Your pot will also be filled with roses, just know these 5 gardener secrets

News India Live, Digital Desk: Who doesn’t like rose flower? Its beauty and fragrance wins everyone’s heart. Many people are fond of planting roses in their homes, especially in pots, but they often have only one complaint – “The plant is growing, but it is not producing flowers!” Or “Even if we come, just one or two.”

If you also have the same problem, then don’t worry. You don’t need to learn any rocket science, just keep a few simple things in mind. These are those simple tips by adopting which you can fill even your small pot with flowers.

1. Choose the right ‘home’ and ‘food’ (pot and soil)

The first and most important thing is the plant’s home, i.e. the pot. Rose plants need space to spread. Therefore, always choose a big and deep pot of at least 10-12 inches. Now comes the turn of soil. Do not plant the plant only in plain soil. Prepare a good mixture consisting of 50% garden soil, 30% rotted manure (vermicompost is even better), and 20% sand or coco-peat. This mixture will also provide necessary nutrition to the plant and will not allow water to stagnate.

2. Sunshine is most important

Rose is the king of sunshine. It needs plenty of sunlight to bloom. Place your pot in a place where it can get at least 5 to 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. If the plant does not get adequate sunlight, it will only grow leaves and not produce flowers.

3. Correct way of watering

This is a place where most people make mistakes. People either add too much water or too little. The easiest way to do this is to check the soil. Try putting your finger in the pot one inch deep. Water only if the soil seems dry. Too much water can suffocate the rose’s roots, causing the plant to die.

4. Do pruning on time

This is the biggest secret of the plant laden with flowers. As soon as a flower starts to fade after blooming, immediately cut it 1-2 inches below its stem. Similarly, keep cutting dry, yellow and weak branches of the plant from time to time. The more correct pruning you do, the more new branches will emerge from the plant and many new buds and flowers will grow on them. Don’t be afraid to prune, it’s a kind of ‘haircut’ for the plant that makes it thicker and more beautiful.

5. Give ‘Daawat’ (compost) once a month.

Just as we need energy to work, similarly a plant needs nutrients to flower. Fertilize the plant once a month. You can give a handful of cowdung manure or vermicompost every 15-20 days. Apart from this, drying banana peels and making powder and mixing them in the soil or washing and drying tea leaves (without sugar) and adding them also works as an excellent home fertilizer.

By keeping these simple things in mind, your rose plant will soon start smiling with flowers and will enhance the beauty of your balcony or terrace.