Growing Roses In Pots/Containers

Growing Roses In Pots/Containers
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Roses can be grown in any pot /Container which has sufficient soil to relate to their growth;the bigger the Rose is intended to be,then the larger the container.A young Rose can be started in container smaller than eventually necessary and repotted as it becomes larger.


I always use John Innes No 3 for my Roses and then I cut the roots to fit the pot they will always grow again just a little finer,before potting prune the Rose hard leaving only a finger length of shoots.

The art of keeping Roses in pots happy is to feed them and water them correctly unfortunately it is almost impossible to communicate this knowledge in writing.

There is no set timetable for Roses need changes according to the season and the weather.Some people are sensitive to a Roses needs and some just never see them.

Signs that your Rose is in badly need of water are :1.the pot is light in weight and the young shoots are drooping and the leaves are pointing downwards.
Signs that your Rose has been over watered are: Yellow leaves and falling leaves.

When a Rose is dormant in Winter or early Spring the top of the soil can be loosened and tipped out of the pot/removed ,it should be relaced with some fresh soil mixed if possible with sa little well rotted manuremost Roses are quite delightful in Pots/Containers ,but they do need more care than those grown in the ground.

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Choose a relatively large, tall pot when growing a rose bush. Many rosarians recommend a pot no less than 15 inches in diameter. Roses send down deep roots, so the taller the container, the better. The soil in pots heats up faster than garden soil, so clay pots are generally better than plastic since clay is slower to transfer heat from the sun into the soil. If you must use plastic pots, use lighter colored plastic, which won't heat up as fast as dark plastic.

Make sure the pots have ample drainage holes in the bottom. and cover them with some old crocks for drainage.

Hope this is of some help to you