How to plant roses in the fall?

Bright, burning, tender and insanely fragrant - all this about roses, which have long been considered a symbol of passion and love. Who among us would not like to boast of luxurious roses grown with our own hands? The first step to this is the correct planting of roses in autumn. All about how to plant roses in the fall you can learn from our article.

Roses - autumn planting and care

So, it is decided - we will grow roses on our site. Where to begin? How to choose and plant a prickly beauty so that next year she will please us with bright fragrant buds? And finally, do they even plant roses in the fall? Strangely enough, but in the autumn it is not only possible to plant roses, but also it is necessary. The fact is that the roses planted in the autumn are quite able to take root and adapt to external conditions. The most important rule of planting roses in autumn is to correctly determine the time of autumn planting.

1. The best time for planting roses in autumn will be the end of September and the beginning of October. Planted before this period, roses risk going into the phase of active growth, instead of directing forces to prepare for wintering. Roses planted later will not have enough time to take root and will freeze at the first frosts. And of course we should remember that all of the above applies only to those varieties of roses that are adapted to growing in this particular area.
2. The second, but not less important, point is the correct choice of the site for landing . Best roses will feel themselves in areas well-lit and well-ventilated, not prone to stagnation of groundwater. The soil on the site must be well-fertilized and loose. If the soil on the site is not fertile, a few days before the planting of roses in the pit, you must make enough fertilizer. But in no case it is impossible to bring in the planting pit unbroken manure - it will simply burn the tender roots of the young rose.
3. The third condition for the successful autumn planting of a rose bush is suitable weather . The day for planting should be warm and windless. It is not necessary to plant roses in clearly unfavorable weather conditions, even if the last days intended for this expire. It is better then to prikopat them until spring in the basement or in the greenhouse, where the temperature will remain at zero degrees.
4. And, finally, the main key to the success of the autumn planting of roses is the right choice of planting material . To have time to take root and survive the autumn frost, the rose seedlings must have at least three shoots and a well-developed root system. The diameter of the measles neck in a well-developed seedlings is from 8 to 10 cm. It is better to choose seedlings with a closed root system, since in this case there is much less risk that fragile roots will be damaged during transportation. When choosing roses with open roots, do not be shy and gently scrape one of the roots - it should be white, smooth and elastic. Saplings with an open root system before steeping for a few hours are soaked in a bucket of water. Planting roses in the autumn cuttings produce only pre-rooting them in the sand. Start rooting cuttings should be in late August, so that by the time of planting they have already had enough to develop a root system.
5. The planting pit for roses should be at least 40x40x40 cm in size, and for seedlings with closed roots - exceed the size of the earth coma. The root neck of the seedlings should be below the ground to ensure sufficient protection from the first frost. After planting, the pink seedling should be well tamped and watered abundantly.
6. The bush of roses planted in autumn needs proper shelter for the winter . Therefore, even the most cold - resistant varieties can not be left to hibernate without reliable protection - a layer of lapnika or any other covering material.