How to prune branches and leaves and how to cuttage and propagate roses

If you want the shape of the rose to become more stylish, you need to constantly exert a certain influence on the plant in the growth process of the rose, and control the development direction of the rose through artificial or external factors. And pruning is a very effective way. However, not everyone is an expert in flower management, so pruning techniques also need to be learned and mastered.

How to prune the branches and leaves of roses

1. Prepare tools

Make sure you have a good pruning tool. Scissors are used to trim small branches and pruning shears are used to prune thick branches. Make sure your tools are sharp enough to make sure the cuts are smooth and tidy.

2. Pruning method

Disinfect scissors with alcohol before pruning and rinse them each time you trim. In this way, the infection between diseased branches can be avoided. When the pruning position is pruned at an angle of 45 degrees, the sap in the branches will flow down, which can also effectively avoid infection. Never aim the section at the center of the plant. Choosing the pruning position above the bud eye to cut the branch can transfer all the energy of the plant to the bud eye and promote the growth of the branch. After pruning, apply a layer of white glue or plant ash disinfection on the cut, which can effectively avoid the interference of diseases and insect pests.

Clean up dead branches for dead dry branches, they can not grow new branches in time to prune, but also can save nutrients. Prune thin or cross-growing branches and leaves. Thin branches and branches that cross toward the center of the bushes should be pruned from the roots. These branches and leaves can affect air circulation and the health of bushes. In order to achieve the ideal shape of the rose bush, the remaining branches should be trimmed. Cut off 0.6 cm outside the outward bud eye so that the branch will be lengthened.

How to propagate roses by cuttage

1. Rose cuttage soil

Rose cuttage flowerpot had better choose the new shallowly tile pot of 20 cm caliber, because of its good air permeability and easy to take root. Or more simply, you can choose a transparent plastic box and wait for the cuttage to be successful before potting. The soil can be based on a mixture of 20% humus garden soil, 40% horse dung and 40% river sand.

2. The cutting time of roses

It is the best in spring (May) and autumn (October), when the temperature is between 20 and 25 ℃, which is the most suitable for cutting.

3. Prepare the roses before cutting.

Before cutting, you should spray the soil in the basin with a spray can the day before, but do not spray too much, which is just slightly moist the next day, which is most suitable for cutting.

The depth of the insert is 3-4 cm. When inserting, first use chopsticks to save a hole in the soil, and then insert the cuttings, compacting them with their hands, so that the potted soil is in full contact with the cuttings, and then pour water once.

4. The cutting method of rose.

When cutting, select the strong semi-lignified shoots of the same year as cuttings, and press the knife with extremely tweezers and sharp daughters-in-law.

Section cut 6-10 cm, the incision is required to be smooth and tidy, cut off the lower leaves, leaving only the top 3-4 leaflets. Buy a vitamin B12 injection, open it, dip the cuttings in the liquid, take it out and dry it for a while.

5. maintenance of rose after cuttage

After inserting, the flowerpot had better be covered with a plastic bag, the mouth of the bag is tied with a belt, open when it needs to be watered, and then re-fastened after pouring.

The cutting flowerpot should be placed in a sunless place, and the cutting pot soil should be sprayed with water every day for 10 days. Except for rainy days, it can be sprayed once in cloudy days and twice in dry weather, but the amount of water sprayed every day should not be too much. Always pay attention to keeping the soil moist after 10 days. It should be shaded for 4-5 weeks, and only after budding can it be gradually allowed to accept some sunlight. It usually takes about 2 months to take root. After that, all you need is normal maintenance.

Basis for watering roses

When the basin topsoil has a sense of whitening or fissures when the roses are watered, it means that the basin soil should be watered when it is dry; when the topsoil is damp, it means that the basin soil is still very wet and cannot be watered, and it is easy to cause rotten roots to die after watering.

In this way, it is easy to judge the watering time, and it is not easy to cause rotten roots after watering. This watering method is more suitable and is not easy to cause the problem of watering rotten roots. And after keeping it for a period of time, the blow can summarize the watering cycle according to its own situation, which is suitable for your watering method.

Can roses be hydroponically cultured?

Roses can be hydroponic, but not long-term hydroponic, we can try hydroponic rooting, when the root grows to about 3 centimeters after the conversion to soil culture. Of course, the early rose did not blossom, can be hydroponic observation of the leaves, green leaves are also quite beautiful. After the conversion to soil culture, the lack of nutrition in the water is difficult to support the rose blossom.

The pruning of roses is a process over the years, and once you have mastered this technology, you may take a big step forward in the shape of flowers. There are also many ways to propagate roses. Cuttage propagation is a method of higher survival rate and faster growth among all propagation methods.