FLDIXIEREBEL wrote:
Can someone here tell me when is the best time of year to transplant a climbing
rose bush, I'm not sure how old it is. I live in the Florida panhandle it that
helps.

Since you might not get winter chill that makes the rose go
dormant, do it when you would normally do your winter pruning. As
part of your pruning, you should remove all folliage from the
remaining canes. (See my
http://www.rossde.com/garden/garden_rosepruning.html.)

When you prepare the new planting hole, add a generous amount of
bone meal or superphosphate but no other nutrients. Do not feed
for the first year. You want the roots to redevelope without
forcing top growth. Top growth that is initially vigorous can too
easily exceed the capacity of injured roots to supply with water
and nutrients.

You add phosphorus at planting time because that primary nutrient
does not leach through the soil like other nutrients. If
phosphorus is not already in the root zone, it will never get
there. Bone meal is generally better because it is less likely to
burn injured roots than superphosphate.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 19 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/