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Bare Root Rose - No Growth?
Hi, I planted a bare root rose that I bought from Jersey Plants about 6 weeks ago (around easter time). I soaked the roots before planting and dug the hole to the right depth and width, infilled with soil and compost mix and watered well. I was also careful to make sure that te graft was above the soil to prevent die-back.
But it doesn't seem to have grown at all since planting, the other roses in my garden, including some cuttings from a relatives that I planted recently have grown and look more lively. Shoul dI be worried about my bare root? It is a climber. I may be paranoid and all the growth is going on below the ground ATM.
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Try snipping a bit of the branch. If it's still green and moist, it might still come up. If it's dry and brittle it's dead and can be discarded.
It has three stalks on it, should I try this on all three? They were covered with wax when I received it.
Does it have any buds at all? If not, I'd cut them all back to a mark on all three stems where a bud would be if it had any as if you were pruning it, and see what the insides of the stems are like
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi i have had that problem to, although i planted mine way back late september. A few weeks ago with no sign of growth I added some blood, fish and bone plant food around the plant and gently mixed it in to the soil. Nervously waited, and bingo last week a bud has appeared and it appears to be growing well, even with the cold winds of Northumberland at the mo!!
Good luck
OK, seems I have a couple of options then, I'm not sure where it will bud from as I can't see any obviously knobly bits on it, I will cut a half inch off each stalk to see if the wood inside is green, and I will fertilise, see what happens. If it looks dead I will complain to Jersey Plants.
Saltski - how tall are the stalks? You might need to cut quite a bit more than half an inch to get back to live wood.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
They're about 8inches at the moment.
I too am slightly worried )probably prematurely) I got 2 bare root roses from David Austin, only p,lanted 3 days ago but took great care, good deep holes plenty of manure,micro rizal funghi, watered well,...chopped an inch off each stem and they certainly don't look green, I even planted within an hour of delivery as postman came with fortuitous timing... Another thing I'd like bit of advice on is a climbing rose I bought (in a pot ) a few weeks ago, it's Mme Gregoire Staechelin, I'm short of places to put it,none are ideal.. it could go in a large pot and climb up a south facong wall (though area bit shady esp lower down) or by a low wall and try to train more horizontally (only few inches vertisally possible here, maybe 12 if I put a bit of trellis up , this also south facing) any advice? sorry if I've posted this in wrong place
Louise - I wouldn't worry yet - if you only planted them 3 days ago they will take some time to settle in - I wouldn't expect much sign of life above ground for a good couple of weeks (especially since the last few days have been quite cold).
As for your climber, it would probably be happier in the ground than in a pot - your low wall option sounds like it could be a winner
Thanks chicky, just read this particular rose likes to grow up..got another wall bit higher but has to be rebuilt in next year,v old and buckling, may pop in pot til then