How to cultivate the branches of Chinese roses
The editor will answer for you how to cultivate the branches of Chinese roses and briefly describe the cultivation methods of Chinese roses, the specific content is as follows:
Friends who have been raising flowers for a long time often try to propagate flowers by cuttage, but it may not always be successful. Therefore, cuttage requires a lot of skill, but many friends do not know these skills, so they often fail. Today, Flower will teach you how to propagate Chinese roses, so that your Chinese roses have a higher survival rate!
Propagating Chinese roses can be done throughout the year, but it is best to do it in spring and avoid doing it in summer. The survival rate is the highest in spring, while it is relatively low in summer. Many friends propagate Chinese roses and see new buds, but they die after a few days. What is the reason?
1. Choose strong branches
Many friends choose the branches cut during pruning to propagate Chinese roses in order to maintain the beauty of the original pot. These branches are usually tender or dry ones, so their later survival rate will be relatively low. Choosing the branches for propagation is very important. We must choose robust branches to propagate to ensure the survival rate of the cuttings!
2. Soak the branches
We can soak the branches in water mixed with rooting powder purchased online for two hours. However, we can also do it without rooting powder by mixing vinegar and water at a ratio of 1:100 and soaking the branches. Soaking the branches is a necessary step in the propagation process!
How to cultivate the branches of Chinese roses
3. Choose soil
When choosing soil, we should select loose and nutritious soil, and simple structured nutrient-rich soil is not suitable for propagating Chinese roses. To prevent soil compaction, we should add some decayed leaf soil and river sand to the soil, and mix it with a small amount of perlite to increase the permeability of the soil, ensuring good permeability for the plants!
4. Propagation
First, we need to put the selected soil in the pot, then insert the branches we have chosen earlier into the soil. On the surface of the soil, we can add a layer of perlite about 1 cm thick. Then we start watering, making sure that the first watering should completely saturate the soil. After that, we move the potted plant to a place with diffused light and let it sit for 5 days. After 5 days, we will see new buds on the propagated branches.
5. Post-propagation care
The appearance of new buds on our branches does not mean that the propagation is over. We still need to take good care of them in the later stage. We must make sure not to expose the propagated branches to direct sunlight, as this is very harmful to Chinese roses, and avoid moving the potted plant randomly.
When the leaves become stronger, we can add a little fertilizer. For safety, we can sprinkle the fertilizer on the surface of the pot.