Get a rose bush from a rose stem and a potato.
Nothing is more pleasant than receiving fresh flowers or giving yourself a bouquet of roses to brighten your day and contemplate the beauty of these fragrant wonders inside you. Unfortunately, all the flowers end up withering, that’s all the beauty of these ephemeral plants. What if, instead of buying the roses you love so much and throwing them away a few days later, you plant a stem of your favorite rose for a beautiful rose garden in your own garden?
Gardening is a hobby that many people enjoy doing. Planting trees, vegetables, fruits, aromatic herbs or even flowers, so many stimulating activities to relax at home enjoying contact with nature. Furthermore, this relaxing activity not only allows you to have your own garden, but also to admire the flowers that you have lovingly planted. If you receive a rose, do not let it wither, plant it to make it grow even more.
Turn a rose into a beautiful rose bush in no time!
Having plants at home or a bouquet of flowers can improve your health and do you a lot of good. In fact, green plants also have unexpected properties that are beneficial for morale. As a study explains , contact with these natural treasures helps combat stress by promoting a feeling of peace, serenity and relaxation.
So why not plant them at home?
If you don’t have a green thumb, don’t worry, all you need is a rose to decorate your garden and beautify your interior. To do this you will need to bring its stem, a potato, potting soil, a pot and a plastic bottle. Roll up your sleeves and let’s go!
The steps to follow:
1.Choose the stem of a rose, remove all the leaves and cut the head of the rose diagonally (about 3 centimeters below the flower)
2.Take a potato, make a small hole in it the same size as the stem of the rose and prick it so that it is straight
3. Take a pot, fill it with soil up to 5 cm and place your potato in the middle
4. Gently add the rest of the soil around the stem.
5. Take a plastic bottle, cut the bottom to make a greenhouse and cover the stem. This small greenhouse will keep the rose warm and protect it from the cold.
6. Then water the stem around the bottle and not inside
After a few weeks you will notice that the stem will begin to grow, with small green leaves and small rose buds.
Finally, with a lot of patience, you will be able to contemplate your rose bush and admire the roses , these queens of flowers that will embalm your garden or your room with their fragrant smells while brightening your day with their bright colors!