How to care for a home rose

Rose is not in vain called the queen of the garden. Despite the abundance of exotic flavors of flower shops and garden centers, many flower growers are choosing their roses. Born in ancient Persia thousands of years ago, this prickly beauty quickly and permanently won the hearts of Europeans. And if earlier this culture was grown only in the open ground or greenhouses, now miniature roses can decorate even a small city apartment. Although, to admit, this is not an easy task.

How to take care of a house rose, so that the plant does not become "disposable", and the owner does not get disappointed? Let's try to understand. First, let's define what we can not do. Before you take care of a home rose and even before you bring it into your home, you need to carefully study the list below and decide whether all these conditions are realistic by you. If not, it's better to abandon the idea.

So, the rose does not like:

- excessive dryness of air;

- hibernation at room temperature;

- Overheating in summer, severe heat;

- lack of lighting;

- stagnant air;

- watering with cold water;

- watering with hard water;

- transplant in the first days after purchase;

- root damage during transplantation.

If you have the opportunity to protect the plant from these negative factors, this is the key to success. It remains to be seen what contributes to the full development of this complex but attractive culture.

Rose loves:

- sunny places, ideally southern balconies and loggias, but the windows of the south, south-west and south-east directions will also suit;

- fertile substrate;

- frequent top dressing during the growing season (once a week);

- a cool wintering;

- Fresh air in summer;

- during the vegetation period - abundant watering of well-settled soft water at room temperature ;

- timely transshipment into a more spacious vase.

These are the basic rules, having learned that even an inexperienced flower grower will understand how to grow a rose at home. But that is not all. Now let's talk about how the care of a home rose varies depending on the season of the year.

In the spring, before the plant grows into growth, pruning is performed. Removed weak shoots and those that make a thick bush. The rest are cut off about a third of the length. At the same time, if necessary, the plant is transplanted.

From the beginning of spring to autumn, once a week, feeding is done. First, fertilizers with a predominance of nitrogen are introduced, which stimulate the build-up of green mass, then the phosphorus-potassium mixtures responsible for flowering. During the vegetative period, the rose should be watered regularly (as the surface of the substrate dries up) and sprinkled. If pests (aphids, spider mites) or diseases (spotting, powdery mildew , etc.) appear, treatment with approved preparations is immediately carried out.

How to care for a home rose during flowering? In this period, in addition to all the above activities, you need to regularly remove the dried flowers. This is done for aesthetic and hygienic purposes, and in addition, such actions allow prolonging the flowering of the indoor rose.

By the autumn watering should be gradually reduced. If the plant is not kept under additional lighting during this period, it prepares for the rest phase - it begins to discard the leaves and less abundantly to blossom.

In winter, the rose is at rest, so at this time it is desirable to keep it in a cool room (15-18 ° C). Watering should be reduced even more, and sprinkling and top-dressing should be stopped altogether. To overdry the soil it is impossible - it is important to regulate the process of moistening. During this period, the plant does not bloom and discards about a third of the foliage.

If there is additional illumination, the rest period does not come. Moreover, the foliage on the bushes is preserved, and flowering continues. Lamps should be placed at such a distance from the plants that the leaves do not heat up. How to care for a home rose growing under artificial lighting? As well as during the growing season: regularly and abundantly watered, fertilized once a week, sprayed, cut off the faded buds.

During the whole year you should not forget about pests and diseases. It's easier to deal with a dozen ticks than trying to save a bush wrapped in cobwebs, on which there is not a single living place left. Love your plant, be attentive to it - and then success is assured to you.