Stop buying climbing roses this way, it is easy to lose out and regret it

This is day 869 of Lanyao's daily original articles

Rose growing series article: No. 68

Yesterday Lanyao went to Nanxun for a trip with friends. At lunch we talked about growing flowers, and they happened to mention that a friend had just bought a very large rose. At that moment Lanyao's mind immediately pictured it, ah, it must be a rich person handing out perks, haha...

The friends along for the trip are all flower lovers too, so of course they know that Lanyao also loves roses deeply. When a friend buys a super large rose seedling, then of course we have to go take a look. As it happens, in the evening when looking at the question form submitted by flower friends in the reader group, Lanyao found that flower friends in our reader group also mentioned a similar problem.

Actually, regarding large rose seedlings, Lanyao has already talked about it in previous articles and does not recommend buying them, but many people still cannot resist buying, thinking that big is good, it grows fast, and there is no need to raise a small seedling little by little.

But just look at the questions from Lanyao's readers and you will know that when such large seedlings reach us flower friends, the final outcome is often growth stagnation or withering and death. If you really must buy this kind of super large climbing rose, then Lanyao gives you 2 suggestions that can let you take fewer wrong paths and spend less wasted money.

Suggestions for buying super large rose seedlings:1. Purchase timeFor super large seedlings like the one in the picture above, if you want to buy them, you must choose to buy in late autumn, winter or early spring. At these 3 time points, roses are about to go dormant, are dormant, or have just produced blind buds. At this time, transplanting and acclimating the pot causes less damage to the rose and recovery is relatively easier.

Last winter Lanyao transplanted a super large climbing rose, almost bare-root transplanted. The spread of its branches was about 3 sq m. At transplant time there was no major pruning. This spring, although it also bloomed all over, it had almost no leaves. When transplanting a super large seedling, major pruning should be done, otherwise later growth will definitely be affected to some extent.

Think about it: transplanting during the winter dormant period without major pruning still affects rose growth, so if we buy and transplant during the flowering period, then is it hard to avoid stagnation and death? To prevent the seedling from withering, we can only choose major pruning. In that case, what is the point of buying such a super large seedling?

2. Look at the growing soilThe large seedlings commonly seen on the market are all grown in garden soil. When these seedlings are at the nursery, they are mostly managed extensively in the open air, and part of their root system will grow into the ground, forming a semi-field-planted state.

Just imagine, when lifting such seedlings, have the roots already been damaged? If you want to buy such finished climbing plants, everyone is advised to spend more money and buy from brand chain stores. Buy truly potted climbing plants.

For those truly cultivated in flower pots, the soil used is special rose soil. Such finished seedlings can be bought, and after buying them there is no need for repotting or pruning. If you want to change the pot, you can first use the double-pot method, or repot with the soil ball after flowering.What should be done after buying a super large seedling?If you have already bought a super large rose seedling like Lanyao's readers did, then to ensure the seedling's survival, Lanyao also gives you a few suggestions:1. Prune boldly and drastically.

Cut off all dead branches, yellowing branches, and old branches without leaves. Cut the whole seedling back to about 1/3 of its height, and note that you should try to keep as many leaves as possible.

2. Change the soil lightly.For seedlings in planting bags or nutrient pots like this, repotting and changing soil after buying is definitely necessary. Growing in garden soil will bring more difficulties for later management. But note that when changing soil, you can only replace 1/3-1/2 of the soil on the outer edge of the original soil ball, so that the outer roots are exposed, which can promote rapid rooting.

If you replace all the soil, or even wash the roots, then you need to prune especially hard, even cut it completely bare, and in that case the later care requirements will be somewhat higher.3. Train the branches horizontally.

Keeping your rose branches drooping can make the rose quickly sprout strong new branches, and then there is hope for the rose to regain vigor.

Lanyao has said so much, hoping you can truly feel Lanyao's good intentions from it. Lanyao is not attacking anyone, but just discussing the matter as it is. Growing flowers well is the original intention of every one of us flower lovers.

Now roses are shipped with flower buds, flower friends can enter the store to choose and buy

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