The group of climbing roses includes all types of rose hips and some of the varieties of garden roses that produce long branching shoots. These are also representatives of the Rosehip genus, occupying one of the leading places in the decoration of arbors, walls, arches and other vertical surfaces with wicker branches. Rosa climbing Polka, the description of which will help you grow beautiful and lush bushes, goes well with monumental architectural forms and small compositions. Curly roses go well with other flower arrangements and plants, so they are no less popular than any other bush or room roses.
Time and features of planting a climbing rose
Whatever kind of roses you choose, get ready that you will have to carefully look after such flowers, because it is not for nothing that this representative of the flora got such a loud name - the queen of all colors on the planet.
The Polka climbing roses belonging to the same group are not an exception to the rule, because the rules for planting and caring for plants should be studied in detail, and it is necessary to approach the cultivation of climbing roses, starting from the choice of a place for planting plants.
Landing rules
These plants love bright daylight, therefore it is necessary to plant them on the eastern side of the site, so that the sun's rays warm the flowers and leaves enough, dry the dew and thereby give no chance for the pathogenic bacteria that affect the roses to develop. It is important that the place chosen for landing is not exposed to direct sunlight, as burns can appear on the leaves due to abundant light and heating. Therefore, closer to the afternoon, the plot with flowers should take shelter in a small shadow when the sun goes from its zenith to decline.
Another rule of planting plants is to shelter the flowerbed from the cold north and northeast winds. They, like drafts, oppress the climbing rose Polka.
Site selection and soil character
Roses grow best in areas with well-permeable soils. Of all the types of soil, loamy soil is best suited for the composition of climbing roses. Other types of land, too light (sandy) or heavy (clayey), will have to be adapted, carrying out a number of actions for this, including fertilizing with phosphate additives to give them fertility. You can use humus in combination with bone meal. Six months is the best time to prepare a site for planting climbing polka roses. Reviews of gardeners emphasize the need for careful dressing and long-term preparation of the site for planting plants belonging to the family of Pinks. Sometimes preparation begins 30-60 days before planting, but the soil does not have enough time to be saturated with microelements, because roses sometimes give meager flowering and non-progressive growth of bushes.
Landing in the fall
The seedlings of climbing roses with an open root system, which are planned to be planted in the fall, are soaked in water before being placed in the ground. After that, foliage is removed from the shoots, immature and broken shoots are eliminated by treating slices with crushed coal. The ground part is cut off, leaving about 30 cm of the main stem, the roots are also shortened.
Important! Do not forget to remove from the grafted seedlings the buds located below the grafting site, otherwise the shoots will develop from them.
After preliminary preparation of the planting material, at the last stage, the seedlings are subjected to disinfection, placing them in a 3% solution of copper sulfate.
Preparing the landing site
Planting holes for the climbing rose Polka (her photo is available in the article) are dug in size 50 x 50, retreating between adjacent pits at least 1 meter.
The upper fertile layer of earth taken from each well is mixed with 1/2 bucket of manure. Part of the fertilizer is poured into the wells, abundantly watering them, the other - already planted plants are fertilized.
Before planting, the roots of the roses are treated with a special mixture, for the preparation of which you will need:
- Water - 0.5 l.
- "Phosphorobacterin" (tablets) - 3 pcs.
- "Heteroauxin" (tablets) - 1 pc.
This solution is mixed with a clay mash, prepared in a volume of 9.5 l, and dip the roots of climbing roses Polka.
Landing technology
A small mound of fertilizer prepared from the ground and manure is poured into the bottom of the hole. On top lay the treated seedling, spreading the roots. The hole is covered with the same manure mixture and the surface is rammed.
Spring planting
It is interesting that rose bushes planted on the eve of summer are lagging behind in growth, compared with those that survived the winter, for two weeks, therefore they require more careful care and attention.
When planting in the spring, the shoots are shortened, leaving 13-21 cm in length, the roots are trimmed to 30 cm.
After planting, roses are often and abundantly watered, spud high and covered with a film on top, creating an artificial greenhouse. Such growing conditions in the early days contribute to a more rapid survival of seedlings. The film is lifted daily, airing young seedlings.
Garden rose care system
The rules for the care of a variety of climbing roses Polka are:
- regular watering of bushes;
- fertilizer application;
- pruning roses;
- control of possible pests and emerging diseases;
- preparation for the winter period;
- the creation of additional supports for maintaining bushes of climbing roses Polka due to their growth characteristics.
Curly rose by nature is a drought tolerant plant, but despite this, it still needs watering. It is better to conduct it systematically 1 time in 7-10 days with the expectation of 10-20 liters of water per bush.
72 hours after watering, around the bush, the soil is loosened 4-6 cm in depth to provide moisture and oxygen access to the root system.
To reduce the complexity during the care of the bushes, the trunk circle is mulched with peat and watered. So the soil will have to be loosened much less often.
Fertilizer application
Young bushes do not need to be fed until August.
For feeding use infusion of wood ash. Fertilizing plants, starting from the second year of life, organic mixtures alternate with mineral complexes. From the third year of life, only organic matter is introduced. You can use for this purpose a solution of 1 liter of manure and 1 tbsp. wood ash in the ratio to 10 liters of water. Sometimes manure is replaced with any other organic fertilizer.
For the entire growing season make at least five top dressings. Roses do not fertilize during flowering. The Polka climbing rose, the planting and care of which requires the systematic implementation of gardening recommendations, will be an excellent decoration of your garden.
Extra support for curly roses
Today, you can choose any of all kinds of designs that perform the role of supporting the bush bush roses. As a supporting structure, you can use the old driftwood, trunk, arch or grille made of metal, wood, polymer.
No other plant will give the faceless facade of the building or the unattractive structure of the kind that the weaving rose can give. You can place a lattice or vertical guide supports against the wall, to which roses will be tied in the future.
Interestingly, on the supports located in a horizontal position, flowers appear over the entire area of the lattice, and on vertical arches - only at the top.
How to transplant a climbing rose Polka
Adult bushes are replanted only if the site is unsuitable for growing and the rose needs to be urgently saved. The procedure is carried out in September or early October, so that the bush has time to take root in a new place before the onset of frost. Occasionally, a transplant is performed in the spring, conducting it before the rose buds awake.
To remove the bush from the soil, it is dug in a circle. Carrying out the action, be careful, otherwise the damaged roots will not be taken.
The dug up plant is shaken off, clearing the roots of the earth. The roots and shoots are trimmed, after which the plant is placed in a prepared hole.
Rules for pruning rose bushes
Pruning is carried out in order to form a lush crown, to stimulate the flowering of the bush along the entire length of the branches, which increases the decorative property of the plant. With the right pruning, you will be able to achieve continuous flowering of the climbing Polka rose throughout the growing season. Reviews, photos, instructions and advice from gardeners will help you grow lush and strong bushes.
Gardeners remind that the procedure is usually carried out both in the spring and in the fall. Before blooming from the bushes, it is necessary to remove dead branches and frozen shoots, cut the rest to a strong external bud.
Further pruning will depend on the number of rose bloom periods for the whole year.
As you can see, when growing roses, you will have to worry about preparing the site, first deciding on the most suitable place for planting plants and providing the bushes with thorough care. Rosa Polycha, the photo and description of which you studied, requires a lot of attention and effort in order to grow a truly beautiful composition, translated into a support, mesh, arch or building facade.