Planting Bare Root Roses

Planting a bare root rose is the easiest way to begin a bueatiful new rose garden or just enjoy a single rose bush. After ordering your rose bush from sextonnurseries.com, you will receive it with in two weeks. Un pack the bush and inspect for damage. The stalks should be a nice green color. The roots should be a nice size. We sell only two year field grown rose bushes. This allows our customers to receive a more mature plant. The mature plants have a higher rate of success. Place the plant in a bucket of luke warm water, room temperature is perfect. Allow the plant to soak up water for 24 hours. You are now ready to plant the rose. The rose bush has an onion ball. It is the knotty looking ball or mass located on the trunk between the roots and stalks or branches. This mass needs to be above the dirt line. Dig your hole and place good fertile soil around the roots. Pete moss or a potting soil mixture helps if available. Once you plant your bush, water it every few days, in dry climates water it every day for the first few weeks. Feed the plant rose food with in one week and once a quarter from then on. I hope it brings you years of enjoyment.