Florists told a step-by-step action plan for preparing roses for winter

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Coming even colder days and nights. Plants in the flower garden need preparation for this period. Do not delay and prepare roses for winter. Florists and gardeners shared information on the best way to do this.

Step-by-step action plan

Roses need to be prepared and treated for the winter to keep them healthy. In the spring, they will demonstrate the power of growth and development, and then flowering. The action plan is as follows:

1. Remove the leaves and weeds from under the rose bushes. Nothing should interfere with the roses. It is also necessary to loosen the soil to ensure air access.  Prepare a watering trough and water the plant.
2. Feeding is carried out using mineral fertilizer. Dissolve in 10 liters in 1 tbsp. potassium monophosphate. Consumption for one bush is from 3 to 5 liters.
3. If there are buds left that have already faded, they must be cut. If some are still blooming, you can leave them for now, but you don't need to form seeds from them.
4. It is necessary to clean the stem from the lower leaves. About ⅓ of the height.
5. The bushes need to be treated with Bordeaux liquid. For roses, a concentration of 1% is used.
6. Make rot protection. For this, the bushes should be sprinkled with a little sand. It is good to add trichoderma granules to it.

Such a comprehensive approach will fully provide the rose with nutrition and the protection it needs. She will be able to resist diseases and have a supply of nutrients for the cold period of the year.