How to Replant a Rose Bush
Roses are one of the most popular flowers to grow for their beauty and aroma. Roses can be difficult to cultivate--if not pruned, watered and positioned properly they can die. Many times people run into this problem: their roses are planted in an area that does not get sufficient sun or water, which causes them to wilt, dry and die. Before this happens, the roses bush needs to be transplanted. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Put on a pair of garden gloves to protect your skin and hands from thorns and dirt.
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Prune back the rose bush first. If the rose bush is not pruned, all of the roses can wilt and die once transplanted. Always cut the stems on an angle, not straight across.
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Place the shovel into the ground as far as the longest stem sticks out. With the shovel all the way in, jiggle the handle a bit. This will help loosen the bush.
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Repeat step 3 in a circle all the way around the rose bush.
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Place the shovel into the ground and push it down as far as it will go. Once it's under the rose bush, begin pushing on the handle to lift the bush up.
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Grab the base of the rose bush with your free hand. Push up on the handle of the shovel while pulling up with your other hand.
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Shake the bush, very gently, to remove any loose soil or grass.
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Dig a larger hole than the one you dug around the rose bush for the bush to go into. Place the rose bush directly into it and fill 3/4 of the hole with dirt.
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Add 2 inches of mulch to the soil to help the bush transplant easier. Also add root hormone to the soil.
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Use wood glue on the cut stems where the bush was pruned. This will help repel borers.
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Water the rose bush once a day, and watch it grow.
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Tips & Warnings
According to GardenStew, "the root mass MUST be larger than the stem mass." Basically, you need more roots on the bottom of the bush than you have stems to the roses. If there are more stems, the bush doesn't have enough roots to provide proper nutrients. If the rose bush is transplanted with more stem mass, the bush could die from the transplant.
