3 most common and dangerous mistakes ignorant gardeners make when hiding Roses for winter. I will explain how it should be
Do you want your roses not only to survive, but to winter productively, having a rest? Then a fiery salute, comrade caring gardener! Today on the agenda is a very simple, but at the same time important question for the integrity of the rose garden: what 3 commonplace mistakes should not be made in the shelter of plants.
Why cover roses at all, Lyudka does not, and she grows
I never understood what those who do not cover roses flaunt. I hope we are all adults and understand that we are not talking about the inhabitants of the southern regions now. I, if anything, live in the glorious village of Perkhushkovo in the suburbs.
- Each rose variety has its own frost resistance. So, it would never even occur to the Canadian ones to try to hide them. But most of the most popular bush varieties can be nailed down by frost. And citizens do not always know the limits of the possibilities of the inhabitants of the flower bed.
- Russian weather is famous for its whims. The alternation of a prolonged thaw and severe frosts will put an end to a couple of three rose bushes from the garden. None of us can be sure that the incident will not happen.
To flaunt that you put your roses at risk - well, such. Every plant is dear to me, so I cover it every fall. And you, comrade, decide for yourself. Only if you decide to cover - don't make a mistake.
Mistake # 1: Covering Roses Too Early
Roses are cut and covered not when the grower has free time, but when it's time. If you do the procedures too early, while it is still warm, the rose can grow and (or) simply rip off. While wet, but not a minus yet - hello rot! Moreover, the law works both in autumn and spring.
Cover roses only when it is stable, albeit a small minus. And don't forget to check the weather forecast!
Friendly advice: If suddenly (as I was talking about!) There comes a prolonged thaw - it is advisable to slightly open the protection. Do the same in the spring, when a plus begins to appear during the day.
Mistake # 2: Do not process roses in front of the shelter
It is absolutely unacceptable to hammer on the processing of roses in front of the shelter, if traces of pests or fungal diseases were noticed on it. Lazy gardeners, justifying the desire to lie around watching TV instead of working on the site, say: "It will pass by itself during the winter!"
Friendly tip: Don't try to experiment with folk remedies. In most cases, they don't work the way they should. The store is full of special drugs - you can allocate 50 rubles
It will not work. And he will return in the spring and say thank you, if not twice the size. Fungi and pests are much more tenacious than a rose. They will find where to hide from the cold weather, and at the first warm opportunity, they will deploy vigorous activity under cover.
Mistake # 3: depriving roses of ventilation
Use only breathable materials to build a rose shelter. I prefer spunbond (density, like, 60). I make a frame from arcs and cover with a canvas. And this year he instructed his wife to do a responsible job - to sew experimental cap bags.
Please do not cover the roses with plastic or plastic. Greenhouse effect - heat and humidity - will destroy all plants. They mate. I think this is the only case when it is better not to cover with anything at all. Rather than lugging a roll of old film or, holy, holy, putting cut plastic bottles with a closed lid on miniature roses.
If there is no spunbond or other normal covering material:
- Sprinkle the trunk with a bunch of loose peat or dry foliage. This will protect the site of the graft, which I hope you have in the ground.
- Put spruce branches on top, which will hold the snow. Remember, comrade: the latter is the best winter protection!
- In case of severe frosts, throw snow over the rose garden with a shovel.
If you want to write in the comments how your roses winter perfectly WITHOUT shelter, you should not waste time. I'm much more interested in why you read about the mistakes of hiding if you don't do it)))
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Sincerely yours, wrapped in spunbond, reinsurer Fyodor Tyapkin-Sklyankin.