Does potted rose need to stop fertilizing during the blooming period?
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Does potted rose need to stop fertilizing during the blooming period?
Previously, I shared about whether to stop fertilizing after the rose bud shows color. Today, let's talk about this topic again because now, many of our rose varieties have reached the time to stop fertilizing.
What kind of roses can stop fertilizing?
Many flower friends are very worried that fertilizing after the rose bud shows color will lead to a shortened blooming period. However, they are also afraid of insufficient fertilizer if they do not apply more. It's really a dilemma. In fact, this issue is simple. There's no need to worry so much. Just manage according to your actual situation.
1. Ground-planted roses
If you are growing roses in the ground, there's no need to worry about this issue because the management of fertilizer and water for ground-planted roses is relatively rough. The root system has a wide growth range and can absorb more nutrients. With winter fertilizer or sufficient fertilizer and water during the growing period in spring, it's not a big problem if no additional fertilizer is applied during the bud stage.
Of course, it's best to fertilize regularly during the bud growth stage. Sufficient fertilizer and water will make the rose blooms larger and more vibrant. Fertilizing can be stopped when the first batch of rose flowers open, but it should be replenished promptly after flowering to prevent the rose from becoming dormant due to excessive consumption.
About fertilizing after rose flowering, there is a very detailed introduction in the book "How to grow roses from scratch to bloom explosion". You can just follow the instructions.
2. Potted roses
Does potted rose need to stop fertilizing during the blooming period?
For potted roses, the space for root growth is very limited, and the available nutrients are also limited. Therefore, we need to be more meticulous in the management of fertilizer and water.
When our potted roses have just shown color in the large flower buds, it is necessary to continue fertilizing. For example, in the picture above, the largest bud is about to open, the middle-sized bud has started to show color, and there is still a small bud and a new shoot growing. In this case, continuous fertilizing is needed.
This rose seedling is relatively small. If we stop fertilizing at this time, all the rose buds can open, but it will have a significant impact on the later growth. If the bud grows to the following state, then fertilizing can be stopped.
All the buds have shown color, and at this time, fertilizing can be stopped. Using the nutrients stored in the plant to support flowering is sufficient and will not consume too much.
However, in rare cases, our roses have multiple heads and cannot bloom so neatly. Therefore, you can stop fertilizing when about 90% of the buds have shown color.