Autumn care of roses in the garden includes five procedures. They cannot be called difficult, but all of them are mandatory.
This is the easiest way to improve the health of the bush and activate its growth next spring.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, told how to care for roses in the fall.
The most important thing is pruning
Sanitary and formative pruning in the fall will improve the health of the bush and will serve as a growth activator in the new season.
To save the plant's energy, it is necessary to cut off the flowers, otherwise the seeds will begin to ripen.
Treatment for diseases
After pruning, you can begin preventive treatment.
In damp and cool weather, roses can suffer from spotting, rot and other diseases.
Experienced gardeners use lime sulfur, Fitosporin or Trichodermin preparations, or fungicides to treat diseases.
Fertilizers
At this time of year, it will be easiest to apply complex fertilizers. But like most perennials, roses need potassium and phosphorus in the fall.
Watering
The next point is watering. It is impossible to call the preparation of plants for winter complete without watering.
It is important to take into account the age of the plants and weather conditions.
Mulching
After watering, mulch the soil. Mulch will prevent moisture evaporation and weed germination, and in winter it will protect the roots from frost.
As for covering, this work is started only when stable frosts set in. If you cover the bush at a positive temperature, then you cannot exclude damping off and the development of diseases.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
