Recommendations for watering roses.

Roses need more water than many garden plants to keep them healthy and blooming all summer.
​
Roses need about 1 inch of water each week

• This is about the amount in a 5 gal. bucket
• Hold your favorite watering wand over a 5 gal. bucket and time how long it takes to fill it up.  This is how long you should water each rose bush.
• If possible, water at the base of the plant or use drip irrigation
• If you use an overhead sprinkler, water in the early morning so the leaves will dry quickly (to prevent fungus disease) and water deeply and infrequently so that the leaves are not constantly damp.

Water wand

Sprinkler

Drip Irrigation