Do you believe that plucking the flower buds of Chinese roses in spring can make them bloom more?
This article shares a small life experience related to the topic of flower cultivation: "Do you believe that plucking the flower buds of Chinese roses in spring can make them bloom more?" Let's explain the details for you.
The other day, a flower enthusiast asked, "There are many flower buds on the climbing Chinese roses, should I cut them off?" When I saw this question, I felt quite puzzled, why would they ask such a question? Then I asked the flower enthusiast why they wanted to cut the flower buds. Let's guess the reason.
The enthusiast said that they saw a blogger mention that cutting off the flower buds of Chinese roses in spring can make them bloom more!
My goodness! (Doesn't that sound familiar? Have you heard it before?)
Let's talk about the matter of plucking flower buds today.
When do we need to pluck flower buds from Chinese roses?
In the unique three-step method of Chinese rose cultivation, the step of raising also involves the technique of plucking flower buds, but this technique has specific conditions for application.
1. Young seedlings/Weak seedlings
Usually, when flower buds appear on young Chinese roses, we cut them off to save nutrients, allowing all the nutrients of the Chinese roses to go into the growth of the branches.
Young seedlings with many branches, lush leaves, strong vitality, and high resistance are less likely to suffer from diseases and pests, and also promote the growth of the rose roots.
In addition to young seedlings, we also use the method of plucking flower buds for some weak seedlings to help them grow stronger. Many flower enthusiasts find that their rose branches become thinner and thinner, and the leaves turn yellow more and more, although flower buds also appear on the branches, the seedlings are not strong.
To help such weak rose seedlings recover growth as soon as possible, we also choose to control their flowering and reduce nutrient consumption. When flower buds appear, we prune them.
2. High-temperature summer days
Besides the influence of the seedlings' own conditions, in the hot summer, we usually also choose to pluck the flower buds of Chinese roses. Because the flowers of Chinese roses in summer are often not standard, and even ugly, we simply don't let them bloom in summer, saving more nutrients for them to bloom in autumn.
Besides these two situations where we cut the flower buds of Chinese roses, we generally do not cut them. Some flower enthusiasts may thin out the flower buds. But thinning is just selectively cutting off some flower buds, not all of them. We will introduce the topic of thinning Chinese rose flower buds another day.
So, for the saying that cutting off the flower buds of Chinese roses in spring can make them bloom more, personally, I think it's not solid advice but rather a real pitfall!
The most beautiful time for Chinese roses to bloom is the first batch of flower buds in spring. If you cut off these flower buds, it means that you may not see standard Chinese roses this spring.
Because as the temperature rises, the flowers of Chinese roses will become smaller and smaller, with poor flower shape and color. Think about your second batch of Chinese roses in spring, and you should be able to imagine it.
In fact, with more sources of information, the information becomes mixed, and it's harder to distinguish between true and false. But if you keep experimenting on your own, it's easy to end up like what the student in the popular flower wall creation camp said: "They die after being raised, and then you buy more!" Systematic learning is still very necessary for新手 flower enthusiasts, as it can help you avoid many detours.
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