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Bare root plants - how long will they survive unplanted?

LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
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Hi everyone

I have taken delivery of my bare root raspberries and one bare root rose. Unfortunately, I'm sick and I don't know when I'll be able to get back in the garden to plant them, (we are talking days not weeks). Do I just pop them in a bucket of water? They are currently packaged as they were delivered.

Thank you
I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 

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  • EmptyheadtimeEmptyheadtime Posts: 366
    edited April 2023
    I would say raspberries will be ok in a bucket of water for a day or so but I would just heel them into a patch of soils somewhere and they will be fine until you get to them,they are robust.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Could you drop them into a pot and cover the roots with a bit of soil? They'd be OK for a week or so like that
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Thanks guys, yes, that will be doable. 

    I'm assuming I don't need to separate out all the raspberry canes? I can just bung them all in tied up and cover over the roots?
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Yes, just cover the roots with damp soil or compost.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Thanks @Busy-Lizzie
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Meant to add, sorry you aren't well, hope you get better soon. I'm not well either at the moment.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    You're too kind, thank you @Busy-Lizzie, I hope you have a speedy recovery too!
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
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