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Spring in Tennessee
Hi everyone.
As a relatively new rose person, (about five years) I have a few season questions. I want to transplant some roses from pots to the ground and some from the ground to pots. We have had a LOT of rain lately but the temps have been in the 40-50 degree range in the daytime and in the 20-low 40's at night. Our last freeze happens in late march, usually. I think I should be transplanting as soon as the rain sorta quits. Am I on the right track? Also I would like to get a headstart on the blackspot this year and have been thinking of spraying with Daconil. Am I still on the right track? Table from middle Tennessee Zone 6b |
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Spring in Tennessee
On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:49:57 -0600, Table wrote:
Hi everyone. As a relatively new rose person, (about five years) I have a few season questions. I want to transplant some roses from pots to the ground and some from the ground to pots. We have had a LOT of rain lately but the temps have been in the 40-50 degree range in the daytime and in the 20-low 40's at night. Our last freeze happens in late march, usually. Actually, it seems to happen the first week of April (at least in Nashville). YMMV though. The *official* last frost date is something like the 14th of April, but it hasn't been that late in the last couple of years. Seems like last year we had a freeze on the 3rd or 4th but I could be wrong (I wish I weren't too lazy to keep a journal). I seem to remember all of the daffodils in town getting hit hard around that time and it seems that this happened the year before as well... Also, this winter seems to be weird, so I'd think that all bets are off. We've gotten far more snow than usual, although last year seemed to be more brutal in terms of sustained cold temps (couldn't tell by my gas bills though). I think I should be transplanting as soon as the rain sorta quits. Am I on the right track? You can certainly plant now. It would be a good time, since you won't have to worry about moisture for a little while. Make sure that you amend the soil with some peat moss or something light so that you won't compact the soil too much. You want the soil to be compacted up to a point, but that's usually accomplished by watering after the fact, letting the soil settle. You'll be adding already compacted soil back to the whole and I'm not sure if this would be good, especially if you have a high clay component. I'd wait to go from ground to pot though. For instance, I think our low tonight is supposed to be 28. We still have a good month of potential freezing temps (as well as the chance for snow). Why not wait? Sure, the plants are already starting to show bud swelling, but it's no big deal. Also I would like to get a headstart on the blackspot this year and have been thinking of spraying with Daconil. Sounds good. I'd start around the time of the last frost, when the plants really start breaking bud. That's the time that I do my spring pruning as well. Am I still on the right track? Yep, think so. Table from middle Tennessee Zone 6b BTW, I've got even less experience than you, so take what I say with a grain of salt g. |
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