A beautiful rose is loved by many gardeners. Luxurious buds decorate your site from spring to autumn. However, in order for the rose to infinitely rejoice our view, it needs constant care. Especially it concerns the spring processing of roses.
In the spring it is necessary to remove winter shelters from rose bushes, establish supports, cut off bushes and tie them. But this is not enough. In order to help our pets to quickly return to life after the winter cold, you should spend the spring processing of roses. Let's find out what is necessary to process roses after winter.
How to treat roses in the early spring?
The spring sun is very dangerous, because under its scorching rays you can get very hot. The same concerns not only people, but also roses: too early disclosure can lead to burns. Many gardeners recommend fully open roses only when the first leaves appear on trees and bushes. And to open rose bushes it is necessary first from the north side, gradually accustoming plants to the bright sun. After removing the cover from roses, you need to unburden them.
In the spring, our main task is to do everything possible to make the root system work for roses. You can water the ground under the bushes with warm water. And then pour under the bush for 3-4 liters of urea solution or ammonium nitrate at the rate of 1 tbsp. spoon for 10 liters of water. You can seal a dry fertilizer in a dry soil 2-3 g per bush, but keep in mind that fertilizers in liquid form are still more effective.
If the shoots are damaged during the winter, then the flowers need your help. Molded shoots should be washed with a cloth or a brush in a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. If you use potassium permanganate, make its solution bright pink, and if you decide to use copper sulfate, then use a 1% solution (10 grams per liter of water).
In the spring, the processing of roses can be carried out and full fertilizer with microelements. Spread the dry fertilizer around the rose bush on wet ground. After that, the soil is slightly loosened with a hive. Then it must necessarily be covered with peat, humus or a mixture of them.
Treatment of roses in the spring from pests and diseases
Fine roses, unfortunately, attract the eye not only of man, but also of various pests. Very often there is a fungal infection of roses. In addition, caterpillars, ticks, aphids can attack the roses. Therefore, in the spring, as soon as green shoots begin to grow actively, it is necessary to produce roses with special preparations. Than to process roses from illnesses or diseases?
On sale there are many universal means of combating diseases of roses, for example, the universal RoseClear - an insecticide and fungicide, combined together. The agent prevents the appearance of black spots, powdery mildew, rust and aphids.
If you find rusty spots on the leaves, it means that your roses have been attacked by aphids or worms. Sprinkle the soil in the early spring under rose bushes with a 35% solution of ferrous sulfate. For preventive purposes, plants can be treated during the bud blossoming with the 15th Bordeaux fluid. If necessary, re-treatment can be done after 10-15 days.
When appearing on young leaves, powdery mildew roses sprinkle plants with a solution of ash or mullein , which will serve both as a fertilizer and as a fungicide.
To process rose bushes was effective, it is necessary to conduct it in windless and dry weather. If it's hot outside, treat roses in the evening. So you will avoid probable sunburn in the plants. In cool weather, you can do it in the daytime. This preventive treatment is carried out twice a season: in spring and after the first period of flowering of roses. When carrying out treatment with such drugs, be sure to observe the precautionary measures.