Stop babying your roses with constant watering, try this instead

I kept losing roses to root rot because I watered them every other day like everyone said. A old grower in Oregon told me to just water them once a week but really deep, like a full 5 gallon bucket per plant. I tried it on my 12 bushes last summer and they bloomed bigger than ever, plus I saved on my water bill. What watering schedule do you guys use for established roses?

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taylor_mitchell802mo ago

I switched to that deep soak method last year too and it worked way better. I use a 5 gallon bucket with a tiny hole drilled in the bottom and just let it drip out over a few hours. My knockout roses went from scraggly to completely covered in blooms.

fiona73722d ago

Yeah Taylor, that's exactly what I'm talking about @taylor_mitchell80, it's crazy how just slowing down the water makes such a huge difference. I tried it on my hydrangeas last summer because they were always wilting by noon and the deep soak kept them happy even through that heat wave we had. Honestly it changed my whole watering routine for the better.

taylor_stone2mo ago

Oh man, that's brilliant. A buddy of mine tried something similar with his tomatoes and said it was the first year he didn't have to water twice a day.