Rose care retrospective: Those beautiful roses we killed over the years, it breaks your heart
I remember when I was a kid, the first flower book at home is still kept to this day; my father bought it. My father was also someone who loved messing around with plants and flowers, but he could never keep them alive. So he resolutely gave up. I probably inherited that DNA, and now I also love tinkering with this stuff. Luckily, I can keep them alive.
Since I started growing flowers, I really am not afraid of hardship or dirt. I can dig through garbage piles, catch bugs, mix chicken manure, and I'll even use my tongue to taste how salty a coconut coir brick is (here I should remind everyone that coconut coir bricks all contain salt, which is very bad for roses and will affect their growth. So those of you soaking coconut coir had best rinse it with water several more times.)
Alright, now back to the topic. When I first started growing roses, just like many flower friends, I killed quite a few roses, and even now I still have some that I've left half-dead. Even so, I've still decided to kill even more roses, and I've almost turned killing them into an art form. If you've had the same experience, don't hold back, come on! Tell us how you killed yours, hee hee~
The 1st one killed in creative ways: Gentle Coral Heart
At the time I didn't know how to grow roses. What arrived was a small seedling, and then I planted it into a big pot, pampering it with lots of water and lots of sun every day. That pot wasn't very good either, with lots of bumps and dents, so there were many gaps. It looked like lots of water, but actually it couldn't soak through. So it died before I even got to see a flower!
The 2nd one killed in creative ways: Aristocratic Gift Light
This little thing looked very pretty in color, but it was very hard to care for. It showed me a flower only once, and it was covered in powdery mildew all day long; it must have inhaled too much powder in a past life. It would give me attitude at the drop of a hat. Well, I'm not waiting on you anymore, to hell with you, just "get lost", go die! And just like that, another one died.
The 3rd one killed in creative ways: Angela
As the roses at home grew more and more numerous and the flower forms grew richer and richer, I gradually stopped thinking much of Angela. Because I had three pots of Angela at home, I decisively freed up a pot for Longsha, pulled Angela out roots and all, and I really mean the violent kind, then tossed it in a corner and ignored it. Sure enough, without my care, it couldn't survive!
The 4th one killed in creative ways: Jupiter King
This one really wasn't my fault. I waited on it with a good pot, good water, and good fertilizer, and all the other Balcony series were fine, but Jupiter King alone kicked the bucket. It was probably the previously dead flowers coming to drag a companion down with them...
Mm hm, so far I've only killed those four. Looks like I'm still doing okay. As for the others I killed, they weren't roses, so I won't mention them. Anyway, I just can't grow succulents well. I've tried growing them too, but they all died on me.
As I write, I suddenly feel a bit sad. Actually, the one I miss most among them is still Jupiter King from the Balcony series. It bloomed really, really readily, the plant wasn't tall, and the color was much prettier than in the pictures. Mm hm, tomorrow I'm going to buy another one!