The queen of flowers requires proper care to enjoy abundant and long flowering. For this purpose, the fertilizing of roses in spring is mandatory, which may include mineral and organic fertilizers. There are folk remedies that give plants a large number of useful substances.
Spring top dressing of roses
Experienced gardeners give recommendations on the correct application of fertilizers.
- Primary top dressing is performed after the cutting of the bushes, and the second time the additions are made with the appearance of the first young shoots. The third obligatory top dressing should be for the period before budding.
- The rules for fertilizing roses indicate that before loosening fertilizers it is important to loosen the soil. This will promote better penetration of nutrients to the roots and oxygen.
- After fertilizing in the spring, the land around the bush is necessarily mulched . For example, you can use sawdust that will retain moisture well, and prevent it from drying out.
- If fertilizing was applied to the pit in the fall during the planting of the rose, then in the spring with top dressing the dosage should be reduced in half.
- Liquid additives are introduced into the soil when it warms up well, that is, the temperature will be 10 ° C. If it's still cold, but the roses show that they do not have enough nutrients, it is recommended to carry out fertilizing by spraying.
- Fertilizing roses in the spring will be effective if you mix mineral and organic supplements that complement each other.
- "Adult" bushes do not need a lot of nitrogen, because they have already grown, but phosphorus and organic additives are necessary, because the soil for years of plant growth is depleted, which will negatively affect the root system.
Spring top dressing of roses with mineral fertilizers
In most cases, gardeners use complex or combined additives, which are selected in a balanced form. The best spring top dressings for roses are mixtures designed specifically for this kind of flowers. In the composition of mineral fertilizers there are all nutrients necessary for the plant, which are contained in a readily soluble form. It is important to consider that when using them there is a risk of overdose, so it is important to follow the directions.
Fertilizing roses in spring with urea
This mineral fertilizer is used to saturate the plant with nitrogen, which in urea is 46%. Note that this additive acidifies the soil, and to neutralize this reaction, chalk is applied, which is applied before or after the main feeding, given that 800 g of chalk per kg of urea should be present. Spring top-dressing of roses with urea can be done in two ways:
- Root. In rainy weather, you can feed dry granules, for which fertilize in small holes, counting on the square meter should have a matchbox. On top, sprinkle all of the earth. In dry weather, use an aqueous solution, for which in 10 liters of water, put 1 tbsp. a spoonful of urea. On the bush should be 1 liter of solution.
- Extra foliar. Top dressing of roses in spring can take place by spraying. Nitrogen from the solution is well absorbed by the leaves, leaving no burns on them. It is necessary to mix 1 liter of water in 4 g of urea. Spraying in the morning or in the evening, the main thing that there were no sun and rain.
Top dressing of roses with ammonium nitrate in spring
To accelerate the growth of plants and increase the size of buds, use ammonium nitrate, which is made in late April or early May. Do this after the pruning of the bushes. To fertilize roses with saltpetre, a solution is prepared, for which 10 liters of water are sent 1 tbsp. a spoonful of saltpeter. It is also recommended to add mineral additives to this raster, in which there is potassium and phosphorus. Under each bush is made 5-7 liters of solution. After two weeks, repeated feeding is recommended.
Top dressing of roses with calcium nitrate
Another option of useful mineral additives, which is suitable for fertilizing in the spring. Thanks to the feeding of roses in spring, nitrate accelerates the growth of the plant, the buds will not blossom quickly, and they will have a juicy color, which is very important for flowers. To make a solution of calcium nitrate, it is necessary to put in 1 liter of water in 10 liters of water. spoon of fertilizer. Make it after pruning for the correct development of bushes.
Fertilizer for roses in spring - folk remedies
In most cases, folk remedies in the spring include organic additives, which gradually benefit the cells of these plants. They include a large number of concentrated nutrients that are important for flowers. Top dressing of roses with folk remedies is carried out according to the rules, as in the case of mineral additives. For example, you can bring such options for fertilizers, which are popular among gardeners:
- Cow's infusion. For the feeding is prepared infusion, for which the manure is diluted in a proportion of 1:10. After this, everyone is left for a week, and then water is diluted 1: 2 and watered. You can use a solution for spraying, which will help increase the resistance of plants to fungal diseases, and also this is an excellent nitrogen fertilizing. Manure can be used as a mulch, for which it is scattered over the surface of the soil.
- Infusion of herbs. Prepare the fertilizer from the weeds until the insemination has begun. The grass should be chopped, put in a container and poured with water to start the fermentation process, which should last 10 days. After this infusion, strain, and dilute with water in a proportion of 1:10.
- Onion husks. Use it to prepare a solution that is sprayed in the spring. This fertilizing will saturate the plant with nutrients and protect against many diseases and pests. For the preparation of 100 grams of shells, pour 4 liters of water. Put it on a stove and boil for several hours. It will remain to filter, cool and spray.
Top dressing of roses in spring chicken droppings
The composition of this fertilizer includes useful substances, for example, nitrogen, calcium and potassium. It greatly accelerates the growth of the plant, and the results can be noticed in a few days after use. In addition, feeding roses with chicken litter provides flowering several times a season. Note that in the fresh form this additive is toxic, so compost should be prepared. In the container lay a layer of straw, litter, straw and so on. Note that the layer of the litter should not be more than 20 cm.
Fertilizer is ready for use in two months. Top dressing of roses in the spring is best done in liquid form, for this a solution is prepared: mix litter and water in a 1:15 ratio. It is important in no case to exceed the dose of litter, as this can cause a rose to burn. Make a solution directly under the bushes, but only after rain or watering, which will accelerate the process of getting useful substances into the ground and to the plant.
Fertilizing roses with yeast
A unique biological additive is yeast , which has a rich chemical composition. They activate growth, increase resistance to pests and improve the process of root formation. When fertilizing the roses with yeast in the spring, it is important to take into account that they act in the warmth, so it should be applied when the soil warms up to 15-20 ° C. You can use both dry and pressed yeast. In the first case 10 g of dry yeast are taken per 10 liters of water, and in the second - for 1 kg of buckwheat. In the solution, add a little sugar, leave for a couple of hours and dilute in 50 liters of water.
Top dressing of roses in spring
In the ash is a large number of minerals, which are important for the development of the root system, the formation of buds and abundant flowering. In addition, they increase immunity, helping the plant to resist disease. Top-dressing of roses with ash is carried out with the help of a solution, for cooking which in 1 liter of boiled water, steal 2 tbsp. ash. Put everything on a stove and boil for 15-20 minutes. After this, cool and strain if desired, and then add 10 liters of water. It is possible to put still a tablet of microfertilizers.
Fertilizing roses in the spring with vodka
There is an unusual way of feeding, which people have been using for many years. Gardeners-lovers, to revive the bushes of roses in the spring after winter hibernation sing them, as it is not strange, vodka. It is clear that such fertilizers for roses in the spring can not be used in its pure form, as this will destroy the plant. For the preparation of the right solution, you need to take a 10 pint of water in a bucket of water for 10-15 liters of water. of vodka. They are abundantly watered by every bush.