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Transplanting?
I have a very special (3 ft) rose that needs transplanting this Spring, as
it is now too much in the shade. I don't want to prune it. Should I wait until the buds start greening on the plant before digging it up, or before? Then what is the best soil to place in the hole for the transplant - I'm thinking the usual peat moss and organic matter. Do I then fertilize it right away or not?. Any other tips? .... Noddy |
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Transplanting?
No, transplant it while it is still asleep, as soon as the ground is
workable. I'd prune it a bit, but that's up to you. Do not put fertilizer in the hole, maybe just a bit of bone meal. As for soil, it depends on what you have. If you have good soil, just fill it in. If you have clay, use some peat, or topsoil. Dig the hole at least 24 inches wide and deep, more if you can do it. Dig up the plant with a 12 to 18 inch ball and back fill the hole until the union is at ground level or a 2 to 3 inches below if it gets cold where you live. Fill in until you are almost level, step the ground down, and give it a big drink. After the water soaks in, fill in the rest of the hole. Water every day or so for the first month. Don't fertilize until after the first bloom. Good luck Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5 "Noddy" wrote in message news:RJAkl.11257$PH1.9192@edtnps82... I have a very special (3 ft) rose that needs transplanting this Spring, as it is now too much in the shade. I don't want to prune it. Should I wait until the buds start greening on the plant before digging it up, or before? Then what is the best soil to place in the hole for the transplant - I'm thinking the usual peat moss and organic matter. Do I then fertilize it right away or not?. Any other tips? .... Noddy |
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Transplanting?
Thanks for the info. Particularly the bit about planting a bit deeper = that
I will do. I did think I should do it before it woke up, so that I shall do too. My soil is a bit clayish, but the wild roses thrive in it - I've always wondered about that. I shall add peatmoss to some good compost. About the bonemeal, does that encourage voles, etc. or can I just put it in the very bottom of the hole? I have had trouble before with mice nibbling the branches, but this year I put mothballs around (which I remove come Spring, of course), . ... Noddy. "Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message ... No, transplant it while it is still asleep, as soon as the ground is workable. I'd prune it a bit, but that's up to you. Do not put fertilizer in the hole, maybe just a bit of bone meal. As for soil, it depends on what you have. If you have good soil, just fill it in. If you have clay, use some peat, or topsoil. Dig the hole at least 24 inches wide and deep, more if you can do it. Dig up the plant with a 12 to 18 inch ball and back fill the hole until the union is at ground level or a 2 to 3 inches below if it gets cold where you live. Fill in until you are almost level, step the ground down, and give it a big drink. After the water soaks in, fill in the rest of the hole. Water every day or so for the first month. Don't fertilize until after the first bloom. Good luck Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5 "Noddy" wrote in message news:RJAkl.11257$PH1.9192@edtnps82... I have a very special (3 ft) rose that needs transplanting this Spring, as it is now too much in the shade. I don't want to prune it. Should I wait until the buds start greening on the plant before digging it up, or before? Then what is the best soil to place in the hole for the transplant - I'm thinking the usual peat moss and organic matter. Do I then fertilize it right away or not?. Any other tips? .... Noddy |
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Transplanting?
If you put the bone meal in the bottom of the hole, you shouldn't have any
problems. Clayish soil is good. It holds water better. I only worry about clay if it's the slab type. jk "Noddy" wrote in message news:x0Wkl.11233$Db2.11092@edtnps83... Thanks for the info. Particularly the bit about planting a bit deeper = that I will do. I did think I should do it before it woke up, so that I shall do too. My soil is a bit clayish, but the wild roses thrive in it - I've always wondered about that. I shall add peatmoss to some good compost. About the bonemeal, does that encourage voles, etc. or can I just put it in the very bottom of the hole? I have had trouble before with mice nibbling the branches, but this year I put mothballs around (which I remove come Spring, of course), . ... Noddy. "Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message ... No, transplant it while it is still asleep, as soon as the ground is workable. I'd prune it a bit, but that's up to you. Do not put fertilizer in the hole, maybe just a bit of bone meal. As for soil, it depends on what you have. If you have good soil, just fill it in. If you have clay, use some peat, or topsoil. Dig the hole at least 24 inches wide and deep, more if you can do it. Dig up the plant with a 12 to 18 inch ball and back fill the hole until the union is at ground level or a 2 to 3 inches below if it gets cold where you live. Fill in until you are almost level, step the ground down, and give it a big drink. After the water soaks in, fill in the rest of the hole. Water every day or so for the first month. Don't fertilize until after the first bloom. Good luck Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5 "Noddy" wrote in message news:RJAkl.11257$PH1.9192@edtnps82... I have a very special (3 ft) rose that needs transplanting this Spring, as it is now too much in the shade. I don't want to prune it. Should I wait until the buds start greening on the plant before digging it up, or before? Then what is the best soil to place in the hole for the transplant - I'm thinking the usual peat moss and organic matter. Do I then fertilize it right away or not?. Any other tips? .... Noddy |
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Transplanting?
Many thanks. I think you've covered it all for me...Noddy
"Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message ... If you put the bone meal in the bottom of the hole, you shouldn't have any problems. Clayish soil is good. It holds water better. I only worry about clay if it's the slab type. jk "Noddy" wrote in message news:x0Wkl.11233$Db2.11092@edtnps83... Thanks for the info. Particularly the bit about planting a bit deeper = that I will do. I did think I should do it before it woke up, so that I shall do too. My soil is a bit clayish, but the wild roses thrive in it - I've always wondered about that. I shall add peatmoss to some good compost. About the bonemeal, does that encourage voles, etc. or can I just put it in the very bottom of the hole? I have had trouble before with mice nibbling the branches, but this year I put mothballs around (which I remove come Spring, of course), . ... Noddy. "Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message ... No, transplant it while it is still asleep, as soon as the ground is workable. I'd prune it a bit, but that's up to you. Do not put fertilizer in the hole, maybe just a bit of bone meal. As for soil, it depends on what you have. If you have good soil, just fill it in. If you have clay, use some peat, or topsoil. Dig the hole at least 24 inches wide and deep, more if you can do it. Dig up the plant with a 12 to 18 inch ball and back fill the hole until the union is at ground level or a 2 to 3 inches below if it gets cold where you live. Fill in until you are almost level, step the ground down, and give it a big drink. After the water soaks in, fill in the rest of the hole. Water every day or so for the first month. Don't fertilize until after the first bloom. Good luck Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5 "Noddy" wrote in message news:RJAkl.11257$PH1.9192@edtnps82... I have a very special (3 ft) rose that needs transplanting this Spring, as it is now too much in the shade. I don't want to prune it. Should I wait until the buds start greening on the plant before digging it up, or before? Then what is the best soil to place in the hole for the transplant - I'm thinking the usual peat moss and organic matter. Do I then fertilize it right away or not?. Any other tips? .... Noddy |
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