How to train the climber roses on the balcony
The core content of this article: the experience of caring for climber roses on the balcony and how to train them will definitely be helpful to you. Let's learn about it together!
Many friends who raise climber roses are very confused. Can climber roses be trained in autumn? Or do they need to be trained in autumn? Today, let's talk about my views on this topic.
Whether to train climber roses in autumn depends on their growth or personal requirements.
Decide whether to train based on growth
Our climber roses have a strong growth tendency. If the flowers are well cared for, after experiencing a spring and summer of growth, the branches usually grow quite long.
Next, I will take a student's climber roses in the "Flower Wall Construction Camp" as an example to give a specific introduction.
A pink Long was planted in the spring and was quite small at the beginning with no long branches. After growing in spring and summer, it has now developed two long branches. Please refer to the following picture.
As seen in the picture, the two sturdy branches have grown to the eaves. If they grow further up, sunlight will be affected. Moreover, the student's requirement is just to cover the white frame behind. Considering the actual space and the growth of the pink Long, if left untrained, it might cause difficulties in wrapping the branches in the future, and the top advantage of the new branches is quite evident, making it difficult for suckers to emerge below.
How to train climber roses on the balcony
Therefore, the suggestion of the Greenery Enthusiast Network is to first do simple training, horizontal the branches to break the top advantage of the pink Long, forcing more suckers to emerge below. After all, there is still time for autumn growth, which should be fully utilized.
The angle of training here is relatively straight in the lower half, mainly to prevent the branches from breaking from the bottom, while the upper branches are relatively soft and can be flattened slightly. The training methods in winter will be quite different. You can read about specific training methods in the book "How to Raise a Bloomer from Scratch," written by the Greenery Enthusiast Network, in the chapter on training climber roses.
This flower enthusiast's climber rose is a pink Long, which was trained in autumn due to space limitations. However, if there is enough growth space, training is not necessary in autumn. Let's look at another student's climber rose in the Flower Wall Construction Camp.
The picture above shows the appearance in spring. After growing in spring and summer, it has now become very tall. Please refer to the following picture.