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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2006 18:34:45 GMT
Hi - This is my first visit to this board.
We are just doing a bit of re-landscaping in our garden and this means that I need to move three miniature rose bushes by tomorrow (Monday).
Does anyone have any advice? I know it isn't a very good time to move them. They are in flower still.
Thanks
Jean
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 3, 2006 18:41:44 GMT
Hi Jean, Are you the lady that does the school and allotment gardening? Re your roses - I suppose if you try to get as much soil as possible, to minimise root disturbance and water well, they will probably be okay - hope so anyway.
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Post by Main Admin on Sept 3, 2006 18:43:01 GMT
Welcome jean, I'm no expert on Roses, I moved one 10 days ago which was still in flower and it seems ok, but that was from pot to garden and I planted another from pot today.
If you need some good advice Rosefriend who is one of our administrators is a big rose lover so she may just have the answer.
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Post by Spruance on Sept 3, 2006 19:17:13 GMT
Hi - This is my first visit to this board. We are just doing a bit of re-landscaping in our garden and this means that I need to move three miniature rose bushes by tomorrow (Monday). Does anyone have any advice? I know it isn't a very good time to move them. They are in flower still. Thanks Jean Hi Jean. Welcome to the board. ;D If you are moving the roses to their final position, I would just try to get as much of the rootball as possible, having first dug the holes at their new location. Then it is just a case of swapping them over. The flowers probably won't survive the move anyway, so I would be inclined to cut them off, and perhaps reduce the top growth by a third to reduce the strain on the plant. remember to water them in, and they may need regular watering over the subsequent week dependent of course on the weather and how dry the ground is. On the other hand, if the roses final 'abode' isn't yet available, you could just heel them in, in a piece of spare ground. To do this, just dig a trench deep enough to accommodate the roots, and lay the roses in the trench at a 45 degree angle. Draw the loose soil back over the roots, and keep the ground moist. Again you should reduce the top growth by, say a third, so as not to stress the plant. I have used this method myself to overwinter some roses, so it definitely works. It will also buy you some time to decide exactly where you want to put the roses, rather than running the risk of putting them somewhere unsuitable and having to move them again. Spruance |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2006 19:44:31 GMT
I am in a similar situation. When is the BEST time to move roses? I am in no rush so can wait 'til spring if need be
Thanks
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 6, 2006 11:06:59 GMT
The best time to move Roses is the Autumn time. By the time Spring comes the roots will have started to grow long before the shoots start growing - that way they do not compete with each other.
The same applies to new Roses of course. The only thing that we do not plant here in Autumn are bare-rooted Standard Roses.
Rosefriend
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