Potted Rose Management : How to manage potted roses?

Rose management is a very important for potted roses to bloom and maintaining its beauty. Take care of these rose management tips given below for effective management of roses in pots.

1. As soon as new shoots start emerging, shift the potted rose to the sunny place of the garden. 
2. The best pace of growing roses in pots is the south-east of the building or sunny part of the garden.
3. The potted roses should receive sunshine at least for six hours a day, preferably in  the forenoon. 
4. The roses in pots should be kept in a clean environment. 
5. There should not be any dumping of household refuse or dirt which may attract insects. 
6. Renove regularly the fallen dry leaves in and around the rose pots.

Watering the Pot Roses Regularly 

The plants will now show signs of getting established and a number of new shoots will come up. When the shoots are about 10 cm long and there are sufficient leaves on the shoots, spread a thin layer of farmyard manure/activated sludge/bonemeal on the surface and go on watering as usual, When the temperature has cooled down sufficient;y, sprinkle about a gramme of urea ( one teaspoonful of urea weighs 8 gm ). here personal judgement is necessary. But use urea less rather than more. repeat the dose of urea after a fortnight if the plants do not show appreciable vigour. if necessary, give the plants foliar spray with urea.

Manuring the Roses in Pots 

Water the rose plants regularly. Depending upon the weather conditions, it may be required daily or at suitable intervals of two or three days. Push your forefinger 2 to 3 cm below the surface soil of the rose pot, if the soil sticks to your finger, there is no need for watering the plant, if not water the roses in pots. About 2 mugfuls of water are usually required for each rose pots. If after an hour, or even earlier, water starts outflowing through the drainage hole, then watering has been adequate. In summer, watering the roses in pots is needed daily, sometimes twice a day, once in the morning and other in the evening. As a rule of thumb, watering should be done in the afternoon or evening.

After the first flush of blooming is over sprinkle a handful (say about 25g) of oilcake (castor cake preferably), broken into small pieces over the soil in the rose pot around the stem. Water the roses in pots as usual. Occasionally say once in a week, loosen the sirface soil, taking care not to disturb the soil more than one cm deep. An unserviceable screw driver will do the job nicely. If you find the plants are not showing signs of healthy growth form the appearance of the foilage, sprinkle half a teaspoonful of fertilizer mixture over the surface soil away from the stem. Once in a fortnight, give the plants a foliar spray with urea (0.2%) along with a spreader (soap flakes, det surf). Spray on both sides of the leaves. do not give any foliar when the flower buds have started opening.

Removal of Suckers

You should be vigilant for any suckers coming out from the rootstock. They should be snapped off or pinched off from the point of origin.

Weeding

Removal of weeds, just like suckers, should be done regularly. when the soil is wet after watering, pull out by hand the weeds along with their roots.

Rotating the Rose Pots

Once in a fortnight, rotate the pots in a semi-circle, i.e., bring the rear side of the plant to the front.

Cleaning the Drainage Hole

It is a good practice to look occasionally into the drainage hole for clogging by the fine soil practices, carried down along with the drainage water. remove with a stick the dirt which might have accumulated there,

Staking

If the plants are very vigorous with long stems, it is better to put stakes along with the drainage water. remove with a stick the dirt which might have accumulated there.

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After all the hardwork you have done in growing potted roses. You must be able to take propoer caring for roses during different seasons.