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Posted by
lucille Houston (
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Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 8:52
| I've planted some roses at my new home and they are doing well. I want to plant a hedge and want to order from Chamblees, they have potted gallons. Since I am retired I can water daily to help get my roses established, can I plant my hedge during the summer? It does get pretty hot here, but I'm thinking that the plants will be just as hot over at Chamblees nursery which is also in Texas? |
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RE: Planting in summer
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| I gambled quite a bit last summer with my roses and put a few in here and there (including a baby Cherry Parfait during August!). It seems ridiculous now considering how hot it became. I did lose a few roses last year from the heat and drought, but none of them were new. I think if it's early summer (may, june), and you've got plenty of water, I don't see why you couldn't plant them. I don't know if I would try a whole hedge any later than that though. Too hot, and we really don't know if this good rain will stick around. |
RE: Planting in summer
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| I think I'm going to try it. I live on a corner near a school and the kids walking home cut across my yard. I don't mind that, I like kids, I was a pediatric nurse, but some of them just drop their candy wrappers, fast food wrappers, used cups and so on, on my yard. It has become almost a daily chore to pick up after them. I'd never drop trash on someone's yard, but rather than make a big issue I can plant a beautiful rose hedge so they can walk along the street rather than through my yard. |
RE: Planting in summer
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| I'd do it. I noticed your weather is in the mid-80's, which is not so bad. Get your holes dug and don't waste time putting in the bushes after you get them out of the pots or whatever. Do you have anything you could lean up next to the bushes for a day or two to protect them or even part of each bush from the direct sun for a couple of days? I've seen people use folding chairs for this. I've set a piece of cardboard, old trash can, etc. next to newly planted bushes. Just my 2 cents. |
RE: Planting in summer
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 11:17
| I'd do it as soon as possible. If it starts to get really hot you could rig some kind of shade over them for the hottest part of the day. |
RE: Planting in summer
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| I planted 7 roses last summer - around July. Only because that's when I found them. We had a cooler than normal summer - mostly in the low to mid 90's. I watered them well every morning, and checked in the evening after work to see if they needed more (were wilting). Took about 2 months for them to settle in. I felt shading them would have helped, but I didn't. All were well leafed in 2 gallon pots when purchased. I even did something that felt foolish then, which was to move a 1 year old Sunsprite at same time, as I wanted her in another spot and wanted to use hers for one of the newbies. Oh did she suffer for a few months. She wilted and sagged, and did I feel bad. But again - watered every day, and apologized to her daily, of course. She's back as strong as ever this year. |
RE: Planting in summer
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 12:04
| And remember a thick fluffy mulch, which will help keep the roots cool. The roots are what you want growing first anyway. Good luck with your project. Kids used to constantly litter my Mom & Dad's front yard with candy wrappers, their homework, sometimes their report cards (the bad students, of course), so I know how you feel! |
RE: Planting in summer
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The area where I'm thinking of planting has dappled shade for part of the day but I can certainly rig up a sunscreen if needed.
I was considering what rose to use, it has to be OK with heat, flower in part shade, be rowdy and thorny, (no little Gruss an Aachen that can just be stepped over) and no spray.
I'm thinking of using Mutabilis, I saw it on some list for part shade, and I love the blooms. I had one at my old house and it was a monster, no one will go through a hedge of those. |
RE: Planting in summer
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| I decided a rose hedge is a bad idea after reading the RRD recent posts. I think I will just have a varied garden hedge of different plants so if one bites the dust I can just fill in with another plant. |
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