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Help - I transplanted my roses
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Posted by
adellabedella 8 (
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Thu, May 1, 14 at 13:50
| I planted some coral drift roses last summer. They were doing great. The directions had said to plant them every two feet so I planted them two feet from my front walkway. I live in the Houston area. The roses continued to do grow all winter. They put on a ton of growth so I moved them a couple of days ago to get them away from the walkway. Of course, the next day decided to be the hottest we have had - 90 degrees and it was windy. My roses are looking a bit rough. The lives have a stressed look and so do the blooms. Do I need to trim these up a bit to give the plant more fuel to heal or do I just leave these as is and continue to water? Thanks! |
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RE: Help - I transplanted my roses
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| You should never transplant when they are growing heavily and especially when it is 90. Ideally you transplant when they are dormant or as close as possible. You will lose some new growth but if you water enough they will almost certainly come back if you preserved the root ball as undisturbed as possible. |
RE: Help - I transplanted my roses
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| Thanks! I'll continue to water and see what happens. |
RE: Help - I transplanted my roses
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Thu, May 1, 14 at 19:32
| They're stressed because you lost some roots during transplanting and they have all that top growth and bloom to support. It might be a good idea to remove any buds and blooms and cut them back a bit until they get back on their feet. Don't feed them until you see new growth on them. If they're able to produce new growth then you know the root ball has recovered. |
RE: Help - I transplanted my roses
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| I don't know if there is a way to set up any shade for them, just till they perk back up? It genuinely works for roses that need to establish or reestablish their root systems.....but it's so toasty where you are the shade may not help all that much : / |
RE: Help - I transplanted my roses
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| Turn over some lawn chairs. Maybe drape a sheet over them. |
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