Contents
Transplanting roses to another place in the summer is well known to many gardeners. Although it is better to update the flower garden in the fall or spring, it often takes place after school hours. The gardener should be aware of the features of replanting roses in the summer, about its disadvantages and advantages.
It is best to plant seedlings in spring or winter.
Is it possible to transplant roses in summer
Rose is an unpretentious plant and tolerates a transplant well. The operation can be carried out at any warm time of the year. Nevertheless, it is better to transplant a rose in the spring, somewhere in the month of April, or already in the fall, in September-October. These are the most suitable periods. If necessary, you can transplant roses in the summer. Each of these terms has its own characteristics and they need to be known.
Sometimes you have to transplant flowers in the summer
Why is a transplant needed?
Roses in one area cannot grow for more than 10 years. The soil in this place, as well as inside the root ball, is finally depleted over time. Even the most abundant external top dressing cannot correct the situation. Therefore, the only way out is to completely change the soil at the place where roses grow or transplant them to another site. Gardeners have long noticed that if young specimens are planted in the soil where until recently roses have already grown, they will not take root.
For a long time in one place the flower grows well and will not bloom
Disadvantages of transplanting bushes in summer
Roses can also be planted in summer, but for this it is better to use container crops. Their root system remains intact, intact. You can plant them at any time, including summer. When transferring a bush from one place to another, the buds must be cut off before transplanting. This is the main drawback of the summer redevelopment of the flower garden.
If a rose bush is transplanted from one place to another, be sure to shade it at the same time. Roots damaged during transplantation will not be able to take root immediately and fully provide the plant with sufficient moisture on hot days. Therefore, the green leaves of the flower, as a rule, quickly wither, its decorative properties decrease.
At any time of the year, it is important to transplant a flower correctly.
How to transplant roses to another place in the summer
In summer, roses are transplanted in the same way as in other periods of the year. The algorithm of actions is about the same. The best option is if the growth conditions in the new place are identical to the previous ones.
Site selection and preparation, soil
The place must be chosen in light penumbra or created artificially. Newly planted roses really do not like heat, drought, they can easily die if they do not create suitable conditions for them. For transplanting, it is better to choose an overcast day so that the sun is not too hot, or do it in the late afternoon. Roses love more loamy soil, although they can be grown on any soil, with the exception of saline, swampy ones.
Before you start planting roses, you need to find out what type of soil. An experienced gardener can do this by touch. Then add the missing elements to the soil and get the perfect substrate for roses. The soil should preferably be slightly acidic. If its composition is alkaline, add peat, which will acidify and improve the structure of the soil. The acidic environment must be alkalized with lime – 100 g per bucket of wet peat.
The earth around the seedling needs to be compacted
Seedling preparation
The most important thing is to carefully dig up the rose from the old place. It is necessary to try not to damage the roots and earthen ball. But if this happens, it is not critical. After 2-3 weeks, the roses will restore their root system completely. You should start by digging around the rose bush in a circle, without getting too close to it. After that, you can carefully pry with a shovel. The tap root of the bush can be very long and it is necessary to violate its integrity. It’s not scary. The rose also has lateral processes that will develop quite well.
Planting a plant with a closed root system
Transplanting a rose to another place in the summer
The planting hole should be larger than the root system of the rose. The plant does not like stagnant moisture. If groundwater rises high, make good drainage. Prepare a fertile mixture: sand, peat and sod land in approximately the same quantities. Fall asleep at the bottom of the pit, while forming a kind of mound.
Plant the seedling so that the root collar is flush with the ground. But there are roses that have been grafted. In this case, the bush needs to be planted more deeply, more covered with earth. It is better to cut off all flowers and buds on the bush. It is necessary to give the plant the opportunity to spend energy not on the formation of an ovary or flowering, but on the formation of a good, powerful root system.
Then take the seedling and put it on top of the mound, straightening the roots so that they do not bend up. Fill the space with good fertile and loose soil. Tamp the soil a little so that it surrounds the root system. Form a kind of hole for watering: near the root collar – a mound, and a little further along the circumference – a recess where water will accumulate.
After planting, water abundantly, sparing no water. This is necessary so that the earth fits the roots tightly, on all sides, and air pockets do not form around the seedling. After the water has been absorbed, sprinkle the hole on top with earth. Then it is desirable to mulch:
- straw;
- wood chips;
- peat;
- expanded clay (specially baked clay).
The moisture retention under a layer of mulch is much higher. This is very important during dry periods of the year.
Mulching rose seedlings with peat
Aftercare
After transplantation, proper care is crucial. For several weeks, the plant should be slightly covered from the sun, for example, by building a gauze frame on the side or something like that. If, when planting, the pits were filled with a fertile substrate, then in the near future no top dressing is required. It is necessary to carry out regularly:
- cleaning the land from weeds;
- loosening the earth;
- sufficient, but not excessive watering;
- mulching;
- sanitary pruning;
- preventive spraying against pests (aphids).
If the seedling is quite high so that it is not twisted by the wind, it is advisable to tie it up. Insert a peg next to it and fix it with special clamps, with ropes. There must be a gap between the post and the plant. Roses love an abundance of light, they can grow in partial shade, but they will not have lush flowering. Also, flowers are very afraid of drafts, strong winds. Therefore, the garden plot should be well ventilated, but at the same time be securely fenced.
The top of the flower must be removed during transplantation.
How to transplant roses during flowering
When transplanting roses during flowering, you have to sacrifice all their beauty. Be sure to remove all newly formed or blossoming buds. This is necessary in order to save the plant strength for rooting in a new place. You should also remove all weak, non-viable shoots, healthy ones should be shortened. Remove the root system from the soil with the utmost care, trying not to damage it.
Transplantation by cuttings is carried out as follows:
- cut the stalk, remove the lower leaves, leaving two buds;
- remove all unnecessary from above, including the flower or bud itself;
- dig a landing hole;
- stick the seedling into the ground at the bottom of the pit;
- pour water;
- sprinkle, compact with earth;
- cover with a plastic bottle without a bottom;
- fall asleep;
- compact the ground around the jar so that air does not get in.
If the days are hot, you need to open the cap on the bottle so that air enters. On cold days, on the contrary, clog.
In the distribution network you can buy roses for planting in bloom. When buying them, it is important to make sure that the plants grew in a pot, and did not fall into it from a flower bed for sale. It is necessary to carefully inspect the bottom of the container. If white young roots peek out of the drainage holes, then you can buy such a seedling – it is grown in a pot. In the presence of old thick roots, it must be concluded that the rose was dug out of the garden and put up for sale with chopped sprouts.
Conclusion
Transplanting roses to another place in the summer is not the most difficult task. The process will go smoothly, provided that all the rules of landing and further care are observed.