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| My first body bag, it is Double Delight and I was too excited to just walk away when it was only $6 and just arrived (the rack was still in stretch wrap).. My problem (& question): the packaging was still wet, so that was great, but as I unwrapped it I noticed it was frozen & all of the wooden particles (like a very fine mulch) were frozen to the roots, the canes are green. I soaked it just long enough to thaw, I put it in the ground & covered it. I have never planted bareroots before, do you think it has a chance for survival? I am expecting 3 bareroots next month & am hoping that this may serve as my "training" so the 3 will have a better chance of survival. |
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| I think it should be ok. How fast did you thaw it? I'm not even sure that makes a difference. You know, I have three beautiful Queen Elizabeths, two Arizonas, and four Double Delights, all of which came in body bags from Orchard Supply Hardware's "bargain bin" looking like a dog's breakfast. Those got me started on my garden 5 years ago, and they are among my best performers and my prettiest roses. Unlike several MUCH more expensive bareroot roses I've gotten from J & P who, once put into the ground, begin to act like Isolde in the last act of the opera, dying for no apparent reason. I hope your DD lives on and gives you many years of happiness. She is a marvelous rose. |
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- Posted by growing_rene 7a/b (My Page) on Sat, Feb 1, 14 at 19:34
| Thank you so much for the hope with your own experience! Your Dd is beautiful & I hope mine will be as pretty one day. I only gave about 20 minutes for thawing. I didn't want it to warm up too much since it is still relatively cold here, especially at night. I just thawed enough to get the roots away without breakage, so I could spread them out around the mound. Thank you again! |
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| It sounds like you did exactly the right thing, Rene. I always soak my bare roots before planting them anyway and soaking is the best method for gently thawing something. I do hope that freeze didn't kill it but you can never tell until it's planted. How on earth did you dig soil in zone 7 now? We're under feet of snow here! |
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| Rene, Here's a bareroot I planted of Barbra Streisand 3 years ago. Just give them time. |
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- Posted by growing_rene 7a/b (My Page) on Sat, Feb 1, 14 at 20:20
| Seil, it is on the south side of the house with full sun. DH tried with his post hole digger last weekend with no success, I think it's just the amount of sun this side gets...I guess. Oh Jim, now I am wishing I didn't cancel my BS for Moonstone. They never responded, maybe I will get her after all, she is gorgeous! Thank you both so much for responses and encouragement. My fingers are crossed! |
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| Jim, your Barbra Streisand is gorgeous! The buds look almost purple. wow. Where do you live? |
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| You did all the right things . |
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