How to process roses in the spring after pruning. Protection of roses from diseases

Rosehips are the most beautiful flowers ever cultivated by man. Not easy to find country cottage area where at least a few rose bushes do not grow. Roses are loved by many flower growers. They do not require constant monotonous and scrupulous care. They are quite hardy, resistant to growth conditions, climatic, and others. But there is a list of mandatory activities in the care of roses, without which these flowers cannot be successfully grown. Large-scale care activities twice a year and intermediate - during growing season- rose growers have to carry out. The first processing of roses in spring is the most important event new flower growing season.

Usually they start caring for roses immediately after winter, with the arrival of the first spring warming. When determining the timing, with the onset of which it is time to deal with roses, you need to take into account where you live in terms of climate and location of the site. It is very important to start care before the day when the roses release their first buds and begin to grow.

1. The very first care event of the year is the removal of shelter from rose bushes.
2. This is followed by early spring formative pruning.
3. The third point of the program is the treatment from the first pests.
4. The next mandatory event is mulching.
5. The fifth point is the application of fertilizers.
6. Then there remains the fastening of the supports and the garter to them.

After that, you can take a break and admire the results.

Taking cover

Roses in our region winter time need shelter (the temperature that rose bushes can endure painlessly, -5 ° C, with more low temperatures they should be hidden). Roses are afraid not only of the cold, but also of heat. Especially the first spring, when they are under caps made of covering material, heaps of wet leaves, coniferous branches and other heaters.

As soon as the positive temperature is established in spring, rose bushes are freed from covering material. You should not hesitate and wait for the onset of hot days - a delay can lead to the decay of rose bushes, after which they cannot be restored.

First pruning of roses

Roses are globally pruned twice - in spring and autumn. During the growing season it is possible to carry out sanitary scrap, but it is desirable. Spring and autumn pruning are mandatory. Spring pruning is "more important" than autumn pruning, especially in areas with cold winters. If the main pruning is carried out at the beginning of the season, rose bushes have a chance to successfully winter.

Cut roses in the spring as follows.

1. First, dried and broken branches are removed.
2. Then the bush is inspected, and two main central shoots are selected, on which there are healthy buds.
3. They are shortened to the kidney of your choice (two centimeters higher).
4. Then the branches growing deep into the bush, “fatting” stems, are removed.

The purpose of pruning is to form a bush correct form with an open center.

How much to shorten the main branches of the bush depends on the local climate ( cold climate does not allow roses to grow quickly), on the variety of the plant and the place where it is planted.

Norms of spring pruning of roses

Variety	Pruning in a cool climate, cm	Pruning in hot climates, cm
garden roses	up to 30	To 10
high grades	Up to 70	Up to 50
Tea shrubs	Up to 100	Up to 80
Climbing and standard	Remove diseased and extra branches	The crown is forming

Treatment of roses against pests

The treatment of roses from pathogens and pest larvae begins in early spring. Deadlines also depend on climatic region(in warm climate zone processing is carried out in winter). It is important to process the plants before the start of the growing season, until the buds have started to grow.

Important! Processing is carried out in compliance with the norms and rules of safety when working with poisonous chemicals. The weather should be calm and not rainy.

Roses are very easily affected by fungal diseases, more often than other plants are attacked by pests. After early spraying, two weeks later, when the green leaf mass begins to grow, it is necessary to re-process. This time it is good to use a universal preparation that includes a fungicide and an insecticide. This way you can prevent the inevitable appearance of aphids, the defeat of roses by powdery mildew, the attack of rust.

Important! In no case should you use insecticides and other chemicals on those bushes from which you intend to remove flowers for cosmetic or culinary purposes (preparation of rose water, petal jam).

Solution laundry soap — effective remedy in pest control

If you do not want to use chemicals, treat roses with homemade safe products. An effective remedy will be a solution of laundry soap, a solution of ash, a decoction onion peel, infusion of garlic. A glass of onion peel is boiled in a glass of water, infused for a day, diluted with water 1:10. They are watered over the leaves or plants are generously sprayed.

An infusion based on orange or tangerine peel (dried or fresh) is used for prevention spider mite. It is prepared similarly to the infusion of onion peel. An arbitrary number of crusts (the more, the better) is poured with boiling water. The resulting "compote" is insisted for half a day and filtered. Then dilute and apply. This remedy can become truly effective protection from pests.

Supports and garter

Many make or purchase various decorative supports for spray roses. Branches are tied to them or fixed with wire clips. When the kidneys begin to grow, it is necessary to check the condition of the old supports, and if they fail, install new ones. Cut and processed bushes are fixed on supports. This is best done with soft garden wire.

Spring fertilizer roses

There are many nutritional complexes designed specifically for roses. They can even be differentiated by varieties of roses. The main thing in top dressing for roses is the presence of all the substances necessary for plants - from nitrogen to magnesium.

There are long-acting fertilizers - it is enough to feed the plants with them twice a year - in spring and in the middle of summer, after the first mass flowering.

Important! Feeding roses in the fall, especially in areas with a cold climate, is a big mistake. The bushes will not have time to prepare for the dormant period and will not tolerate the winter well.

It is desirable to add organic matter to any fertilizers. Roses are very fond of rotted manure, chicken droppings. From such a fertilizer, they really "bloom".

Video - Spring dressing of roses

Many gardeners traditionally add organic matter to roses in anticipation of winter. Where did this tradition come from? From rural life, when it was not necessary to go far for fertilizer - the cowshed is nearby. The barn needs to be cleaned before winter, otherwise it will not be possible to get through there until next spring. And manure with grass bedding is most convenient directly on the ridges, flower beds, spread out under the trees. Good for the ridges. When the harvest is harvested and autumn digging, the introduction of organic matter is a good and timely thing. As for rose bushes, fruit trees, berry bushes and other perennial flowers, everything is different here.

Fresh manure with grass, manure with straw bedding and even humus, as soon as it is introduced into the soil, begins to actively feed the plant with all sorts of useful elements. The plant, which was about to go into hibernation, has to wake up and begin to work actively, consuming the nutrients received. As a result, sap flow not only does not stop, but, on the contrary, intensifies. And here it is cold. How will your roses survive the winter? It's easy to guess.

Therefore, it is possible to make well-rotted manure under roses only in the spring. It is enough to add a scoop of organic matter to the bush, and then mulch with natural material.

Mulching

This is a very important procedure for roses. It ensures the preservation in the ground useful substances, moisture, regulates the thermal regime, protects the roots from damage and performs a decorative function. Therefore, after top dressing, the bushes must be mulched. It is best to carefully spread compost around the trunks (one bucket per bush) and sprinkle on top decorative material- wood chips, bark, gravel. The base of the bush does not need to fall asleep.

Spring pruning and processing of the rose garden is not a one-day activity, especially if there are a lot of rose bushes on the site. Therefore, it is advisable to divide the work into several stages. It is important not to miss a single stage and not to miss time. Pruning, for example, must be carried out before growth begins, the first processing, too. If everything is done correctly and most importantly, in a timely manner, rose bushes will be lush, healthy, and flowering will be long and plentiful.

But also the work of a true gardener. Only they know what it takes to decorate the site with a capricious representative of the genus -. This article has collected actionable advice caring for roses in the country.

When to take cover

Usually the opening of the bushes is carried out with the first persistent spring warmth, but depending on the weather and the region, the timing of the opening varies. The main condition is that it is warm enough. First you need to make a partial disclosure, leaving the roses for a couple of days to air. If you used a dense shelter, for example, a tarpaulin, then you can’t pull it open: damping out the bushes is much more dangerous than freezing. After removing the shelter, the shoots must be shaded.

Important!To avoid burns on shoots weaned from the light, remove the shelter in cloudy weather.

Inspection and pruning of bushes

After wintering, healthy shoots should remain green, but the main dangers, such as mold, frost cracks - longitudinal ruptures of the bark, as well as infectious burns, are hidden at the base of the bush.

In the spring, roses can have a lot of frozen, diseased and broken branches, while the frozen shoots need to be cut until the middle of the stem is white, and moldy ones are removed completely.

The signs of gray mold on the shoots are as follows:

• the upper cut of the shoot turns brown rapidly;
• the shoot is covered with fluffy gray mycelium;
• the stem turns brown in patches;
• a gray coating appears on the shoots.

After the elimination of such infected branches, the bush must be sprinkled.

Important!Do not rush to cut off the shoots covered at the base of the bush with white bloom. This coating is a "snow" mold that disappears in the sun in the first two weeks after the removal of the shelter.

Further pruning is the formation of the crown of the bush. To do this, you need to select a couple of the healthiest branches and cut them obliquely with secateurs to the first strong bud.

Trimming the branches is half a centimeter above the already developed bud, which grows to the outside of the bush, and not the inside.

The product of the cut above can lead to the death of wood. You also need to cut off all the shoots growing inside the bush. Try to shape the crown so that the center of the bush remains empty.

Rose garter

Flowerbed species, before sheltering for the winter, are usually bent down, so after opening and straightening the branches in spring, the bush may seem one-sided.

This can be fixed with supports. It is necessary to pry the bent edge of the bush with a pitchfork and support it with wooden rods or tie it with garden wire to the installed support.

Climbing roses also need to be tied to supports in the summer, forming the desired shape of the bush. Stretched nets, arches, poles and cone structures can be used as a support for a climbing rose.

Watering

In spring, roses require a rare but plentiful. Since the air is not yet extremely dry, and the soil is not overheated, frequent watering can provoke fungal diseases bush.

As with all plants, watering is best in evening time when not exposed to direct sunlight.

Did you know?The smallest rose in the world - the rose of the "C" variety, bred by the Indian botanist Sudhir Hetawat - has a bud measuring 5 mm, and when opened it reaches a diameter of 1 cm.

Increase watering as the soil dries out. In particularly dry areas, it is recommended to install a watering system with sprayers.

top dressing

In the spring, roses, like the rest of the plants on your site, need to be fed. After the first winter after planting, it is enough to feed the bush - and.

At the same time, top dressing must be applied along with watering or after it, so as not to burn the young root. in this case, the plant will be overloaded.

Further fertilizers are also accompanied mineral top dressing, which should include potassium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus. Such fertilizers are produced both in liquid form and in granular form.
It is enough to fertilize twice a year:

1. In the spring after pruning;
2. In the summer after the first flowering.

Overloading a plant with fertilizer is much worse than not giving it at all. Frequent fertilization is important when the soil is not sufficiently adapted for planting a particular species, or if you decide to transplant a bush.

Did you know?To extract 1 kilogram of rose oil, you need 3 tons of red rose petals or 5 tons of white ones.

Mulching

After spring feeding swipe .

This event helps the proper development of the plant: it maintains the desired level of moisture, prevents erosion of the root and leaching, reduces the amount, maintains looseness of the soil and maintains temperature regime throughout the year.

Mulching can be carried out regardless of the time of year and the growth stage of the bush, but the best option, as with fertilization, will be twice a year - in spring and at the end of summer.
Both organic (bark, hay) and inorganic (gravel, pebbles) materials can be used as mulch.

The agricultural technique of mulching is simple:

1. Free the root area from weeds;
2. Cover the soil at the base of the bush with a small layer of mulch, while not covering the branches themselves;
3. If it is an organic mulch, wait for the layer to rot and mix it into the soil shallowly;
4. Add a new layer of mulch.

Mulch that suits any type of plant, including roses - mullein or chicken droppings. In this case, the mulching process is also a fertilizer.

Important!In a particularly hot period, mulching with large stones is appropriate: like no other material, they are able to retain moisture underneath.

Preventive treatment

Rose care is a matter of year-round importance: fertilizing a bush in summer is no less important than sheltering a plant from frost in autumn, pruning branches after winter, or treating diseases and pests in spring.
Immediately after opening and pruning in the spring, roses are prevented

Roses are rather capricious plants. That is why you need to be very careful grow such a culture. Seedlings should be cared for immediately after the winter months. Spring care includes competent and timely activities:

• Opening shrubs after frost;
• Pruning plants from dried branches;
• Timely fertilization of shrubs;
• Soil mulching;
• Treatment from pests and various diseases;
• Installation of props and special structures for ornamental crops.

Monthly work schedule

How and when to open the bushes after winter

Care for roses should begin after winter with the removal of covering material. Experienced gardeners remove the material after the temperature regime is established and the snow has completely melted. Compliance with this condition will prevent damage to the shoots by frost or damping.

It is necessary to gradually remove the covering material from the rose bushes. You should start with daily airing. It is optimal to ventilate the plants for several hours.

Then remove the shelter completely, provided that the soil has warmed up by about a shovel bayonet.

During the first week, as soon as the covering material has been removed, the bushes should be shaded using agrofiber or special films.

The next stage includes the drying of the soil, it is performed:

• neat unwinding of rose bushes;
• not deep loosening of the earth around the bush. This will help the air to flow better. root system plants;
• installation of supports and fastening of plant shoots using trellis structures.

Caring for old bushes

Mature plants after winter should be carefully examined. All old plants should be thoroughly cleaned of dry branches that have been affected by pests and diseases. Often the shoots can be weakened and frostbite, so all branches must be cut below the part that is affected.

After the winter period, the shoots should be green. The most common dangers at the base of the plant are:

• Mold;
• Frostbions - longitudinal ruptures of the bark;
• Infectious burns.

In the spring, roses can have frozen, diseased, and broken branches. All frozen shoots should be cut until the middle of the stem turns white. All moldy areas are removed.

After all the affected branches are eliminated, the bush must be sprinkled with ash.

Important! The main thing is not to rush to pruning shoots with white bloom, which are located at the base of the bush. Such a coating under the action of sunlight within two weeks will disappear in the sun on its own.

Be sure to remove all shoots that grow below the vaccination level. This helps to prevent the gradual wilding of ornamental crops.

Soil mulching is especially effective after the root system of the bushes has been fertilized. The event allows you to save soil moisture, improve air exchange and slow down the growth of weeds.

Mulching allows you to loosen less often, which is very important in autumn period. Mulching is done with tree bark and compost.

Features of pruning roses in spring

Competent care should include a quality plant pruning process:

• In mid-April, all broken and affected winter period branches;
• Trim shoots to the level of living buds. Form a symmetrical bush;
• Since many varieties hybrid tea roses may bloom on current year's growth, so all old branches should be cut off;
• In order to achieve abundant flowering, you should apply the technique of combined cropping. In the first year, cut off 3-5 buds, and the next year - by a third;
• Branches of floribunda varieties that are more than 3 years old must be cut off completely;
• If a we are talking about pruning large-flowered climbing roses that bloom on last year's growth, then only branches that are older than 5 years should be removed;
• Pruning of the rambler is done immediately, as the flowering period passes. pruning carried out by the method "on the ring". All weak and old branches are removed;
• When forming a shrab, young shoots should be cut off by a third of the length, and all branches thickening the bush should be cut off;
• For standard varieties of roses, it is enough to do light pruning and remove all frozen shoots.

Many early-flowering varieties of roses, such as greenhouse and English, require pruning as early as April, when buds have not begun to open. Hybrid tea, climbing and ground cover varieties should be cut in May, immediately after blooming.

Pruning is done with a sharp, clean and disinfected garden tool.

Important! The cut should be made above the kidney, which is facing outward, at a distance of about one centimeter. Cutting angle 45°. After trimming, all places where cuts were made must be processed garden pitch to prevent infection.

Watch the video! Pruning roses in spring

Plant care after planting

After the roses are planted, you need to provide the plants with regular watering.

Water the bushes in the morning or evening. The jet during watering should be directed under the root of the plant. It is impossible to allow blurring of the root system.

Daily watering of the plant is necessary in order for the seedlings to fully root. After that, watering should be moderate, but regular.

If the rose was planted in the spring, then pruning should be done earlier. When it comes to autumn landing, then after planting, pruning is not necessary. The formation of the bush should be postponed until spring.

All buds that were formed in the first summer are removed - this will lead to the strengthening and proper development of shrubs.

Proper spring spraying

In the spring, after the covering material is removed, a revision of the plants is carried out. All shrubs should be carefully inspected and identify places affected by pests or diseases. Special chemicals are especially effective. Recommended for use for spring processing copper sulfate solution. The concentration of the drug should be 1% or 3%. It is necessary to spray both plants and the aerial part of shrubs, but also the soil around.

To prevent the disease of ornamental crops by various pests, it is necessary to use the following preparations:

• "Fitoverm";
• "Karbofos";
• "Insecticide".

Subsequent treatments should be carried out with a soap solution or a solution based on nettle or iron sulphate. It is also recommended to add a little hot pepper to the soap or nettle solution.

Spring subcortex and watering roses

After it is completed spring pruning, you need to start fertilizing the plants with nitrogen-based substances.

The most popular drugs:

• "Aquarin";
• "Kemira-universal";
• Aquamix.

Advice! assimilation liquid fertilizer going better. They need to be diluted at the rate of 3-4 liters of solution per rose bush. At the time of feeding with dry fertilizers, it is necessary to monitor their consumption. It is optimal if square meter there will be 35-40 grams of the substance per 1 sq. m.

good growth plants are affected by the combined application of organic and mineral fertilizers. As organic matter, rotted manure, bird droppings, humus can be used.

At the moment when the bushes are at the stage of formation of young branches, solutions based on herbal infusions or manure should be applied. After fertilizing, the shrubs should be watered abundantly to useful minerals better penetrate the root system of the culture.

Watch the video! Very effective fertilizer for roses

Mulching roses in spring

After fertilizing, the plants must be mulched. This process is an important component of rose care technology in spring. It helps plants develop and resist many diseases.

Advantages of the mulching process

• Allows you to retain moisture in the soil;
• Cools the soil at high temperatures;
• Prevents soil compaction;
• Retains useful minerals in the soil;
• Protects the root system of plants;
• Protects against various diseases and pests;
• Improves appearance bush;
• Prevents the growth of weeds.

Mulching is a simple and uncomplicated process that can be done at any time of the year. However, it is optimal to carry it out twice a year: in early spring and late summer.

Description mulching process:

• The soil next to the bushes should be well weeded, remove all weeds and shoots;
• Cover the soil with mulch about 4-6 centimeters. It is important that the base of the plant stem is not covered with mulch;
• After the layer of mulch becomes humus, it must be mixed with top layer soil;
• The next layer of mulch is laid on top, the procedure is repeated.

Agrofibre (Agrospan) for mulching is sold in stores or can be made at home using pieces of cardboard, sawdust, dry grass, wood chips or hay.

One of the most the best means- compost. It can be made from various ingredients, such as coffee grounds or food waste. If using fruit or vegetable scraps, make sure they do not contain seeds. All materials are mixed and left to rot near the roses.

One of the most universal means- chicken manure or manure. Often they are used for mulching. To create mulch, they must be used in a dry form. The disadvantage of using such organic fertilizers in that there may be seeds of other crops that will germinate and interfere with the development of rose bushes.

Preventive treatment

Culture care should be year-round. Fertilize the shrubs summer period just as important as sheltering plants in the fall for the winter. No less important is the pruning of shoots after winter and the treatment of bushes from diseases and pests in spring period. Once the shrubs have been open after winter, roses need maintenance. Seedlings need to be treated to prevent infection with powdery mildew, rust, aphids and spider mites.

To treat infections, use the following solution: You need to take 100 grams of copper sulfate with a concentration of 3% and add it to a bucket of water. Next, spray the bushes and the soil next to the bush.

Conclusion

Rose growing process in open field requires a lot of strength and patience. It is important to correctly observe each item of agricultural technology, since each stage of care must be performed with high quality. Rose care in spring after winter- one of the main periods when you need to be patient and not harm the bushes.

Beginners who first decide to grow rose plantations on the site should seek advice from experienced gardeners or see a photo and video instructions in the article. A true gardener and lover of roses will not regret the time spent in order to grow these beautiful flowers in the country.

Watch the video! Rose care after winter step by step

It is difficult to find a person who would not love roses. After all, these flowers can be called royal. Roses are the perfect decoration for anyone. garden plot. However, these plants require careful and permanent care. That's the only way to get beautiful flowers exuding the most delicate aromas.

Roses are capricious plants. Therefore, they should be treated with caution. You need to start caring for these plants immediately after the end of winter. What is it?

The main stages of care

Spring care for roses is not so simple. There are several stages, after which you can expect beautiful flowers that are not affected by pests.

Processing roses in spring from diseases and pests - the main of the stages. They shouldn't be neglected.

Of course, the plant should be cared for throughout the year. However, at the end of winter it is required:

1. Implement proper watering.
2. Apply fertilizer correctly.
3. Form a crown of bushes and trim.
4. Treat plants for diseases and pests.

Monthly work schedule

It is in March that you should start caring for these plants. At this time, the withdrawal winter shelter from the bushes, install special supports, carry out garters and, of course, hilling.

roses in april must be sprayed for prevention purposes. Otherwise, the plant may get sick. It is worth considering that the soil around the bushes is also subject to processing. During this period, you can also engage in plant propagation. New roses planted in April will take better.

In May, another preventive spraying should be carried out. At this time, top dressing is also introduced, and pruning of bushes.

In warm latitudes, work should begin at the end of winter. The main thing is that the snow has already left the site, and the weather has become drier and warmer. The primary treatment of roses should be completed before vegetative growth begins.

How do roses cover

If you live in a cold climate, then it is better to cover rose bushes for the winter. Otherwise, these tender plants will die from the cold. Roses are usually covered in November, when the air temperature does not rise above -5 ° C.

If you miss this moment, then the roses may die. Temperatures below the specified limit are detrimental to them. However, do not cover the flowers even in warm weather. Roses can wither and die.

After removing dry leaves and withered inflorescences, plants covered with warm material. As a rule, burlap or spunbond is used for this. After that, a construction is made of wire mesh or plastic.

Its walls should be located 25 centimeters from the bush. The structure is filled with fallen leaves or straw. Outside, it is better to wrap it with roofing material. You can also use polyethylene film . The design should be done 10 centimeters higher than the plant.

How to remove cover

When spring comes, roses need to be gradually opened. After the snow melts, you should slightly open the ends. Roses should be well ventilated. Otherwise, the plants will begin to rot and then rot. At night, the first time the roses should be closed.

If the temperature is very low, then the plants should be covered during the day. As the temperature rises, the roofing material layer should be gradually removed.

Straw and fallen leaves don't clean up right away. because the air temperature is low at night. During the day, the branches of plants can burn in the sun. It is best to open the bushes in cloudy and calm weather. If this is not possible, then it is worth creating a shadow.

If the plants were covered with agrofilm, then in the spring this material can not be removed, since it does not accumulate condensate and allows the roses to breathe. In order for the soil around the bushes to warm up faster, roses need to be spudded and a layer of peat removed from them. However, do not rush to fully open the basal neck of the plant.

How to cut

So, how to care for roses in spring? According to many, the main pruning of roses should be carried out not in the fall, but in the spring. This ensures that the plants will feel great in winter.

Exist some general rules pruning for both decorative and fruit roses. They should be guided during this procedure:

There are several key factors to consider when pruning roses. First of all, the climate is important. In cold regions, plants do not have time to grow much during the summer. In addition, the variety of roses also plays an important role.

Spring care of roses is very important for the normal growth of these plants. In the process of pruning, you should follow some recommendations. First of all, you should choose a very sharp tool. The best thing use pruner. So, a few tips:

• branches should be cut a few millimeters above the kidney;
• the cut should be made oblique, it should be directed in the same direction as the kidney;
• if healthy white wood is not visible after cutting the shoot, then it should be cut again, this must be done until healthy tissue appears;
• the crown of the bush should be finally formed only after the shoots grow by 5 centimeters;
• if several shoots have grown from one kidney, then one should be removed;
• at the end of pruning, all the bushes should be treated with a solution of copper sulfate;
• if at night frosts are noted, then the roses need to be covered with a film.

Installation of props

Spring care for roses is not only pruning. It is important to install props in time. Experts recommend using permanent and strong structures, which allow you to tie up roses without much difficulty.

Every spring, their safety should be checked. In case of any damage, it is worthwhile to repair them. Otherwise, the damaged support simply will not withstand the weight of the branches. Use green garden self-locking wire for tying.

Fertilizing and mulching roses

In order for roses to grow well after winter, they need to be fed. Fertilizers for such plants should contain phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen and potassium. You can buy such funds in any specialized store.

This does not cause much difficulty. The range of such fertilizer is very large and if you cannot choose, then you should pay attention to the ingredients.

Plants can be fed with such compositions several times during the year. In the spring, this should be done during the period when the active growth phase begins. Fertilizers should also be applied in the summer after the first flowering.

At the same time, it is necessary distribute evenly on the surface of the soil 28 grams of the drug. After that, the soil should be processed with a chopper.

Fertilizers should only be applied to moist soil. If the soil remains dry for any reason, then it must be moistened. Enough water the soil around the bush. You can leave a hose with a small trickle near the rose. After a few hours, the soil will become sufficiently moist and fertilizer can be applied.

After pruning and fertilization, it is necessary to carry out mulching bushes. To do this, evenly distribute garden compost around the roses. Under each bush it is necessary to place a bucket of this composition. Top the compost with a layer of sawdust or wood chips.

It is worth noting that the material that is used for mulching roses should not cover the base of the trunk. Otherwise, the access of moisture and heat to the roots of plants will be limited.

Proper mulching will ensure the safety minerals, heat and moisture in the soil, and protect the root system. Thanks to this, the appearance of roses will be significantly improved.

Pest and disease control

Roses are delicate plants that are often subject to all sorts of diseases as well as insect attacks. Most often, these plants suffer from beetles, aphids, mites, caterpillars, and so on.

After the first buds begin to open, treat plants from pests and diseases. For this, it is better to use special preparations. They can be purchased in specialized stores.

The seller, if necessary, will tell you which drug will help protect the roses from this or that misfortune. For processing, a combination of tools should be used, such as insecticide and fungicide.

This will save a lot of money, as well as protect the flowers from black spots, aphids, rust on the foliage and powdery mildew. Roses should be processed in dry calm weather in the evening.

Roses should be sprayed every two weeks from the moment the active growth phase began. Many experts argue that two treatments can be dispensed with. One should be done in the spring, and the second in the summer after the end of the first flowering.

If you grow thorn roses on your site that bear fruit, then they should not be treated with synthetic pesticides and insecticides. In this case it's better use natural preparations, preferably plant-type fungicides.

Caring for roses after winter is a laborious process that requires patience, as well as certain skills. Despite all the difficulties, many people want to grow these plants on their site. Indeed, such plants are real decoration, which surrounds itself with a pleasant and delicate aroma.

In order for a garden beauty - a rose to please with its flowering and always be healthy, it is necessary to adhere to a number of rules. After acquiring seedlings, they need to be properly planted, fed, watered, cut, loosen the ground around the bush, protected from rodents and pests, transplanted, sprayed in a timely manner, if necessary, warning against unwanted diseases.

The importance of preventive measures against diseases and pests for roses

It is known that any disease is better to prevent than to treat later. It is important to timely warn the garden beauty from all kinds of diseases and insect pests. To do this, it is necessary to take a number of preventive measures in time. First of all, it is the treatment of roses from diseases and pests.

sick rose

Is it possible to spray roses

Since ancient times, it has been known how to spray roses: a tablespoon baking soda bred in a glass of water and sprayed bushes five times a season. Same for folk method they made infusions of ash or mullein in a ratio of 1:20, which were used every week both as a preventive measure against fungal pathogens of the flower, and as outside root dressing. On the this moment there are many chemicals than to spray roses to prevent various diseases and insect pests, but they must be alternated, as pathogens can become resistant to medicinal chemicals over time.

How to treat roses in order to prevent diseases

Note! The most popular remedy that brings the desired result in the fight against diseases of the garden beauty, which has long been popular with professional flower growers, is the Bordeaux mixture.

Its universal composition of copper sulfate and slaked lime effectively fights all kinds of fungi and bacteria that can suddenly appear on beauty bushes and provides maximum care for roses in summer. The main component of the solution - copper contributes to the intensive growth of bushes.

The solution after the treatment of roses stays on the foliage for a long time, which contributes to its longer effectiveness. You can’t make mistakes when preparing Bordeaux liquid, as its strong concentration can burn the leaves of your pet.

In early spring, when the shrub is freed from winter shelter with barely swelling buds and late autumn roses are treated with a more concentrated 3% solution to destroy various bacteria and fungi. In late spring, summer and early autumn, treatment with a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture for roses is sufficient due to preventive measures flower diseases.

Bordeaux liquid for roses in summer during flowering is not desirable due to its toxicity. It is necessary to treat the bushes with this agent, in order to avoid burns of the foliage, in the evening or in dry, cool weather. At the moment, this is the most effective tool in the fight against various fungi and unwanted microorganisms.

Bordeaux liquid

How to treat roses for diseases during flowering

During the flowering period, rose bushes require additional attention. Nitrogen, which the plant needed in spring and early summer, should be excluded and emphasis should be placed on potassium-containing fertilizers necessary for budding and lush flowering.

Wood ash (1 cup per 10 liters of water), calcium nitrate (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water for one bush) and potassium sulfate (30 g per 10 liters of water) are great for this purpose.

A solution of baking soda (40 g per 1 liter of water) is used 2-3 times every week, spraying flowers to prevent diseases.

You can spray the bushes in the evening or in calm weather with herbal decoctions: nettle, garlic, horsetail, horseradish. Spraying with an infusion of wormwood with laundry soap (1 piece per 10 liters of water) or a decoction of bitter pepper (5 pods per 1 liter of water) will qualitatively cope with aphids and caterpillar larvae.

Drinking soda solution

Diseases of roses and pests in the country, caring for roses in summer

The most common rose disease is powdery mildew, the causative agent of which is the spheroteca fungus (Sphaerotheca pannosa). Powdery mildew occurs with abundant watering during hot, humid weather, frequent baiting with nitrogen-containing fertilizers and a lack of minerals. Manifested as a powdery coating of white or gray color on young leaves, shoots, buds of the plant.

From small spots it can grow and cover large areas of flowers. Prevention of the disease is to maintain cleanliness in the area, remove affected shoots, and burn fallen leaves. Watering in early spring with 3% copper sulphate and spraying with copper-containing preparations (Ridomil gold, oxychom, sodium polysulfide, etc.) gives a significant result. From folk remedies a mixture of manure and wood ash is effective.

To spray roses with a solution, pour 300 g of ash with boiling water and let it brew for half an hour. Dilute 5 tablespoons of rotted manure in 1 liter of water, mix with ash solution, add water up to 10 liters, 50 g of grated laundry soap and spray rose bushes weekly. If the plant is severely damaged by powdery mildew, you can spray it with a solution of soda (50 g per 10 liters of water). Potash fertilizers increase the resistance of roses to diseases.

If black-brown spots have formed on the pet, then the plant is infected with the Marssonina rosae (Lib.) Died fungus, which appeared and overwintered on uncircumcised last year's affected leaves and shoots. Usually infection appears in July, August in the form of dark brown spots. different size. How to spray roses to prevent this disease? To do this, every 10-12 days, spraying with a solution of phytosporin, a mixture of 1 tsp of Kemira Lux with 5 drops of epin per 5 liters of water or sulfuric solution (100 g per 10 liters of water) is carried out.

The next common disease of roses is peronosporosis, in other words, downy mildew. The causative agent is a pseudofungus-oomycete from the peronospore family (Peronospora). It affects leaves, shoots, pedicels, and rarely buds and flowers. The leaves wrinkle, becoming covered with brown-red spots without rims, a grayish coating forms on the reverse side, dry and fall off the upper shoots. Cold at night and hot weather during the day contribute to the development of the disease. With stable hot weather around the clock, the disease gradually recedes.

Note! All summer procedures, in order to avoid leaf burns, are carried out at air temperatures below 18 degrees Celsius or in hot weather, reduce the concentration level of the solution (40 g per 10 l of water). If the above methods are not effective, they start spraying, which is carried out several times a season, with stronger preparations: Ridomil Gold, Previkur Energy, Skor, Topaz, etc.

Prevention of the disease consists in spraying the bushes with skim milk with iodine (1 liter of milk and 10 drops of iodine are diluted in 9 liters of water). A mixture of 1 tsp also helps. Kemira lux and 5 drops of epin per 5 liters of water. 1 cup of ash should be poured with 2 liters of boiling water, after 2-3 hours add up to 10 liters of water and spray the affected areas. Also in the fight against the disease, drugs are popular: Topsin-M, phytosporin paste, Topaz, Bravo, Previkur, Skor, Revus, Strobi, Profit Gold, Garth, Acrobat MC, etc.

The causative agent of dangerous rose rust is a fungus of the genus Phragmidium (Phragmidium disciflorum, P. tuberculatum, P. rosae-pimpinellifoliae), which is easily transferred from pathogens to healthy shrubs on open landing sites in the air. A sign of the disease is a round orange-red spotting on representatives of the flora. Everything stops inside the plant life processes, the stems are bent, flowering buds and yellowed leaves die off and fall off. Flower disease is successfully treated with a broad-spectrum drug Falcon.

If the garden pet was covered with a variety of yellowish-brown spots bloomed - this is a disease of gray mold. It is caused by the imperfect fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers and affects mainly weakened plants, the buds of which gradually fade, the leaves fall, the stems are overgrown with gray-brown moss of the fungus.

Important! When preparing the bushes for winter, as a preventive measure against rust, spraying with a 3% solution of ferrous sulfate is carried out.

For the prevention of all of the above ailments southern belle experienced growers and summer residents recommend, first of all, to maintain perfect cleanliness on planted flowers land plots, in a timely manner, clean and burn the fallen affected leaves, cut off the infected areas of the stems and inflorescences, increase the immunity of plants by spraying and watering with the necessary fertilizers.

When planting flowers, keep a sufficient distance for ventilation. Provide protection against rodents and pests.

Observing all the rules for the care of plants, blooming garden will make you happy for as long as possible.