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| Hey folks, long time no see!
I just had twin girls, so I havent been able to work in the yard. My mom is here helping me for a few more days and we both enjoy gardening. so we COULD transplant a few of my roses... is it too late in the season,,,? or is this a good time? I'm in zone 9-10, sw 18. its been about 65-70 F lately and windy/rainy. here's a bloom from a week or so ago for some color in this post. Lady Alice Stanley
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Here is a link that might be useful: Aimee's Roses Blog
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| Congratulations, Aimee! I'm waiting to transplant, meaning move from one hole to the next, until the chance of rain is more secure. It's been rather breezy and dry for my taste, but I'm definitely planting from cans into the ground. If you get a large enough root ball, well balanced with the top growth and keep it watered well enough, you can probably move your roses around safely now. I'm probably a little more "cautious" than many. Kim |
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| You CAN do it now -- as Kim says, make sure they get watered very well. I've done it in July ... I am very concerned that the little rain we have had may be the introduction to yet another terribly dry year. Jeri |
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| We have been moving roses at the nursery and are in the middle of planting an entirely white rose area of the nursery. As the folks said above.....keep water on them day and night for the first week or so....Perfect timing for North Central Florida! Good luck~ |
Here is a link that might be useful: Old Garden Rose Blog
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- Posted by aimeekitty 9-10, SW 18 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 23:13
| would it be better if I wait till spring then? |
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| There is no need to wait that long, Aimee, and you'll find planting in our climate in fall/winter to be far superior to spring planting. Our "winter" isn't severe enough to inhibit the growth of the plants. IF it rains, that will settle the plants in and they'll already be growing strongly by "spring". Besides, who knows WHEN "spring" weather is going to come? Last winter, it was spring until the summer heat hit. If you want to transplant now, do it, but make sure they remain well watered. Perhaps augmenting the sprinklers with the hose? If we get a period of rains for two weeks, your worries are over. That settles them in perfectly here. Doing it now is much better than later. Just pay attention to their water and you should be fine. Kim |
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- Posted by aimeekitty 9-10, SW 18 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 0:42
| Gotcha, Ok, I'll just have to set my iphone to bug me once a week to make sure they're being watered enough. :) :) (I tend to get distracted lately! I wonder why!) much thanks, |
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| Aimee, I'll be planting my bands into the ground in the next few days, and one of them is Lady Alice Stanley. Your picture of her is beautiful, although I was hoping the rose would be more of a pink than a peach. We'll just have to see. I prefer to plant now rather than in the spring so they'll have a good start before the hot weather sets in. Ingrid |
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| Good time now, before the winter rains. The rain will help re-establish them. Congrats on the twins, you are going to be busy!!! You may not see your roses again until the little ones are in kindergarten. |
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- Posted by melissa_thefarm NItaly (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 15:34
| Congratulations on your new babies!!! You'll be awfully busy, but how lucky you are! Melissa |
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- Posted by roseblush1 8a/Sunset 7 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 0:13
| Congratulations on the twins ! Yup, plant the roses now because in spring the twins will be more active ! Smiles, |
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- Posted by aimeekitty 9-10, SW 18 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 13:29
| Thanks everyone! :) Ingrid, she's definitely a pink rose. You might be seeing some reflected light making her look more peachy in that photo? She's a little like La France in color. Really good rose so far. I got a big old one from Euro when they closed. Here's a few more pics.
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| I've always regarded the Fall (once we get past our last hot spell!) as the best planting time (and not just for roses). The ground is still a bit warm, which helps the roots along, and the rains are ahead to help the plants settle in before the big push in Spring. Unless one has the luxury of a conservatory to keep one's pot ghetto in, plants still in pots are harmed more by bad weather (I'm thinking of our drying Santa Ana winds, but that goes for cold snaps, too) than are those in the ground. If the plants are just received, and are basically just rooted cuttings in bands, however, I'd grow them on in pots for a few months, until certain of their vigor, before planting them out. |
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| Congratulations on your twins. I transplant all year long here in Pacifica. Especially now with the lovely rain we've been getting. Diane |
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| Well, Aimeekitty I was wondering what you were up to. Important work, I see. Congratulations on your new babies Cath |
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