Spring Rose Management and Techniques for Quick Reblooming
Today, we introduce the related experience of spring rose management and quick reblooming techniques for flower planting. The details are as follows:
Every year, around Labor Day (May 1st) is the most vibrant time for rose blooming. Now, some early-blooming rose varieties have already faded, and rose enthusiasts are very concerned about what to do after the flowers fade to make the roses bloom again, and how to make them bloom neatly and beautifully? Today, I will share some quick reblooming techniques for spring roses.
Spring Rose Management and Techniques for Quick Reblooming
If you want your roses to rebloom quickly after the first flush of flowers in spring, and bloom beautifully with vigorous growth, you need to take care of the following points after the flowers fade.
1. - - Timely Pruning of Withered Flowers and Trimming Branches - -
After the roses fade, if not pruned in time, they may produce seeds, which can consume a lot of nutrients and slow down the germination of new buds. Therefore, withered flowers should be pruned in time after the roses fade.
When pruning withered flowers, it's important to note that early fading flowers should be removed, but branches should not be trimmed back until most of the flowers on the plant have faded.
Many rose enthusiasts find that the second flush of roses doesn't bloom uniformly, which is actually due to incorrect pruning methods after the flowers fade. If we trim back a branch after each faded flower, the branches pruned earlier will sprout new buds first, while those pruned later will sprout new buds later. As a result, the timing of blooming will be uneven, with only a few flowers blooming at a time.
To achieve a relatively uniform second flush of roses, you must uniformly trim branches after the flowers fade.
2. - - Timely Fertilization After Blooming - -
Roses consume a lot of nutrients when they bloom in spring. After the first flush of flowers, if you want the roses to rebloom quickly or maintain vigorous growth, you need to fertilize in time.
This fertilization is not only to replenish the nutrients consumed by the first flush of flowers but also to promote the growth of new buds and to store nutrients for the next bloom. Therefore, this fertilization is very important, and both potted and in-ground roses need it.
Since this fertilization has a significant impact on the growth of roses, it is recommended to use long-acting fertilizers. A mixture of fermented sheep manure, controlled-release fertilizer, and power elements (micronutrients) is recommended. For in-ground roses, you can also add ternary compound fertilizer.
Spring Rose Management and Techniques for Quick Reblooming
As for the amount, Green Plant Enthusiast Network provides a relatively safe and economical dosage. Experienced gardeners can adjust according to their own needs.
For potted roses with a 2-gallon pot, for example, use 200g of fermented organic fertilizer, 20g of controlled-release fertilizer, and 20g of power elements per plant, buried shallowly around the edge of the pot. If the potting soil is quite full, you can dig out some surface soil before applying. For in-ground shrub roses, use 500g of fermented sheep manure, 30g of controlled-release fertilizer, 30g of power elements, and 30g of compound fertilizer (about the size of a handful for a woman), buried shallowly in a trench 15-20cm away from the main root of the rose.
If it's a climbing rose, adjust according to the size of the plant. If conditions allow, you can give more, such as 10 pounds of sheep manure per 3-year-old plant, which is not excessive. Once you provide enough, you won't need to apply long-acting fertilizer again for the rest of the year.
For potted roses, after applying long-acting fertilizers, it's also important to maintain the frequency of applying water-soluble fast-acting fertilizers. It is recommended to apply water-soluble growth fertilizer every 5 days to promote the germination of new buds. Long-acting and fast-acting fertilizers do not conflict, but as the temperature rises, the concentration of water-soluble fertilizers should be appropriately reduced.
3. - - Comprehensive Fungicide and Insecticide Treatment, Preventing Diseases and Pests - -
At the end of April and beginning of May, it is the peak season for rose black spot and red spider infestations, which need to be prevented. In addition to rinsing the rose leaves when watering, after pruning the faded roses, a comprehensive fungicide, insecticide, and miticide spray should be applied to prevent black spot, thrips, and red spider infestations. A rose care package is recommended, as the three medications in the package can be used simultaneously to solve the problem in one go.
The above detailed introduction of spring rose management and quick reblooming techniques provided by Green Plant Enthusiast Network can be used for reference by netizens.