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Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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zaphod42 SE WI 5b (
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Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 9:25
| I have May 1st on my order. With the way this spring is shaping up, I think that is going to be late for bare-root planting. The next ten days are predicted to be in the mid-50's to some mid-60's even. Anyone adjusting their shipping dates? Looking at the spring we're having, when should I request mine for? Thanks! |
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RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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| I plant bareroots in mid to late April, and would stay with those shipping times this spring. |
RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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| I order bareroots for last week of March, with the idea of getting them in the ground the first week of April. Remember, bareroots aren't planted in spring, but the end of winter. If they don't get snowed on at least once, they are planted too late. I wouldn't plan anything different for this year, but the beginning of May is getting into territory where if they honestly can't be planted, they go into pots. They have to get into dirt and start growing or they won't survive the challenges of the next year. |
RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 11:25
| I usual plant in April here. That's when the soil is workable normally. My soil never really froze this year though so I could probably plant now but my roses aren't here yet so I'll do it when they come. |
RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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| Thanks for the advice! I changed my ship date with Pickering. |
RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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| I planted a bunch of them this weekend. My other order is arriving end March, only because I had something personal going on which will prevent me from planting until then so I asked Regan to hold my order. I'm not too keen on this, since it's been so warm here but nothing I can do about that. |
RE: Should I have the bare-root roses sent a bit earlier?
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| My first few orders were in mid April, but mid March actually works better most years. If the ground is still frozen--it means that the roses will keep in the garage until the ground thaws. |
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