The Summer bare root experiment

19 years ago

This summer I took advantage of the sales and ordered a bunch of bare roots from several different online sites, both grafted and own root and even 3 potted. All arrived here this month (yeah June in Texas, hot) and I kept track of how long each was in transit, how they looked upon arrival, how long they were soaked in buckets, etc. Some I placed in ground, others have been potted to be placed in ground in the fall (should they survive the summer!). This is my test for future rose summer orders since I've never gardened before.

I thought I would post pics of how well they are doing, so far only 2 have not had any growth. They are 2 of the 3 Heritages I got from Parks (bare root grafted), one of them is doing fine. They cost $3.89 each so I figure out of 15 Austins I'm not doing so bad.

Christopher Marlowe #1

Christopher Marlowe #2

Teasing Georgia #1

Jubilee Celebration #1, she looks droopy at the end of the day. I think it's because it's been raining and she drowning.

The 3 potted Chianti's I got from Ashdown. They were in transit for awhile and got bs. I pulled all the bad leaves, sprayed and 5 days later there's almost no bs. Nice!

BTW they're in buckets because they are so tall the wind knocks them over. I'm going to be repotting them in 5 gallon pots before this fall so they don't get claustrophobic. Please excuse the boxer butt, I didn't even notice until after I down loaded the pic.

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Comments (5)

zeffyrose
19 years ago
What a great experiment---I like the way you are keeping track of their developments.

If it works out you can take advantage of some good sales.

Florence
lesdvs9
19 years ago
They're looking pretty good Michelle. Great experiment for the cost invested. But, isn't it a long time for large roses to go in small containers? Wouldn't they grow better if they're roots were growing in those 5 gal containers now at least? Curious, not criticizing. I planted minis in those, I've not tried to put a large rose in a container yet, but if I did I'd imagine it'd have to be the largest I could find.
Leslie
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michellesg
Original Author
19 years ago
Do you mean the bare roots? I planted all of those in 5 gallon containers. Those last 3 from Ashdown came in 2 gallon pots. I've been waiting for the rain to let up to transplant them into 5 gallon pots. We've had a ton of rain! The bare roots were so big that it would have been physically impossible to get those things in anything smaller than 5 gallon pots. They were huge!
patricianat
19 years ago
It is MUCH better to re-pot/replant during rain, not after. Do it now lest you run into that hot dry season when they will fry before long. My mother always waited for cloudy and overcast or rainy days for this chore and she was always right.
michellesg
Original Author
19 years ago
They are done, all 17 irises are potted and the 3 potted Ashdown Chainti's are now in 5 gallon pots. Only 92 degrees today, ye gads I was sweating bullets! I would have potted them in the rainy weather but it wasn't the rain you could function in. It was the rain that tears shingles off of houses. Texas, were everything is big, even our rain drops...