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Rose is undoubtedly the ‘Queen of Flowers’. If you have a passion for gardening and love flowers then I am sure you have always wanted to grow roses in your garden. Some newbie gardeners including me, a few years ago used to think rose is one of the most difficult shrubs to grow. This is actually a misconception. Anybody can grow roses just like any other plant. All you have to do is follow some simple tips and tricks on how to grow roses correctly.
In this article let’s list out the 10 useful rose plant care tips one by one.
10. Bare Root Roses or Container Roses?
You can purchase roses already potted in soil thats container roses or as dormant bare-root plants. If you are a beginner, container roses is the best option, because they are easy to plant and they establish quickly. If you are planting bare root roses, which are commonly sold online, they need to have their roots soaked overnight in water before planting them in the soil, and the roots must be kept always moist for the first few weeks after planting.
9. Repotting a Newly bought Rose plant
The commonest mistake most of us do immediately repot a newly purchased plant. Never do this. Keep this newly bought container in partial shade or indirect sunlight for at least 3 to 4 days for it to settle down and then shift to full sunlight or consider repotting in a new container and new potting mix of you choice. Do not remove the entire mother soil from the plant, specially beginners. Just tease the roots around and then place in a new potting mix. Then after repotting, water it thoroughly and keep it in shade for few days to prevent repotting or transplant shock which causes the plant to wilt.
8. Drainage and Pot Selection
No doubt, You need a well draining soil for all plants. This applies even to rose plant. Make sure you have good drainage holes at the bottom that do not get clogged easily. As you keep the containers in full sunlight, plastic containers are not recommended. Clay pots are the best and next comes the cement containers.
7. Potting Mix
Rose is a special plant and we expect a lot of flowers from it. So the nutrient requirement for this plant is high. As you all know, Any plant requires Phosphorous and Potassium for healthy flowering and fruiting. Keeping this in mind while you prepare your potting. Steamed bone meal is the most important source of phosphorous and a slow release fertilizer. One handful of it will be sufficient to produce flowering for the entire year. You should also make a proper potting mix with all ingredients like decomposed cowdung, vermicompost, coco peat or peat moss and garden soil in proper proportions to make a well draining soil
6. Sunlight and Location
Rose plant needs atleast 6 to 8 hours of full direct sunlight to produce flowers and to keep it healthy. You cannot expect flowering without sunlight. One more important point to remember here is its location. If possible protect it from hot noon sunlight, like 12 pm to 2 pm sun or if this is not possible, you can install a 50 percent green shade net to protect from noon sun, specially in hot summer.
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