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Roses from ground to pot
We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots would be welcome.
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"LauraH" wrote in message ... We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots would be welcome. -- LauraH Probably when they are dormant - early spring - you could prune them at the same time. I did this last year but have had a poor show from the potted rose - I don't think they like the idea :-) You'd need to pot them up in a mixture suitable for shrubs, and then remember to water and feed like mad next year. Hope you have better luck than I did. Chris S |
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That's what I think we may do, and like you said prune them first. Let you know what happens. Thanks Chris.
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LauraH wrote in message ... We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots would be welcome. -- LauraH Hi Laura, I've had success with up-rooting and potting roses on a few occasions. I've even done it in summer, when re-planning a bed has called for it; in this case, I've kept the rose in the shade and kept it really well - and reliably - watered. I'm sure you could get away with it at this time of year. Use a heavy loam-based compost. If your local supplier's 'Tree and Shrub compost' seems light, then mix it with John Innes No.2, adding some bonemeal. Bonemeal is a slow-release root-promoting fertiliser. Do not use a nitrogenous feed until spring, otherwise the new, soft top growth will be damaged by frost. Stand the pot on pot-feet or bricks to help with drainage. Protect the pot so that frost or icy weather cannot harm the roots. I often do this by sitting the planted pot inside a larger pot, then filling the gap with insulating material. The insulation can be anything you've got to hand: newspaper, cardboard, bubblewrap, horticultural fleece. You may intend to leave your rose potted permanently. To some extent, this will depend on the type of rose. I have, so far, only potted up HT or floribunda roses. I leave them in their pots for at least a year, while the roots fill the pot, then I replant them in the ground. I've not lost a rose yet with this method. By comparison, my garden soil to garden soil transplants have been distinctly dodgy. Hope this helps. Spider |
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