When is it a good time to plant roses? can you plant roses all year long? Whats the best rose bush I can get ?
2006-11-15 00:09:54 · 4 answers · asked by cubbi_bear21 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes you can plant roses all year long.. but you have asked at the perfect time of year.. bare root will be available soon, and they are soo much cheaper than buying in the spring which will be potted.. i don't know where you live, so call your local nursery and ask when the bare roots will be available.. i live in ca so mine are available in Jan-Feb.. make sure you follow the directions when planting (it says to soak the roots ahead of time and i find that is important to give the bush a good head start) use good soil in the hole you are putting the bush in.. and add some fertilizer and about a tablespoon of Epsom salt around the plant .. not touching(a little secret of rose growers.. it helps the root growth.) water and watch you roses grow beautifully.. as for the kind.. its all a matter of what you like.. go to any rose sites and take notes on what you find is your favorite.. long stem.. climbing.. so many to choose from.. and go from there... good luck
2006-11-15 10:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on where you live and the variety of rose you want to plant. Most roses are deciduous so planting them when they are dormant is the best time. It gives the plant time to set roots for the months of flowering ahead.
You can usually buy roses bare rooted at this time, other wise you can purchase them in pots. The only time I would not recommend planting would be in the summer when the heat will stress the plant out.
As far as the best, I would not say there was one. It depends totally on your own taste. Whether you like a long stemmed rose, a rose with lots of blooms, a climber or a landscaping rose which is bushy or is more of a ground cover, or maybe even a standard. There are just so many varieties all I can suggest is to
Find one that takes your eye colour and shape wise and that will be the one for you.
2006-11-15 02:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by tassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mail order places such as Jackson&Perkins, Heirloom Roses and Edmunds Roses will be shipping with in a month or so. Find them with a search engine on the web. Each will give it's own instuctions on how to plant their roses. Pretty much all the same, tho, but they still have "their" way. If you like the classic "I love you" roses choose Hybred Tea roses, if you would like to cut one branch and have a small bouquet choose floribunda roses, and if you like roses that have lots and lots of petals choose english roses..... I have over 100 in my yard, and with the exception of 2, they are all scented beautifully. I only choose scented. Those two, from J&P were a new variety with striations. I have learned that if I keep the deer away during the summer, spraying with a deer repelant, and then at this time of year I don't spray, the deer nibble and eat, I do only very little trimming, just to shape in December. But alas, I think you will find they can be like potato chips....you can't just have one!
2006-11-15 15:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by koko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I plant my roses in the spring and feed them about every two weeks with miracle gro rose food. They do great.
2006-11-15 01:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋