Don’t want to keep everything in your head at once? Here you can see the tasks for own-root roses month by month, and jump straight to the month where the detailed description is (planting, watering, pruning, soil/pH, nutrients, plant protection, mulch, overwintering). The calendar is a guide: it can be fine-tuned according to the weather and your site. Which month’s tasks would you like to check quickly now?
Seasonal focus areas Spring Summer Autumn Winter January February March April May June July August September October November December
Spring: early spring pruning, starter feed, refreshing mulch.
Summer: fine-tuning watering, cutting back spent blooms, prevention.
Autumn: autumn planting, topping up mulch, stopping nitrogen, hygiene.
Winter: tool maintenance, planning, covering the crowns.
Check overwintering (winter watering), maintain pruning tools. Focus: winter.
Plan winter wash, prepare soil (soil and pH). Focus: winter.
Early spring pruning, spring planting (bare-root). Focus: spring.
Starter nutrients, mulching. Focus: spring.
Set up your watering schedule, preventative plant protection. Focus: spring.
Cut back spent flowers, top up nutrients between flushes. Focus: summer.
Heatwave protocol, pest monitoring. Focus: summer.
Emphasise K, stop N; remove diseased parts. Focus: summer.
Prepare for autumn planting, top up mulch. Focus: autumn.
Autumn planting, prepare winter protection. Focus: autumn.
Pull up crown covering, start overwintering pots. Focus: autumn.
Check overwintering (winter watering), plan next year (varieties, planting spots). Focus: winter.
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