Plant Roses

Video: Plant Roses

2023 Author: Hannah Pearcy | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 03:36

Roses are deep roots and do not like waterlogging. A loose, loamy, sandy soil is therefore the best prerequisite for the lush growth of your roses. The soil should have a pH between 6.5 and 7.5 and be rich in humus. A sunny, airy location is ideal. Extreme (stagnant heat, drafts, parched soils, …) don't like grafted large-leaved roses at all!

Planting roses: soil, location & time

The best time to plant roses depends on how you buy the rose bushes: bare root roses should be planted between October and April, bale goods can be planted from October to June.

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care overwinter roses

Whether shrub, bed rose or stem rose: Our tips for rose care will help you to overwinter your roses

Plant bare root roses

Experience has shown that bare-rooted roses grow better than bale goods. So that nothing goes wrong when planting roses, just follow these instructions:

Soak roses in a bucket for about three hours before planting
Before planting, the roots must be shortened: thick roots by a third, fine roots by half
The branches also need a pruning. The branches should measure about 25 cm after the rose pruning
Dig out the planting hole: Don't save on work here! The planting hole should be sufficiently wide and deep (at least a hand's width away from all sides of the root network)
If the ground is hard, you should also loosen the bottom of the planting hole with the digging fork so that water can drain off and the rose can take root
Line planting hole with start fertilizer for roses
Place the rose in the planting hole. In the case of grafted roses, the grafting point should be 5 cm below the surface of the earth
Admit earth. Warning: there should be no voids between the roots
Start the soil well and water / drench the rose lushly. This ensures an optimal closure and sufficient water to grow
Finally, the rose bush is piled up about 15-20 (with garden soil, bark mulch, etc.) to protect the rose from wind, sun and frost
In autumn plantings, the heaping takes place at the end of April (after the frosts), in freshly planted roses after about eight weeks, but not before the new shoots have reached a length of 10 cm

Bale goods: plant roses

Planting roses with bales also essentially follows the steps described above:

Loosen the root ball and water the roses
Dig out the planting hole and line it with starter fertilizer for roses
Place the rose in the planting hole. In the case of grafted roses, the grafting point should be 5 cm below the surface of the earth
Start the earth well and water the rose profusely
Finally, the rose bush is piled up about 15-20 high
Pile off like with root record plantings

Correctly fertilize roses when replanted

Fertilizing roses is necessary if the soil does not provide enough nutrients for a healthy and flowery growth of your roses. You should always differentiate between fertilizing when planting roses and intermediate fertilization. It is best to only use organic fertilizer - especially with root-bearing roses, mineral fertilizer burns the unprotected root network easily. Fresh compost, horn shavings or deposited (horse) manure are suitable for this. Use this mixture to line the planting trough and fill the hollow with potting soil.

When to fertilize? In the growth phase, grown roses can then also be supplied with mineral artificial fertilizer or depot fertilizer. Often, however, the application of fertilizer leads to greatly increased growth, which can adversely affect the growth habit of the rose and favors the formation of wild shoots.

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care cut roses

The pruning keeps the rose blooming, stimulates growth and creates space for young shoots

Roses have spines

We have to clear up a misconception: there is a big difference between thorns and spines, but roses do not have thorns, but actually spines. And cacti don't have spines, they have thorns. What's the difference? Spines are bulges of the bark that can be removed very easily without harming the plant. With roses you can simply snap off the pointed ends, the stem underneath remains intact. Basically, they serve as defense against predators and run to a point.

Thorns, however, grow out of the plant and are firmly attached to it. If you remove them, you damage the plant. Thorns are characterized by the fact that they are formed from leaves, shoot axes or roots. Unlike spines, they can transport water and substances in the plant. They are also intended as a defense mechanism against predators, but also serve as a tool for climbing plants. In addition, most of the thorns can be found on the plants, which in the course of their development were found in dry regions for a long time.