How to have healthy rose bushes?

Pink rose flower

The rose bushes produce what for many are the Flowers (thus, with capital letters) par excellence. Its delicate petals are distributed in such a way that it is really difficult to ignore their beauty. It's amazing.

They are one of the most widely cultivated plants in the world. And, not only are they beautiful, but they are also very easy to care for. But if you want to enjoy some beautiful bushes, do not stop reading to know how to have healthy rose bushes.

Irrigation

Yellow rose flower

You can only have beautiful plants if they are healthy, both inside and out. One of the most important tasks that anyone who wants to have a rose bush at home has to do is water it. During the warmer months, the watering has to be frequent, avoiding that the earth dries up but, also, that it remains flooded. The ideal would be water 3-4 times a week in summer, and 2-3 / week the rest of the year, always taking into account the humidity of the substrate.

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Manure guano powder

Guano

As important as the water is the subscriber. No plant can be healthy with water alone, and less if they are in pots or in poor soils. Over time, the land runs out of nutrients, something that would not be a problem if it were a forest, a jungle or even a countryside, since there would constantly be organic matter decomposing that would become compost for the plants.

Of course, this in a garden is more complicated, because we usually remove the pruning debris or the leaves that fall. And let alone in a pot, where we do not directly let any grass invade our plants. That is why it is very necessary to pay. With what?

Well, in nurseries there are synthetic fertilizers for all types of plants, even for rose bushes, but I recommend that you use Organic fertilizersand guano, the seaweed extract (do not use much, as it has a very high pH and could cause problems for you by blocking essential nutrients such as iron or manganese), or the manure.

Prevent them from having pests and diseases

Neem oil

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Although it is difficult to avoid it, the truth is that if they are watered and fertilized regularly, it will be quite difficult for pests to cause problems. Still, you should never trust yourself. Therefore, during spring and summer, and even autumn if the weather is mild, it is convenient to do preventive treatments with ecological insecticides such as neem oil or potassium soap. In this way, neither the aphidsnor the mealybugs, neither no other it may weaken them.

Show off rose bushes

Rose flowers

Put them in the sun so they can produce beautiful rose bushes, and remove those flowers that are withered. In late winter, prune them well so that they sprout strong stems that will bring out new flowers. In this article We explain how it can be pruned.

Enjoy your plants 🙂.


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