How to Care for Potted Rose bushes
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Roses are known as the queens of flowers, with beautiful and charming blooms. Many families grow rose bushes at home. To ensure they grow well, it is necessary to provide a breathable pot, loose soil, suitable temperature, adequate sunlight, and watering and fertilizing according to actual conditions to aid growth. Let's talk about this in detail below.
I. Suitable Potting Soil
Roses need a pot with good breathability, with a diameter of about 30 centimeters being appropriate. The requirements for soil are not too strict, just loose and breathable. Besides the flower soil bought from outside, we can also mix garden soil, river sand, and animal manure in a ratio of 2:1:2 to make the potting mix.
II. Suitable Temperature
Roses prefer warm conditions, and most varieties thrive at a daytime temperature of 15°C-26°C and a nighttime temperature of 12°C-16°C, making spring and autumn the growing seasons for roses. When the temperature exceeds 30°C, roses may bloom poorly with light color and faint fragrance, and after a period of time, they may experience leaf drop and dormancy; when the temperature drops below 5°C, roses stop growing and enter dormancy; below freezing, they may suffer frost damage.
III. Adequate Sunlight
Roses love sunlight and can receive more than 5 hours of scattered light daily to thrive and bloom. However, during the hot summer weather, some shading is necessary. Spraying water on the branches and leaves or nearby ground can create a moist growing environment to promote growth.
IV. Moderate Watering and Fertilizing
Potted roses need to be watered daily in summer and occasionally water should be sprayed on the leaves. In spring and autumn, watering once every two days is sufficient. In winter, when temperatures are low and rose growth is slow, less water is needed, and watering should be done when the soil is slightly dry. When roses sprout in spring, they can be fertilized with decomposed cake fertilizer water, and during the bud formation stage, diluted liquid fertilizer can be applied. When blooming, fertilize every 10 days to supplement the required nutrients.
V. Propagation Methods
Roses are usually propagated by cuttings in spring and autumn. Choose branches that have bloomed and are semi-woody, prune the branches, leaving only the top 3-4 leaves. Then, soak the branches in a rooting hormone solution for 3 minutes before planting them in the soil. After planting, fertilize every 3 days and spray a fungicide once a week to help the roses root quickly. Once rooted, they can be transplanted into pots for cultivation.
Potted roses can also be propagated using the layering method. Choose two-year-old branches, perform a girdling cut to expose the woody part, and bend and bury them in the soil. Once rooted, the branch can be cut and transplanted into a new pot for cultivation.
The above is a comprehensive explanation of how to care for potted roses and the correct methods of rose maintenance, hoping it can act as a starting point to solve your green plant problems.