Bare Root Rose Care Guide

Let’s get that Bare Root Rose in the ground or in a container!

(The information below is provided by the OSU Extension Service: Planting Bare-Root Roses in March | OSU Extension Service (oregonstate.edu) )

• Remove all packaging and soak the plant in a bucket of water.
• Dig your planting hole.
• Take the plant out of the bucket and clip off any damaged roots. Shorten roots that are too long for the hole. Evaluate the canes for broken ends or twiggy growth; re-move any you find. Leave three to five canes and be sure the center is open (for Hybrid teas and Floribundas).
• Avoid chemical fertilizer at planting time as it may burn the newly emerging feed-er roots. Place the plant in a prepared hole with the bud union at natural soil level. Carefully arrange the roots so they have ample room to grow and not get crowded. Once the hole is filled with soil, water, water, water.
• Newly planted roses will need fertilizer* after their first bloom cycle and thereafter once a month until August. Stop feeding roses about six weeks before the last bloom cycle. This prepares them for winter and dormancy.