How to feed roses in spring, summer and autumn: a list of the best fertilizers

How to properly feed roses in spring and summer, so that they bloom magnificently and for a long time, read further in our article.

Why feeding is important and how to do it

There are many types of roses. They are divided into home or indoor, as well as garden. The fashion for flowers with thorns will never come out. But the capriciousness of culture scares flower growers. Indeed, for exuberant flowering, the absence of risk, instead of rosals, getting a rosehip will take a lot of effort, be patient.

It is real to dream of purchasing a rose garden on the windowsill and on the street in order to bring it to life, if you keep track of the pet's standing in spring and summer, autumn and winter.

Top dressing is a manipulation that stimulates flowering. The main component for rosals is phosphorus. With its help, the number of buds increases, and the duration of the period increases several times.

Thanks to phosphorus fertilization, rooting and the formation of new root processes occur. In this case, it is considered a mistake to constantly use only phosphorus for abundant flowering.

After all, an excess of an element kills the plant. Therefore, it is required for the entire growing season (from March to October) to dilute with nitrogen (to increase the green mass) and potassium (for a safe wintering). In addition to the main components (nitrogen / potassium / phosphorus), foliar feeding should take place with the following macro and microelements:

• magnesium and potassium;
• iron and manganese:
• as well as boron and vitamins.

Each of them helps to increase growth or enhance color, as the prevention of chlorosis and other diseases.

Fertilizers can be applied in several ways, using different techniques. One of the most popular and simple ones is called the foliar feeding method, in which you should retreat 15 cm from the root. Then a deepening is made in a circle.

The groove is filled with a fertilizer mixture of the selected preparation / substance with chernozem. It helps to strengthen the immune system and the root system. In this case, burns and other injuries are always avoided. The method is also convenient in that trace elements gradually enter the rhizome during watering or rain.

Important! All procedures related to transplanting, planting or fertilizing should be carried out with abundantly moistened soil. This rule applies not only to working with rose bushes, but also to all crops that are grown at home or in the open field.

You can use phosphorus-potassium fertilizers not only by watering at the root, but also on the leaf. The input of the introduced elements is much faster, and their effect will be reactive. At the same time, the composition of the upper soil layer does not change.

The only condition: you can irrigate foliage with liquid fertilizer only in the evening. The need is due to the fact that the sun's rays, falling on the green part, leave burns.

Late in the evening, the procedure is also not recommended (twilight). The applied liquid does not have time to completely evaporate, so there is a risk of fungal infection.

How to feed roses properly?

Feeding roses, like all flowering plants, takes place throughout the year in several stages. After carrying out preventive spring pruning, nitrogen and organic fertilizers for roses should be introduced into the soil. Summer application of various fertilizer complexes is carried out three times:

• in June, during the budding period;
• in July, after flowering, to support tired plants;
• in August to replenish and balance the micronutrient supply.

In autumn in September, it is imperative to feed the roses using superphosphate, which can slowly decompose and absorb by the plant throughout the winter. Potassium, which is quickly absorbed by the plant, will help to strengthen the rose before the coming cold weather. But the introduction of nitrogen in autumn is categorically unacceptable, since it will lead to excessive growth, and will not allow the plant to find a state of rest in time.

Spring feeding of roses

A profusely flowering rose bush is the dream of every gardener, for this the land must be fertile, with fertilizers introduced into it even before subsidence. In the spring, when planting roses, sprinkle humus with a layer of 5 cm on the bottom of the prepared pits. Dig in the seedlings with a mix of soil, superphosphate, potassium salt and humus prepared two weeks before planting. Fertilizer for roses in the spring can be applied in April-May, use for this saltpeter, nitrogen, phosphorus, urea, organic matter. Draw a groove around the hole for the rotted mullein, which is an excellent food for roses.

Top dressing of roses in summer

Top dressing of roses in the first summer month, during the formation of buds, is done with chicken droppings, mullein or green fertilizers prepared in the form of solutions (in dry form, they can burn the roots of plants). Organic matter will attract earthworms that loosen the soil. Fertilizers for roses in summer, in July, when the plants have bloomed and cut off, are needed with a large amount of phosphorus or potassium, so you can use commercial, universal complexes of mineral fertilizers. On warm evenings, especially after rain, spray special nutrient solutions onto the leaves.

How to feed roses for growth?

So that the rose does not lag behind in growth, it pleases with long flowering, it needs annual feeding. The absence of any elements can lead to poor development and loss of decorative appearance. Knowing how to feed roses in spring for growth, applying the right types of fertilizers, adhering to the principles of their correct application to the soil, you can get a spectacular, beautiful plant.

For the growth of a rose, dense foliage and developed buds, nitrogen is needed, it is applied in spring and early summer. In order for the rose bush to grow well, develop, and strengthen the root system, phosphorus and potassium are needed. The main rule when applying these fertilizers is not to overdo it, an excess of these substances can lead to leaf fall, cessation of plant development and growth.

How to feed the rose after planting?

Roses planted in spring, in a fertile well-prepared soil, saturated with fertilizer, do not require summer and autumn feeding. In the first year, you need to give them the opportunity to take root and grow. Only if you notice that the plants do not develop well, their young shoots are bent, the leaves turn yellow, you can support the roses with feeding from weakly concentrated mineral, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers or organic matter.

Fertilizing a rose after planting in the fall, preparing it for the winter cold, is done by applying fertilizers that will help them: protect against diseases, strengthen the wood of the bushes, and stimulate further growth. For these purposes, it is best to use

• potassium (sulfate or chloride), potassium magnesium;
• simple or double superphosphate;
• calcium (contained in wood ash, hydrated lime, dolomite flour, chalk).

Fertilizing roses during budding

Timely feeding, consisting of correctly selected elements, is very important for roses. The list of how to feed roses during and after budding includes effective potassium-based remedies:

• saltpeter;
• potassium salt;
• potassium chloride;
• potassium sulfate.

During budding, lack of potassium can cause various diseases or poor flowering. During this period, nitrogen-containing dressings should not be used, they will only lead to the rapid growth of greenery and shoots, but not to an increase in the number of buds. An effective top dressing at this time will be a diluted infusion of chicken manure (0.7-1 liter of infusion for 9-10 liters of water) or wood ash sprinkled around the bush.

How to feed blooming roses?

In order for roses to bloom profusely, experienced flower growers advise to maintain a balance between fertilizers (mineral and organic), without giving preference to one of these types, and also to use foliar types of dressings. Feeding roses during flowering is not always necessary, in this matter the plant variety and an individual approach to it play an important role, there is room for experimentation.

The best feeding of roses during flowering, as at any other time, is manure. The development and flowering of a rose is positively influenced by herbal infusions with the addition of peat, good compost, they serve as excellent sources of nutrition for a flowering plant, enriching the soil with humus, improving its composition. Organics improve the absorption of minerals, so a combination is the best solution.

How to feed roses for abundant flowering?

At different times of the year, garden plants require different nutrients, therefore, how and what to feed roses in spring for lush flowering must be decided in accordance with the growth cycle. In spring, the rose requires feeding for the active development of new shoots, strengthening the roots and, as a result, good flowering. Phosphorus is best suited for these purposes (how many flowers appear on the bush depends on it), its combination with potassium and nitrogen would be ideal.

Summer feeding

Active flowering begins in the summer, and therefore all nitrogen fertilizing stops and smoothly switches to potash and phosphorus. Moreover, more second mixtures will be required.

The ban on nitrogen-containing compounds is due to the fact that they only contribute to the strengthening of the greenery, but do not help during flowering or during budding. On the contrary, they reduce the number of inflorescences on the bush, while making them smaller.

To avoid such troubles, spraying with phosphorus mixtures with additional trace elements (boron, magnesium and others) is carried out.

In smaller quantities, mineral fertilizers with potassium will be required, which increases the absorption properties of the rhizome. Thanks to this, the inflorescences are strengthened (they are kept on the leg, do not fall off).

• before flowering (before the formation of ovaries) or after transplantation;
• budding period;
• in the second half of summer to maintain decorativeness.

What complexes of minerals are suitable for flowers

These include chemical compounds that have a positive effect on the growth of bushes.

1. Nitrogen. They are required for vigorous growth of shoots and leaves of the plant. Excessive amounts of this substance can lead to a suspension of flowering and a decrease in the number of buds.
2. Phosphoric. These are such as superphosphate, ammophos. They are responsible for active flowering, as well as for the appearance of young shoots in the autumn season.
3. Potash. When they are used, the resistance to lower temperatures increases in plants. In addition, the flowers of the roses become brighter.

Fall

Wanting to feed the roses in August, the grower helps the plant begin its transition to wintering. Moreover, after flowering, the flowers need rest, and the vegetative period ends.

But already at the end of July, throughout August and a little in September, the laying of future inflorescences continues. In other words, the applied autumn fertilizers will help to get beautiful pink buds, and also strengthen the plant's immunity for:

• quiet wintering;
• future awakening without any special problems;
• preservation of roots with strong soil freezing.

Need to know! It is also necessary to fertilize roses in the fall because of wintering insects in the roots and fallen leaves. It also hides infections and fungal spores. For them, frosts and freezing of the soil are not terrible. In winter, no additional fertilizing is applied.

What will help

If after the first flowering, phosphorus is desirable, then after the petals have completely fallen off, the roses need potassium. Solutions are offered:

• boric acid (2.5 g) + superphosphate (25 g) + potassium sulfate (10 g). The resulting mixture is diluted in a small amount of water and brought up to 10 l;
• potassium monophosphate (16 g) + superphosphate (15 g). Diluted in 10 liters in the same way as the previous version of the complex substance.

To avoid mistakes when combining several components, there is always the option of using complex ready-made tools. But in all cases, the exact dosage and the principle of dilution are observed.

Where does spring begin for roses

Spring care for a garden rose garden begins with the opening of the bushes. This is done in early April, when the threat of severe frosts has passed. It is important to avoid two mistakes here:

1. the bright spring sun can cause burns to the stems that have not yet woken up;
2. the root system, which has not yet had time to thaw, does not supply moisture to the crown, which can cause drying and death of the warmed-up buds.

Therefore, it is necessary to end the winter season by thawing the roots, temporarily shading the crown. This is especially important for plants that were not pruned for the winter or were done in a limited way (climbing, ground cover roses).

Fertilization methods

There are only two ways to feed cultivated plants: root and foliar procedures. But there are more methods. Much depends on the substance used.

1. Root application can be used both outdoors and indoors (home breeding). Convenient, simple. The main condition is to correctly manipulate and breed. If a liquid form is used, then it is advisable to mix it with the ground before watering. Then, in the form of gruel, lay in the prepared furrow. Solid mixtures such as natural manure are risky to use. An herbal infusion is considered an allowed medium hard. It is also buried in grooves or laid on the ground. The green fertilizer will be beneficial even when the rose is in bloom.
2. Foliar fertilization will be beneficial in the spring after the green mass appears. With their help, roses get minerals 2 times faster. But there are a number of rules under which the feeding of roses will be 100% effective:
   It is forbidden to spray on the leaf in the presence of sun or rain. Because of this, the risk of getting burned and contracting fungal diseases increases up to 10 times;
3. If organic is used, then the mixture must be filtered. It is done to avoid littering of the sprayer;
4. Regardless of what the treatment is carried out with mullein or calcium nitrate, the fertilizer will have to be diluted with a double volume of water (from root application).

Organic

Thanks to the introduction of organic fertilizers, the fertility of the soil increases, the shoots of weeds are reduced, and useful worms that loosen the soil are attracted. How to feed organic roses so that the garden with a rose garden will delight the whole season, and the flower is large?

In autumn, during mulching, compost and peat can be spread along a circular groove around the bush - such nutrition will give strength to the root system to grow.Rose bushes can be fed during the beginning of spring - all the time of flowering with chicken manure. In order not to overdo it with fertilization, fresh manure is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:20 (for rotted manure, water is taken 2 times less). The composition is insisted for 5 days, before adding water is added in a ratio of 1: 3.

Mullein is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10 and left warm for 7 days to infuse. Before feeding, add water in a 1: 2 ratio.

Advice! It is convenient to make the infusion before leaving the dacha, so that upon returning the herbal mix is ​​ready. When spraying, rose bushes will receive top dressing on the leaf, and the cottage will be filled with the aroma of freshness. Not like when feeding, where there is urea.

How else to fertilize organic roses? Herbal infusion. Weeds, nettles, plant tops are used. A ¾ bucket is filled with grass, soda, a common food product, is added there. The composition is left for a while to ferment the contents.

The soil under the roses can be fertilized with bone meal. Its rich calcium composition allows flour to be applied in spring, summer and autumn without fear of overdose. Fertilized with flour and to prevent phosphorus deficiency in roses, normalize the level of soil acidity.

A selection of the best fertilizers

It is unrealistic to choose one universal remedy for roses. In any case, variety will be required.

Experts recommend carrying out work by combining organic matter and combined artificially created drugs. But the best fertilizers are different for each region. The type of soil and the type of rosals are taken into account.

Organic fertilizers

To increase fertility and reduce weeds, worms are needed. With their help, not only loosening occurs, but also a better entry of fertilizers, the earth is filled with oxygen.

As an autumn remedy, it is advisable to carry out mulching. For this, peat, compost or chicken droppings are useful. This ensures improved root growth. Bird manure is also important in spring and summer. A natural substance makes rosalia virtually invulnerable, extending the flowering period.

Dilute dry or wet poultry waste 1 to 20. If rotted is used - 1 to 10. The infusion lasts at least 5-7 days under a closed lid. Mixed periodically. The resulting liquid is additionally diluted before use in a ratio of 1 to 3. In the same scenario, a solution is made, where the base is blood meal.

Feeding with manure or droppings is not entirely beneficial when flowers are planted in front of windows or in pots. Therefore, they use an infusion of herbs. The principle of insisting is the same. The weeds are cut and sent to the container. Filled with water. Insist until the mixture turns into gruel.

Mineral fertilizers

For mature roses, organic matter is not very suitable, but ammonium nitrate is useful. It is also applied after the snow melts at the rate of 25 g per square meter. Magnesium sulfate is often used. But fertilizers in granules are avoided.

Roses are picky and they need liquid or long-lasting substances, but always evenly distributed.

Depending on the stage of development, either complex or monopreparations are introduced:

• initial stage, awakening - nitrogen-containing;
• development, budding - phosphorus;
• flowering, flowering - potassium.

If a deficiency of one of the main substances is detected, therapy is carried out by introducing the desired component. Wood ash is a mineral fertilizer that can be applied exclusively by root method (dilute 100 g for 10 liters of water). Although there is a recipe for foliar application (200 g per 10 L), they have long been trying to avoid it.

In order not to “reinvent the wheel” the following are suggested:

Humates occupy a special place. The preparations quickly and easily dissolve in water, provide the plant with the necessary trace elements and mineral compounds.

These are called: Agricola Aquu, Zircon and Pocon, as well as fertilizer mixtures with prolonged action. The preparations are suitable for home use.

Folk remedies

It will not be superfluous to remember about grandmother's ways of feeding. Moreover, in recent years, folk remedies have begun to be used more and more often. The most popular option is considered to be dry bread or yeast. To do this, it is soaked in clean water. Insist 1-2 days. Water in the near-trunk circle.

And at home, coffee grounds are suitable. You can use vodka. The liquid serves as a resuscitation agent for stress and at the initial stage of infection with pathogenic fungi.

Sugar can be used for pollination. But this method is risky, as ants and other insects come to sweet water.

What and when to feed roses can only be said with full analytical consideration of the main factors. A unique tool is selected by the most florist. But the advice of other beauty lovers should always be taken into account, and, if necessary, adjusted.

Feeding roses with ready-made complex fertilizers

The undoubted advantage of ready-made complex fertilizers is ease of use. It is usually sufficient to add a few caps of the composition to the water and water or spray the plants. Complex fertilizers can speed up the setting of buds, increase their number and size of inflorescences, and also make the color of roses brighter.

It is undesirable to apply complex fertilizers under transplanted plants earlier than two weeks after transplanting.

Summarizing

1. To obtain abundant and long-lasting flowering, rose feeding should be started from the moment the snow melts, at this time a complex granular fertilizer is sprinkled on the thawed soil.
2. During the period of leaf appearance, nitrogen fertilizer is used.
3. Phosphorus-potassium fertilizer is applied before budding. Foliar top dressing with nitrogen fertilizer is possible.
4. At the time of flowering, the rose needs superphosphate.