DATE/WEEK OF

MAINTENANCE TO BE

PERFORMED

March 16

Remove winter protection; plant bare root roses

Don’t fertilize newly planted roses for a year

March 31 & April 1 prune & feed

Prune all roses; feed Osmocote, 10-10-10, spray daconil2787

**Immunox may be substituted for Funginex throughout

April 13

Spray immunex

Soil samples.

Maybe need lime 50 #

April 27

feed fish emulsion

Plant container roses when available

May 4

Spray daconil

May 11 &

May 25

Spray daconil

Miracle-Gro

Spray immunex

*Daconil may burn roses in hot weather. Be sure roses are well watered. Spray early or late.

June 1

Spray immunox

June 15

feed Osmocote, 10-10-10

June 29

Spray daconil 2787

Treat insects as needed

July 6

*feed Miracle-Gro

July20

Spray immunox

August 3

feed fish emulsion

Aug 17

Spray daconil

Aug 31

September 14

Spray immunex, put down winter feed

30 # green sand

300# triple phosphate (0-46-0)

September 28

October 12

Spray Daconil 2787

Stop dead heading

October 26

Continue spraying until hard frost prune

Cut back to waist high as stand in bed

Take off leaves

Nov 9 Nov 23

Apply winter protection

Keep spraying

Mulch