Spring Begins: 3 Key Management Tips for Rose Care
If you want to know about the green plant care experience for managing roses after the beginning of spring, the editor will introduce it next.
Long time no see, as I returned to my hometown, there was a pause in updates. Here's a belated New Year's greeting, Happy New Year! In just 2 days, it will be the beginning of spring. If you are raising roses, and these 3 tasks haven't been done in winter, you must hurry up and complete them now.
1. Pruning and Training
In areas with frost, outdoor roses are now in a dormant period. You can see the red, plump buds. If your shrub roses haven't been pruned, it's time to do so now.
After the temperature rises, nutrients in roses start flowing to the branches, and the buds begin to germinate. Pruning at this time would waste a lot of stored nutrients, so it's best to prune heavily during the dormant period.
Shrub roses are generally pruned to 2/3 or 1/2 of the total plant height, depending on the plant's height and growth. If the shrub roses are planted in the ground and are very tall, you can prune them at the 20cm position above the soil to dwarf the plant.
For climbing roses, training is the main task, and pruning only involves removing weak, withered, and diseased branches. If your climbing roses haven't been trained yet, it needs to be completed in early February, otherwise, the buds may easily be knocked off during the training process.
For soft-stemmed climbing rose varieties, the branches should be horizontally trained, while for harder-stemmed large climbing roses, the angle can be trained to about 30 degrees to avoid overstretching and breaking the branches.
2. Repotting and Replacing Soil
Rose盆栽 are generally repotted every year, but if they are in large pots and difficult to repot, the soil can be changed every 2-3 years. The best time to repot roses is after they enter dormancy in winter, up to before they start sprouting in early spring.
So, if your rose盆栽 hasn't been repotted yet, now is the time to do it. Using fertile new soil will help the roses grow better and bloom more in spring.
It is recommended to add fermented organic fertilizer and bone meal at the bottom of the pot when repotting. Unfermented raw fertilizer can be used for ground-planted roses, but it is not recommended for potted roses as it can burn the roots. Place fermented organic fertilizer at the bottom and long-acting slow-release fertilizer on the surface. When the new buds grow to 3-5cm, fertilize with water-soluble fertilizer every 5 days.
3. Applying Sufficient Long-acting Fertilizer
For ground-planted roses and potted roses that are not repotted, a sufficient amount of long-acting fertilizer needs to be supplemented in winter. If you haven't applied it yet, it's time to do so now.
For ground-planted roses, organic fertilizer can be buried shallowly 10cm away from the roots. Unfermented raw fertilizer can also be used, but it is recommended to add insecticides and cover it tightly. To speed up the fermentation process, you can also add fermentation bacteria.
For large pots or planters where roses are grown without changing the soil, it is recommended to dig out the top layer of soil and then mix new nutritious soil with sufficient fermented organic fertilizer and slow-release fertilizer. After mixing well, add it back to the pot. This will also replenish the soil with sufficient nutrients.
Have you understood the detailed introduction of the 3 key management tips for rose care after the beginning of spring shared in this article?