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Thu, Mar 1, 12 at 1:14
| This year I bought 6 bare roots from Regan and pick them up and planted them mid January. Three out of 6 have not leafed out. There are very very tiny red leaf buds visible but at this point, I cannot tell if they are dried or still fresh. The canes are green, I cut the top of them last week and they were white, though I am starting to see they are turning darker but not brown yet. I am misting them every day.
Is there any thing else I can do beside pray? I really had my heart set on them. BTW, they are Rose the Rescht, Janice Kellogg, and George Burns. 90% of my roses were planted bare root so I kind of know what I am doing, I hope. Thank you for any suggestions,
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| no no - don't fret - those little red things are signs of life(new shoots) - your roses are just being a bit slow. I really don't think you need worry. Just make sure there is enough moisture in the soil and the roses are firmly heeled into the ground without any rocking or movement. |
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Thu, Mar 1, 12 at 7:40
| I agree, if they are red, they are fine. They are busy growing roots and will leaf out when they're ready. Make sure they don't dry out. |
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Thu, Mar 1, 12 at 8:18
| I wanted to add that with the bands I usually pot them up for awhile until they get larger and plant later into the garden. But if putting them directly into the garden works for you, then hooray. It's colder up here! |
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| I'm near you, in Livermore, and my Rose de Rescht, in-the-ground several years now, hasn't leafed out yet either (and Ulrich Brunner, Darlow's Enigma and Rose du Roi have barely started), though all the rest are well on their way. On top of all other factors, each cultivar seems to have its own schedule anyway. |
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- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 1, 12 at 12:28
| Did you fertilize? I hit my roses with 15-30-15 fertilizer than they all woke up like crazy. Now I will switch to Virgo fertilizer hereon. I am getting some very strong breakout from root/graft areas. my plants are 10-yr old. I also have two bare roots that I planted a week ago, they were very weak when I got them. I hope they breakout too. |
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