Every gardener has his own favorite soil mix combination. Roses are heavy feeders and they need our help to thrive in pots year round. Here I am sharing my favorite soil mix to keep my rose happy growing in the pot on my patio.
Enjoy and happy gardening!
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Is your garage heated? If not please explain more how to winterize the pot roses. My garage is not heated and it's a pole barn really, just for cars but it gets cold my roses did so much better in pots when I first got them, then I planted in ground and got a whole host if bugs. Olga I'm very interested in the container Roses please. Love ya always! ❤
Did you plant the container rose with the crown below the surface or substantially above to allow for settling?
I planted some container roses with crown at surface but once the added mulch broke down I found the crown buried. I've attempted to remove about 3 inches of soil and then added some of the same cow manure as yours around the surface. Now for some reason I'm getting a die back of canes on some roses which were originally doing ok except for black spot. I've actually lost a few roses with some dying quickly. I'm not sure if this was caused by the crown being buried for a time, the addition of the cow manure or root rot from rain? Whichever, it's been very disheartening.
Hi Olga, what can I add to improve soil of an existing pot without repotting- cow manure mixed in on top?
Hello Olga, I am very impressed with your container planting tutorial. Wishing you and your family blessings as we proceed thru the Fall.
Take us along with how the rose does. Wonderful video
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This will be interesting to follow along especially as the name is unknown. Quite exciting.
Our natural soil here in Northern California is clay. Clay you can make pots out of, so putting in containers is out. I used to use just potting mix but found out that after a few years it goes hydrophobic. You water the pot, soak it, and then when you dig into the pot it is bone dry under the surface, the water just ran through it. I was told by another rose person they add 25% fresh compost to the potting mix and I have tried this and it holds so much more water now. And the roses have been taking off like rockets. You are the first person here on YouTube I have seen who has brought up the fact that potting soil alone is not that great, so well done for that.
She looks beautiful and that new pot. I’m sure she’s gonna be very happy.🥰
Thank you very much for sharing 🌹🥀🌹🌝👍
Love your advice. How about a class in planting roses in your garden.