Transplanting Rose Bushes?

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Hey Chris,

 

Agree with Michele I do .. but in your case, you might wanna leave those

Rosa damascena bushes right where they are now!! Mine are in full bloom

as of yesterday. Those in Isparta are even moreso now but they're a bit

lower than we are here in Ankara ... and I expect yours are either in

full bloom or covered with buds now.

 

If you move them, you gotta pull off those buds or blossoms. Can't have

the plant having to struggle to get well and feed the flowers at the

same time. Matters not how well you dig it up .. unless you get a

backhoe and take out part of the yard .. ;-p they are gonna be shocked

when they are taken up and now is the WORST time possible!

 

If you pull off the buds/blossoms will you have Rosa damascena blossoms

later this year? Probably not!! You know they bloom early, they bloom

heavy and they don't bloom all that long. If you can leave them there

for a while, you might better do it.

 

Also .. this winter (NOT fall), you might wanna take some parts of the

roots and some of the cuttings and transplant indoors .. then move them

outside come Green Up. Rosa damascena is one of the few roses that can

be grown without root stock ... but of course, root stock gives you a

better start. Mine were grown strictly from cuttings from Isparta - I

just stuck those rascals in the ground .. like I did most everything in

Hawaii (magic sticks) and they made nice, big, healthy shrubs .. and now

the are fulla blooms again .. and I mean FULL!

 

> The best way is to transplant during dormant season, but since that is

> January, that won't work for you. Make sure you dig a large area around the

> root system and put the bush in a large pot. When you get to your new

> location, dig a hole deep enough for the root ball, put compost in the

> bottom of the hole and plant the bush with the root " bump " (graft location)

> above the ground level. Water very well until well established. I'd also

> make sure the bush is pruned down well before you move it. This is

> unfortunately a prime growing time for the roses and they are getting ready

> to bloom right now. Good luck and congrats on your new place!

 

Yea ... same here. Gonna be nice to have your OWN place in your OWN

name and even a little bigger than what you have now .. :-)

 

>

> Michele (who lives 30 miles from the " Rose City " )

 

Hey Michelle .. you living 30 miles from Isparta, Turkey? Good show.

See you around the 25th of May when I come over for the annual harvest

and distillation .. ;-P

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

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> It looks like I found a new place to live and will be moving at the end

> of the month. Yay!

>

> I want to take a bunch of my rose bushes with me. Has anyone ever moved

> their rose bushes, and does anyone have any hints on the best way to do

> this with the least trauma to the plants?

>

> Thanks folks! Sorry I haven't been around much lately!

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (the psycho hectic list mom)

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