Flowers: Veteran's Honor Rose hybrid

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MN_brown Minneapolis, MN (Zone 4a) June 23, 2009 03:13 PM	I got a Veteran's honor hybrid rose plant. Has anyone tried leaving it in the same container it came in for the season? I want to transplant it in Fall into another container when it gets a bit cool. We are having a heat wave and I am afraid it will die now. This message was edited Jun 24, 2009 9:54 AM
Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC (Zone 7b) June 26, 2009 10:56 PM	It depends on how root bound it is. Take it out of the pot and see if the roots are going around and around the root ball. How big is the pot?
MN_brown Minneapolis, MN (Zone 4a) June 29, 2009 02:29 PM	It's a 1 gallon pot.
Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC (Zone 7b) June 30, 2009 09:31 PM	Did you check the roots yet?
MN_brown Minneapolis, MN (Zone 4a) July 2, 2009 07:08 PM	I am too scared to remove the plant from the pot to check as I don't know what to do with it once I remove it from there.
Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC (Zone 7b) July 7, 2009 11:30 PM	Bump the sides of the pot. Put your hand, palm down on the dirt and turn the pot upside down. Gently lift the pot up and off look at the roots and see if they are going around the root ball. Can you see much dirt? If you don't see much dirt and the roots are going around then you need to re-pot the plant. If you don't the plant may die before fall gets here. If you re-pot it then keep it out of direct sunlight for a few days and keep it watered. Just don't let the soil get soggy.
MN_brown Minneapolis, MN (Zone 4a) July 13, 2009 07:03 PM	Thanks for giving me the confidence. It was actually a 2 1/4 gallon pot and it was not root bound. But since I anyway removed it, I put it in a 5 gallon pot with Miracle Gro Potting Mix. I am following your instructions on watering and keeping it in the shade

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