By Sharonjones
Ceredigion, United Kingdom
Hi folks can I plant bushes at moment and my rose Paul's Scarlett is growing lovely in its pot but can I now plant it in ground what's the latest I can plant please oh and a bamboo also into ground ...
- 4 Sep, 2014
Answers
And then you can give it a prune back , my Pauls scarlet is quite a vigorous climber
5 Sep, 2014
Thank you both no iv not bought the roses yet but will be and the bamboo not yet I'm not sure what one it is it says a small one on label what do you mean by root barrier and why steregram..so I can plant my rose in ground which month please ....pamg when you say prune back how do I cut it props not to kill it and do I have to prune it ...thank you both
6 Sep, 2014
Sharon you can find a lot of info about root barriers on Google.Look also for Root Barrier Membranes. The purpose is to prevent the roots spreading far and wide - most varieties of bamboos (but not he "clumping " vairieties)will send up shoots quite a long way from the plant, and planted in the ground near a fence may well invade your neighbour's garden as well as yours. If you are growing in a pot this will not be a problem anyway, but if you are wanting a privacy screen and are planning on buying a small bamboo be careful to check the eventual height of the plant to make sure it will grow the right height for what you want. I googled a couple of small ones and the info said no taller than a metre and a half but some will get quite a lot taller and sound ideal as the "clumping " varieties like these don't need barriers.
If your rose will be in a pot you can plant it when you get it as long as you have prepared the ground. If it will be a bare root one (and they are a lot cheaper) they will not be available until planting time anyway, which is either November if the weather is fit (ie not too wet and not frosty)or early spring.
7 Sep, 2014
Thank you steregram that's so helpful..now I must ask again about my Paul's Scarlett rose if I don't put in ground can I transfer it into bigger pot and then leave it to grow in there forever ....not to put in ground will it be happy in pot always ..
8 Sep, 2014
Is it a climber?
Mine is and a very vigorous rose, it certainly wouldn't want to be in a pot , its huge
8 Sep, 2014
Yes Pamg its a climber Paul's Scarlett itsva red one can I plant in sun most the day or ? It will be growing up a six foot fence ...
12 Sep, 2014
Thats fine.
12 Sep, 2014
Previous question
If you have bought the bushes in pots you can plant them when the ground is suitable, ie not too dry. Otherwise best to leave it another month. If your bamboo is one of the many invasive ones it would be wise to put a root barrier round it to save you grief later.
If your rose is flourishihg ans still flowering i would leave it until later in the season.
4 Sep, 2014