Miniature Rose

[Plocket]

I recently spotted a miniature rose on the shelf at the supermarket, looking very sad, and the soil was bone dry. I took it to Customer Services and asked them to water it but they weren't too fussed - it had no label or price, and it was the only one there. So they gave it to me! Anyway, a few weeks down the line it has recovered and flowered beautifully for me. There are four skinny plants in the one pot and I really need to know how to look after it properly, and whether it needs potting up.

Thanks! Px

[sweetleaf]

Plant it in the garden, I have always done so(children know I like my flowers with ROOTS) and they get slightly bigger each year, eventually they may reach a passable size, but they are very nice as they are.

[Plocket]

Erm.... I don't think there's room in the garden!!! I could put them in a large pot in the garden though! Won't they get a bit cold at this time of year as they've been used to being in my house?

[sweetleaf]

you could harden them off first,(in the new porch) of course, put the pot out of the wind close to the house, after, but they are so small are you sure you cant find room for a little one?

[Plocket]

Absolutely positive Sweetleaf - my garden is crammed with plants - I don't do gaps!!! ;D