Most often in the markets are sold ordinary seedlings of exquisite roses with open stems and root system. Recently, there are also oblong packets-tubes, in which flowers with shortened stems and roots, wrapped in polyethylene film, are stored. In the people such packages are prosaically nicknamed boxes. Often, the florists, especially the inexperienced, do not know how to plant roses, bought in a box. But we will try to disclose all the secrets, and start with the selection of good seedlings of the garden queen.
How to choose a rose seedlings in a box?
With external attractiveness, foreign roses seedlings can lead to disappointment, having perished after transplantation into the open ground. The main mistake of the gardener is the choice of a weakened or diseased seedling. Unfortunately, it is not possible to consider the roots hidden in the package. Then pay attention to the fact that the young plants had a healthy and intact bark. It is good, if the rose will acquire several shoots. In addition, before describing how to plant a rose out of the box, I would like to point out that it is better to choose seedlings with grafted, but undisclosed buds. In addition, we recommend buying only those seedlings, whose stems are covered with paraffin or wax.
When plant roses, bought in a box, into the ground?
The optimal time for planting young roses is the end of April - the beginning of May. If the seedling was purchased before this time, you can put it in the refrigerator or in the unheated porch for about a month. As the time specified for planting approaches, you can take out the seedlings on a loggia or balcony, but they are covered in case of frost.
Another option is not for the lazy ones. As recommended by experienced gardeners, for the sake of survival, the roses bought in the box should be immediately dug in, and even better planted temporarily in a box or pot with drainage holes. They fill with loose soil. Before planting long roots of roses shorten. In the event that the roots of the plant are dried up, the daily stay of the rose in the water can help in this situation. The root system is deepened into plain water or a solution of a stimulant, for example, Kornevina, Epin, or Heteroauxin.
After planting, the seedling is covered with a package and sent to the veranda or balcony.
How to plant roses seedlings, bought in a box?
As the above-mentioned period for the favorable planting of roses saplings approaches, it is recommended to take a container with plants to the street for hardening and adaptation to the sun.
The landing pit is excavated in the open and sunny area. The fovea should have a depth of about 50 cm and a similar width. Pay attention and at what distance to plant roses. If you have miniature varieties, it is optimal to place them 30 cm apart. Large varieties require a distance of 50 cm.
If the soil on the site is heavy, stagnant, a layer of drainage (stones, expanded clay), mixed with humus, is placed on the bottom. Not a hindrance and a small amount of fertilizer. It can be ready
Before planting, shorten long roots and update the cuts of short roots. If there is time and desire, the cropped bushes are placed for one or two hours in a biostimulating solution.
Straightening the roots of roses in the hole, they gently fall asleep on the ground, slightly trampling to remove voids. If, after buying a rose planted for a while in a pot, then put it immediately without any preparatory procedures, together with an earthen lump. If we talk about how to plant the grafted rose, then the rules are the same, but the place of grafting is deepened by 5-8 cm.
After planting, the bushes are watered and cut off with a pruner. It is necessary to leave shoots up to 20-25 cm long with two or three buds.