The queen of the garden deserves royal treatment, but it often happens that despite expensive fertilizers and constant care, roses do not bloom as you would like. Their leaves turn yellow, buds fall off, and suspicious black spots appear on the stems. Before you give up, check your morning routine - watering time.
Roses they are extremely thirsty plants, but at the same time incredibly sensitive on when and how they get their water.
Experts say roses should only be watered in the morning
Strictly speaking before eleven o'clock in the morningThis time frame is not chosen randomly. Morning watering provides the plant with much-needed hydration, which will help her cope with the midday heat and strong sun.
As temperatures rise, the rose will have a sufficient water supply, so that it doesn't wilt or suffer from heat shock. But that's only half the reason why the clock is so important.
Fighting invisible enemies
The reason for morning watering also lies in disease preventionRoses are notorious for their susceptibility to fungal infections, such as black spot and powdery mildew.
These diseases need moisture and darkness to develop rapidly. If roses you water in the evening or late afternoon, the water that sprays the leaves stays there all night. This creates an ideal, humid incubator in which the fungus reproduces undisturbed and destroys the plant.
However, if you water in the morning before eleven o'clock, the first rays of the sun and the light morning breeze have enough time to dry the leaves. completely dry, before nightfall. With this simple clock change, you will prevent the onset of most diseases naturally and without chemicals.
A technique that works wonders
Of course, it's not just the time that matters, but also the way you deliver the water to the plant. Roses straight they hate showering or watering from above.
Water must reach directly to the roots, so always point the watering can or hose as close to the ground as possible and strictly avoid wetting the leaves and flowers.
The rule also applies that less often, but deeply watering much better than daily surface spraying.
Roses have a deep root system, so they need plenty of water, which seeps deep into the soil. This encourages them to grow roots even deeper, making them stronger and much more resistant to summer droughts.
Wake up together with your garden
Your efforts will be rewarded with strong, dark green leaves and an explosion of colorful, fragrant flowers that will adorn your garden from late spring until the first days of autumn.
Take those few quiet moments in the morning when the world is just waking up, make yourself a cup of coffee, and dedicate yourself to your flowers. Not only will you grow the most beautiful roses in the neighborhood, this morning ritual will have a therapeutic effect on you as well.
