Always planted deep here, I suppose it aids stability in strong winds, no problems. Only 1 rose suckers, a Jacques Cartier, every year I dig the suckers out.
fidgetbones, that's another plus about planting the union below ground. The top roots and eventually those roots take over from the rootstock. No more suckers.
I have three different roses in containers: one is a Rosa Mundi, which I planted with the union above ground, because it was planted like that in the pot I bought it in, and two are DA ramblers which I planted with the unions below ground because of the instructions they came with. (This was last spring, so my experience is limited to one season.) All roses seem happy and were flowering their hearts out in summer.
I've spent the last half year reading all gardening books I could get my hands on, and I've now come to the point where they now contradict each other. So I just picked the three I liked best and will stick with the advice there. Much simpler. If it doesn't work, I'll try something else.
I started working in my first job in a garden centre in 1979 which seemed to coincide with the "plant the union below ground" advice becoming the norm.
I have seen one GW presenter, who shall remain nameless , advocating both at different times.
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I plant underground with good results. Have for years.
Always planted deep here, I suppose it aids stability in strong winds, no problems. Only 1 rose suckers, a Jacques Cartier, every year I dig the suckers out.
fidgetbones, that's another plus about planting the union below ground. The top roots and eventually those roots take over from the rootstock. No more suckers.
I have three different roses in containers: one is a Rosa Mundi, which I planted with the union above ground, because it was planted like that in the pot I bought it in, and two are DA ramblers which I planted with the unions below ground because of the instructions they came with. (This was last spring, so my experience is limited to one season.) All roses seem happy and were flowering their hearts out in summer.
I've spent the last half year reading all gardening books I could get my hands on, and I've now come to the point where they now contradict each other. So I just picked the three I liked best and will stick with the advice there. Much simpler. If it doesn't work, I'll try something else.
I started working in my first job in a garden centre in 1979 which seemed to coincide with the "plant the union below ground" advice becoming the norm.
I have seen one GW presenter, who shall remain nameless
, advocating both at different times.