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heres tips from mr.bill right here on how to prune a rose

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/pruningroses.htm

i didnt see this though:
when cutting off a flower cut above the 5 leaflet at a 45 degree angle (the set of leave with 5 of them to a stem). The 45 degree angle will keep water from lying flat on top of there and creating any disease or fungus. I also when I cut flowers i seal the can with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip just dip into the alchol and apply to where i just cut with the q-tip. Also try and disenfect your pruners before doing any cutting and after every cut if the rose bush has a disease problem or fungus.

heres something i wrote about roses in somewhere else in the forum

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mix:

1 tablespoon baking soda
2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
And a gallon of water

Put in a spray bottle spray on your rose bush this solution helps to prevnt and treat mildew and black spots if you see mildew or black spots spray every 2 weeks in the morning.



To get rid of insects
mix:
1 part dish toap to 2 parts water in a spray bottle shake well
and spray directly on the insect infestaition
best to spray in the morning

or you can buy lady bugs to put on your roses and other plants that have bug problems.


Oh and heres a great fertilizer you could use on your roses,

whenever you boil hard boiled eggs save the water set it aside to cool completely and then poor it around the base of your roses.

another thing when watering your roses always water at the base of your rose to lessen the chance of mildewing leaves and getting black spots on them!
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I expect to see pictures of you roses please! i just love them!

If you want it to really take off... Sprinkle a cup of Epsom Salt around and water it in they love that.