Read This Before You Start Transplanting Roses

At some point you may be thinking about transplanting roses. You may be wanting to rearrange your rose garden and move plants around so they enjoy more sunlight. Regardless of the reason for transplanting roses, you will need to understand a few things before you commence.

The primary thing to do is to find out where you're going to move them to then commence preparing the spot. If the plant is left out of the ground too long during the transplant, the roots may dry out too much. If the plants is to be moved a substantial distance, say in the back of a truck, the roots will ned to be kept moist.

Some care needs to be taken when transplanting roses and all will be fine if it's done right.

The key to successful transplanting is to make sure the plants have lots of water prior to removing them from the ground. A plant thats suffered from lack of water may very well die however when it's well watered it can survive until it settles in to its new home.

It is unavoidable however to lose some roots when you transplant a plant.

The roots of roses extend deep into the ground, a long way past where most gardeners will dig to get the plant out. If you can keep the plant from drying out there's a far greater chance of success. And, you don't need to cut back any growth whilst it's been dug up but when the root ball is exposed, remove as much of it as you can.

Healthy portions of the plant are responsible for producing sugar so they must not be cut away. You can tell if the roots are struggling trying to support the plant by constanly checking to see if it's drooping. If this starts to happen, cut off the bits that are drooping and keep your rose more water.

Prepare to Transplant Your Roses

A couple of hand fulls of bone meal, thrown into the hole where you plant is moving to, works wonders. Anddon't plant is as low in the ground as it was because it will settle deeper as it's being watered.

Many gardeners will tell you that it's not a good idea to move roses whilst in their main growing time.

Moving roses when they're dormant is a smart move because it improves the chances of success. Also, their normally pruned during this time so they will be easier to relocate simply because they are not as big. If you plan the move correctly and make sure they have planty of water, you should not have any problems.

Never concern yourself with the job of transplanting your roses, do it right & all will be well.

Old gardening guru Peter Bourke just loves roses… for a much better understanding of caring for transplanted roses make you way as fast as you can to Love & Care For Your Roses.