UK gardening - Roses from ground to pot

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Roses from ground to pot

LauraH

2005-09-17, 11:21 am

We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light
conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots
would be welcome.

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LauraH

Chris S

2005-09-17, 3:21 pm

"LauraH" <LauraH.1viaw0@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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> We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light
> conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots
> would be welcome.
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> LauraH
Probably when they are dormant - early spring - you could prune them at the
same time. I did this last year but have had a poor show from the potted
rose - I don't think they like the idea :-) You'd need to pot them up in a
mixture suitable for shrubs, and then remember to water and feed like mad
next year. Hope you have better luck than I did.
Chris S

Spider

2005-09-27, 3:21 pm

LauraH <LauraH.1viaw0@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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> We have three roses that have become rather lanky due to poor light
> conditions. Advice about what time of year to transplant them into pots
> would be welcome.
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> LauraH

Hi Laura,

I've had success with up-rooting and potting roses on a few occasions. I've
even done it in summer, when re-planning a bed has called for it; in this
case, I've kept the rose in the shade and kept it really well - and
reliably - watered. I'm sure you could get away with it at this time of
year. Use a heavy loam-based compost. If your local supplier's 'Tree and
Shrub compost' seems light, then mix it with John Innes No.2, adding some
bonemeal. Bonemeal is a slow-release root-promoting fertiliser. Do not use
a nitrogenous feed until spring, otherwise the new, soft top growth will be
damaged by frost.

Stand the pot on pot-feet or bricks to help with drainage. Protect the pot
so that frost or icy weather cannot harm the roots. I often do this by
sitting the planted pot inside a larger pot, then filling the gap with
insulating material. The insulation can be anything you've got to hand:
newspaper, cardboard, bubblewrap, horticultural fleece.

You may intend to leave your rose potted permanently. To some extent, this
will depend on the type of rose. I have, so far, only potted up HT or
floribunda roses. I leave them in their pots for at least a year, while the
roots fill the pot, then I replant them in the ground. I've not lost a rose
yet with this method. By comparison, my garden soil to garden soil
transplants have been distinctly dodgy.

Hope this helps.
Spider

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