I have to wait a few days to plant a bareroot rose - what can I do
ginjj
3 years ago
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Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
Comments (6)I order bareroots for last week of March, with the idea of getting them in the ground the first week of April. Remember, bareroots aren't planted in spring, but the end of winter. If they don't get snowed on at least once, they are planted too late. I wouldn't plan anything different for this year, but the beginning of May is getting into territory where if they honestly can't be planted, they go into pots. They have to get into dirt and start growing or they won't survive the challenges of the next year....See MoreWhat should I do?,,bareroot planted now a problem
Comments (2)They came from Green Thumb Intl. that is a really good nursery here. I'll grant you I kept them both really well hydrated and I did have to tear out this area where they would go AND I took a non performing rose that was in that hole out. I pretty much dug the whole area out, heavily amended the area, got the fine root hairs out too so I don't know if it's the "not supposed to put a new rose in an old hole' thing or it's just taking longer to come around. I will say I did sneak and left 2 little leaflets on the bare root (for an experiment) and took off all the rest, the ones that were drooping, so I just said 'okay, I'll let it put all it's energy into root production etc." I figured I could remove the 2 I left on if they drooped, which they didn't. They still green, still sticking out like they should etc. I'm learning fast, but now that I started to get into this, I'm surprised all the other bare roots I've planted in my life made it! Maybe I'm just paranoid since I really want both to go well and the other one is thriving. The other one does get a little more sun that the one in question so who knows why. Should I just wait it out? It doesn't look like it's dying but it could be better. Do all bare roots, when you do the 45 degree angle cut for shape, yourself, have this happen to the canes? I probably shouldn't have done that. Thx, Jeri!!...See MoreHow long do I wait and how can I tell now?
Comments (7)I'm moving to another zone 5 that can get colder in the winter but generally for a shorter winter than we have here and overall warmer night time temps than we have here, if that makes any sense. Moving from Sierra mountains to midwest. Well I have tossed two so far, repotted one that looks to have some root life left and threw my two knock outs in a bucket together because the roots seem to still have some life so we'll see. None of thse have leaves and only one has a couple inches of green cane. I'm moving Saturday and don't have time to wait and see what is going to live or not so I'm giving them all the hope I have if I see any signs of life but at the same token do not want to haul dead plants because space is limited. I don't know which roses are own root, only that these have survived more than one winter here as planted in pots but this spring is tough for them....See MoreBareroot perennials & plants, can I put them out now?
Comments (3)Hey there! I've not grown perenials but annuals. The final frost date for our area is around April 15th. You definitely should transition them for about a week. Bring them out in the shade for an hour, then a couple of hours, then a half day, gradually moving them into the sun. This way they don't go into shock. If you wait a week, then do that next week, you'll be planting them in mid-April. Good luck!...See More
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