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Rose Care Calendar
The following is a generalized calendar for rose care in the Truckee Meadows. Your local growing conditions and sun exposure may allow you to shift pruning and fertilizing times by up to a month. For example, if you live at a lower elevation with warmer weather, you may need to prune earlier than March 20th.
| January |
Intermittently water to keep soil from drying out if there has been no rain or snow.
If you use sprays, time for dormant spray (6 weeks after previous sprays). |
| February |
Keep up the watering if there has been no rain or snow. |
| March |
Check your garden tools and make sure they are sharpened. |
| March 20 - April 15 |
Time to Prune!!! And time to cleanup all old leaves & canes.
Last dormant season spray.
Begin growing season fertilizing with N-P-K, micronutrients and if you use it, Epsom salt.
Add agricultural sulfur if your soil pH is alkaline (>7.5).
Plant bare-root roses.
Check your irrigation systems for breaks & leaks.
Check emitters for each rose to be sure each one has enough water.
Renew your mulch.
For a pruning brush-up, go to the annual pruning demonstration.
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| May |
Begin grooming & pinching back for show.
Monitor roses for developing pests & diseases. |
| mid-June |
Peak bloom time. Enjoy your roses & come to the Annual Rose Show hosted by the Reno Rose Society. |
| Summer |
Continue fertilizing. |
| August |
Aug 1st Last date for long-release fertilizer application.
Can apply short time release (10-14 day) ferlizers up to August 20th. |
| September 15 |
Average first frost date. |
| October-November |
Shut down irrigation system. |
| November-December |
After first hard frost, garden cleanup & first dormant season spray. |
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