You can use more natural methods of growing your roses if you hate to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides to keep you roses healthy and blooming. The organic way of growing roses in now catching up and here is some information to help you grow the perfect organic roses.

1. Each bush that you want to plant will need to have a foot of space all around it. This helps the flowers to get the proper amount of circulation. It also helps to prevent leaf diseases for your roses.
2. Purchase organic roses. Buy roses that have a sturdy green stem and no blemishes on them. Bare root roses are best for this.
3. Look for plants green stems, and also for stems that have evenly spaced leaves that are close together.
4. Use well drained soil so that you can promote the healthy growth that will give the flower all of the water and nutrients that it needs from the root to the flower’s head.
5. Soil needs to be prepared so that you can build organically. You should use a raised bead if drainage is a constant problem. Ask your local garden expert for advice on draining the soil
6. Soak your bare root roses in a large container of compost tea for many hours before you plant them.
7. Put up enough good organic soil that is mixed with an equal amount of compost in the middle so that you can spread the roots out and down from where they meet at the trunk.
8. Plant the rose at the point where the stem breaks into the root so that it is at soil level, or approximately 1 inch below the top level if you live in an area that is prone to hard winters.
9. If your roots grow out in a tight circle, then cut a straight slice down each of its four sides. A knife is good for this. Then dig a hole that is 2 inches deeper than the container and at least twice as wide.
10. Mix organic soil garden soil with an equal amount of compost and use your hands to gently spread the roots into the soil mix.
11. Mulch will help prevent your roses from being exposed to weeds, and water stress complications. It will also ensure that your roses remain at their lowest possible maintenance level.
12. Feed your roses organically fertilizer and maintain a regular watering schedule.
13. Water your organic roses deep at the planting. Watering in the early morning is best.
14. Fertilize on a monthly basis with a balanced organic fertilizer. Check the ingredients listed on the labels to ensure that they have nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron and calcium.
15. To help protect your bed against the various types of pests and insects that can plague your roses, put sticky yellow bars every ten feet to catch them.
16. You may use an organic pesticide if the problem is bad.
17. If your pest problem is severe enough, you may use insecticide soap to spray over your roses.

Organic roses have some of the best color and “immune systems” that a rose can have. The fragrance of them can’t be beaten.

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