How to grow rose flowers well

It is really easy to get into the trap of raising roses. I still remember the first rose I planted was Pink Dragon. I was amazed when it bloomed in groups. Then I bought all kinds of roses and dug the soil myself. From buying soil directly, I used leftover ceramic flower pots at home at first, then used professional gallon pots, and made my own organic fertilizers. In the end, I just bought fertilizers directly. Although it was tiring and frustrating, but watching The terrace is full of roses, which really gives me a sense of accomplishment, especially since several of my neighbors have taken me to raise roses.

Later, I was assigned by the company for two years. In terms of work and hobbies, I had no choice but to work. I gave away pots of rose flowers. I also raised a few pots one after another in other places, but it seemed that my enthusiasm was suddenly extinguished, and I was no longer as crazy as when I was at home. After I came back, I continued to raise a lot of flowers and plants, and I also raised 5 or 6 pots of roses. But I really have no interest in raising roses like before. But many flower lovers have been asking me about roses. Growing roses can be easy or difficult. The key lies in the environment in which you plant them.

1. Ventilation

Ventilation conditions are crucial for roses. When raising roses, if the environment is not ventilated, they will not be able to grow well and may even die directly. Try to keep roses outdoors in an open-air environment. At the very least, you need a semi-enclosed balcony. In fact, an enclosed balcony cannot grow roses well. Even if you keep the windows open, the ventilation conditions are not that good. If you raise 1 or 2 pots, it will be okay, but it will definitely not work if you raise too many.

2. Light

Whether a rose blooms well or not, and whether it looks good or not, is determined by light. The most basic thing is to have more than 6 hours of light every day, and your rose will look good. It will become a flowering machine. Therefore, to raise a rose well, you must not lack light. If there is insufficient light, the flowering amount of the rose will be greatly reduced, and the branches and leaves will grow in the light. The best place in the home is the balcony on the south side. The balcony on the east side can be grown well as long as the sunlight time is ensured. The balconies on the west and north sides should not be considered unless some masters of rose flowers.

3. Soil

The above two requirements are the most basic requirements for raising roses. If the above two requirements cannot be met, it is best not to raise roses. For novices, it is really difficult to raise roses well without these two basic conditions. If you can guarantee these two conditions, then read on. The soil should use a loose and breathable substrate as nutrient soil. It is definitely not possible to plant roses in pastoral soil. River sand, vermiculite, coconut bran, etc. must be mixed in to ensure looseness and breathability. Generally, it is best to use professional nutrient soil. If you configure it yourself, you should pay attention to the looseness, fertility, air permeability and certain water retention capacity of the soil.

4. Watering

There is no big deal about watering. What you need to do when growing roses on the balcony is to avoid watering at noon in summer, and do it as early as possible in the morning and evening. Watering too hot can easily cause damage to the capillary roots. In winter, watering should be done at noon on a sunny day. Watering at other times will cause the roots to suffer frostbite because the water has no time to evaporate and the temperature is low. The general principle of watering is: water if it is not dry, water thoroughly.

5. Variety

In fact, I think the most important thing for novice florists to raise roses is to choose rose varieties that suit them for planting. Don’t be fooled by the new varieties released every year, the so-called hype in the circle, or some promotional photos and the like. Choose a favorite rose variety that suits your own cultivation environment for cultivation, and slowly cultivate it before considering others. Time is the only way to master the cultivation experience. Only when you have fully mastered some skills and cultivation experience of rose cultivation, can you go to the next step. Consider raising more. My personal suggestion is to grow roses on the balcony. Shrubs and vines can be grown on the terrace. When you first start growing roses, the key is to choose a variety with strong disease resistance.

6. Apply pesticides

I just started to raise roses and I kept using drugs, especially for red spider mites, which were infected every time. But as the maintenance time grows, it gradually becomes less dependent on spraying. Mainly because there were some roses growing on the balcony at that time. Although the balcony door was closed after each spraying, there was still a lot of pollution after all. The first is to choose roses with strong disease resistance, separate roses from other roses, and grow some other plants in between.

Prevention is more effective than treatment. The second method is to prevent. For example, after the rainy season in spring, spray some medicine to prevent powdery mildew. In late June, when the spider mites are about to break out, use garlic water, pepper water, Spray washing powder and water on both the front and back of the leaves. This can really prevent spider mites. Pay attention to the concentration.

7. Fertilization

Many masters of raising roses say that roses require a lot of water and fertilizer. This is for masters. As a novice gardener, it is better to apply a little fertilizer frequently. , slowly accumulate experience, because we simply cannot control the amount of fertilizer, do not know when to apply how much fertilizer, and what to do after applying fertilizer. If we are not careful, we will cause the phenomenon of fat and burned seedlings. Therefore, instead of learning to do more technical things, I suggest that when you first start raising roses, you should use some special fertilizers such as slow-release fertilizers and Hua Duoduo.

8. Flowerpots

To raise roses, I have basically used flowerpots made of all materials. To be honest, in the end I chose to use gallon pots, the kind with the bottom for growing flowers. It's just a ceramic pot with a small hole. Although it looks good, it's really not suitable for growing roses. The bottom of the gallon pot has many holes and is very breathable, making it very suitable for growing roses. Others like Qingshan Basin and Alice Basin are also available.

9. Pruning

The pruning methods are different according to the varieties of roses. For example, climbing roses can be lightly pruned after flowering, while shrubs and micro-roses need to be pruned after flowering. Carry out a major pruning after winter, leaving only about 20 cm of branches above the pot soil, and prune off all the branches. Pruning after flowering should also be done promptly to help the plants conserve nutrients. Then, the branches are pulled horizontally to promote the germination of the branches. This is to use the dominant characteristics of the top of the plant to help the roots sprout more shoots, allowing the rose to grow and develop rapidly.

If you are a novice florist, you need to master these 9 points and you should have no problem raising roses. However, you still have to put in some effort to raise them well. There is no way around it. It always requires personal experience accumulation to raise them well. of.