What to do when roses grow thin and weak? Learn the method to promote basal shoots
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Ever since Lanyao showed off her rose flower wall, many flower lovers have left comments asking how to achieve that flower wall effect?
Actually, growing climbing roses is very simple; the most important point is to promote basal shoots.
Today Lanyao will talk about the method for promoting basal shoots in roses.
Methods for promoting basal shoots in roses:
For climbing roses, whether you bought a large plant or a small plant, the old branches it comes with are useless for building a flower wall or flower arch; in the end, these old branches will all be cut off. This is also why Lanyao does not recommend buying climbing roses that are over one meter tall.
Only strong basal shoots are the hope for a rose flower wall and flower arch.
So whether you buy a large plant one meter tall or a small plant 30-40 cm tall, you equally need to promote the production and growth of its basal shoots.
There are two key factors affecting basal shoot growth:
1. Fertilizer and water! 2. Breaking apical dominance!
The growth of basal shoots requires sufficient fertilizer and water, so strengthening fertilizer and water management is the prerequisite for producing strong basal shoots.
Secondly, plant growth has apical dominance. Observant flower lovers will notice that roses that droop and fall over are more likely to produce branches from the base; this is due to breaking apical dominance.
So when we grow climbing roses, if we want results as quickly as possible, we should not tie the branches of the rose plant straight up, but instead let them droop naturally. If the branches are relatively stiff and cannot droop naturally, then manually train them so they are level with the ground.
After handling them this way, and then strengthening fertilizer and water management, it is easy to produce strong basal shoots. After the basal shoots have grown to a certain extent, all the old useless branches can be cut off. By winter, train them horizontally; in spring, the flower wall and flower arch are ready.
Isn't it very simple? Actually, many things are not that complicated; sometimes we are just overcomplicating them. Once you grasp the key to the problem, everything can be solved easily.
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