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| hi folks. well after a summer of way too hot days and no rain, it has finally cooled off enough to get back into the gardens. many many weeds have taken a toll on my perennials and roses... am wondering how late we can safely plant here in the upper midwest. my dear 4 yr old granddaughter who just moved to mankato mn told me she wants a red rose. there's lots of roses on sale everywhere, the season almost over. can we still plant? thanks, andi |
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| Hi Andi, This is late to plant a rose, especially in z4. That being said, I would give it a 50/50 chance of winter survival if you plant one now. When you plant it make sure to plant the graft union (looks like a big wooden knot near soil level in potted roses) at least several inches below ground. I would also plan on winter protection at least for the first winter-if not all. I winterize my more tender roses by mounding soil over the base of the plant-at least 18 inches over and around, adds an extra layer of insulation. I usually do this after a couple hard frosts. A good rose to try with(if you could find one on sale) would be a red double knockout they are pretty hardy and easy to care for (and wont have the graft to be planted underground) Best of luck! |
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| If the rose is well potted in a large pot already, so it has a good size root ball, and healthy I'd get it in the ground pronto! When doing so try not to disturb the root ball at all getting it out of the pot. Sink it deep. Make sure the bud union is several inches below the ground level. And mulch it heavily for winter protection. It should be OK but no guarantees. It is late for zone 4 planting but you should have at least 6 to 8 weeks of growing time for it to settle in if you do it right away. Good luck! |
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| Being down here in zone 7, I can't vouch for the conditions for the average rose in zone 4. For us, any time the soil is workable is a good time to plant a potted rose. I have been known to plant my final roses of the year in late November. These roses are ones that have been growing in pots, with decent rootballs. Two years ago in mid-October, when I planted the majority of the roses in my David Austin garden, at least three of the roses I planted were placed into the ground straight from their band pots. (I know in MY garden that I can do this ... depending on the rose I'm doing it to.) I would never do this with a bare root rose ... I learned the hard way that this is not the place for planting bare roots in the fall. Four years ago, I ordered roses from Pickering for fall delivery. I soaked them and planted them promptly upon arrival ... hilled and mulched them thoroughly, according to the directions. Every exposed portion of those roses (which were all HTs) died from cold and dehydration. It took at least two years for them to recover ... lesson learned. In warmer climates, fall planting is okay (and recommended, in some cases) Just not here. As seil said, there are no guarantees. That's what makes gardening such an exciting sport. |
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- Posted by farmerduck NJ (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 11:48
| I am in zone 6b/7a. The a dozen or so bands I planted last August/September all survived. Also, I experimented with rooting cuttings directly in the ground with mason jars last September, and 4 out of 5 that took survived the winter. I did not winter protect any of the roses. Yes, last winter is one of the warmest on record, but my suspicion/experience is that fall planting for own-root plants are probaly OK. I haven't planted any bareroot roses in the fall. |
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