When to plant roses in open ground or how to determine the optimal planting dates
No matter how many roses grow in your garden, you always want to acquire a new variety, especially if this is not yet in the collection. Modern hybrids often have a decent price tag, so getting it right is especially important. In order for the seedlings to take root successfully, you should know when to plant roses in open ground. Too early spring planting can lead to freezing of shoots from return frosts. In addition, in unheated soil, seedlings will have very little chance. A belated autumn planting will not be beneficial either, because the earth must still retain moisture, and before frost there is time for adaptation.
Thus, there are two optimal landing options regarding timing:
- Spring;
- autumn
When to plant roses in open ground in spring
- there should be no swamp on the flower bed, that is, the top layer of the earth is well dried;
- the soil thawed to a depth of at least 30 cm and warmed up to at least 8 ° C;
- on the crops growing in the garden, the buds have not yet begun to bloom, but only swelled.
In the south, you can start working in the garden from the end of March, in the central lane - from mid-April, and in the middle - not earlier than mid-May.
Conditions for planting roses in autumn
Autumn is also a good time for planting. It is during this period that roses grow well the root system. She not only nourishes the bush as a whole, but also helps to winter safely. For an autumn planting, the main thing is that the roses have time to take root before the frost begins. The average daily temperature should be around 4 ° C. And before the soil begins to freeze, it is advisable to have 3 weeks "in stock". This time saplings enough for adaptation.
The timing, again, depends on the climate of the region. In the south, it can be planted until mid-October; in the middle lane, it is worth completing the work before the second decade of September.