^nothing much wrong with those really.. the top one, the greyish cane on the right needs to be taken out at the base as it's dead, leaving 3 good canes left.
The bottom one, no problem at all.. just plant them when weather permits..
The pinkish new shoots tends to indicate they've been kept in too warm a place, perhaps under cover, but they will soon return to a normal colour once outside..
I should add that, since they're containerised, you don't have to plant them now but anytime you want. I think I would keep them in the pots until about April. Sprinkle rose fertilizer around the top and water in, in early March, then you will have good strong growth by April. Up to you of course.
@ciaranmcgrenera No, not at all, if it's the one I'm looking at I don't see it as very black, where is it ''very black''?.. edit. oh I think you mean at the base, that's nothing.. you're worrying far too much, all perfectly ok, and leave those little shoots on.. If you got a refund on those you're very lucky..
@Marlorena Yeah that’s what I meant. It looked worse when dry. OK, maybe I’m being too tough on them. I had a bad experience a while back, got a voucher for there, and when I went I struggled badly to find things to spend it on. There were a lot of plants in poor condition, and when did find something and got to the checkout everything I had was incorrectly priced versus the price it was scanning at. Very frustrating.
edit: interesting that you advise keeping them in the pots- why is that better than being in the ground?
I wasn't advising to keep them in a pot, but containerised roses can be planted anytime, there's no rush.. but can you have a look at the bottom of the pots to make sure little white roots are showing through the drainage holes?, as that means they are well rooted in and should come out with a clean root ball. At this time of year they might have been recently potted up from bare roots, therefore will be loose in the compost, but even so you could still plant them, but the compost will fall away a bit.
I suspect they are fully containerised from last year and should be well rooted in, they look it to me but I'm only seeing the surface and I'd like to make sure by checking the base.
Looking at them again I am wondering if they've been recently potted up as the surface is remarkably fresh and clean, i.e. weed free.
Well it's been an unbelievable winter so far in this area, none at all really, so roses are 2 to 3 weeks ahead I would say.. I expect some hostile weather in March to set things back a bit, but I've decided to start the new rose thread earlier this year, by the end of Feb.. also it will likely be my last one for a dedicated rose thread, time for me to call it a day after 6 years. Perhaps others will keep it going after that. I hope to still be around here and there..
..meanwhile, let's have a look around.. Sawflies have been out early and ate a hole in my rose bud but it should still flower .. 'Sophie's Perpetual'.. 'Marie Pavie'.. ..emerging spring foliage on roses is so beautiful.. 'Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'.. ..tea roses, noted for their limp foliage, also bloom early, producing buds as soon as they come out of dormancy.. 'Mme. Falcot'.. ..'Vanessa Bell' is my most advanced Austin I think.. Clematis 'Wesselton' soon be flowering..
Good heavens @Marlorena! Your roses are well in advance of mine and I am further south than you, both in Norfolk. Didn't you have any heavy frosts this winter? We did.
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The bottom one, no problem at all.. just plant them when weather permits..
The pinkish new shoots tends to indicate they've been kept in too warm a place, perhaps under cover, but they will soon return to a normal colour once outside..
I should add that, since they're containerised, you don't have to plant them now but anytime you want. I think I would keep them in the pots until about April. Sprinkle rose fertilizer around the top and water in, in early March, then you will have good strong growth by April. Up to you of course.
in the lower one do you think the third decent cane over from the left looks dodgy? It’s very black.
No, not at all, if it's the one I'm looking at I don't see it as very black, where is it ''very black''?.. edit. oh I think you mean at the base, that's nothing.. you're worrying far too much, all perfectly ok, and leave those little shoots on..
If you got a refund on those you're very lucky..
Yeah that’s what I meant. It looked worse when dry. OK, maybe I’m being too tough on them. I had a bad experience a while back, got a voucher for there, and when I went I struggled badly to find things to spend it on. There were a lot of plants in poor condition, and when did find something and got to the checkout everything I had was incorrectly priced versus the price it was scanning at. Very frustrating.
edit: interesting that you advise keeping them in the pots- why is that better than being in the ground?
..that's ok, no problem..
I wasn't advising to keep them in a pot, but containerised roses can be planted anytime, there's no rush.. but can you have a look at the bottom of the pots to make sure little white roots are showing through the drainage holes?, as that means they are well rooted in and should come out with a clean root ball. At this time of year they might have been recently potted up from bare roots, therefore will be loose in the compost, but even so you could still plant them, but the compost will fall away a bit.
I suspect they are fully containerised from last year and should be well rooted in, they look it to me but I'm only seeing the surface and I'd like to make sure by checking the base.
Looking at them again I am wondering if they've been recently potted up as the surface is remarkably fresh and clean, i.e. weed free.
..meanwhile, let's have a look around..
Sawflies have been out early and ate a hole in my rose bud but it should still flower ..
'Sophie's Perpetual'..
'Marie Pavie'..
..emerging spring foliage on roses is so beautiful..
'Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'..
..tea roses, noted for their limp foliage, also bloom early, producing buds as soon as they come out of dormancy.. 'Mme. Falcot'..
..'Vanessa Bell' is my most advanced Austin I think..
Clematis 'Wesselton' soon be flowering..
Are you sure this will be your last year starting the rose threads? You will be greatly missed.