I made a rookie mistake. I planted 18 bare root roses at the end of April and all but 5 showed growth very quickly. In one case I planted three of the same variety and only one leafed out. Fearing that I would be stuck with spaces in my rose bed that I had laid out drip irrigation for and that all the nursery roses would be picked over, I bought container roses this week and went about replacing my dead roses. I found some life in four of the bare roots. Very little but a shoot starting at the bud union and some green wood. I put these plants into containers with the thought of babying them this season.
My question is, I live in Zone 5 (Barrie/Orillia area) so if these roses do come to life and grow leaves, at what point should I then plant them into the ground?
Thank you,
Sue