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Bare-root Roses
Robert Lappin
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How long should bare-root roses be kept in water before planting?.
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Long enough to re-hydrate the roots which can be anything from an hour to a day depending on how long they've been dug up or in transit.
O.K thanks I have had them in water 24 hours.
its a climbing rose (handel) I have my trellacing in place and the rose planted at the bottom in a large pot and I have lots of soft ties in hand!.
How long does it take to get established?,it's my first climbing rose and I want to give it the best start!.
Different roses have different vigour. Keep it fed and watered and make sure the graft union is buried an inch or two below the surface of the compost as this helps to establish it and reduce the likelihood of unwanted suckers.
Train the stems out as horizontally or diagonally as possible as this encourages more flowers. See the RHS website on rose cultivation and pruning.
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Obelixx, I disagree about the graft union, but I know it is a perennial debate, and every time I have looked into it, there seems to be a 50 / 50 split on the right way to do it.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think you have to do what works for you. David Austin recommends burying it and most of my roses are from there, one way or another, so that's what I do.
I've always planted below the graft. Those planted with the graft above can be difficult to renovate if badly pruned. I constantly come across it in various gardens and always end up burying the graft to kick start new growth.
Punkdoc, I do so hate to disagree with you, but I'm in the "union below ground " camp too.
Plus sides of burying are:
Less wind rock, less chance of suckering and the "top" will form its own roots.
What are the pluses of leaving it above ground?
I started working in a GC in 1979 and that seems to be about the turning point of above to below planting.
Does this mean I should bury the ' stump' of the plant into the compost?.Multi purpose John Innes and a good ha full of organic chicken manure!.
I would like to get this right first time
O.K. Thanks for all your views.
I have lots more questions to come!.
ps how long before I see new shoots do these things always start growing given good conditions?.It only cost me £2.99 in Lidls!. maybe it won't grow
knowing my luck lol..
You don't plant in multipurpose compost Robert. If it's going in a pot you need a soil based compost. John innes no3 along with bonemeal, not chicken manure. You need a slow release fertiliser. As for growth rate it'll settle quite quickly and you should see growth in a few weeks. That is if it makes it. Never bought from lidl before.