What should you do if you miss the best time to plant the rose seedlings?
Are you wondering about the experience related to the maintenance of green plants after missing the best time to plant rose seedlings? Next, the editor will introduce this.
This is the 807th day of original articles.
This article is part of the original theory, "The Three-Step Method of Rose Cultivation."
Series Article: The 7th article
The previous 6 articles have covered the basic theoretical knowledge that should be understood and learned before purchasing rose seedlings.
Understanding the basic theoretical knowledge, we should use theory to guide practice, and then we can prepare to buy rose seedlings.
So, when is it better to buy rose seedlings?
Nowadays, the main way to purchase rose seedlings has shifted from flower markets to the internet, and it is no longer limited by time, meaning you can buy them all year round.
So, when is it better to buy? Through years of cultivation practice, I will give you the following analysis, hoping it will be helpful to you.
I. Advantages and Disadvantages of Planting in Spring
"The Records of the Grand Historian· Preface of Tai Shigong": "For spring to germinate, summer to grow, autumn to harvest, and winter to store, this is the great law of nature!"
In spring, all things are germinating, making it a good time to plant, nurture, and cultivate plants.
In fact, with the relatively low temperatures in early spring and the rose seedlings just beginning to sprout, purchasing rose seedlings at this time will only require changing to a larger pot, adding new soil, and after about 40 days of normal cultivation, you can see the beautiful rose flowers.
In early spring, the lower temperatures are conducive to the rapid recovery of rose seedlings, with the biggest advantage being easy management.
If you buy rose seedlings in late spring, the roses are all blooming or developing flower buds, and after being shipped, the roots may be somewhat damaged. Upon receiving them, you need to cut off the flowers and flower buds to help the rose seedlings recover their growth.
Therefore, buying rose seedlings in late spring results in a short blooming period or no flowers to enjoy. If you do not prune them to bloom, it will undoubtedly affect the growth of the rose seedlings, and with summer approaching soon, the excessive consumption of blooming is not conducive to the roses' safe summer.
Knowing many gardening enthusiasts are afraid of buying the wrong rose seedlings and choose to buy flowering rose seedlings in late spring, my suggestion is to cut them off promptly after confirming the variety, to avoid excessive nutrient consumption.
What should you do if you miss the best time to plant rose seedlings?
II. Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying Seedlings in Summer
In summer, the weather is hot, and the suggestion from Green Plant Enthusiasts Network is not to buy rose seedlings.
Because in the summer, with high temperatures, seedlings can easily turn yellow and lose leaves when confined in packaging boxes during shipping. In remote areas, they may even become dehydrated, causing significant damage to the seedlings.
Moreover, rose management is relatively difficult in the high-temperature season of summer, easily affected by pests, and in a semi-dormant state, making it hard to control fertilizing and watering.
Many seedlings bought in spring die in summer due to poor management, or become half-dead and half-alive after enduring the summer.
III. Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying Rose Seedlings in Autumn
Autumn is simply a magical season for roses!
Many standard rose flower shapes can only be seen in autumn, not in spring, mainly due to the influence of temperature.
The color and shape of rose flowers are greatly affected by temperature!
Spring temperatures gradually rise, while autumn temperatures gradually fall, giving roses enough time to develop flower buds, with longer blooming periods and larger, standard flower shapes.
If you are worried about getting the wrong variety and want to buy flowering seedlings, if you miss the chance in spring, you might as well buy in autumn for unexpected surprises.