5 main mistakes in growing roses in the country. My sad experience with amazingly Beautiful flowers

Having planted roses for the first time, I was full of hopes to soon admire the luxurious decoration of the garden. But it turned out that the rose is called the queen of flowers for a reason - the treatment of this plant should be special, careful.

I was convinced from my own experience that the rules of agricultural techniques for roses must be strictly observed! And now I want to warn other gardeners against the most dangerous mistakes.

Fertilizer contact

Knowing that roses love nutritious soil, I generously introduced complex mineral fertilizers into the planting pit, plus a little organic matter in the form of manure.

As a result, the seedlings got a root burn. The newfangled variety died. To avoid this, you need to prepare the hole in advance - a few weeks in advance, or even plant roses in bare ground and apply fertilizers for the first time after they have taken root.

Preserving withering buds

It seemed to me that it’s okay if you clean it up when it’s completely dry. But in fact, the bud that has just begun to wither "sends a signal" to the whole plant that the growing season is coming to an end, it is necessary to prepare for wintering.

As a result, roses no longer actively form new buds. Therefore, wilting flowers should be pruned in a timely manner.

Excessive deepening

It is interesting that advice on deepening the grafting site and the root collar of the rose by 3-7 cm, and for dry soils and cold regions - by all 10-15 cm, appeared in the literature for gardeners back in the 19th century, but still popular.

Whereas the latest scientific knowledge about the biology of roses argues the opposite - the graft takes root better when warmed up by the sun.

Plus, underground, the plant runs the risk of "moving to its roots", that is, starting to build up the root system from the scion. In addition, the deepening of the root collar reduces winter hardiness.

Improper watering

It was a hot summer, I watered roses generously every day and was dissatisfied with their stunted appearance. But the surface moisture of the soil does not allow their roots to “get drunk” normally.

In order for the water to really penetrate into the ground, you need to dig a trench about 15-20 cm deep around the bush, fill it with water, wait until it is absorbed and fill it with earth again. In hot weather without rain, you can do this even 2 times.

Close fit

Personally, it seemed to me that it would be more beautiful - if the roses are located close to each other, with almost no gaps.

And although I took care of the rose garden with dignity, my green "wards" developed sluggishly, were sick and almost did not please with flowering.

Roses need free space to fully extract nutrients from the earth, access the sun and air.

If we exclude all of the above, then in the cultivation of roses, in fact, there is nothing difficult.