Moving established plants
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Victoria
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Does anyone know how to move established roses? I am moving and I would like to take my six yr old roses with me. The house will me moved and the plants will will be destroyed if I leave them. There are also sage bushes and oleander bushes.
Appreciate your help!
Appreciate your help!
7 answers
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Did your hole deep enough and big enough around to get a good root ball, wrap to move, and keep moist, until ready to re-plant. Then do the same, dig deep, and wide enough hole to replant. I always put time released fertilizer granules in the hole, before adding plant.
Darlene Nieman Morris
on Jul 02, 2014
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<~~~ what Darlene said. Also keep in full sun and water daily! You might see a little yellow leaves and some droppage....but that's just a mild form of shock ...but as long as you keep it watered and get it planted fairly quickly...next year it should do just fine.
Rustic & Refined
on Jul 02, 2014
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There's some very good guidance on moving established roses here: http://www.finegardening.com/little-trick-when-moving-mature-rose-bush I think cutting back the oleanders by a third to a half would improve your chances with them as well. Good luck!
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 02, 2014
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All of the above, and it's best to wait until late afternoon/early evening to do it so it doesn't have to deal with stress from the heat too. Keep the exposed root ball wet. You can put them in buckets of water. Dig your new holes and prepare the soil first and water very well after transplanting. I had to do the same thing once--46 rose bushes! good luck. :)
Teresa Riester
on Jul 02, 2014
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Just in case, you might want to take some cuttings, too. Research on the web the correct way to do it. My short & sweet version is to take some cuttings, wrap them in wet newspaper then put that in a plastic bag. They will spout. More on the web on how to do this.
Terry Thomas
on Jul 03, 2014
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Are you in an area where they go dormant in the late fall/early winter? Can the move be delayed until then? Much easier to move when dormant but if that isn't possible you got good advice above. I would consider doing cuttings and rooting them if you can do that....as a backup plan.
Dorothy
on Jul 03, 2014
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Water well in the days before you try to move the plants. Keep the roots in a bucket of water and replant as quickly as possible. consider pruning the plants back once they are in their new home
Cheryl Newman
on Jul 04, 2014
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