How to Transplant a Rose Bush | Ask This Old House
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to transplant a rose bush.
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Time: 2-3 hours
Cost: $20 for fertilizer and mulch
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools:
Bypass pruners
Gloves
Rounded shovel
Steps:
1. Find a good place to put the transplanted rose bush. Rose bushes like a lot of sun, so look for spot with a lot of direct light.
2. Early spring or late fall is the best time to transplant a rose bush because it’s coming off dormancy or heading toward winter dormancy.
3. Wear a long-sleeved shirt and a pair of gloves to avoid getting hit by any thorns from the rose bush.
4. Rose bushes have a very fragile root system and during any transplant, the root ball is likely to fall apart. Because of this, it’s important to cut the limbs back on the rose bush before transplanting it.
5. Cut back the limbs by at least 50% using a pair of bypass pruners.
6. To dig out the rose bush, use a rounded shovel to draw a circle about six inches away from the roots.
7. Turn the shovel around and dig away from the root system.
8. Dig down about a foot to get under the root system of the bush.
9. Turn shovels back toward the root system of the bush and drive the blade directly under the plant at an angle.
10. Use the shovel to pry out the bush and remove it from the ground. Again, the root system will be mostly bare. You’ll want to replant the rose bush quickly.
11. Dig a hole twice as deep and twice as wide as the current root system using a shovel.
12. Fill the hole a third of the way with compost. This will allow for better drainage and the roots to grow by keeping the soil from compacting.
13. Mix more compost in with soil. This mixture will be used to backfill the rose bush.
14. Place the rose bush in the hole and make sure the soil height is high enough so the base of the plant is even with the ground.
15. Backfill the hole with the compost/soil mix using a shovel.
16. Mix liquid root growth fertilizer with water in a bucket.
17. Pour mixture all around the base of the rose bush.
18. Add more of the compost/soil mix to bring the hole surrounding the bush up to grade.
19. Water the plant twice a day for the next two days.
20. After two days, add a layer of cedar mulch around the base of the plant, but not on the roots. This will keep moisture at the roots.
21. If transplanted in the fall, be sure to trim the bush back again before the first frost and place a rose cone over the bush to insulate it through the winter months.
After the last killing frost in the spring, remove the cone and the bush should be ready to grow and bloom.
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Start: Use the shovel that way, so we don't disturb the roots.
Finish: Doesn't matter, as long as we can lift it up.
@Tressa Exactly. I don't think rose roots are so easy to die. They are tough bunch. So, for ppls who want to transplant, as long as you don't just lift the stems, they'd be ok. You don't have to use the shovel THAT WAY.
LOL... fragile roots. My aunt asked me to move a rose bush (which we hoped would kill it) so that my grandmother could see it when she became sick. I dug out the root as much as I could and after digging down two feet I cut the root off and transplanted it. Figured the root left behind would die... The following year I had two bushes.
May i ask why you hoped the rose would die if you were moving so your grandmother could enjoy it
@@chrisryan8458 They hoped the root left behind would die but it came back
@@DavidFetzner oh thankyou
@@DavidFetzner i am on the autism spectrum so i often mistake meanings of others words. I much appreciate your patience and explanation! TY :-)
I think different species have different levels of fragility.
This is EXACTLY what I needed to see. Now I'm compelled to check out the rest of your channel & subscribe possibley🌹
Wrong time of year. Once rose is out place in bucket of water so dry out is stopped . Cut back once planted
"Winter is coming" - Eddard Stark
winter is coming, trim the bush.
"Real heavy soil here...". LoL. Come to my yard. I'll show you heavy soil.
would love to see s follow up photo of the transplanted items added to the video or linked to it
Poor rose bush I hope it’s alive still
Perfect! I'm looking to move exactly a rose and peony. Great vid!
"SOUNDS GOOD"
He has to be from Boston with that thick accent!
They are talking about that rose like its some sacred relic.$20 at the home center gets you a new one.
Sounds like she is reading a script lol
He was a little rough with the rest of her garden. made me cringe when they were digging out the rose bush.
amazing how he has an accent only part of the time "YAAAAHRD"
Lol
Remember to dig away to not disturb the roots… next frame he’s hacking away
Very helpful. Great work.
I doubt she is going to put that cone in wintertime...lol
GREAT VIDEO..NOW I KNOW HOW TO TRANSPLANT MY POTTED ROSE BUSH..THANKS..
4:56 is when things begin to GO South to Mehiko
4:32 I don't know how to step on a shovel.
Thanks so much for this video. It is very helpful.
Love the accent that guy has.
thanks Roger!
Can't wait to get my rose transplanted! Is it ok to use an old hollowed out stump as a kind of natural pot? It's old. It's dying. The rose bush is really small.
How often should you water?
Thank you.
I appreciate the information
Extremely helpful, Thank you?
If a rose bush has buds and roses on it can you transplant it this time if year
And screw the neighbor - as soon as her rose grows up a bit, it's going to block the light his rose was getting and kill it. But who cares about him? It's his own fault for living next to her!
really think a trellis in front of chain link would be better for a climber - training to the chain link is not as fun as it sounds (been there done that - replanted in friends yard and restarted mine in a sunny corner w/ it's own split rail fence🙂peonies aren't crazy about being relocated need a while to recover if you're forced to move them
What’s he watering the roots right before winter!!!??? I thought they dried out!!!
Can anyone help me with this please? I would really like to know exactly what kind of fertilizer that blue liquid is, that he suggests to use; I am like John Snow - I know Nothing (about fertilizer) when Winter is coming 🙈🤷🏼♀️🌹🥀
I know this is an old post but i think it's garden rich Root&Grow
I found it at home depot and was talking to an old lady that had a vast knowledge of rose bushes and she said that stuff works great! And it's blue! It's gotta be the stuff!
I think that Mr. Cook's accent is "New England."
nice work
Something is growing in front of my rose bush - should I trim it back?
Did you find rats, living in the rosebush about two feet down?
Shpuld have used a tarp for all the dirt dug on both spots. I would hate that mess on my grass....Other than that thanks for the video.=)
Winter is coming!
"Get it in as far as you can" got it!
I have a rose bush that I need to move. But I'm nervous about doing it. My grandfather gave it to my mother the day I was born. It's been in the ground for 43 years. It's against a brick wall. Mom has died and I've moved to Texas it is currently in Louisiana. Her house is going to become a rent house for government housing. I know renters don't take care of stuff. It would be nice if somebody with experience could help me make sure there's a good transplant.
Roses are often hardier than they are often talked about. Follow the steps here when digging it up, wrap the root ball with some plastic and keep moist until you get it home and have the chance to plant it.
I have a rose that had just been lopped off at the base by someone and there was only two little scraggly roots left at best. I planted it anyway, kept it well watered and made sure soil was moist. This was two months ago, and it's now getting ready to bloom.
Adrya Webb can I ask you , will it survive If it’s not replanted within a few hours ? We are moving from one house to another and are taking a rose bush my husband got me when our first child was born. It’s in our contract 🤣. Our concern is actually getting into the ground on moving day with all we will have going on.
@@laurencaruso4647 just a little hint for you, if you click those three little dots to the right under the person's comment that you're trying to talk to and click reply , and it will turn it blue and the person will get notified quicker such as I am doing for you.
@@laurencaruso4647 Plant it in a pot just like you'd find it at the nursery until you can put it in the ground, Water it and apply miracle grow when you see new growth.
@@littlekingcobrasden4217 "I know renters don't take care of stuff."
I'm happy for you and that you've been fortunate enough to never have to worry about paying rent, I'm sorry for any damages or injury you've endured that have caused you to hold this belief, and I understand your concern for the rose bush as it is a priceless piece of your family history and a living memorial for your loved ones. With all due respect, there are countless people who own their houses, cars, boats, etc and choose to let those possessions fall into disrepair and ruin; just like there are countless people who rent the car they drive or the home they live in and choose to value and maintain their good condition and treat them with respect. As an aside there are many, many millions of people who own fine homes and have luxurious, immaculate possessions yet they do not care about or care for or take care of their body and mind and soul. Anyway, I wish you well and I sincerely hope that you were able to retrieve and replant your rose bush successfully and that it has continued to flourish, providing you and your family with beautiful memories and fragrant blossoms for many years to come.
all these chemicals goes back into your drinking water.....crazy...
Iowa wind will blow that rose cover away
Tent pegs.
Yaaaaahhhhdd
i need to move a rose bush, the thought of the thorns makes me cringe, I'll give it a try like the video shows.
Her daughter is so cute.
"Its a nice sized peony"
That top soil tho...
rahul
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someone watches GOT....lol
TOO MANY ADDS !!
Luke 4:16
Acts 13:14,44
She’s spare parts
So scripted
Reviews And More its a show what do you expect
reminds one of those oblivion videos
To much talking I did not finish
if she did this everyday she would look like a fitness model.
Does he mean peonies? Maybe he pronounced it differently.
First
Mansplaining...lol