Is regular tea you drink good food for roses? I have a rose that I have had for about two years and it's always pretty. This year it bloomed and then died. Someone told me to water it with unsweetened tea.
I received a rose bush that was bare root, no soil, and kept in in a plastic bag with water and moist towels around the roots. While the leaves all turned brown before I had the opportunity to get in in the ground, the roots never dried out. It has been planted for about 2 months now, and I have not seen any new growth to the browned out stalks/leaves. Is it hopeless or will it come back if it is pruned or do I need to wait till spring?
It sounds like the top part of the rose has died. Likely it will not come back now. I would look for a new rosebush you would like to plant and buy it when you can get it right into the ground. You could try pruning the current rosebush down to about 3 inch long canes. Plant the rosebush in a pot about the size of a 5 gallon bucket. Water it in with some water that has a product called Super Thrive and a good root stimulator of choice in the water too. Water the bush with this mix the next 4 to 5 times it needs watering. If the rosebush does not respond with some new growth in a month. Then it likely will not. Check out this article on grafted roses too: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/own-root-roses-grafted-roses.htm
What kind of soil do I use for planting rose?
You can use Eko Brand Soil with the yellow panel cover on it, Miracle Gro Garden Soils work okay too. Here are a couple articles for you as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-soil-preparation.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/planting-rose-bushes.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/bare-root-roses.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/spacing-roses.htm
My family has a vine that we planted a couple years ago. The bed that the roots are in hasn't been used in a while. I would like to plant some roses, sunflowers, and other plants to make the area more interesting. The bed gets sun but it also has shade due to our tree branches. The sun hits the bed closes to the vine. I tried to dig a hole in the ground today, sadly hitting the roots pretty early off. Is it okay if I plant the roses on top of these roots or should I try to plant my new plants some other locations?
I really would look for a new location.
The plants may do ok for a short time but over time the roots will compete and you could lose both plants.
I have problems with my roses. They have brown spots and roses don't get big anymore. I put food for roses but it doesn't help.
It sounds like you may have some fungus problems getting at the foliage. I recommend spraying the roses with a good fungicide such as Green Cure. It is an Earth Friendly product that works very well, I have used it for several years now. It is available from the Planet Natural website. Also here are some links to articles that will be helpful to you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-bush-diseases.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/
I have found that watering the rosebushes with some water that has a product called Super Thrive and a good root stimulator both mixed into the water helps stimulate them. This mix helps them deal with many types of stress that the rosebushes may be dealing with. Water the rosebushes with such a mix the next 4 to 5 times they need watering.
Does rose soil contain lots of wood chips and is rose soil by itself a good soil for raised vegetable beds?
Rose soils can contain some wood chips to help break up soils that are high in clay content but it is not typical in all cases. The soils that have been prepared for roses should do just fine as a vegetable bed as well. Since roses prefer a pH level of 6.5 make sure that the veggies you wish to plant will do well with that level also. Here is a link to an article for you as well:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-soil-preparation.htm
I have looked for information but cannot find out. I bought a rose bush the other day and it is covered in very tiny little black beetles. They are not attacking the leaves at all just all over the blooms of the rose. They are very small and, like I said, just on the flower or bud of the rose bush. Please could you help me?
Here are links with more information on identification on the beetle and treatments.
Neem Oil is a good choice for most infestations.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/japanese-beetles-roses.htm
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7466.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm