5c56 Witherspoon Rose Culture | Durham, NC and Charlotte, NC | Expert Rose Advice

At Witherspoon, we are striving to offer you the best roses and the best advice. With 60 years of experience we have that advice to give you. Here is a month by month guide to help you keep your roses looking their best.

Maintenance Calendar

This calendar was adapted for the North Carolina Piedmont.

January
• Apply dormant spray (Lime-Sulfur) to existing rose bushes.
• Come to the Garden Shop to pick up your new bareroot roses or place your order to be shipped.
• Begin planting bareroot roses.

February
• Prune existing roses.
• Plant bareroot roses.

March
• Apply Witherspoon Premium 2-in-1 Fertilizer to established roses.
• Plant bareroot roses.
• Remove mulch, top dress with a 2" layer of cow manure and replace mulch.

April
• After danger of frost, remove mulch from around the graft.
• Begin regular spraying every 7-10 days through October.
• Plant potted roses.
• Check your Shur-Flo Irrigation System.

May
• If you are NOT using Witherspoon Premium 2-in-1 Fertilizer, apply slow-release fertilizer now or continue monthly feedings of quick-release fertilizer through mid-August (or 6 weeks prior to expected frost).
• Continue planting potted roses.

June-July-August-September-October
• Deadhead roses.
• Water weekly.
• Continue spray program.
• Order new roses in October.

November
• Prepare new beds for planting.
• Order new roses.
• Every 2-3 years, have the soil tested and adjust the pH level to a range of 6-6.5.

December
• Cut back roses to "waist high" about 3 feet.
• Place mulch 6" high over graft for winter protection.
• Order new roses.

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