Identifying the Key to Rose种植 from Causes of Death
A comprehensive analysis of rose planting, searching for the key to rose planting from the causes of death, the specific details are as follows:
Many gardening enthusiasts often ask me about the key to planting roses, such as how to prepare the soil, how to fertilize, and how to apply pesticides. I must admit, my roses do not grow particularly well, far from my expectations. However, based on several years of communication with fellow gardeners, the rose pictures I've seen on social media, and nearly two years of experience with potted roses, I can share the key to planting roses from the most common causes of death.
Top 5 Rose Killers:
Top 1: Water — Frequent watering, not watering thoroughly, watering based on the number of days
Why is water considered the number one killer? Many gardeners believe that plants need water, and they should water a little every day, constantly misting to justify their care.
Unknown to them, the plant's roots also need to breathe, and keeping the roots moist for a long time can easily lead to root rot. There's also a peculiar watering method: not watering thoroughly each time, just keeping the top layer of the potting soil moist. This method causes the plant's roots to concentrate in the upper half of the pot, and when exposed to strong sunlight, they can quickly lose water, leading to death. Some beginners even use a rigid schedule to remind themselves to water, but please water based on the plant's needs, not on a fixed schedule.
Solution: Water based on needs, water thoroughly when dry, and control your hands.
Top 2: Fertilizer — Over-fertilizing, heavy fertilizing
Gardeners who have read experienced gardeners' planting posts often remember their secret to abundant blooms: heavy and frequent fertilizing.
However, they don't realize that only healthy, vigorous plants can tolerate and absorb fertilizers, converting them into energy for blooming. Moreover, they don't understand that the fertilizing methods for potted and ground plants cannot be generalized. Chicken manure, sheep manure, even dog feces have become "Brain Cavity" for roses, while fish intestines, eggs, fruit peels, and small animal carcasses have become "Blue Pills." However, these "Brain Cavity" and "Blue Pills" don't work as expected and instead lead to the early demise of the roses.
Solution: Use less fertilizer for young or weak plants, more for mature and strong ones; be cautious with potted plants, and more relaxed with ground plants. Don't use raw fertilizer for young plants within a year, mainly use compound fertilizers. For potted plants, avoid raw fertilizers and use processed organic fertilizers and compound fertilizers. For ground plants, you can apply raw fertilizers during the coldest time of winter (such as from late December to early February in Jiangsu and Zhejiang) and combine them with finished organic fertilizers and compound fertilizers. Use fast-acting liquid fertilizers during the growing season, applying once every 7-10 days. See below for more details on fertilizers.
Top 3: Love — Fear of them being cold, fear of them being hot
"Afraid they might melt in my mouth, or fly away in my hands" — this kind of love is not just for children, many gardeners love their roses this way.
Unknown to them, how much damage a lack of ventilation indoors can cause to roses. Roses can tolerate cold, they can survive the winter outdoors in Beijing; roses can tolerate heat, last year in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with high temperatures over 35 degrees for two months, they still thrived without shade. Don't move the roses indoors to enjoy heating in winter, or to the air conditioning in summer, or to avoid rain, or to indoors to admire the flowers. Let them grow stably in a natural environment.
Solution: Provide ample sunlight, love them boldly. Please spare the roses in enclosed environments, as force doesn't make for sweet results.
Top 4: Pruning — Not considering the season, not checking the weather
Experts say roses need to be pruned heavily.
Unknown to them, rose pruning varies between climbing, shrub, and miniature types, and it also differs between winter, after blooming, and late summer. Masters don't dislike students who are slow, but those who are not serious. They only see the experts say "prune," but they don't see in which season they prune. The roses pruned by the experts are full of life and bloom beautifully, while our roses look desolate after pruning, either failing to recover or dying.
Solution: Prune according to the season and type. Prune climbing roses in winter to shape and remove old and weak branches, and for shrubs, mainly remove残花 and the branches below them. Choose a sunny day for pruning to effectively avoid infection after pruning. Use professional gardening shears, not nail clippers or craft scissors, to keep your roses healthy.
Winter pruning diagram (credit to gardening enthusiast: AKKLematis for the image), pruning for miniature roses is basically the same as for shrubs.
Top 5: Greed — Looking at the pot while eating from the bowl
Today I saw a temptation image on the forum — buy! Tomorrow in the group chat, I saw a beautiful image — buy! Buy, buy, buy! Buying seedlings, soil, fertilizers, pesticides, and pots in an endless cycle.
Unknown to them, the importance of accumulating experience. Most enthusiasts have a desire to collect, and they should have the ability to buy all the varieties they like, but have you checked on the varieties you planted three months, six months, or a year ago? Are they still alive, and are they doing well? Perhaps when they bloom, you can't even remember their names. Many gardeners plant dozens or even hundreds of plants in the first year, making a big splash; then they disappear from forums and various gardening groups, becoming a laughingstock.
Solution: For the first year, focus on accumulating experience, don't be greedy.
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Small Suggestions for Rose Planting
Medium Selection: The focus is not on price, but different media require different management; different media require different fertilization and watering.
Cheap Version: Garden soil, earthworm soil, decomposed leaf soil, other granules
Convenient Version (city folks can't dig up soil): Peat, decomposed leaf soil, coconut coir, other granules
Trendy Version: Various specially formulated media
Fertilizer Selection: The key is not the amount, but ease of use and adaptability to growth
Raw Fertilizer: Fish intestines, animal carcasses, etc.
Finished Organic Fertilizer: Processed chicken manure, sheep manure, earthworm fertilizer, etc.
Compound Fertilizer: Ogreen, Melo, Flowertop, etc., balanced nutrition, suitable for different seasons and growth stages
Disease and Pest Control: Apply 1-2 times a week when diseases or pests occur, and prevent every ten to fifteen days when there are no signs. Use a variety of drugs in rotation when severe infections occur. Spray after sunset or before sunrise, avoid direct sunlight or strong sunlight after spraying.
Black Spot (Fungal): DuPont Fustar, Tebuconazole, Xiangshan Fungicide, etc.
Powdery Mildew (Fungal): Tetraconazole, Mancozeb, Thiophanate-methyl, Propineb, etc.
Red Spider Mite (Pest): Difluoride, Jinmanzhi, Abamectin, Abamectin Mitacrine
Other Pests (Aphids, caterpillars, etc.): Huhuashen, Abamectin, Dimethoate, etc.
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Summarizing the above content in 16 words: Sufficient sunlight, good ventilation, moist when dry, apply thin fertilizers frequently.
There's also a secret I won't tell others: Fertilize before the rain, spray pesticides after the rain (after fungicide, then insecticide).
The above is []'s complete introduction to identifying the key to rose planting from causes of death, for everyone to learn and understand!