planting time for bareroots
 

Hi Everyone,
Wayside gardens is having a big sale on roses. Is it too late to plant
bareroot roses? I live in Northern New Jersey, Zone 6a. It's already
getting hot here. However, I am tempted by the beautiful pictures and
the *low* prices in the promo email they sent. Should I just hit the
delete button and pass this up? Or have people had success planting
bareroot roses at this point in the season in a similar zone?
Thanks for your advice.

Reva Narasimhan

planting time for bareroots
 

"Reva Narasimhan" wrote in
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Hi Everyone,
Wayside gardens is having a big sale on roses. Is it too
late to plant
bareroot roses? I live in Northern New Jersey, Zone 6a.
It's already
getting hot here. However, I am tempted by the beautiful
pictures and
the *low* prices in the promo email they sent. Should I
just hit the
delete button and pass this up? Or have people had success
planting
bareroot roses at this point in the season in a similar
zone?
Thanks for your advice.

Reva Narasimhan

Sorry, I'm not in your zone, but I have gotten
late orders and had to plant bareroots at a
warmer time of year than I preferred. Usually
I concentrate on keeping them watered, mulching
well, holding off on feeding until growth is
well established.

I have also shaded roses that I felt were weak
until they got roots established enough to handle
south Texas summers.

It might be worth trying, but it's your money, so
your decision. :)

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

planting time for bareroots
 

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message ...
"Reva Narasimhan" wrote in
message
om...
Hi Everyone,
Wayside gardens is having a big sale on roses. Is it too
late to plant
bareroot roses? I live in Northern New Jersey, Zone 6a.
It's already
getting hot here. However, I am tempted by the beautiful
pictures and
the *low* prices in the promo email they sent. Should I
just hit the
delete button and pass this up? Or have people had success
planting
bareroot roses at this point in the season in a similar
zone?
Thanks for your advice.

Reva Narasimhan

Sorry, I'm not in your zone, but I have gotten
late orders and had to plant bareroots at a
warmer time of year than I preferred. Usually
I concentrate on keeping them watered, mulching
well, holding off on feeding until growth is
well established.

I have also shaded roses that I felt were weak
until they got roots established enough to handle
south Texas summers.

It might be worth trying, but it's your money, so
your decision. :)

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

I concur with Gail. I live in zone 8 and last year planted some David
Austins, bare roots from Wayside Gardens in June. They did great. I
have ordered some from them this year and should be here tomorrow.
Keep them well watered and mulched and you should be ok. I had one
rose to fail earlier this year, I think it was already dead when I
planted it, and Wayside promptly shipped me replacement with no
questions asked.
Hamp

planting time for bareroots
 

You could always pot them for a while and water/liquid feed until they
have developed a few new shoots. That's what the nurseries do with
'container-grown' plants anyway.
--
Jane Lumley

planting time for bareroots