Roses purchased in February: how to keep flowers in boxes before planting

27.05.2016 the Rose

Increasingly, on the shelves of gardening you can see specimens of rose seedlings, in which the stem is shortened. They highlight on shelves not only this, but also because the seedlings are wrapped in a dense plastic film or in a colorful box that resembles a tube. Such roses can be found even in the winter months and bought, but the timing for planting is still very early.

how save roses before plantingbought in February in boxes? After all, I want even early-bought seedlings to "live" to the planting date and to please their flowering when their time comes. One must be able to not only properly care for the plant, but also to choose it correctly.

Choose rose seedlings

A few tips will help you make the right choice of rose seedlings and save them until planting:

Do not buy rose seedlings if their stems are not treated with wax or paraffin;
In the case of a code, there is no way to look at the state of the roots; you can look at the buds of seedlings of roses. The best option when there are no shoots yet, but the kidneys are already starting to hatch. It is better not to choose a plant with large leaves, but to give preference to earlier seedlings, in which the buds are still in hibernation;
You need to choose a seedling those that have from 2 to 4 shoots with green smooth bark.

When the rose seedlings are selected correctly, you can move on to the question of how to save roses before planting, bought in boxes in February. It is important to be able to choose seedlings, otherwise the need for their preservation will disappear automatically, as simply bad seedlings will quickly die and will not be able to sprout.

Storage of seedlings before planting

Recommendations on how to save roses before planting, bought in a box in February, they will help to wait until the planting plants in open ground without damage.

As soon as the seedlings are acquired, sprouts and leaves should be immediately cut off from them. Due to the fact that they will not have enough nutrients, they will dry out, and if they are not torn, the tone kidneys will not wake up. Then, using a teapot with a narrow nose, you need to water the seedlings and send them to a cool place for storage. The lower shelf of the refrigerator is also suitable if the temperature there ranges from 0 to 5 degrees. Store seedlings in a cool place for no more than a month. By the end of the first month of spring, seedlings can be transferred to the balcony, covering them with a film or other material, if suddenly frosts suddenly strike;
When it is not possible to keep roses before planting, bought in boxes in February in a cool place, you can do the following: remove the black plastic film from the roots, cut off the sprouts and flow, green shoots that are below the level of grafting, so the horses are wild;
In the event that the roots of the purchased seedlings were dried, it is necessary to lower the rose into the water for 24 hours. To reduce this time, you can add zircon or epin, strictly following the instructions attached to the drug. Then, shorten the roots to 35 centimeters if they are longer. At the cut, the roots of roses should have a white or light yellow hue;

After all these procedures, it is necessary to plant the seedlings of the roses in pots or boxes made of plastic with earth. Roses can be fed with mineral fertilizer for flowering plants;
When planting in pots, wax or paraffin from the stems does not need to be removed, since this coating does not allow seedlings to dry out.Until the rose takes root in the open ground, this coating will protect the flower from the merciless rays of the sun. In the part where the stem goes into the soil, the wax can be removed.

Knowing how to save roses before plantingbought in February in boxes, you can safely purchase seedlings in advance and not be afraid that they will be wasted.