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Hi everyone! I made a terrible mistake 2 years ago....I planted glad bulbs on between my rose bushes and now you can barely see the roses. I was wondering if I can dig the roses now and remove all the dirt including the "bulbets"( bare root) and hold the plants until spring and plant in my new garden? Is it possible to do that now without harming the roses? The glads are choking them to death and I want to give the roses their own area, they desrve it. i live in N. VA I believe it's zone 6b and now the average temp is in the low 40's. Thanks in advance.
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Hello. I live in the same zone as you. I would dig up the glad bulbs (something you should do anyway because they aren't usually hardy in our zone) and store them in a cool place until spring when you can replant them. Then in early spring you can move the roses to a different location if you want, or plant the glads in a different location. Although the soil isn't frozen right now, I wouldn't move the roses yet because roses are easily stressed by cold weather.
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I agree with Alan. The best time to transplant roses is in the spring. That way they will have all summer to recover and strengthen their root system. Choose a sunny spot. Fall planting can be done as long as they are well protected for the winter. Storing bare root roses in the house is difficult as it is generally too warm, and most will not survive outside. The glad bulbs can be dealt with in the spring as well.
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