I have ordered some new roses both HT & floribunda but wont have the ground
prepared in time so thought I might pot up the (bare rooted) plants when
they arrive and plant them in the spring when hopefully the ground will be
ready.
I thought 9" - 10" pots using JI 3 would do but would appreciate any
comments on procedure etc.
Thanks, Jim

On 8/12/05 20:10, in article ,
"Padger" wrote:

I have ordered some new roses both HT & floribunda but wont have the ground
prepared in time so thought I might pot up the (bare rooted) plants when
they arrive and plant them in the spring when hopefully the ground will be
ready.
I thought 9" - 10" pots using JI 3 would do but would appreciate any
comments on procedure etc.

Any reason you couldn't dig a trench and heel them in until you're ready to
plant them?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Sacha wrote in message
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On 8/12/05 20:10, in article ,
"Padger" wrote:

I have ordered some new roses both HT & floribunda but wont have the
ground
prepared in time so thought I might pot up the (bare rooted) plants when
they arrive and plant them in the spring when hopefully the ground will
be
ready.
I thought 9" - 10" pots using JI 3 would do but would appreciate any
comments on procedure etc.

Any reason you couldn't dig a trench and heel them in until you're ready
to
plant them?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)


Sacha's idea is best if it can be managed. I have, however, potted up a
bare root rose plant (for a busy friend) and it was very successful.
However, I think you may need a bigger, deeper pot than 9-10 ins. The main
roots these plants carry can be quite long and rigid. You need to
accommodate them, not force or bend them into a lesser pot. As it happened,
the rose I potted up for my friend was for her to give to another friend
(her boss) who was moving house so, in that particular case, it was far
better to pot it up.

All the same, heel it in if you can.
Spider

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 8/12/05 20:10, in article ,
"Padger" wrote:

I have ordered some new roses both HT & floribunda but wont have the
ground
prepared in time so thought I might pot up the (bare rooted) plants when
they arrive and plant them in the spring when hopefully the ground will
be
ready.
I thought 9" - 10" pots using JI 3 would do but would appreciate any
comments on procedure etc.

Any reason you couldn't dig a trench and heel them in until you're ready
to
plant them?
--
Sacha
snip
Main reason Sach is the ground in question is a new (to me) allotment which
is very overgrown atm and although I have started to clear it there is much
to be done. I was hoping to let the winter assist with the area I have
turned over and use weedkiller on all new growth in the new year as it will
surely reappear.
Our local rose nursery will have potted roses for sale by then but it is so
much cheaper to get the bare rooted ones.
All the nursery does is pot up what they dig up in their fields anyway so I
thought I might as well do it myself having the pots and compost to hand.
That way I am guaranteed to have the varieties I want when I am ready to
plant.
I may even keep a few in their pots a lot longer until I decide their final
positions. Once in flower I can position a pot in the garden and see how it
fits in before any planting decision is made although most if not all will
be going to the allotment. Jim

On 9/12/05 20:07, in article ,
"Padger" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 8/12/05 20:10, in article ,
"Padger" wrote:

I have ordered some new roses both HT & floribunda but wont have the
ground
prepared in time so thought I might pot up the (bare rooted) plants when
they arrive and plant them in the spring when hopefully the ground will
be
ready.
I thought 9" - 10" pots using JI 3 would do but would appreciate any
comments on procedure etc.

Any reason you couldn't dig a trench and heel them in until you're ready
to
plant them?
--
Sacha
snip
Main reason Sach is the ground in question is a new (to me) allotment which
is very overgrown atm and although I have started to clear it there is much
to be done. I was hoping to let the winter assist with the area I have
turned over and use weedkiller on all new growth in the new year as it will
surely reappear.
Our local rose nursery will have potted roses for sale by then but it is so
much cheaper to get the bare rooted ones.


I think it would still be easier for you if you dig a trench and heel the
roses in. The digging alone will help to clear the ground as you chuck the
weeds out. Instead of doing two jobs - potting up the roses AND digging
over the ground - you'll do one in the rose area. Dig the trench, chucking
out weeds and heel in the roses. No money spent on compost or pots, either.
As a matter of interest, why are you growing roses on an allotment? Or at
least, enough roses to make it an interest as to how to do it? I'm probably
out of the loop here but I thought the majority of growing on allotments was
veggies to eat?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)