Tea rose bush growing
The tea rose bush is a variety of rose that has beautiful., pleasant scented flowers. This rose needs special maintenance in order to grow properly.
Tools and materials
- Pruning shears
- Gardening gloves
- Mulch
- Watering can
- Bone meal
- Rose food
Planting
A tea rose bush will need 3 feet of room in which to grow and at least 4 hours of sunlight daily. Choose a proper place in your garden for the bush. Make sure to clean the area around it and apply mulch around its base in order to contain moisture more efficiently.
Feeding
You must water the tea rose bush at least one a week mostly in the morning. In hot days, the plant requires more often watering. Once new blossoms stop appearing, you should apply some bone meal and rose food to the base of the plant.
Pruning
Early spring is the best time of the year in which to prune a tea rose bush. Pruning involves removing the dead wood and growth from the bush, thus making more room for blooms. Bone meal and rose food should be reapplied to the soil around the base of the plant.