How to do it like a professional
Between fall and spring they belong in the ground: bare-rooted roses are best planted between October and April. During this time, you can obtain bare-rooted roses directly from our nursery. What do you need to know about rootstocks and how exactly do you plant and care for them? The answers to all important questions can be found here!
Storage and durability: consider before planting
Do not plant the roses in the ground during heavy frost. Wait until the soil is frost-free and crumbly. Bare-root garden roses can be stored in a closed bag in a cool, dark place for 8–10 days.
For longer storage, we recommend temporarily planting the bare-root roses in a deep pot, covering them with soil and placing them outdoors in a sheltered spot. Alternatively, you can plant them directly in the garden. To do this, place the plants in a shallow trench and cover them completely with 20 cm of moist soil.
How to do it in fall
- Shorten the roots to about 20 cm and soak the entire plant under water for a few hours.
- To improve the soil, you can use deposited compost and organic fertilizer. Attention: Please do not use lime and mineral fertilizers - only in the spring, when the roses are rooted!
- Dig the planting hole - it should be large enough to accommodate the root system well, and the grafting point should fit 5 cm deep into the soil. Then step the soil and mud it in (see above).
- To protect the roses from drying out, pile them with soil for about 20 centimeters.
- Beginning in April, you can pile off the bare-root rose and prune the shoots back to about 15 cm.
How to do it in spring
Shorten the roots to about 15 cm.
Soak whole plant in water for a few hours, no longer than 24 hours.
Improve the soil with deposited compost and organic fertilizers.
Please do not add lime and mineral fertilizers to the planting hole, but apply them 8 weeks after planting, once the roses have rooted.
Planting, grafting point 5 cm into the ground, step the soil, mud in.
Pile up completely as protection against drying out.
Do not pile off until 6-8 weeks after planting!
Tantop Royal: Tips for ready-to-plant rootstock in a small pot
In garden centers or nurseries you can also find bare-rooted roses protected from drying out by a wax layer around the shoots and a container (Tantop-Royal®) with soil.
Pull the roses out of the pot along with the wire mesh. Important: The wire mesh, which holds together the soil that has not yet rooted, stays on. Dig the planting hole - it should be large enough to fit the grafting point 5 cm deep into the soil. Well-seasoned compost and horn shavings may be included in the planting hole as a soil improver. Fill the planting hole with garden soil. Carefully tread the soil around the rose plant, mud in and pile 20 cm high.
Stem roses
Before planting the standard rose, hammer a support pole into the ground. It should be in the direction of the main wind from the rose.
The stem is best tied to the pole in the middle and at the very top with an elastic material (e.g. nylon tape) so that the entire length of the stem rests against the pole and friction is avoided.
In spring, protect the crown of stem roses from evaporation with a canopy of jute, fleece, or pine branches for 6-8 weeks.