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newbie question -- how and when to plant?
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What time of year is advised for planting a rose bush in zone 4 or 5? (Southern Wisconsin) Also, we have a lot of clay in the soil and a lot of oak trees (shade + tannins). That sort of makes it tough. Any advice before we start buying plants and digging holes? Thank you very much! Ted Shoemaker |
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newbie question -- how and when to plant?
Since no one else has jumped in..
After the last frost is always to advice. But you can give your roses a head start by planting 2-3 weeks before that date. In my experience spring in the midwest only lasts 6-8 weeks after which the merciless heat begins which is infinitely worse for your newly planted rose. A light frost or 2 won't do much damage. So I'd say try to plant so your rose gets a 8-10 week head start on above 80 F weather. Oak trees and roses are a bad combination for another vital reason. Roses need to be heavily watered and mulched. Oak trees hate this and these conditions favor the oak tree fungus which also kills roses. Just to get the terminology right you will be digging craters :-) -- Theo in KC Z5 "Ted Shoemaker" wrote in message om... Hello, What time of year is advised for planting a rose bush in zone 4 or 5? (Southern Wisconsin) Also, we have a lot of clay in the soil and a lot of oak trees (shade + tannins). That sort of makes it tough. Any advice before we start buying plants and digging holes? Thank you very much! Ted Shoemaker |
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newbie question -- how and when to plant?
Since no one else has jumped in..
After the last frost is always to advice. But you can give your roses a head start by planting 2-3 weeks before that date. In my experience spring in the midwest only lasts 6-8 weeks after which the merciless heat begins which is infinitely worse for your newly planted rose. A light frost or 2 won't do much damage. So I'd say try to plant so your rose gets a 8-10 week head start on above 80 F weather. Oak trees and roses are a bad combination for another vital reason. Roses need to be heavily watered and mulched. Oak trees hate this and these conditions favor the oak tree fungus which also kills roses. Just to get the terminology right you will be digging craters :-) -- Theo in KC Z5 "Ted Shoemaker" wrote in message om... Hello, What time of year is advised for planting a rose bush in zone 4 or 5? (Southern Wisconsin) Also, we have a lot of clay in the soil and a lot of oak trees (shade + tannins). That sort of makes it tough. Any advice before we start buying plants and digging holes? Thank you very much! Ted Shoemaker |
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newbie question -- how and when to plant?
Since no one else has jumped in..
After the last frost is always to advice. But you can give your roses a head start by planting 2-3 weeks before that date. In my experience spring in the midwest only lasts 6-8 weeks after which the merciless heat begins which is infinitely worse for your newly planted rose. A light frost or 2 won't do much damage. So I'd say try to plant so your rose gets a 8-10 week head start on above 80 F weather. Oak trees and roses are a bad combination for another vital reason. Roses need to be heavily watered and mulched. Oak trees hate this and these conditions favor the oak tree fungus which also kills roses. Just to get the terminology right you will be digging craters :-) -- Theo in KC Z5 "Ted Shoemaker" wrote in message om... Hello, What time of year is advised for planting a rose bush in zone 4 or 5? (Southern Wisconsin) Also, we have a lot of clay in the soil and a lot of oak trees (shade + tannins). That sort of makes it tough. Any advice before we start buying plants and digging holes? Thank you very much! Ted Shoemaker |
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