Moving roses, from ground to pot
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Moving tuberose from pot to ground
Comments (1)You should have no problems planting your tuberose in the ground now. This is a tough plant and in your zone should do very well. I have them in the ground here for more than 10 years. I try and remember to dig some every year and break up the root mass which becomes solid up to a foot in diameter. I replant some and pot up many for plant sales. To bloom they need regular water and fertilizer during the growing season. Al...See MoreMoving a tree from ground to pot
Comments (16)Hi Trace! I like to see stocky growth on my fig tree babies, not have them shoot up too fast and be spindly. I like to see girth forming in the leader and branches. Making sure that the trees have well-balanced conditions all round is a good idea. Mulch is good for the trees. That's a must to keep the roots from drying out. Fig trees send roots way out from the trunk to pick up moisture and the roots are close to the surface, so mulching keeps them cooler and helps keep moisture from evaporating so fast. Make sure you have mulched adequately far enough out from each tree. By that, I mean the outer edge of the mulch. Mulching up to the trunk doesn't hurt them, they will just send roots into mulch that is close to the trunks and that's all right, too. Where do you live? What kind of soil do you have? When you planted the babies, did you add in soil conditioners to help keep the soil from getting compacted? Are the babies in the full sun, or do they get any shade? If your soil is sandy, root knot nematodes are a possibility and you can see that by looking at the roots. RKNs form nodules on the roots. The richer the soil is, the harder it is for RKNs to survive. Is your soil well-drained? Sodden soil will kill fig trees because the roots can't get air to breathe, so they need to be kept moist without getting drowned. Since your trees are young, you can dig them up and, or move them before they break dormancy in the Spring, if you wish, and they should be all right. If you opt for pots, I can tell you that the sun in our zone will cook the roots fast. I'm trying pots, but am not so crazy about the notion anymore. I like to keep the babies in pots the first couple of years, but that's just my preference. Some people bury the pots to keep them cool and use white pots to reflect the sun, but the sun and heat down here is brutal. Mine are mulched in their pots as well. I've been keeping my babies' pots where they only get morning sun and they've been doing well so far. Pots in full sun, here, absolutely no. Depending upon where you live, if you have tender growth still on the trees when it gets cold, if it gets cold where you live, the trees would need to be protected from the cold. My two Celestes went through late tender growth when they were little and covering them kept them from getting cold-splitting. Good luck with your trees, Vivian...See MoreMoving clematis plants from ground to pots
Comments (2)Are you moving them to pots permanently? I just ask since I wonder what will you do in the fall when it's getting cold again? That could help decide if they would be moved to pots or not. However, besides thinking of that future scenrio, you can move them to pots now. But just be aware that digging at it will usually cause accidental breakage of some stems, so just know you may not get it as intact as you hope. As for the root ball, you can remove excess dirt, even long root hairs but you don't need to wash out all of the soil....See MoreGround-planting potted roses in their pots?!
Comments (6)The only two reasons I've seen this recommended are for gophers or voles as Sheila said, or for to constrain roses that sucker like gallicas. In both cases, you have to cut out substantial parts of the pot such as drill holes in the sides or cut out the bottom or the rose will trap itself and die from the constriction, if the poor drainage doesn't kill it first. I was advised when planting a particularly invasive gallica to take a full sized outdoor garbage can, cut out the bottom then plant ALL of the garbage can into the ground leaving just a lip above ground, putting the rose in the middle of that. Even with the 4' or so of the garbage can, some gallicas can send out runners below that level. Needless to say I made other plans involving that gallica since I simply can't fathom the size of that hole. For gophers, the better long-term solution I've seen is to bury the rose in a cage of hardware cloth that basically stays around the rose to protect the roots from chewing. Again, this sounds like a lot of work but necessary in some gopher climates. Beyond that, I can't think of any reason for long-term planting of a rose in a plastic pot into the ground. Some people do this temporarily, such as if they're leaving town for weeks with no one to water pots, but it's not a long-term solution. The same goes for those peat pots some roses and perennials come in, even though they're marketed to be planted in the pots. In reality, the peat pot wicks all the moisture away from the plant and it's usually a disaster. Best practice all around is to take the plant out of the pot to plant it, unless you have a big enough pot where you're planning to grow the rose in the (above ground) pot. Cynthia...See Morerosesforme
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