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Which is why roses cannot tolerate bark mulch

Many hobby gardeners apply mulch material in their beds so that the weeds are suppressed and they have to spend less time weeding. This effect occurs because Mulch(€ 13.95 at Amazon *) the ventilation (d. H. the supply of oxygen) to the soil. Roses, however, depend on very good soil ventilation, if only because the bacteria living in the soil are aerobic. That means they need for the decomposition of fertilizer, humus or compost oxygen. If this is missing, the roses can no longer absorb the nutrients they need.

Fungal diseases are the result of mulching

Roses that are insufficiently supplied with nutrients experience a weakening, they grow less, bloom less and are also more susceptible to attack by pests and / or various pathogens, especially fungi. Roses that stand in mulched soil establish themselves very often the sooty spots, a disease caused by a harmful fungus, especially of the rose petals.

Which you can use to mulch roses instead

However, you do not have to do without mulching entirely. Instead of bark mulch, it is better to ripen in late autumn Compost or rose earth to spread. It is sufficient to keep the mulch layer about four centimeters thick. This mulch can later be worked in without any problems, and it also supplies the rose with additional nutrients.

Keeping roses healthy - activating soil life

A Soil activator from the specialist trade improves the metabolism of the rose. The pH value also settles at an optimal level for roses. Choose a product made from natural raw materials that contains important trace elements and micronutrients. Thoroughly work the soil activator into the soil; as a result, the soil structure is improved, as is the absorption and utilization of nutrients. As a natural (and completely free) activator By the way, coffee grounds are used - a wonderful fertilizer not only for roses!