Many gardeners from time to time have to deal with transplanting plants on the site. And sometimes it is necessary to transplant not only the acquired plant, but already adult. For example, to form a flower bed, you often need to transplant a rose into a new place. Let's find out whether it is possible to transplant an adult rose in autumn, or it should be done at another time of the year.
When is it necessary to transplant roses in the autumn?
It is best to transplant adult roses in spring or autumn. However, it should be remembered that the time for autumn transplantation is limited: from the beginning of August to the end of September. It is necessary to leave 3-4 weeks in reserve for the roses to take root before the onset of frost.
Sometimes those flower growers who have stitched roses on the site are wondering whether it is possible to transplant a stunted rose in the fall. All roses with powerful long shoots ( park , shrub, stitched) should be transplanted in September.
To transplant a rose "Rambler", having flexible thin shoots, it is necessary to pinch the tops of all young branches in advance, in August, so that the twigs manage to grow lighter before winter. It is on them the next year there will be flowers. All old shoots should be removed as soon as they bloom.
Transplanting a clinging Clayming rose with thick, powerful shoots, they must be shortened by a third or even half.
When transplanting an adult rose bush, it is necessary to dig it as far as possible along the crown projection. Such a large lump of earth on the roots will be a pledge that the transplant of an adult rose bush will be successful and the plant will be safely rooted in a new place.
Before digging a bush of a rose, it must be thoroughly poured, so that the earth would better keep on the roots when digging out. In addition, to facilitate the work of shoots prickly rose bushes is better to bind.
First, dig a deep trench around the bush. Then, tying up the earthen made with polyethylene or cloth, start digging under the base of the bush. Thick long roots can be chopped off. After this, using a scrap or other sturdy tool as a lever, you need to pull out the bush. If you want to transplant a rose to another place in the same site, then put the dug bush on a bag or strong fabric and just drag it to a new place.
Planting a rose in a new landing pit follows the same level at which it grew earlier. Putting the plant in a pit, we fill it with earth in several layers, alternating each with watering. The top layer of the earth should be well tampered to exclude air pockets around the roots of the rose.
Although the transplantation of an adult rose is considered undesirable, it can be done. To do this, you should know when to plant the roses in autumn, and with proper care these plants will please you with their beautiful flowering and in a new place.