Sorry I can not answer you question Carol cause I have no freakin idea...lol...Guess I'll stick around and learn something new...lol..Hope you get answers Carol...

Thanks, Jim LOL

I'm leaning towards putting one in a big pot and one in a smaller pot. I'd like them both together....but they'd probably eventually outgrow their pot. :)

Carol

Since you grow all your roses in pots. Plant them in 2 pots.

I had to re-read your original post...lol...So you have two different rose bushes but of the same type??? If that's the case I would use two different pots...Only time I ever seen rose bushes planted together real close was when I bought grocery store roses and in my case all the roots tangled and it croaked...lol

Carol I would plant them each in their own smaller sized peat pot or poo pot, then put the peat pot into the regular sized pot you grow roses in.

Over time they will basically pot themselves up by growing as much as they can into the peat/poo pot, then busting through it into the larger pot.

Just remember to water the smaller peat pot area instead of the outer edges for the first season. :-)

Well one thing we know about roses even if they start out little they are going to get big my suggestion give them each their own pot and let them go crazy.

Thanks everyone!!

So the concensus is to use 2 different pots. Since I have only one extra big pot for this rose...I think I'll give one of these to my friend. :)

And, Cori Ann - I don't have a peat pot....so I think I'll just plant it in the big pot. It probably won't do much this year...since it's not all that big. But I'll give it a go....can't really lose when it's free to begin with. :)

Carol

Or you could grow them together like a twin, they’d grow into bigger size much faster than just one. :-)

Summers - that's what I was thinking of doing. :) But the concensus is to plant apart. Unless you've done this yourself and found it to work well????

Carol :)

I got one 1 1/2 grade from Hortico and it is larger than the Grade 1 now that came with it. Two pots for sure.

Oldrosarian - You make some good points. Thank you! I love what you said about crying for their mother. :)

Sheila - Really? Okay then. :) Two pots it is!

You all have been very helpful! I'll plant them tomorrow (Friday)....one in a big pot, the other in a small one.

Carol