As previous posters mentioned, bare root plants take a bit more to get
started.

They are tender, due to being in cold storage prior to shipping and they
have very little in the way of a root system.

Feeding with a MILD food is appropriate as well as removing any buds. The
plant needs to put energy into establishing a root system.

In Colorado, I'm in Loveland, you MUST plant with the graft/bud union below
soil level to have a chance of surviving the winter. Even with this a
container doesn't offer much protection from prolonged low temperatures.

You can't prevent freezing, the soil simply offers a insulation barrier to
slow the rate of temperature change so the plant can acclimate, more is
better.


BTW, the Denver Rose Society annual rose show is Sunday August 7th at the
Denver Botanical Garden Center, open to the public at 12:30pm.
Tim

"Melissa" wrote in message
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"Tim Tompkins" wrote :

It sounds like they aren't getting enough water.

Containers frequently require watering daily during the hot
weather of summer.

I think you're right. Those planters heat up quite a bit. I
didn't have enough drip heads and was only running the drip
station for 17 mins a day. ( The heads are 1/2 gal per hour. ) I
went out and soaked them all good today, after adding fine cedar
mulch. I'm increasing the drip timer to 1 hour a day.


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