Rose Growing in Plastic Tubs
Colton Weingarden
8 years ago
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countrygirlsc, Upstate SC
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoDingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland
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Comments (10)Agree that the brittle plastic pots don't last very long. The ones I have aren't brittle and are made for the nursery trade. I suspect they will last much longer than 10 yrs if treated right. Plastic needs to be UV stabilized to last in the sun. Clear untreated poly film lasts a few months at best in sun. The good UV stabilized stuff lasted 5 yrs on my greenhouse. Around here they sell cattle feed, a molasses type stuff, in 25 gallon thick black plastic tubs. This stuff has to be a 1/4 inch thick and appears to be UV stable. It is much like the chemical drums cut in half. My only concern is that 25 gal gets pretty heavy to move either with rope handles or a dolly. My 15 gallon size will support a good size tree or bush and is fairly easy to move with a dolly. A 25 gal size will be pretty heavy to move by hand, ropes or not. If I were using a 25 gal size I'd try to use a light weight mix. This rules out some materials like sand. I'd also be hesitant to only fill the pot part way. The main thing that helps with drainage in a pot is to have a tall soil column. In a pot you are basically dealing with a water table at the depth of the soil column. So a pot with a 12 inch depth of soil is about like having a water table at 12 inches in a field soil. A 15 or 18 inch soil depth is better than 12. At least that's how I see it. The Fruitnut...See Morekeeping roses in plastic bag
Comments (3)There are all manner of things you can do/add and much depends on your soil. The best basic is to dig your hole about three inches deeper than the roots. (The graft (bud knot) should be just below the top of the soil. ) Then mix the soil you took out of the hole with an equal amount of compost. Put the three inches back in the hole, put in the rose, and fill in. Be sure the soil is well packed but not (hard-compressed) around the roots--no air spaces. Water it in. Do not fertilize it yer. If you plant it in the morning, the water will have a chance to taken in and drain down, which guards against night freezes....See Morecannot find a plastic growing bed
Comments (4). Growers supply is a on line commercial Green industry supplier that sells hydroponic equipment of all kinds. I am sure they have something close to want you want because they supply a lot of commercial operations. Here is a link the Hydroponic section http://www.growerssupply.com/farm/supplies/Search?catalogId=14052&searchMethod=wcSearch&searchType=ANY&searchBeginIndex=0amp;searchDefaultPerPage=50&ftSearchBeginIndex=0amp;ftSearchDefaultPerPage=50&searchQuery=hydroponic ....See Morerose cutting in plastic bag
Comments (8)There's a lot of info on this forum, so you should browse around. But for me, I've used the grocery vegetable bag with potting mix and bottle on top method (bottle method), cutting has to be at least 6 inches if not more, stem at pencil size or 1/4" at least thick, rooting hormone. And then I need lots and lots of luck, cus my success rate is about 5% out of all the ones I've done these past two years. Other successful people have used other materials (sand/starter potting mix, perlite, etc). Good luck! And if it starts turning black, it's a goner. :)...See MoreColton Weingarden
8 years agoDingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland
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countrygirlsc, Upstate SC