When is the best time to sow roses?

Rose planting time

Rose is a plant of the Rosaceae family. It blooms only once a year and has a variety of colors such as white and yellow. It is suitable for sowing in November in winter. Water it three times after planting, and it will sprout after Qingming Festival.

Rose sowing method

Before planting roses, the seeds should be soaked for 2 days, then mixed with wet sand and kept moist in a container. When planting, dry the seeds in the soil, sprinkle water, and sow them when half of the seeds are cracked.

Rose planting tips

1. Watering : Roses are dormant in winter, so it is fine as long as the soil is not completely dry. In spring, you should increase watering appropriately. In summer, when the temperature is high, water them once in the morning and once in the evening. Each time you water them, water them thoroughly and do not splash the water on the leaves.

2. Fertilization : Roses like fertilizer. Generally, liquid fertilizer is applied once every half a month. No fertilizer is applied during the flowering period, but liquid fertilizer can be applied again after the flowers fade. Organic fertilizer is applied during the dormant period to overwinter.

3. Pruning : After the roses have finished blooming, the withered flowers, thin branches, and crossed branches should be pruned, leaving the thick, young branches, and pruned into a natural open heart shape.

Rose flowering time

Roses bloom in April in spring and can last until September, blooming in sequence for half a year. If the temperature is high, they can bloom as early as March.