Whether you can enjoy flowers in summer depends on whether you know how to do this one thing

After the peak bloom in May, the scorching summer is about to arrive. Many flower growers are already prepared to treat their roses as foliage plants, and worse still, their roses may end up as bare stems. But that is not necessarily the case. Whether you have roses to admire in summer depends on whether you know how to do this one thing.

That thing is watering. So how exactly should you water your roses?

First, we need to grasp one principle: water when dry, water when wet - let it dry out completely, then water thoroughly. Do not water whenever you feel like it, watering when you remember and not when you forget, and do not water based on anything other than actual conditions. Some flower growers see other growers online watering once every few days and then water rigidly by the book, completely ignoring their own environment.

China is so vast that the climate varies greatly from region to region, and the potting soil used also varies greatly. If you are still copying others by watering once every few days, how could your roses not turn into bare stems? Turning into bare stems is already the good outcome - not dying is already quite good, so do not ask for too much!

The correct way to water roses:

Judging whether watering is needed

Roses like moisture but are very intolerant of waterlogging, so when mixing soil you need to consider aeration and add more granules. When watering, you must check whether the potting soil has dried out. Besides the soil at the edge of the pot, pay even more attention to the soil near the roots, because when planting young seedlings, the original soil ball is kept, and the medium of that soil ball differs quite a bit from the soil you add later. Take care when caring for young seedlings.

Water slowly

When watering potted roses, use a spray watering can and spray slowly. The advantage is especially clear in summer, when the weather is hot - spraying can wet the leaves and lower the temperature. Another benefit of watering slowly is that even compacted potting soil can be thoroughly watered. If you pour water in a large stream, it is easy to end up with the water not penetrating through.

Each time you water, you can add some organic fertilizer nutrient solution to the soil. This not only supplies enough nutrients but also improves the soil environment and prevents the soil from compacting. Water until a large amount of water flows out from the bottom of the pot. Do not always water with plain tap water, as it easily causes the deposition of waste salts and alkaline substances, leading to compacted potting soil.

Different seedlings need different amounts of water

Different seedlings certainly need different watering. If it is a strong seedling, you can water more, keep the soil moist and the fertilizer sufficient, and it will grow rapidly. If it is a relatively weak young seedling, you should keep the soil appropriately on the dry side; too much water easily causes root suffocation and death.

Whether a rose lives or dies depends on water, but whether it blooms a lot, blooms a little, or does not bloom at all depends on whether you know how to control blind buds.

Roses growing blind buds is mainly caused by using too much nitrogen fertilizer. It is not enough to just fertilize and water. At the same time, you must ensure the roses get enough light. Only after photosynthesis can nutrient exchange take place, ensuring the growth of sturdier buds.