Episode: #10 4/11/06
Presenter

Roses are long term plants and the investment you make at the planting time will reward you for decades so preparation is the essence of long term results

Spring is great time to plant out roses from pots for two reasons; number one you can choose the plant while it is in flower so you know what you are going to get and two because the plants take of like a red rocket.

Neville?s recommendations for top performing roses are:

• Mister Lincoln (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Large-Flowered, ?Mister Lincoln) is a stunning perfumed deep red.

• The Iceberg (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Cluster-Flowered, ?Iceberg?) clan including the original white flower as well as blushing Pink, Brilliant Pink and Burgundy forms and are all outstanding performers.

• Sundance (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Large-Flowered, ?Sundance?) is Australia?s first Gold medal winner from the Australian trial gardens at Adelaide.

• Dearest (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Cluster-Flowered, ?Dearest?) is a top performing floribunda,

• Seduction (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Cluster-Flowered, ?Seduction?) the worlds number two standard rose variety.

• Lorraine Lee (Rosa, Old Rose, Old Climbing Tea, ?Lorraine Lee?) is an Aussie original producing a great show of flowers in Winter through to early spring.

• Gold Bunny (Rosa, Modern rose, Modern Climber, Cluster-Flowered ?Gold Bunny?) a top performing yellow flowerer.

• Pierre De Ronsard (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Climber, Large-Flowered, ?Pierre De Ronsard?) the best small climbing rose in town.

• David Austin Ambridge (Rosa, Modern Rose, Modern Shrub, Large-Flowered, ?Ambridge Rose?) has a lovely perfume and glorious big bouncy flowers.

Dig a hole 2 to 3 times the pot size lift out the soil

Add organics like a combination of cow manure and a new soil improver Moisture Worx as these work brilliantly together. Moisture Works Plus is an organic carbon material that is a by product of burning coal for electricity and consists of fine particle ash.

In sandy soils it binds sand particles together improving the moisture holding capacity of sand as well as holding onto moisture and plant food. This is all good for enhancing plant growth.

It has as a natural beneficial bacterial culture included as well as an activator. This means the mix is alive with soil borne goodies which help to extract the foods from the soil the cow manure and make this available to the plant.

So the best time to apply is at planting time the second best time is later on when you are about to mulch your existing rose plants. Just sprinkle a layer on the soil and cover it with a layer of mulch.

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