Smarter Ways for Transplanting Roses
You may be a number of reasons for transplanting roses.
You could be switching things around in your rose garden, or you just need to give your rose garden more sunlight.
Before you start pulling your roses out of the ground, there are a few things to consider.
The very first thing is to make sure the area where you’re transplanting roses to, is ready. One thing you need to be careful of is not to let the root ball be exposed to the sun.
Make sure the roots are kept wet and do not lose their moisture.
If the roses are to spend a period of time travelling to their new garden, for a period, make sure to keep the roots covered by using a a piece of damp burlap.
The day before you plan to transplant your roses make sure you water them really well. If your roses are not wet enough the chance of them surviving the transplant is slim, so the key to a successful transplant is water.
The demands of the roots are substantially lessened for some time after the transplant, if the rose was fully watered prior. In most cases when you’re transplanting roses you are going to lose some roots.
Rose roots grow especially deep into the ground making it almost impossible to dig out every piece of the root. Having enough water in the plant will increase the possibility of a successful transplant.
You will not have to prune the top of the rose bush to ensure it surviving the transplant, but make sure you get as much of root ball when you dig up your plant.
Cutting away from the rose plant can impede its growth and damage the plant. If you start to notice that the tips of your roses are wilting, this is telling you that the transplant is having trouble supporting the top.
When seeing this happen you can prune the wilted tips and start to give the roses more water.
When you are digging the new hole add a cup of bone meal to the soil where you’re transplanting roses to.
The roses will settle slightly into the soil after planting so it is wise to plant them a little higher. It you go one or two inches above the ground it will be fine for the bud union.
After you have planted and watered the roses you can push down on the soil to get rid of any air pockets that may have formed.
When transplanting roses, it’s best not to do it when they are in season. Roses will have a better chance of not going into shock when it is off season because they are not in the growing process.
The rose bushes are smaller due to the end of season pruning and easier to move.
Following these instructions, using lots of water and taking care of the prep work, means when you transplanting roses they’ll have every chance of success and you’ll have a new beautiful rose garden to enjoy.
