no. first you transplant only in November, or whenever they are fully dormant, second you don't know what you are up against. There are easily 5-10 lbs of roots under each mature asparagus plant. It is one plant per five gallons bucket.

maybe I'll just wait then, because I don't have time to put the arbor together, either, I need my husband's help... and I'm so busy and they have buds all over them. I'm afraid if I move them I'll miss their flush, and I'm really looking forward to that since it's their 2nd year in the ground. If they send out big canes, I guess it's ok if they're sprawling all over, I can just try and clean them up in the fall. (I'm moving climbing roses to the spot for the arbor)

Good morning - As Luis suggested: "In the meantime, you can cover the plant with anything that will provide some shade and protect the leaves (burlap, a shade cloth, a screen, etc)." Several years ago I took down an old problematic tree and Nikko lost the perfect dappled shade she enjoyed for years. I solved the prob. with an arbor & a Sweet Autumn Clematis that climb, faster than lightning over ... I did use a shade cloth for a short while just until SA-Clem did her job - old Nik was happy! Last Fall a tornado like storm, passed thru and took the arbor & the entire massive SA-Clem down. Tired of the enslaving, coddling Nik requires (Winter & Summer in our Z) armed w/ 4 - 8ft stakes & created a temp. arbor with plasti-coated garden fencing for SA to climb over this season ... old Nik will be dug up & relocated! Still using shade cloth for a few hrs over the temp arbor. For insurance, I decided to root a few cuttings & ground layering, as Luis also suggested (in another post) ... all are doing fine - signs of new growth! Â;) ... incase 19y/o Nik does not survive the damage that I expect, will occur in digging & relocating. Wishing you & me both, all the best in the feat we are to embark!!!

Just finished transplanting those roses. Yes, Cindi, I noticed the upcoming weather is perfect for transplanting--since they were growing so well before I dug them up, I hope the transplanting doesn't set them too far behind. And yes, I took a deep breath and cut off all the buds on the hybrid tea, but not the multitude of tiny buds on the low-growing spreading rose. I'll keep an eye on it the next few days and see if it needs to be pruned back more also. In case you were wondering, the three (now matching) low-growing roses around the birdbath are Toscana Vigorosa (red) and the hybrid tea now residing correctly in the middle of the rose garden is Broceliande (striped). Don't know where I got the courage to clip off the buds on Broceliande--nor how long it will take her to make more buds now. I'll take pics if she ever gets there! Kate