Top Tips To Successfully Transplanting Your Roses
The reasons for wanting to transplant roses are numerous. It could be because you prefer to give it more sunlight or it could be that you are just changing things around a bit in your garden. But, whatever the reason, there are several things that you will need to know before you start pulling your plant out of the ground.
You want to fix up your new place making sure it is the appropriate site for your flowers. It is also a good idea to surround the roots of the plant with a wet cloth so as to keep it hydrated even when you are moving the plant under the scorching heat.
Lots of H2O is also essential especially on the eve of the transfer. This will keep the plant intact and will have a better chance of surviving the entire process.
Most likely you are going to lose some of the roots from transplanting the plant. The roots of a rose plant grow very deep into the soil past the point of a reasonable amount of soil that can be removed. But, with enough water absorbed by the rest of the plant, your roses have a greater chance of survival. When digging the plant out, take as much of the root ball as you can handle.
If during post-relocation, your roses seem withered, that means that you weren't able to hydrate them enough, thus you must double up on watering them. Trimming the parts that are way beyond repair is also a good idea. But this is the only time when you should do so, because the upward blooming of the flower is vital in creating sugars.
At a slightly higher angle than it was at its old location, set the plant into its new home. The new hole must also be filled with bone meal, and the soil must be free from pockets of air.
The best time to move your roses is when they are not in bloom, so as not to interrupt their growth and when they are trimmed so that they are compact. However, if you keep your roses well hydrated and follow the tips as enumerated above, you should be able to transfer your roses successfully irregardless of when you choose to do so.
