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How to store roses until planting

6 years ago

Hi I’m new here and trying my hand at planting roses this year, I’ve read to soak bare root roses in water for about 24 hours before planting (which I think I’ll be doing tomorrow) as well as mounding dirt on top to keep them moist and protected..does that sound about right ?

now for potted own roots

can I keep them in their tiny plastic containers that they came in until the danger of hard frost is passed? do I keep them next to a window or in indirect light? And do Any of you successfully plant own root potted roses before the last hard frost ?

thanks in advance and looking forward to learning and growing from this forum

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Claire8WA

6 years ago

Hi Tary,

it is always best practice to grow roses from band pots (the little square pots many own root roses are shipped to you in) on in Gallon or 2 gallon pots until they have developed a good root ball, then they can go into the ground. So, rather than thinking of ‘storing’ them, pot them up and get them growing. If they came from a nursery in the south, or were grown in a greenhouse, I would give them protection from cold snaps for this spring, I assume they are all hardy for your zone, so after they grow on and get planted out they will be fine. In this kind of case, I put mine in a cold frame if frost is predicted and they are showing growth. The last thing to take into consideration is that roses in pots are one zone less hardy than if planted in the ground.

good luck with your new roses!

cheers

claire

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seil zone 6b MI
6 years ago
You don't say when your frost date is or how long it will be before you are able to plant but if the roses are still dormant just give them some water and leave them alone. Put them in a cold, dark corner of the garage until planting time. As long as they stay dormant they should be OK for a few weeks. If they are already leafing out you can keep them inside in a very sunny but cool spot for a while but they will need extra humidity around them and will need to go outside as soon as possible.
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barbarag_happy
6 years ago
Hope your new roses all do great!

It's always best to get your baby own-roots repotted promptly or put directly in the ground. They are very vulnerable in their tiny pots.

Most nurseries will let you request a shipment date appropriate to your area so you can receive those baby own-roots when the weather has settled.
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@HU-504971591 - I think everybody has been giving you excellent advice, and it’s really wise to go into any endeavor with your eyes wide open. However, I hope you will be cautioned but not discouraged! It’s important to dream, and if this really IS your dream than you should go for it! I’m in the arts (music) and a very wise person once said “only go into music if you simply can’t live without doing so”. Because music is, of course, an incredibly risky, low-paying area, and the odds of success are perishingly small. I realized very early that I couldn’t live otherwise, so I went for it. It’s been difficult and a struggle a lot of the time, but with many, many moments of transcendent beauty and joy that make it all worth it. I think probably the specialty nursery business is the same - if you can possibly imagine doing something else, you should probably consider it. But if you can’t, then GO for it, and Godspeed! You’ve gotten great advice and tips from everybody, and clearly it’ll take a huge amount of work, courage, and determination, but if it’s what you love, then you have to reach for it! It is, after all, your “one wild and precious life” (Mary Oliver).
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
6 years ago
If still dormant, the roses are completely frost proof (frost is not the same as a hard freeze!!). Waiting for last frost is recommended for temperature sensitive plants like annuals or tender perennials, not woody shrubs like a rose.

In either case- dormant or not - I would pot them up.
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tarynamii_6b
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all! I’ll be potting them today for sure, and they’re grown in the north thankfully as I’m in Idaho, I purchased these six from northland rosarium. Though i have a few coming from the south soon (antique rose emporium) thanks again for your help..I did request a shipment date for later than this but the David Austin’s were threatening to go out of dormancy so were shipped ahead of time but I believe I’m safe to plant those bare roots right now.
diane_nj 6b/7a
6 years ago
Bare roots are fine to plant now. Potted own roots are better delivered in mid-April, but that's neither here or there now. If your plants have leaves they are not dormant. Leave them in the small pots and in a protected place as seil stated until after last frost (April 10th for me in central NJ).
Embothrium
6 years ago
Skip the soaking, it is not beneficial. In fact if anything, it is detrimental. For one thing if you leave a plant sitting in water nutrients in the plant start leaching out into the water.
MiGreenThumb (Z5b S.Michigan/Sunset 41) Elevation: 1091 feet
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I soak mine.

Had to leave them for a week while I was on vacation and they did the best for me.

Steven
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
6 years ago
I soak. Works very well for grafted roses and bare root own root from DA. No soaking for potted bands or tiny roses received damp.

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