Thanks
I will plant it now, it's not in thesun, I've put it in the garage.
Will do it this weekend & hope it turns out in splendid blooms ?maybe in
spring.?
Heres hoping & thanks again.
"Farm1" <please [at] askifyouwannaknow> wrote in message
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> "PatC" <patc [at] comcen.com.au> wrote in message
> > Hi
> > I got a gift of a climbing rose 'Sir Lincoln', it's in a packet
> with
> > instructions on how to prepare the soil & plant it, but it doesn't
> say when
> > to do this, I need to know if it's OK to do it now?
> > I've alway's have been lead to believe that you should only plant
> roses in
> > June - July.
>
> Plant it now if it suits you to do so. Roses in containers can be
> planted at any time but they will need more care (ie watering) if
> planted int eh middle of sumemr.
>
> > It I don't plant it now, how does it stay alive?
>
> You water it and keep it alive by looking after it. Those plastic
> bags are not good for keeping roses alive long term unless they are
> well looked after. They tend to cook the roots if the bag is left out
> in the sun.
>
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