Rose GARDENING : Getting started : Planting container-grown roses:
1. Dig hole large enough to allow roots to spread.
2. Remove the pot carefully to minimize root disturbance.
3. Place plant at CORRECT depth - to where the soil level was in the container - then back-fill part way and finish as above.
Planting bare root roses:
* Keep roots moist before planting. Soak them in a pail of barely lukewarm WATER for an hour or so before planting.
* Dig hole large enough for roots to spread. Place so that bud is at least 2 inches below soil line in warmer zones, 4 to 6 inches deep in Zones 2 to 4.
* Back-fill planting hole with soil into which you've mixed some peat moss and manure to three quarters full. Firm soil around roots, water well and let drain.
* Finish filling the planting hole, adding soil to form a mound over canes. Remove mounds when roses begin to leaf out.
When to plant roses: New roses establish more quickly in the COOL moist conditions of spring or fall, so plant soon as soil becomes workable in spring, or in fall.
* Always water regularly until established (for about the first two months after planting). Roses are available bare-root or container grown.
1. Dig hole large enough to allow roots to spread.
2. Remove the pot carefully to minimize root disturbance.
3. Place plant at CORRECT depth - to where the soil level was in the container - then back-fill part way and finish as above.
Planting bare root roses:
* Keep roots moist before planting. Soak them in a pail of barely lukewarm WATER for an hour or so before planting.
* Dig hole large enough for roots to spread. Place so that bud is at least 2 inches below soil line in warmer zones, 4 to 6 inches deep in Zones 2 to 4.
* Back-fill planting hole with soil into which you've mixed some peat moss and manure to three quarters full. Firm soil around roots, water well and let drain.
* Finish filling the planting hole, adding soil to form a mound over canes. Remove mounds when roses begin to leaf out.
When to plant roses: New roses establish more quickly in the COOL moist conditions of spring or fall, so plant soon as soil becomes workable in spring, or in fall.
* Always water regularly until established (for about the first two months after planting). Roses are available bare-root or container grown.
