Hand me down Lenten Rose transplanted again?!
Daytonite TN Zone 7b
6 years ago
My mother in law gave me this beautiful Lenten Rose that she got from her mother's garden. She planted it in the front of my flower bed about 6 years ago when I wasn't really into gardening. I started getting into gardening and honestly, I thought it was ugly so I transplanted it in my backyard. I didn't tell her what I thought but hopefully she wasn't offended. Anyway, it has gotten quite big... And beautiful I might add. I never really thought the thing was that pretty until about a year ago. I think I may bring it back in the front yard. What special care does this lil plant require? I haven't been doing anything at all to it for the 5-6 years it's been here. I guess it's pretty hardy!
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Daytonite TN Zone 7b
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Comments (22)Though I'm still confident I would win that bet, 10 years of growth and a septuagenarian inquirer are bits of information that undoubtedly would have made me hesitate for at least a moment before saying it's not the calamity you think it is; but in all honesty, I would have said the same thing, but probably tempering what I said by making reference to the fact that help might be needed. Still, whoever you get to help isn't going to talk or reason it out of it's current position. The fact is, someone, at some point is going to have to go all gung ho on the plant to convince it that its hold on that particular spot in your garden should be relinquished - yes? I hope you'll fare well - wishing you the very best luck in finding the right course and the very best outcome. ;-) If it was a plant commonly used for bonsai there, passing the word to the right people would likely result in a queue of those willing to lift it for nothing more than the plant itself. Al...See MoreTransplanting Mature Rose of Sharons
Comments (16)Back on the Rose of Sharon topic... They are widening the road just 1/4 mile from my home. (In western North Carolina) Many Homes were bought along the roadside to be torn down to make way for the wider road. Several homes have trees and shrubs and this (summer) July, it has been a free for all! Everyone and grandmas have been going through the yards of the homes torn down and cleaning out all plants, shrubs, and trees. I personally found a home with over 11 rose of Sharon trees/bushes. Each at approx 6 feet or more in height. Now, I have so far managed to transplant only 2. The two were in very difficult soil conditions. The soil at this place is hard as nails and full of quarts stone. The only way to remove from these areas of poor digging conditions we found was to use tow straps, wrap the base with slick plastic so as not to damage cambium layer And pull out with my truck, gently. Successfully and hard to believe but we got 95% of the root ball including the tap without the strap sliding up the trunk and stripping off the bark or cambium layers. We Planted just yesterday with a mere 1/4 mile to my home it was a fast transplant. The only time roots were exposed was the time it took to dig. We covered the ball during transport. We dug the hole deep and wide. Obviously we planted as deep as it was originally. But to allow the roots ease of expansion we made lose of soil all around the ball. Far wider than existing. Now in nearly Perfect soil conditions especially in comparison to its original. I'm looking at it this morning and I have not seen any wilt so far (fingers crossed). However it is July. So I will post back very soon on its progress. Because it was literally around the corner from its original home and was only out of ground about 25-35 minutes while we dug we may have succeeded. I will inform more once and if it survives....See MoreHelp !My new rose plants are soft after transplant.
Comments (9)The stems from the newly planted bareroots did crisp up after sun down. I was happy that it showed signs of recovery. But today it was 80 F (I did water it in the morning)and the tops of the plant drooped again. Like Diane said I decided to give them some protection from the sun(since I did observe they were up at sundown yday..) I have made holes in white grocery bags and tied it around the plants. Hope this helps them during recovery......See MoreDo Tea Roses Dislike Being Transplanted?
Comments (13)Ingrid, funny you should ask. Last month I moved two. I don't remember that part of the book. Good thing, I guess. I had a 3-yr-old 5x5 Duchesse de Brabant going to a rose friend here. The trunk was easily 3". I cut her back to about half her cane length. My instructions had been to cut back to the length of the roots that were left, but I hated to do that. I dug about 2' out from the base, but she wouldn't move. I cut a circle around with a handsaw about 15" long. She wouldn't move. I called DH. Mind you, I am trying very hard to preserve the soilball which, of course, I'm sure won't exist (sand, you know) and also to keep the roots as long as possible. DH and I are pulling. Then I cut straight under her as deep as I could reach. We pull again and pull and finally she snaps. I'm pretty sure (it was dusk) that she had 2 or 3 thick roots almost 3' long that went straight down. No fine feeder roots came with her. I had a 20-gallon pot waiting with water in it, and we dropped her right in. She took a little organic matter with her that dirtied up the water, but she was basically bareroot. I wheeled her around to the front, and she waited all night for her new mistress who picked her up (pick-ups are so handy) and took her home. She was replanted the next day I believe with a handful of leaves and a bud left from her former self, and I'm told that she never lost them and has leafed out fine. I also moved Arcadia Louisiana Tea from her shady spot. I didn't get as much rootball, and she was smaller and spindly. Now she is quite leafy and has a few buds. I guess that was right at November 1st. I've been watering daily since then. These are truly amazing plants - a miracle of creation, I'd say. I was really amazed at the thickness of DdB's roots. Not as thick as the base but as thick as my fingers and who knows how deep they went. As to recovery, it looks to me like ALT has already recovered. I don't know Australia's soil conditions, etc. I put composted cow manure, 4 cups each of alfalfa pellets and milorganite and a sprinkle of mycorrhizae in the hole and flooded it really well, making sure there were no air pockets. This was really easier that planting a potted rose especially the 2-gallon ones which invariably fall apart on me anyway. These are about the easiest plants I can think of. I just plain love 'em. Dig away, Ingrid, but do it lovingly and tenderly. Sherry...See More
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