Methods to Promote Suckers in Weak Rose Branches
Today's focus is to introduce you to the knowledge of promoting suckers in weak rose branches in the field of green plants and flowers, with the following specific content:
Methods to Promote Suckers in Weak Rose Branches
Have you noticed that the tender leaves of the roses we plant often have a piece missing for no apparent reason? The shape is usually semi-circular, and it happens in a regular pattern. At first, I didn't know the reason.
In a chance encounter, I finally caught this thief red-handed, and even left evidence of the crime scene. This is the虫 (pest), and here is a slow-motion replay of the scene, otherwise the speed would be even faster.
Its name is the leaf-cutting bee, which takes the leaves back to build nests and lay eggs. Besides causing damage to the leaves, it doesn't cause much harm. However, another pest, the well-known stem borer, causes significant damage. It chooses tender branches or flowering stems to lay eggs.
The branches it lays eggs on will show signs of drooping on the same day. The roses we have worked so hard to plant will wilt before they even bloom. To prevent this, we can spray a bit of ordinary insecticide on the rose buds when they start to form.
Next, let me talk about the method to promote rapid recovery and sucker growth in young, weak rose seedlings. Let's use this seedling as an example. This seedling is not very strong, with only three branches, and one newly emerged sucker is growing on another branch.
If we bend this branch now, it is still a bit tender. Once it grows stronger, we can also use it as a nutrient branch for bending. The position we need to bend now is to use these two older branches. Before bending, it is best to twist its branches first.
The main function of twisting is to allow the nutrients produced by photosynthesis in the upper leaves to flow back to the roots through the external phloem, and the roots will then transport these nutrients to the upper buds. If we want these nutrients to flow back to the roots without being redistributed to the upper buds, we can twist the branch at this position to stop the nutrients from flowing upwards.
After twisting the branch, we then bend it down to break its apical dominance. After this treatment, the roots of the rose will grow many suckers. After selecting the position to twist, we first pinch the branch tightly with two fingers, then use the other hand to gently rotate it 90 degrees and press it down. The position will not break but will be damaged, and after twisting and bending, the nutrients produced by the leaves will flow back to the roots and will not continue to flow upwards.
If the branch is still slightly upwards after treatment, we can also tie a heavy object to the tip of the branch. The other branch can be treated in the same way, by pinching it tightly with two fingers, leaving a one-centimeter gap in the middle, then gently rotating it 90 degrees and pressing it down. Before lignification, it is quite flexible and usually won't break, just damaging the internal tissue.
After this treatment, the branch can be easily bent down. After bending it, after a period of time, many suckers will sprout from the roots. The branches that are bent should have enough leaves, as the more leaves there are, the better the effect of promoting suckers.
The above methods for promoting suckers in weak rose branches are small gardening tips that I hope can be of help to you in your daily life!