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Are supermarket roses worth buying?

Cheap And Cheerful Prepack Roses.

Roses sold bare root in those brightly colored pre-packs can be a cheap way of starting a rose garden, indeed many a rose lover began rose growing this way.

Many are of a lesser quality, often two stemmers and the varieties too are normally not the newest.By all means buy some , but follow the following tips for maximum success.

(1) Buy then as soon as they appear in the store.
(2) Reject any that have shrivelled bark.
(3) Reject those showing premature shoot growth i.e. Long thin forced white/ pink growths from the main stems.
(4) Have a good rumble about the store display to make sure that you pick the best.
(5) Choose bushes with at least two strong shoots.
(6) Soak the roots overnight before you plant.

   

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