Roses 2016-17 in Gulzar-e-Hijri
Posted: December 14th, 2016, 11:49 am
Following roses were purchased from Changa Nursery this year in February end:
1) Mr. Lincoln
2) Fragrant Plum
3) Caprice de Meilland
4) Elina
5) Fredric Misteral
6) Alec's Red
They were kept in a nursery nearby my home, they all sprouted beautifully and bloomed too but they were severely attacked by beetles and the nurserymen didn't sprayed well to control the damage, so I brought them home in August... they are planted in soil with manure mixed...
From October I started using NPK 20:20:20 2 gram/plant twice weekly... what I do is to dissolve 400gm in 2000 ml water, this take around 30 minutes to dissolve completely.. then take 60 ml from this concentrate to be mixed in 6 litre water.... give one litre to each plant...
The plants responded nicely and I also used Imidacloprid and dimethoate for the pests.. spraying every 10-15 days is best..
I pruned them in mid November:
BEFORE
AFTER
They have started blooming from first week of December..
Alec's Red, heavily perfumed and big sized bloom which tolerated the sun well and doesnt fade even after 1 wee.. however, fragrance diminishes:
Mister Lincoln, very large and strongly scented:
Caprice de Meilland, shocking pink.. strong fruity fragrance and big size:
Fragrant Plum, medium sized mauve with pink edges, moderate to strong fruity fragrance:
View from above:
1) Mr. Lincoln
2) Fragrant Plum
3) Caprice de Meilland
4) Elina
5) Fredric Misteral
6) Alec's Red
They were kept in a nursery nearby my home, they all sprouted beautifully and bloomed too but they were severely attacked by beetles and the nurserymen didn't sprayed well to control the damage, so I brought them home in August... they are planted in soil with manure mixed...
From October I started using NPK 20:20:20 2 gram/plant twice weekly... what I do is to dissolve 400gm in 2000 ml water, this take around 30 minutes to dissolve completely.. then take 60 ml from this concentrate to be mixed in 6 litre water.... give one litre to each plant...
The plants responded nicely and I also used Imidacloprid and dimethoate for the pests.. spraying every 10-15 days is best..
I pruned them in mid November:
BEFORE
AFTER
They have started blooming from first week of December..
Alec's Red, heavily perfumed and big sized bloom which tolerated the sun well and doesnt fade even after 1 wee.. however, fragrance diminishes:
Mister Lincoln, very large and strongly scented:
Caprice de Meilland, shocking pink.. strong fruity fragrance and big size:
Fragrant Plum, medium sized mauve with pink edges, moderate to strong fruity fragrance:
View from above:
