Winter fertilizer for home roses, as well as how to feed potted indoor flowers in spring, summer and autumn, what are the best remedies for this purpose?

A room rose is a rather capricious flower, but with proper care it can please its owners with abundant flowering.

Among the diversity of home flora, she, like her garden version, rightfully bears the name of the Queen.

In addition to proper lighting, this plant requires watering and transplanting, as well as timely fertilizing with nutrients and nutrients. In this article we will tell you how to fertilize the plant and how to do it correctly.

Why is it important to fertilize at home?

Roses need fertilizer more than other indoor flowers. If necessary, this procedure can be replaced by transplants, which roses do not really like. The quantity and size of flowers, as well as the frequency of flowering of the bush, depend on proper nutrition. With proper care, the flower will be able to maintain its decorative effect for 5-6 years and multiply intensively.

What should be the frequency?

Usually, after a transplant or when changing the habitat, roses require feeding no earlier than a month later. The flower must adapt to the new environment. After that, a room rose should be fed every two weeks.

You can produce root and foliar top dressing roses:

root dressing consists in watering with mineral fertilizer or mullein solution;
foliar - this is spraying the leaves of a plant with weak solutions of fertilizers.

How to fertilize?

For successful flowering and growth of a room rose, she needs nitrogen fertilizers. They can be brought at any time of flowering and growth, except for the beginning of August.
In addition, phosphorus is vital for flowers, which promotes not only abundant flowering, but also the growth of strong shoots. It is better to use it in the summer period of growth of a room rose.
Also, the plant requires potassium to form buds, as well as in preparation for winter.
If the rose grows in acidic soil, then calcium is vital for it to neutralize the composition of the soil.

Do not feed the rose abundantly at a time, as this contributes to the formation of dense foliage, and flowering may not occur.

Ready Feeding

There are various types of finished fertilizers, which can be purchased in specialized stores. Among them, you can find the best fertilizers suitable for potted roses. Usually they come in the form of concentrates, which must be diluted with water and watered with plants. Some of them are suitable for both root and foliar feeding of flowers.

Foliar top dressing can be carried out with both mineral and organic fertilizers. They are best used in the evening, because at this time the leaves for a long time keep drops of a nutrient solution on themselves. Ready-made fertilizers are minerals or chemicals necessary for the growth and development of all plant systems. As already mentioned above, the 3 main types of fertilizers will ensure steady growth and flowering of the plant.

The most suitable mineral fertilizer for all indoor roses is potassium sulfate, which is a mixture of phosphate and potash fertilizers. Decorative species are best fertilized with a ready-made solution of mineral fertilizers. Immediately before flowering, the amount of nitrogen fertilizers should be reduced, while phosphorus and potash fertilizers should be increased.

Important. Recently planted and relatively young flowers can not be fertilized with organics, as it was added during planting.

Self-made products

The best of organic fertilizers for indoor plants is manure. You can get it from a cow or use bird droppings instead. In order to get fertilizing from it, it must be:

add water and wait for fermentation for 10 days;
after this, the solution needs to be filtered and watered with a flower after 4 times of mineral top dressing.

This fertilizer contains a number of nutrients.necessary for active plant growth. It should be noted that this method of feeding is not entirely convenient in apartment conditions, it is better to use it in the country or in the garden. The best option for fertilizing indoor roses is the alternation of organic fertilizers with mineral.

Where and for how much can I get?

Fertilizers for room roses are sold in specialized stores in various packages. The price of the finished solution is usually higher than the concentrate, which must be diluted in water. For example, the price of a bag weighing 30 grams in Moscow stores costs about 6-7 rubles apiece, while a bottle with fertilizer of 200 ml costs about 36 rubles apiece. Fertilizers are also packaged in ampoules of 10 ml. Their price varies around 13 rubles.

St Petersburg stores also have a wide range of fertilizers for indoor roses. For example, the price of concentrates for 40 square meters of irrigation ranges from 30 to 40 rubles per package. Universal complex fertilizer for various crops costs about 500 rubles per 5 kg.

Features of application in the spring, summer, winter and autumn

In winter. In winter, it is recommended to stop fertilizing for home roses and reduce watering to 1 time in 2 weeks. At this time, the flower is in a state of "hibernation", and its root system is resting. Read about caring for a rose in winter here.
In the spring. The ideal time for feeding room roses is spring. At this time, she has new leaves and twigs. Now it can be watered more often, and immediately after wintering, it can be fed with mineral fertilizer. After the buds are tied, it can be fed once a week. As soon as the frost ends, the flower can be taken out into the open air, gradually accustoming to a certain temperature.
Summer. At this time, first of all, it is necessary to ensure that the soil under the flower does not dry out, and regularly fertilize it. Given the abundance of sunlight at this time of the year, you need to turn the flower pot from time to time.
Fall. There is a special way of dressing indoor roses, which is called mulching and is produced mainly in late autumn. It is carried out using decomposed manure, humus and compost. Mulching helps keep the flower from overheating or hypothermia, supporting the root system for more intensive growth.

When to repeat the procedure?

More mature plants are best fed immediately with the beginning of spring with nitrogen or complex fertilizers.
The second time the procedure can be repeated after 12-15 days.
For the following procedures, an interval of approximately 2 weeks is also recommended.

Consequences of improper use

Improper use of nutrients can adversely affect the flower.

Excess amount

One of the basic rules for gardeners and indoor plant lovers is that it is better to undernourish a flower than to overfeed. This can lead to oversaturation of the soil with salts.

Excessive concentration of fertilizer can lead to a burn of the root system, which will lead to the death of the plant. You can once again dilute the fertilizer solution than increase its concentrate.
It is also necessary to remember that flowers get used to the same fertilizer formulation, so it should not be changed often.
Feeding is best done in warm soil, since cold soil does not allow the plant to absorb nutrients.
During the period of active growth, the flower can be watered with fertilizers often, approximately every two weeks.
With a decrease in growth activity, feed should be reduced accordingly.

Lack of top dressing

Nutrients and trace elements essential for indoor roses during the period of growth and vegetation. For example, the lack of certain elements can lead to the development of certain types of diseases and a decrease in immunity.

Dealing with the consequences

It should be remembered that sick or transplanted plants can not be fed.
Before applying any kind of nutrient, the soil must be watered to avoid root burns.
In cold and rainy weather, feeding is not recommended.
During wintering, when the plant is at rest, it does not need to be fertilized.
In case of improper feeding, the flower must be transplanted or special solutions purchased that will help it revitalize and bloom.

Proper care and timely dressing room roses will not make you wait long for the result. The flower will soon please its owner with bright and plentiful flowering and intensive growth.