I drilled some holes for my new rose bushes awhile back, dug them really deep using an auger bit on my skid steer. When I planted the roses they all sat in the holes well and fit perfectly. But eventually it rained, and when that happened I found the plants sunk in the holes quite a bit... Some over a foot deep into these holes! So I had to do something. Thinking the rose bushes would not like being that sunken into the holes.
They are all like this, each looks like they are down in a hole now. lol Probably not a good idea to leave them like this, during heavy rains they will fill with water and probably too much water for the roses.
I will need to take a shovel, and scoop out the rose plants.. and then backfill with more dirt. Maybe I should have waited for a good rain before trying to plant these. But honestly I had no idea this would happen.
Luckily I just a big bag of peat moss, I can probably use that fill the holes and replant.. hopefully they do not settle again bad.
Glad they have been okay for a few days, I think this happened when we got a really good rain.
Lol you can see the potting soil around the hole too. I will try to keep as much as I can of that in the holes.
I guess I need to think about compaction more when drilling these holes. I do not remember my cannabis plants having this problem. As I drilled holes for them too.
So now I will need to take some time and pull out the plants, fill in and replant. All of that dirt around the holes is dirt that would have probably gone back into those holes. And when I filled them with less dense garden soil all the plants sank in after a good rain.
I also planted some asparagus in these holes.. for them, I will not be pulling them up, but instead leaving them be.. And when winter comes, fill in the holes.. Hopefully the asparagus will grow all the way up the next year.
Hope they do not mind it for the summer and fall.
I really need to add some mulch around these holes when I am done. Probably weed wack too. In a future project.
Hah we can see the asparagus flowering, guess they do not mind the sunken holes all that much. They seem like some really hardy plants.. dealing with just about anything thrown at them.
One day the rose bushes and asparagus will hopefully fill in the area. But this is the first year so they need time to adjust, and maybe a few years I should have some nice plants growing there.
Roses should become quite hardy after a few years, and its cool they are already producing flowers.
When planting new plants, such as roses in this case, I always make sure that I have at least a third more soil available for planting by mixing the excavated soil with humus. I water each plant with at least 10 litres of water. In your case, the soil has simply become compacted. It is best to leave the roses as they are presently and simply loosen the surrounding soil, add some compost and gradually fill in the hole that has formed. But make sure that the grafting point of the roses is not covered.
Ah yeah, I should have had more dirt for sure.
Honestly I already redid them and they seem to be doing well now.
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You are right, if these holes hold water, it will be bad for the roses.
I would think peat moss will do the same if you pull the plants and fill under them with it.
This would be my suggestion, try to get the roses out in one ball of dirt, do this with the soil being dry. Then add the type of soil that came out of the hole in the bottom and place the rootball back. I know you are trying to give the roots room to spread and stay out of the clay, but roses should grow fine in clay as long as they do not get too much water.
I redid the holes not too long ago.. I did use the peat moss but luckily I got most of the rose plants out without hurting them too much.
Now they are recovering, hopefully they will do well.
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compacting the ground is something we always do here after planting something , ussualy by giving it a lot of water , in this case the rain has done that for you , but it won't kill the roses that easy ;) they are though plants.
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Hah yeah live and learn I guess. Never dug such deep holes so was not expecting that.
Love seeing someone actually thinking ahead about the finishing touches because nothing worse than doing all that hard work and then having weeds take over. Mulch will make such a difference in the final look too
Yeah I do want to get some plants established. That way the weeds do not over grow so much. Indeed, I love using mulch.
wishing you the best of luck and progress in it
This is a new system for me, I know about heaps for planting but holes, but ....totally new. Let's see how they turn out 👍
I think once the rose plants get established having deep holes will allow their roots to go deep. Should help.
Okay 👍. Thanks for sharing the knowledge
Usually if you water heavily the plants after planting the soil will settle down you could then pull up the rose bush and add more soil.
Ah damn yeah I should have done that.
Good luck with that :)
Thanks much
Beautiful rose bushes, I love them.
Interesting, i also have a Garden since a few month and i am still learning to so everything.
Yeah there is lots of learning, every year I hope to get a little better.
I really enjoyed reading your blog! Your writing is clear, e. I’d love to stay connected and keep up with your future posts, looking forward to seeing more of your work
Ah thanks, it will be quite the experience if they all take off from here.. I hope so.
Will do another update post when they get a little bigger.
Can't say I know much about roses. I wanted to plant one for medicinal benefits but they don't suit my garden much. I would like to plant some asparagus though!
I like all the pretty flowers they produce, its purely just for looks with them.
Nice, I love growing asparagus.. Mine are in their first year and coming along.
Wow, this is quite a very nice idea. Especially to areas where tall green grasses weeds or grow so fast. So it is isolated from grasses and fertilizer is spread evenly without contributing to grasses around it.
Yep that is the plan, hopefully they can compete with the grasses and grow big and strong.
The flowering tree is visible inside the hole. Now I see for the first time. I am quite surprised to see it. The flowers are very nice.
Thanks, I love the flowers too.
You're doing a great job taking care of your roses. I hope they grow strong and healthy.
Thanks very much
An interesting way to plant that I hadn't heard of.
I hope you get all the plants!
Yeah should give them lots of space I think.
Wow you're truly give your best at it it's not easy like how you made it happen is really amazing how you took your time with everything and definitely is giving out the best the flowers are coming now that's a good thing so more patient more time you're going to see everything going wow that is well
Hopefully it will all work out for the roses now I have them refreshed in the holes.
Yeah that's true everything is all about time for roses to show out in a perfect way
The roses look happy though. They are flowering really well. I hope they won't drown in the soil. May you find the best remedy. I can imagine how wonderful this place will be when these beautiful roses thrive and become thicker bearing more flowers.
Yeah I do not want to over water them that is for sure. Me too.. should be quite the sight one day.
I think so too.. thanks