Since the dog rose, like other wild roses, likes to spread via root runners, you should plant a grafted variety if you do not always want to actively prevent this spread. Unless you have enough space and want to promote the biodiversity of the small creatures in your garden. The dog rose provides nesting opportunities and winter food for birds and attracts bees and insects.
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Plant the dog rose
The dog rose does not place particularly high demands on the soil where it is located, it grows almost everywhere. However, she particularly likes a fresh, moderately dry surface and she needs a lot of sun. It does not do well in full shade. When planting, put some compost in the planting hole and water your dog rose well.
The best times to plant the dog rose are in spring or autumn. However, you can plant container plants all year round. The dog rose is also great for planting a hedge.
Maintain the dog rose
Once the dog rose has been planted and well watered, it actually doesn't need any further care. Cut Just remove dry or diseased shoots to keep the plant healthy. About every five years you can thin out your dog rose a little and bring it into shape.
Harvest the dog rose
The very tasty and very healthy ripen in autumn rosehipsthat you can make into liqueur or jam. However, you should be patient and wait with the harvest until after the first frost. Then the fears are not only a little softer but also sweeter. Do not necessarily harvest all the rose hips, the birds also like these fruits and are happy about the valuable food.
The essentials in brief:
- widespread wild rose
- also suitable for the garden
- Cultivated forms sometimes less proliferating
- very easy to care for
- as sunny as possible
- Fruits = rose hips, very tasty and healthy
Tips
Plant your dog rose in as sunny a spot as possible, it will thank you with abundant flowering.