How to Revive Bare Root Rose Bushes
Bare root rose bushes do not contain leaves or blooms when they are shipped. Some even look sickly, though they are perfectly healthy and ready for planting. When ordering through the mail, the bushes are sent at just the right time for planting in your growing zone. Brick and mortar greenhouses tend to only stock bare root roses when it is the appropriate planting time for your area. As long as you plant them promptly and ensure that they are on well-drained soil and not exposed to conditions of drought, your bare root rose bushes will be revived and covered in beautiful leaves and flowers before you know it. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Soak your roses in a bucket of cold water for 24 hours immediately upon arrival, ensuring that the roots remain wet at all times.
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Prepare your rose bed by combining two parts ground soil with one part compost and one part potting mix. Dig a hole deep enough for the root ball of your rose bush.
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Mound the soil into a cone shape in the center of the hole so that it will properly support your rose bush.
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Trim 1/4-inch from the ends of the roots of your bare root rose bush. Then place it carefully onto the dirt mound.
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Fill the hole with soil around the plant and its roots, being careful not to damage the roots as you move the dirt around them.
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Water your rose bush to help the soil settle and then finish filling the hole. Create a ring of soil around the outside of the soil, water again and then finish by mulching 4 inches away from the bush all the way around.
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