Roses are lovely, romantic and beautiful in any garden! But
growing rose in not very easy. Even its not very difficult also. Only
thing is there should be 5-6 hrs sunlight in your balcony or garden.
Rose is a very sensitive plant and multiple pest and fungus attaack
happens through out the year. Though rose grows and blooms through-out
the year, winter (when day and night temperature varies) is the best
season for blooming and growing rose. Space does not matter much! You
can grow rose in ground as well as in pot. Only thing it matters are
sunlight and temperature. Even now many hardy varites of roses are
available which can grow in adverse weather condition.
- Buy some saplinging (plants of 6-12 months old) from local
nursery. If its not available in local nursery, buy it online. Please
do not try to grow from cuttings. It would be wastage of time. If
you are serious to grow rose, please buy it becuase in Nursery they
graft the female rose plant (5 leaves) on the male rose plant(7
Leaves). Grafted rose plants are strong and easily survive and
produce more flower.
- Soil preparation is very important for rose plant. Rose
prefers well drain soil. Mix sand, compost and garden soil in 1:2:1
raito
- Use 8 inch or 12 inch clay pot to grow rose
Rose is a very sensitive plant. Proper use of light, water and
fertilizer is very important to grow rose plant.
There is no
end to caring of rose plant. But you can grow rose moderately with
minimum cares. Here we disscuss how we can gorw decent rose plant and
get flowers with minimum care and minium pesticides.
Followings are the thumb rules to grow rose plants:
- Use Clay Pot. Initially use 8 inch pot. One year later move
it to 12 inch pot. There should be clear drainage in the pot. Please
do not argue on this point.
- You need to have atleast 4-6 hrs sunlight in your garden
- Please do not give excess water. You need to judge it on how
freeqently you need to water the plant. Alternate day or once in
three days should be good. .
- Please do not give excess NPK. On an average 5 gram NPK per
plant per week. I use 10-26-26 or 14-35-35. Using 10-26-26 is
comparatively safe
- Plants are died because of excess care, water and NPK
Use Followings pesticides and fungicides :
- Fungicide - Use at least two fungicide. I normally use Saaf
and Antracol.
- Intrepid
- Kaka.
- Ekka
- R303
- Tafgor
- Agromin Gold>
- Tafgor
Details are given below:
Light
While roses like six hours of sun per day, it does matter what part of
the day those six hours come from. Six hours of morning sun is
preferable to six hours of afternoon sun, for two reasons:
Rose foliage prefers to be dry. The quicker the dampness from the
night is burned off the foliage, the less likely disease is to become
a factor. Afternoon sun is often excessively hot. Roses profit from
some afternoon shade. Soil
Roses grow best in
loamy, well-drained soil with a pH ranging from 6.5 to 6.8. When
improving the soil through soil amendments, do not forget to promote
drainage by incorporating peat moss. Regardless of the year's season,
apply 2 or 3 inches of mulch over the soil around rose bushes.
Water Typically, it is best to water roses twice a
week—and water them thoroughly. It's better to water deeply twice per
week than to water less deeply more often.
Avoid
late-evening watering, which can foster powdery mildew, a very common
disease among rose plants. By watering at the end of the day, you are
not giving the sunlight a chance to dry things out before night falls.
The result is that moisture hangs around all night, creating optimal
conditions for powdery mildew.
For the same
reason, avoid watering roses from above. Getting the leaves wet will
only invite an infestation of powdery mildew. Instead, apply the water
at ground level.
Temperature and Humidity Roses can
survive periodic weather extremes, but they prefer temperatures
between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a humidity range between 60%
and 70%. Fertilizer A good rule of thumb for beginners is to feed
roses monthly with a 10-10-10 rose fertilizer. Start feeding them when
they are actively growing in spring, coinciding with pruning time.
Pruning : Pruning rose bushes is one of the
trickier operations for gardeners new to this aspect of horticulture.
The proper type of pruners to use is a set of bypass pruners, not
anvil pruners, which can crush the stems. Here are some pruning tips
based on the climate in your region:
Types
of Roses: There are near about five thousand
types of rose flowers!
Among the 5000+ species and many more
cultivars available, roses are generally grouped into five broad
categories:
Hybrid tea rose bushes are the most
common popular because they produce big roses. One flower in one stem.
Polyanthas produce clusters of rose flowers. Floribunda is the a cross
between hybrid teas and polyanthas. Grandifloras produce large rose
group on a big stem. . Many creeper roses is used for landscaping.
plants.