Schliersee blooms: rose expert gives tips for perfect care!

Schliersee blooms: rose expert gives tips for perfect care!

The rose - the queen of flowers - is now in full bloom. Reiner Pertl, gardener from Schliersee and chairman of the local horticultural association, has reason to be happy this year: the optimal weather conditions in spring, neither too wet, too dry nor too hot, optimize the bloom of its approximately 20 rose species, including the bright yellow shrub -rose gray of an English breeder. "Roses are real survival artists," says Pertl and emphasizes that they also bring true garden happiness in the municipality of Schliersee, where there are beet roses in the spa park that are already 50 years old and have survived several floods.

So that roses also thrive with garden friends in the Cologne area, there are some basic care instructions to consider. This is indicated by the Plantura information page, which illuminates the important aspects such as watering, fertilizing and illuminating the correct cut. Roses don't like it too dry or too wet. A sunny and airy location helps to avoid waterlogging and fungal diseases.

pour properly and fertilize

How often do roses actually have to be cast? The nursing expert Pertl recommends that freshly planted roses absolutely need enough water to keep mushrooms away. "Older plants are deeply rooted and therefore good business is concerned with pouring," he says. Roses can root up to nine meters deep, which gives them a certain robustness.

The first fertilizer should take place in spring and the second can take place to match the pruning. The optimal cutting point is based on the heyday of forsythia. According to Plantura, five drives with five buds should be cut back with strong growing beetles, while weak -growing specimens should be cut back to three healthy shoots with three eyes. This promotes flowering and health of the plants considerably.

special challenges

If you live in rougher climate zones or have roses in the pot, you have to master some additional challenges. Frost -hard varieties come into play here. Frost protection measures are also essential, such as pushing the earth and stuck between the shoots to bring the plants through the cold season.

For roses in the pot, Plantura demands that a drainage layer should be inserted when planting in order to avoid waterlogging. In addition, pot roses need more water and should be supplied with liquid fertilizers every two weeks.

For in-depth information about the care of roses, interested parties can be the articles from Merkur and Plantura visit that have many helpful tips ready.