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Over wintering new potted roses

peteSpeteS Posts: 966
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4 down 1 to go...I'm just waiting for 'Ab Fab' to arrive from Beales and my project will be complete...thank goodness...potting up is not something I enjoy I must admit. I've dug up 3 as they were completely overcrowded and lacking growth and I will have added 2 new ones when finished. Are there any special measures I need to take to get them through winter, or can I just leave them to the elements as they are.

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Roses are fully hardy so should be fine. My only worry is whether those pots are big enough to keep them in long term. The usual advice is to have at least 60lt of growing medium per plant. Also the look like they could benefit from a prune in early spring. 
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  • peteSpeteS Posts: 966
    @amancalledgeorge...thanks for that, and you are quite right about the pots, I only intend to grow them in the pots for a couple of years...just long enough I think to get some idea or their growing habits and whether I like 'em before I put them in the ground.
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Good luck with them. Hope you find a good place for them. 
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  • Desi_in_LondonDesi_in_London Posts: 731
    @peteS , @amancalledgeorge regarding the comment around pot size --- would this be the case even for small shrub / patio roses ( not standards) -- I was thinking of plants that are ~ max 1mx1m spread at maturity although some seem to be only 60cmx60cm --- PeteS's pots look to me like they are about 30cm ish tall and deep -- would this size be adequate for the smaller varieties? ( I only have a postage stamp size 'garden' and so the roses def need to be in pots -- I was wanting to try grow small shrub roses , but am unwilling to invest in relatively expensive DA plants if folks here think this is doomed to failure ( but might try a couple from one of the cheaper online suppliers as a trial) Thank you very much !
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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    @londondesi100, since I’m still here hope the others don’t mind me answering, but for most shrub roses in pots 60x60cm (sorry don’t know the litres) is recommended for keeping them long term, but smaller roses are fine with smaller pots, for example I have had a Lady Emma Hamilton in a 40cm cube for 3 years and it’s still happy and I think that would be fine for a patio rose. On the other hand, my Gertrude Jekyll, in a 60cm pot for the same number of years, is busting out of it. So it does depend on the rose and it’s vigour. Straight-sided pots are better than tapered and taller is better than shallower to give the deep roots more space, a square pot again allows more root space than a cylindrical one. There is always lots of discussion about pot size on the rose thread - ‘the new rose season 2020’ in the plants section, so you can always ask about specific roses on there and one of us rose nuts is bound to be growing it!
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  • Desi_in_LondonDesi_in_London Posts: 731
    @Nollie -- THANK YOU!!!
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