Culture/Growing methods of roses
    This rose culture method is particularly suitable for those places which have weather like Bangladesh  
Soil mixture Fertilizer mixture    
Foliar feed Liquid manure     
Pruning  Fertilizer    
Selected rose Rose diary     
   

 

  
   

Soil mixture for Roses

 
    Soil   50-60%    
    Decomposed Cow dung   40-50%    
    If the cow dung is not well decomposed, then first mix the cow dung with soil and leave it at moist condition for at least 45 to 70-day. Then with this soil mixture you can add other necessary fertilizer—for example 12" to 14" pot (8 to 12 liter) you can add following fertilizer:   
    Bone meal   100-150gm   
    Mustard oil cake / Neem cake / Sesame oil cake   50-80gm       
    Wood ash   200-300gm  
    Fish meal   30-40gm    
    Hoof and horn meal   50gm    
    After mixing these fertilizers with the soil mixture add some water to keep the mixer moist and leave the mixer for at least 15 to 30-day. Then the soil mixture will be ready for showing plants. Anyway it is better to dry up the soil before showing the plant.    
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Fertilizer mixture for Roses  

  
    Apply this Fertilizer Mixer immediately after pruning and after the end of first flowering/flash. These two application of this fertilizer is enough.  
    Bone meal   1.5 kg    
    Mustard oil cake / Neem cake / Sesame oil cake   3 kg    
    Fish meal   1.5 kg  
    Hoof and horn meal   1 kg    
    Muriate of Potash / Sulphate of Potash (KCl/K2SO4) 50-75 gm    
    Magnesium sulphate (Mg SO4) 15 gm    
    Wood ash   10 liter    
    Soil   5 liter    
    Decomposed Cow dung   10 liter    
   

Mix these fertilizers and add adequate water to keep the mixer moist and leave the mixer for at least 7-8 week. Then the soil mixture will be ready to use. Anyway it is better to slightly dry up the Fertilizer mixer before applying it to plant. Depending on plant age and size apply 0.3 to 1.0 liter of this mixture per plant.

Mix Fertilizer Mixture after 15 August—then it will be ready for applying after pruning in October.  

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Liquid manure  

  
   

Apply this Fertilizer at 15 days interval all the year round (Except 15 March to-15 May and 15 August to 30 October.)

Caution:

  • Always apply Liquid manure on bright sunny day 
  • Don’t apply this fertilizer when weather is too hot (15March-15May) or when there is possibility of heavy rain (15August- 30October.)
  • Don’t apply this fertilizer when soil is too dry.

 

 
    Mustard oil cake / Neem cake / Sesame oil cake   100gm        
    Fish meal   25gm  
    Water   2liter    
    Leave the mixer for at least 8-12 days after mixing. Then mix additional 8-liter water with this mixer. The mixer is now ready to give- depending on plant size apply 0.5-1.0 liter per plant. Apply this Liquid manure at 12-15 days interval from 1 December to end of the March. You can also apply this fertilizer from15 May to end of the June.  
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    Foliar feed    
    Spray this Foliar feed at 12-15 days interval from 15, December to end of the March.  
    Di-Amonium Hydrogen Phosphate [K2HPO4]   10gm  
    Di-Ptassium Hydrogen Phosphate [NH4)2HPO4]      10gm  
    Urea [CO(NH2)2]   10gm  
   

Beside this you will find different kinds of readymade commercial Foliar feed in the market—you can use them also.

 
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    Fertilizer  
    Here I am giving some organic Fertilizer name and their contents so that you will be able to formulate your won fertilizer with desirable N-P-K ratio.  

 

  
    Name of Fertilizer   Nitrogen (N)%   Phosphorus (P)% Potassium (K)%    
    Decomposed Cow dung   0.5-1.5   0.4-0.8   0.5-1.9    
    Sesame oil cake   6.2-6.3   2.0-2.1   1.2-1.3    
    Mustard oil cake  5.1-5.2   1.8-1.9   1.1-1.3    
    Neem cake   5.2-5.3   1.0-1.1   1.4-1.5    
    Wood ash   -- -- 0.5-1.0    
    Fish meal   4.0-10.0   3.0-9.0   0.3-1.5    
    Hoof and horn meal   14.00   1.0      
    Bone meal   4.0-5.0   9.0-18.0      
    Blood meal 10.0-12.0   1.0-1.5   0.6-0.8    
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Pruning

  
   

Time: First week of October to first week of November is the best time for pruning. But some commercial gardens start pruning one month earlier to get early flower market. I prefer to prune after 15, October--when there is no possibility of heavy rain. 

Types of Pruning: There are three types or pruning: (you will easily understand the difference of each type of pruning from the picture)  

1)     Hard Pruning  2)     Medium Pruning  3)     Light Pruning

  
   

 
    Before Pruning After Hard Pruning After Medium Pruning After light Pruning  
   

 

Though some varieties need special attention in pruning but general rule is—HT requires medium to hard pruning – Floribunda requires medium pruning—Miniature and Polyantha require light pruning.   

If you don’t know anything about pruning—then just cut one third to half or the length of the bush.  

After pruning clean the garden and pick all (the dead and dry) leaves then spray Mite-cide and Fungicide.

 
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Selected rose varieties for New Growers of Bangladesh  

  
    Hybrid Tea    
    Avon (red, fragrant) Christian Dior (red), Mirandy (red), Montezuma (coral pink), Pcrfecta (white-red blend) Precious Platinum (red), Princesse (orange), Virgo (white), Garden Party (white), Grandpa Dickson (yellow), Pot-o-Gold (yellow), Papa Meilland (red, fragrant), Tajmahal (deep red), Kiss of Fire (yellow-red blend), Yankee Doodle (golden yellow), Tiffany (pink blend), Royal Highness (pink blend), Radha Krishsan (red white bi-color), Century Two (pink), Lover’s Meeting (orange), Summer Holiday (orange), Honor (white) World Fair Salute (red), Tata Centenary (striped), Osiria (red-white bi-color), Peter Frankenfeld (pink), Mrinalini (pink), Large field (lilak), Calcutta 300 (pink-white stripe), Pristine (pink-white blend), Alinka (yellow-red blend), Sutter’s Gold (yellow-light pink blend), Sheer Bliss (creamy white), Just Joy (coppery orange),  

 

  
    Floribunda    
    Bon Bon (pink- white bi-color), Dearest (pink), Beryl wermouth (pink), Fusilier (red), City of Belfast, (scarlet), Charishma (yellow orange blend), Rumba (yellow red bend), Kusum (known as “Fisilia Pink”, pink), Balm (red), Hakunn (white), Sadabahar (pink), Shampa (yellow), Boddoriviva (pink-white bi-color), Ulka (red-pink stripe), Hemanta (amber), Cherish (pink blend).  
    Miniature    
    Holy Toledo (yellow blend), Magic Carrouscl (whie-pink blend), Star N Stripe (striped), Lavender Jwell (lavender), Scarletgem (red) Yellow Doll (yellow), Over the Rainbow (red-yellow bi-color), Rainbows end (red-pink-yellow blend), Baby Masquerade (red-pink-yellow blend), Strawberry Swirl (red-white stripe).  
    Polyantha    
    Challiton Rose (pink with white cye), The Fairy, (pink), Margo Koster-(coral pink), Anneky Koster- (red), Priti (white-pink), Sne Princess (white)    
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Diary of Rose Growing  

  
    January: Apply Liquid Fertilizer at 15 days interval. Use foliar-spry at 12-day interval. You can apply organic manure mixture at the beginning of the month. Regularly remove dead blooms –just cut above the second or third leaf down. Try to avoid spray Fungicide-because it creates odd-looking spot on the leaf—spray pesticide regularly. Watch out for red spider Mite—spray Mite-cide if necessary. You can show young plant now.        
    February: Remove dead flower, continue to apply Liquid Fertilizer at 15 days interval. Use foliar-spry at 12-day interval. Try to avoid spray Fungicide-- spray pesticide regularly. At the end of the month you can apply decomposed cow dung as mulch. Watch out for red spider mite—spray Mite-cide if necessary. You can show young plant now.    
    March: After 15 March stop liquid fertilizering. Use foliar-spry at 12-day interval. If your plants are healthy then lightly prune them at the end of this month. Watch out for red spider mite—spray Mite-cide if necessary.    
    April: Stop foliar feeding. If your plants are healthy then lightly prune them at this month and apply cow dung as mulch. Watch out for red spider mite—spray Mite-cide if necessary.    
    May: You can show young plant now. Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly.  
   

June: Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly.  

 
    July: Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly.  
    August: If you want to bud your won plant then it is right time for planting Rootstock. Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly. Apply 5 to 15 gm of lime (CaCO3) per pot. Mix Fertilizer Mixture  after 15 August—then it will be ready for applying after pruning in October.   
    September: If necessary--change pot at the end of this month. Otherwise just remove top 3-5 inch soil of the pot. And fill half of it with soil mixture and top half of it with Fertilizer mixture. Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly. If your are changing pot then it is better to do it at least 15days before pruning – but if you are just removing top soil-- then it is better to do it 7 to 10-day before pruning.  
   

October: Best month for Pruning. Apply Fertilizer mixture immediate after pruning. You can show young plant now. Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly.

After pruning clean the garden and pick all (the dead and dry) leaves then spray Mite-cide and Fungicide.

  
    November: Spray Pesticide & Fungicide regularly-but careful about doge. Apply little lighter doge than recommended—otherwise Pesticide & Fungicide might burn young leaf. You can show young plant now.    
    December: Apply Liquid Fertilizer at 15-day interval. Use foliar-spry at 12-day interval. Try to avoid spray Fungicide-because that creates odd-looking spot on the leaf. Spray pesticide regularly. Remove dead flower.  

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