How to Grow Old Roses
- 1). Grow the old rose in an area where it will receive six hours or more of direct sun per day.
- 2). Keep a 3-foot clearance around the old rose bush to provide good air circulation. This will help it avoid fungal diseases.
- 3). Provide the old garden rose with 1 inch of water per week. During hot weather you may need to water more often. If it appears to be wilting it, water it.
- 4). Feed the old rose with rose food, at the rate recommended by the manufacturer for the age and size of your plant. Stop fertilizing completely six weeks before your first frost date. This helps signal the plant that it's time to go dormant.
- 5). Prune once-blooming old roses right after blooming and only to remove dead canes and those that are crossing over others. Roses that repeat bloom can be pruned more heavily.
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