Garden

How to Grow Roses

Growing roses requires no special skills, and if you have not a rose garden, this is the right time for setting one up. There are different kinds of roses, most fragrant and the most appreciated by women.

In this guide we will explain how to grow roses, starting from the installation of bare root roses. The bare-root roses can be found easily at both nurseries that specialize in ” garden center “.

The first thing to do is to dig a hole for the plant. This should be done when the soil is not frozen and shows there is a specific month for each area. The bottom of the whole shall be covered with drainage material consisting of coarse gravel and stones. Here’s how to proceed with the planting of bare-root roses :

After digging a hole about 60 inches deep, add a drainage layer. The bottom of the pit shall consist of drainage material at least 10 cm thick; another 10 cm of your hole will accommodate the natural fertilizer such as manure mature, which will go on to a further layer of soil to 10 cm, and the other will take the form of a dome in order to better accommodate the roots of your rose.

In summary, the hole 60 cm deep includes.

  • 10 cm drainage layer.
  • 10 cm fertilizer.
  • 10 cm soil in the form of a mound.
  • 30 cm for the remaining grounding of the bare root rose bush.

Before the plant to be planted so that the roots can adhere well to the ground, dip them into a mush made up of land, water, and organic fertilizer. At this point, the roots must be completely covered by a substance that has the same consistency of the mud. Only now the plant is ready for planting.

With the planting, you need to fix the root of the dome of soil extending them well. To end fill the earth pit enriched with two or three handfuls of fertilizer or any other fertilizer high in nitrogen.

When you cover the roots with soil, be careful to leave open for the grafting point. It’s located just above the junction of the roots, if you have doubts about where it may occur at the time of purchase of the plant, you can let you indicate the shopkeeper. Finally, irrigated.

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