How to Plant a Rose Bush

1) Dig a planting hole 15” – 18” deep and wide.

2) In the planting hole, sprinkle 1 cup gypsum (poke holes with a pitchfork to enable it to penetrate deeply).

3) Add approximately 5-6” of PermaTill over the bottom of the planting hole.

When planting a rosebush, as in building a house, you need to lay a good foundation.  The following steps will ensure your rosebush thrives for years to come.

A gardening shovel is placed in a hole in the ground, with a potted plant and gardening tools nearby on a mulch-covered area in a yard.

4) Mix 1 cup lime with the removed soil & add a 2”- 3” layer of the removed soil/lime mixture over the PermaTill.

5) Spread 1 shovelful of compost or rotted barnyard manure over the removed soil/lime mixture in the hole.

6) Sprinkle ½ cup of superphosphate (0-46-0) over the compost or manure. Mix the components well.

7) Add more of the removed soil/lime mixture so when you set the rosebush in the hole, the crown (where the canes come out of the bush) are level or about 1” above ground.

Gardening supplies including a bag of professional growing mix, composted manure, a bag of Milly's Magic rose mix, a bag of triple super phosphate fertilizer, a bag of fast acting lime, and a bag of PennaTill soil amendment, arranged on the ground in an outdoor garden area with bushes and trees in the background.

8) Fill the hole around the rosebush with the remaining soil, but do not pack the soil.

9) Water well & form a 3” trench, about 8” from the crown, around the rose bush to hold the water.

10) Add 2 cups of alfalfa pellets/meal to the trench, water well and cover with soil.

11) Add 4” – 6” of mulch around the rosebush.

12) Newly planted roses should be watered 2-3 times per week until established. Water at the base, not overhead to discourage potential disease.

White flowering bushes in a landscaped garden bed with mulch, in front of a building wall, during daytime.

Note: Based upon soil test analysis of desired planting site, there may be needed modifications to this planting method.