How to choose climbing rose seedlings?
Today's sharing: some small experiences in plant breeding on how to choose climbing rose seedlings, and the following editor will answer your questions in detail.
How to choose climbing rose seedlings? 80% of people have fallen into this pit!
In the past few days, many friends participating in the group purchase of rose seedlings have asked if there are large climbing rose seedlings 1-2 meters high. In fact, many flower enthusiasts have many misunderstandings about the size of climbing rose seedlings.
Today we are going to talk about how to choose the right climbing rose seedlings. This article may touch some nerves of some seedling merchants, but it does not intend to target anyone. It purely wants to help our新手 friends avoid pitfalls and save time and effort. Time is easy to age, and we should all cherish the beauty in front of us.
How to choose climbing rose seedlings to quickly create a flower wall effect?
For many novice flower growers, when they see others' blooming rose walls that are beautiful enough to take one's breath away, they can't help but think, "I also want to plant such a flower wall." Buying climbing rose seedlings becomes the primary task.
When searching on Taobao, many large climbing rose seedlings about 1.5 meters tall are available now, and they come with flower buds. If you wait a bit longer, when the flower buds open, they will be shipped with flowers.
Many flower enthusiasts see such large seedlings and think that they are not very expensive, so they plan to buy them and plant them to get a beautiful flower wall every year, and buy, buy, buy...
Here I have to pour cold water on you. Ideal is丰满, but reality is harsh. If you have already bought such seedlings and don't want to be disappointed, please automatically shield the following content.
Such super-tall seedlings have a characteristic: few roots, long branches, and even many flowers. Flower growers have heard the saying, "First grow the roots," and without roots, flowers become fresh cut flowers.
Please look at the picture above. Such tall branches and leaves, and flower buds, but what about the roots? Only a small soil ball. So where does the nutrition for the branches and flower buds come from? And how can these seedlings grow so big? Actually, if you think about it carefully, you will know the problem.
After planting such seedlings, they may look very pleasant at first, but gradually you will find yellow leaves, withered branches, no new buds, and withered new buds. In a word, it's fun to buy flowers for a while, but it's heartbreaking to take care of them!
Of course, if you need to see a wall full of flowers immediately and don't care about the seedlings after the flowers fade, then you can definitely buy such large, flower-covered climbing rose seedlings. Honestly, the price is not expensive and it's much cheaper than fresh cut flowers.
If you really want to buy large seedlings and grow them well later, it is recommended to spend more money on large seedlings in plant bags, those planted in rose soil, and it's not advisable to buy those planted in garden soil. The specific reasons are introduced in the book "How to Grow a Full Bloom of Roses from Scratch."
In fact, the most economical climbing rose seedlings are 1-gallon ones, with branches pruned, so the plant height is not high, generally the height of normal flowering branches, but the growth time of the seedlings is long and the roots are developed.
Such seedlings, after being transplanted with soil, have a very small degree of root damage and basically do not affect the normal growth of the seedlings. The new roots can quickly grow into the new planting soil to absorb nutrients.
Many flower enthusiasts think, "So small, how long do I have to wait for it to grow into a wall?" and can't help but want to buy the taller seedlings. After all, the taller seedlings are even cheaper compared to the shorter ones.
In fact, for climbing roses, no matter how long and thick the original branches are, they are not of substantial help for creating a flower wall or flower arch.
The reason why climbing roses can burst open and cover the wall is mainly due to the strong suckers, so we must pay attention to cultivating the suckers of climbing roses. You can say that without suckers, your climbing rose flower wall has no hope. The method of making the rose seedlings grow strong suckers quickly, you can refer to the methods introduced in the book "How to Grow a Full Bloom of Roses from Scratch."
How fast can 1-gallon climbing rose seedlings grow?
After you see the growth process of the climbing roses of the students in the "Flower Wall Creation Camp," you will definitely be amazed.
In June 2020, the 1-gallon rose seedlings planted at home looked very pitiful, only a little tall, and the few flowers they had also withered.
Four months later, several strong suckers have grown, can you still recognize it?
Nine months later, after winter training, it is now a small area with full flower buds and a small flower wall has basically formed. So, don't look at the 1-gallon seedlings as not tall, but their growth potential is惊人. If you want to grow a good flower wall, you can't be lazy, and the performance of roses won't deceive you.
Above is the complete content of how to choose climbing rose seedlings for your comprehensive understanding and reference!