring.
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answered by trickey 4
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since the roses you chose are so good about being tough and hardy, allyou have to do is make sure their new home is right.... a nice large planting hole where their roots can spread out easily... ammended soil.... wonderful drainage... full sun... granulated slow release bloom food regularly....and plenty of room between plants so that at maturity, they are not running into each other.... they can get quite large if they are happy!!!.... luck to ya!
2007-10-21 06:16:47
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answered by meanolmaw 7
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Roses will bloom a lot and grow fast. So, they need extra fertilizer, full sun, good soil and frequent watering. Prepare a good bed first with a nice mulch later on top. Root stimulator always helps at first. We love roses because they bloom even with neglect but are extra appreciative if you fertilize and water. Keep them from getting leggy by pruing right after Valentine's day.
2007-10-21 04:13:40
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answered by Texas Cowboy 7
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I will skip the details that are given by others, but you must have good conditions:
1. Good suitable soil, buy brand name like miracle grove it is worth it.
2. Good stock to plant.
3. Good suitable hybrid, and good care afterwards, keep them free of effeds,----, ----, weed the bed as needed.
4. Harvest them as needed and selectively so they will have chance to get real large and attractive looking.
5. Prune the bush from time to time.
6. You need to winterised them in fall. This will keep them from loosing the hybrid. If you are in a freeze zone.
2007-10-21 04:53:27
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answered by minootoo 7
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tamp down the backfill to ensure early root/soil contact
2007-10-21 15:49:05
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answered by glenn t 7
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