Usually the original canes
get trimmed by me once
the plant has put out a couple of basals.

Graham Thomas & the pilgrim consist
of just two basals each.

Usually I bury the little plant deep
enough to get the first branching node
below ground. But 50% of the time
I lose atleast one of these branches.

In my experience these teeny close to ground
and disease, branches are a pita once
basals are up & established. I nix them in
double quick time.

Properity is the one exception I can think of
since the original cane is now about 3/4" thick.

When I planted george vancouver I had
atleast 8-9 thin canes sticking out. After a couple
of months I was down to 2. But those soon grew
and put out basals.

There is no real way to find out which cane will
Damp off (I feel it is a similar process) but some does
occur. I do spray the little ones w/ a Manzate/Clearys
mixture to prevent a fungal attack at that stage.

A weird thing I've noticed is that my own root loses
when I plant after June 1 are nil. Perhaps the heat
and dryness prevents damping off. Weird.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City
Who's hoping Eden Rose will put out soon...


"Shiva" wrote in message
s.com...
On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 17:40:40 GMT, "Theo Asir"
wrote:


There is probably a selection
bias involved. A plant that
is vigorous enough to live on its
own roots is probably vigorous enough
to fight of disease etc.

Theo, please tell me, when you plant a bare root, how many of the
canes usually make it and how many die? Nobody answered that one. I
thought two or three good ones was fine. Or should they all sprout? I
did care for mine, looked at them every day, did not fert, watered
deeply AND moistened canes, mounded pine straw.