Planting roses in spring. How to plant a rose correctly

Planting roses in spring begins after the soil has thoroughly warmed up and warm weather has established for working with open ground. It is not advisable to plant roses in May, since warming and possible droughts prevent the normal rooting of seedlings.

With later planting, the risk of rather slow plant development and poor flowering of roses in the first year increases.

Early planting in spring involves maximum rooting of shoots with two or three buds left at the root collar. This will stimulate dormant buds and cause their active development.

Planting roses in spring. How to plant a rose

Ornamental roses, if they are grafted onto rose hips, are not too picky about the soil. Self-rooted roses require more attention.

Before boarding you need update root sections, cutting them to 18-20 cm, and removing dried roots to living tissue. Then dig holes up to 30 cm deep, and mix the excavated soil thoroughly with rotted manure (10 parts soil to 1 part manure). Next, the roots are placed in the hole, distributed freely and evenly. The root collar should be at the level of the top layer of soil.

The roots are sprinkled with loose soil up to half the hole, watered with water to compact it. Then the soil is filled to ground level, the vertical position of the plant is adjusted and the level of the root collar is checked. After this, the soil can be slightly compacted and watered again. After complete absorption of moisture, the surface of the hole mulch with dry soil. This will prevent moisture from evaporating intensively and protect the roots from drying out.