No. Plants use water in proportion to their leaf area. If heavy soil was soaked well at planting time, it will stay moist for a couple of weeks or more in mild weather. Bareroots will grow leaves in proportion to their roots and need no babying. Once they are leafed out they can be watered once a week in average soil, just like established roses.

But potted roses coming from a greenhouse may need water every couple of days. They may have overgrown tops and a limited rootball. Heavy garden soil can draw water out of the lighter potting soil as well.

The bareroots should have been covered with soil or mulch or a paper bag (with a hole torn out of one of the bottom corners for ventilation) to help keep the canes from drying out until leaves emerge. The soil/mulch can then be removed. If they have already started leafing out, then no covering is needed.

Thanks. I did cover them all with mulch when I planted them yesterday and gave them each a couple gallons of water.

I'd advise several more gallons of water to settle the soil and be sure it starts off fully charged.

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Just MHO, but I'm not sure you can say that you can't water them every day. Maybe every other day? Seriously, you need to be in tune with your climate, yard, and soil. If the ground is dry and breaking on a daily basis - then yes, 1/2 to 1 gallon of water for a #1 grade bare root is not unreasonable. If you have a normal spring (relatively cool, lots of rain), then no. However, if I had planted bare roots this year in Atlanta, I'd be watering them every day after I got home from work, then a good drenching on the weekend, too.

So, it all depends ...

"The bareroots should have been covered with soil or mulch or a paper bag ... to help keep the canes from drying out until leaves emerge"

Is this for cold weather environments, or any? I planted my first bareroots this year, and did neither. I actually did water every day (but my ground is sand - amended for the roses of course). All are leafing out well. Was I just lucky, or are these precautions unnecessary in my zone?

Not necessarily for cold climates, it is to protect the canes from drying out and help with breaking dormancy. I've been fairly successful in not mulching, but I have found that covering of some kind (with ventilation) helps prevent drying canes.

Seems like Wilt Pruf would conserve moisture better than a paper bag, and it doesn't goop up in the rain. It's easier than mounding.