4 Key Points for Growing Roses in Summer, Plus 1 Treasure, and You're Sure to Succeed

In this furnace-like weather, even people are about to be steamed into buns, let alone roses exposed to the scorching sun outdoors. With these 4 key points, plus 1 treasure, your roses are sure to get through summer safely. Better grab a notebook and write them down quickly.

Summer care for roses should focus on these 4 points: ventilation, watering, fertilizing, and pruning. Let's look at the specific steps.

Ventilation and light penetration are the first step

Maintain a well-ventilated environment with good light penetration, and avoid excessively humid or damp conditions, so that roses can grow vigorously with lush branches and leaves. At the same time, avoid planting them too close together, which causes poor ventilation and breeds pests and diseases.

Watering should be done appropriately

Watering is generally done in the morning or evening on sunny days. Avoid watering on rainy days or at night, because the environment is more humid at night, water evaporates slowly, and pests and diseases are easily attracted. Water using the drenching method, pouring directly onto the soil at the root and stem area, and avoid leaving water droplets on the leaves, which can cause black spot disease or other bacterial infections and also affect the growth of other plants.

While watering, add a few drops of ecologically safe organic nutrient solution to the soil. It is rich and balanced in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and contains various organic matter that can promote root absorption, root growth, bud emergence, and strong plants in roses.

Avoid pruning in summer

Summer weather is hot and very unsuitable for pruning, because high temperatures make wounds hard to heal and prone to rotting, leading to bacterial infection, and roses are likely to die in summer. Of course, after roses finish blooming, you can promptly remove the spent flowers and simply cut the flower stems appropriately.

The correct way to fertilize

When fertilizing roses, be sure to use organic fertilizer rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Many things in daily life are excellent fertilizers for roses, such as fermented beer, fermented soy sauce, or fermented soybean cakes, soybean residue, rice washing water, and so on. Ferment these treasures well and pour them into the rose pot soil. If they don't grow or don't bloom, you can come to me to complain.

Don't just buy nitrogen fertilizer alone to fertilize roses, otherwise roses will only grow leaves and not bloom. If the plant is not ventilated and also doesn't get light, it is prone to aphids or bacterial infections. The best choice is an organic nutrient solution rich and balanced in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, applied in thin amounts but frequently.

Rose care tips

Choose relatively suitable soil, rich in organic matter, minerals, and amino acids, and sandy soil is better. In summer, don't give roses too strong light, as it easily causes scorching. The best flowering temperature is around 25 degrees.