Well you eyesight is much better than mine @Victoria Sponge and @AnniD!! I am very sceptical about what DA say is suitable for a pot, they say Lady of Shallott is, and that gets massive, far bigger than they say, even in much milder climates than mine.
As Laura only wants to grow it in a pot for a couple of years until she can plant it in the ground, whatever it is will be fine for that time. If it is Golden C, a few canes pushed around the outside of the pot and a bit of string spiralled around would help support the young floppy stems. Mine is now on a 5ft Obelisk as I gave up trying to control it as a freestanding shrub!
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Evening all, I have checked and it is a golden celebration.
My boyfriends nan has suggested cutting the longest stems back 12” but that seems a bit drastic to me?
Do you think it would be ok for me to repot it into a bigger plastic pot to then replant in a terracotta one when I can get my hands on one? Coronavirus is making it hard for me to get my hands on a decent pot within budget!
Hi Laura, personally l think the sooner you can get it into a bigger pot, the happier it will be You could do as @Nollie has suggested with the canes and string, or if you just want to keep it ticking over,you could prune it back - don't know about 12 inches though. Hopefully someone can advise. How much bigger is the new plastic pot ?
Perhaps I could repot it into a slightly bigger plastic pot, with the canes and string for support - then once I can get out and find a terracotta pot that’s 45cm I can repot it again?
What size plastic pot would you suggest @AnniD? I haven’t seen a particular one but I’m sure I could order the necessary stuff from amazon tonight and it would arrive within a few days
Quick question, I cannot find anywhere that will deliver the John innes no 3...do you know whether all purpose compost with added John innes would do the same job? Or alternatively what is a good alternative?
Do you have access to garden soil Laura? A couple of generous handfuls of that mixed with whatever you can get hold of, compost-wise, plus a general, balanced fertiliser two or three times - late spring, mid summer and early autumn - would do the trick. That’s what I do as the concept of loam-based/John Innes compost doesn’t exist where I live.
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I use Notcutts All Purpose with added John Innes for a lot of things and find it's good quality. I wouldn't use it for a rose long term, but it that's all you can get at the present time then it's a good alternative ... I would then repot into John Innes No 3 in the autumn/winter when the plant is becoming dormant.
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As Laura only wants to grow it in a pot for a couple of years until she can plant it in the ground, whatever it is will be fine for that time. If it is Golden C, a few canes pushed around the outside of the pot and a bit of string spiralled around would help support the young floppy stems. Mine is now on a 5ft Obelisk as I gave up trying to control it as a freestanding shrub!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You could do as @Nollie has suggested with the canes and string, or if you just want to keep it ticking over,you could prune it back - don't know about 12 inches though. Hopefully someone can advise.
How much bigger is the new plastic pot ?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitefurze-G01R50-Milano-Round-Planter/dp/B00J3NTL82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Plastic+Pot+60cm&qid=1586462310&s=outdoors&sr=1-1
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.