I would think they would be ok for a week or so, so long as you keep the compost moist, but if you can’t plant them in the ground for a good while @purplerallim, have you got some plastic pots you could temporarily pot them up in? The tallish, 6 litre pots like the David Austin roses come in would be best, but any pot would do, so long as it’s about 25-30cm deep. You can prune the roots down to fit. They will last anything from 3-6 months that way.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Just a heads up - Harkness Roses are selling off their potted roses grown for Chelsea with more varieties to come as they mature. I've placed an order - potted roses are just what I needed as I've left most of my roses behind in my previous garden.
I have got some of those green rose plant pots that other roses came in @Nollie so can plant them up. Would it hurt if they were then moved again a a week or so?
@Jemula .. thanks for that re Harkness... some nice roses and a good price for the sizes...
@celcius_kkw Lavender is great for windy spots... don't need feeding or much attention either.. ...wait and see if your foliage improves, it might be just due to cold nights.. to acidify hard tap water just leave a tea bag in a can of water overnight... or collect rainwater if possible.. ...it'll be fun to grow a range of plants up there.. be interesting for us to see how that works out ...
@purplerallim I agree with what everyone else has said really, but if mine I would either plant them straight away, heel them in for a week or so, or pot them up.. but you should make a decision on that very soon... if potted up, it's best to leave them develop in the pot and plant out at the end of May. You can pot them up in ordinary garden soil..
Thanks everyone for the info. I think I might put them in the green rose pots and leave them there till May as you suggest @Marlorena and plant in the soil they will be going into then as well. Gives hubby and I a little more time to dig over the area.😁
Have put the two white climbing roses in rose pots for the time being as suggested @Marlorena. They were wrapped up tight in two layers of plastic. The coya? compost was very compacted around the roots, but they have clear evidence of new young roots as well as top growth, so just loosened the compost on the outside and planted. Will see how they do.
I potted up cuttings from 3 roses that I relocated 18 months ago, I have now removed these from the pot and they all appear to have developed a fine root system and new top growth. I have now replanted these cuttings into a raised bed to hopefully grow them on. I added manure when replanting. Should I also prune back some of the top growth to allow the cuttings to establish better?
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@celcius_kkw Lavender is great for windy spots... don't need feeding or much attention either..
...wait and see if your foliage improves, it might be just due to cold nights.. to acidify hard tap water just leave a tea bag in a can of water overnight... or collect rainwater if possible..
...it'll be fun to grow a range of plants up there.. be interesting for us to see how that works out ...
@purplerallim I agree with what everyone else has said really, but if mine I would either plant them straight away, heel them in for a week or so, or pot them up.. but you should make a decision on that very soon... if potted up, it's best to leave them develop in the pot and plant out at the end of May. You can pot them up in ordinary garden soil..
I have now replanted these cuttings into a raised bed to hopefully grow them on. I added manure when replanting.
Should I also prune back some of the top growth to allow the cuttings to establish better?