It is not for nothing that the garden rose is called the queen of flowers. Bright lush greenery and luxurious inflorescences of various shades at first sight emit pink bushes on the plot. And what an amazing fragrance! However, in order for roses to please you with abundant blooms every season and just feel comfortable all year round, regular and competent feeding of roses must be carried out. How to do this, we’ll figure it out right now.
Stage one: feeding at the beginning of the season
In early spring, when plants just wake up after hibernation, top dressing of garden roses is especially necessary. At this time, after removing the covering material and pruning, the roses are especially vulnerable: they intensively absorb nutrients from the soil in order to gain strength for the beginning of an active vegetation. Therefore, at the beginning of the season, it is best to feed garden roses with ammonium nitrate and complex mineral fertilizer. The optimal ratio of components in the composition of the fertilizer is 1 part of potassium salt, 2 parts of ammonium nitrate and 3 - superphosphate.
Stage two: fertilizing roses with organic fertilizers
After root dressing of roses with mineral fertilizers, as a rule, organic substances are introduced: mullein or bird droppings at a concentration of 1: 10 and 1: 20, respectively. If the spring is rainy, after two weeks you can repeat the fertilizing with nitrate, urea or complex mineral fertilizer. An alternative is half a bucket of rotted manure for each bush with fertilizer embedded in the ground.
Stage three: feeding roses during budding or the beginning of flowering
During the formation of the buds of garden roses and at the beginning of flowering, competent feeding is very important. Potash fertilizers are usually applied , as they make flowering longer and the color brighter and more saturated. In addition, the introduction of organic substances is possible: mullein or bird droppings. For young shrubs that will bloom for the first time this season, sodium humate top dressing , carried out twice a season, is very useful.
Directly during the flowering period, fertilizers are not applied.
Foliar top dressing
In cold and rainy weather, these plants absorb nutrients from the soil much worse, so in this case it is more advisable to fertilize roses by spraying bushes with a watering can with a fine sieve. And the smaller the sieve, the better. This procedure is carried out in the early morning or evening, as well as in cloudy weather, when the absorption of nutrients through the leaves is more intense.
Spraying rose bushes with mullein infusion (1: 10) is carried out to prevent fungal diseases.
In periods such as pruning, transplanting, sudden changes in weather, garden roses, they are especially vulnerable, so in this case, spraying with the Epine antidepressant is the best choice.
Roses, planting and care, top dressing and pruning of which are carried out in a timely and competent manner, will become the best decoration of your personal plot. They will delight the eye with lush greenery and a riot of colors of inflorescences throughout the season!