@agnasia ..that looks as though it's ready to plant but just check the base of the pot to make sure little white roots are showing through the holes..
..plunge the pot in a bucket of water to soak for a couple of minutes, or until there are no more air bubbles - hold it upright - so the rootball is thoroughly soaked, then allow to drain for half an hour before planting..
@agnasia Congrats on your new rose. Sometimes when you get the wrong rose it has been incorrectly tagged, most hilariously what happened last year with wrong 'Elizabeth' s from DA. If you want to plant it I would unless there were warnings that it has only recently been potted from bare root but its size suggests not. Who did you buy it from? Edit, What Marlorena said, I should have refreshed
Thank you for the pictures Nollie, I'm not best pleased if WS does that here. It may need Mutabilis's recently available cage!
Yes, I'm glad I got it from TW in Oct WAMS. I'd be kicking myself if I hadn't. Now JTO is unavailable I'm wondering if I want that
@agnasia have a look at the bottom of the pot and see if you spot any white roots poking out. If so you will be alright to plant her out. If they’ve just been potted up by TW though, better to leave it in the current pot for a few weeks until you can slide it out of the pot without all the compost falling off. Don’t know whether TW send out potted roses ready to plant or not, anyone know?
@zugenie probably hard to get Crown Princess Margareta now, unless someone has old stock to shift. Thought I’d nabbed seemingly the last one in Europe from Germany but it got lost in the post!
@JessicaS has CPM I think, but also a lovely peachy pheno-geno rose called Natalja. What do you reckon Jessica, would Natalja be a good substitute for CPM? I’d also be interested to hear what you think as I might try Natalja.
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Depends on when they send it.. usually they would put a sticker on if they do not want you to repot it. If there is no sticker on then you can pot it up.. as Marlorena said make sure it has had a good drink.. the weather is going to be pretty dry for few days atleast..
The one they sent me in April had a sticker on saying freshly potted (or something similar)..
Anyone who has been to Harkness remember seeing/ smelling 'Platinum Jubilee' rose.. pics would help as I think I must have got the wrong one and they have promised to resend another... I have also asked them regarding the registration name as I could not find it in the site.. hope its not another rose which was re-named...🤔
My roses have arrived and are soaking in their water bath til tomorrow. By then the wind might have died and I can plant them. @edhelka some should be dark red and very fragrant. Will let you know.
Some of my roses have mildew. Watered milk is handed out. And Young Lycidas lives with ants in the pot. Does deep watering help enough or do I need to repot?
@Nollie as suspected, the unmunched bloom of Stanwell made it. Look at the entire plant. It is sort of self-pegging :-) on the long arms. Should make a lovely weeping standard. And the scent is really old rose.
While waiting for the big rose bang I still enjoy the rose companions.
Roses in pots is a task.. especially the terracota ones.. most of the terracota roses are doing poorly, which I have put down to drying up quickly and possible leaching out of essential minerals?
I have several roses in pots really struggling this year. I gave them the first feeding quite late and I didn't top up the compost, and the rainy winter probably leached out all nutrients. But it's also possible they need repotting.
I don't mind watering and feeding. But compost management is problematic. Assuming roses need repotting every 3 years and doing it so that every year 1/3 of the roses is repotted would be a lot of compost. Together with the compost for tomatoes, cucumbers and annuals, I could easily need 300-400l of compost per year that needs to be ordered and also a similar amount of compost that needs to be disposed of (some can be used for mulching but not all of it). Also repotting big thorny roses in these big pots is a nightmare task on its own. And I use relatively small pots and plastic only.
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Congrats on first bloom, @zugenie. That was my first rose to bloom last year.
Glad you got WS2000, @Tack, as Trevor White have stopped offering it. Also Crocus, boo.
..that looks as though it's ready to plant but just check the base of the pot to make sure little white roots are showing through the holes..
..plunge the pot in a bucket of water to soak for a couple of minutes, or until there are no more air bubbles - hold it upright - so the rootball is thoroughly soaked, then allow to drain for half an hour before planting..
@Marlorena thank you so much for the detailed response. I will have a check and then plant accordingly.
@zugenie probably hard to get Crown Princess Margareta now, unless someone has old stock to shift. Thought I’d nabbed seemingly the last one in Europe from Germany but it got lost in the post!
@JessicaS has CPM I think, but also a lovely peachy pheno-geno rose called Natalja. What do you reckon Jessica, would Natalja be a good substitute for CPM? I’d also be interested to hear what you think as I might try Natalja.
The one they sent me in April had a sticker on saying freshly potted (or something similar)..
Anyone who has been to Harkness remember seeing/ smelling 'Platinum Jubilee' rose.. pics would help as I think I must have got the wrong one and they have promised to resend another... I have also asked them regarding the registration name as I could not find it in the site.. hope its not another rose which was re-named...🤔
Some of my roses have mildew. Watered milk is handed out. And Young Lycidas lives with ants in the pot. Does deep watering help enough or do I need to repot?
@Nollie as suspected, the unmunched bloom of Stanwell made it. Look at the entire plant. It is sort of self-pegging :-) on the long arms. Should make a lovely weeping standard. And the scent is really old rose.
While waiting for the big rose bang I still enjoy the rose companions.
I don't mind watering and feeding. But compost management is problematic. Assuming roses need repotting every 3 years and doing it so that every year 1/3 of the roses is repotted would be a lot of compost. Together with the compost for tomatoes, cucumbers and annuals, I could easily need 300-400l of compost per year that needs to be ordered and also a similar amount of compost that needs to be disposed of (some can be used for mulching but not all of it). Also repotting big thorny roses in these big pots is a nightmare task on its own. And I use relatively small pots and plastic only.