The rose bush will continue to delight you with its blooms if it survives the winter and fully emerges from hibernation.
The plant is heat-loving and can suffer greatly from severe frosts.
How to understand that a rose is frozen
1. Rose stems turn black.
2. Blackened shoots break easily.
3. The core of blackened shoots is grey and loose.
Pruning frozen shoots
Damaged shoots are removed only with sharp pruning shears that do not break or "chew" branches. Not a single blackened area is left on the bush. The cut of shortened branches should be dense and have a white-green color.
Often, almost the entire bush freezes. Only small stumps manage to survive. In this case, everything is also removed, cutting off the damaged shoots at the root. To prevent infection from getting into the plant through the cuts, they are treated with garden paraffin.
Preparation for processing
The area around the bush is cleaned: leaves, branches, mulch and other debris are swept away. The rose is opened up to the grafting site so that more light and solar heat can get there. This is where the buds are located, which are stimulated by medicinal treatments.
Processing and feeding
If there are no buds yet, the plant is treated with Bordeaux mixture. It will protect against fungal diseases.
After 7-10 days, the rose is fertilized. The bush is watered at the root, and then 1 tbsp. of magnesium sulfate is scattered. Then the fertilizer is dug into the soil and the ground is mulched.
