Episode three of my

Episode three of my bare root ‪@david_austin_roses‬ planting guide, planting in a large pot or container, many of you will be surprised by just how large the pot will need to be if you’re planning to keep your new rose in a pot permanently, of course you can grow in smaller containers these plants will need much more care feeding regularly and potting on once they have fully occupied the pot you have put them in, make sure you place a layer of crocs in the bottom of the pot to keep the drainage holes open, and don’t scrimp on the quality of the planting media that you use a loam based compost such as a John innings number 3 mixed 50-50 with a fully organic soil conditioner such as the one I use from @ecosustainablesolutionsltd is perfect, #gardenerben

[@nataliesknowledge7962]

Thank you so much for this video Ben, it’s so helpful for a beginner like me.. thank you for answering so many questions in the comments too as that’s super helpful for everyone too 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@karlforsyth-gray3519]

I have found that depth is more important for roses. I grow on a balcony in narrow but deep double skin pots. And are all david austin . They have all thrived. Every 3 years, I remove one-third of the compost to add new . They are full of blooms, and not everyone has space, and weight is an issue on a balcony. Roses are more adaptable than people think. I have full southeast sun in the summer. And a fierce east wind in winter and spring

[@mangotango5704]

You are a good teacher.

[@darranowen9704]

Thank you very much for your help. I found your KZbin page last night, and I am working my way through your videos. They are very helpful and I like the way you explain different things very informative. Keep the videos going.

[@the_gardenerben]

Welcome along and thank you for your comment. I’m glad that you’re enjoying the way. I share my passions with you. If you need any assistance don’t hesitate to ask there’s lots for you to watch

[@SOPHIESL]

This is helpful. I recently purchased a James Galway and a Strawberry Hills and was thinking to plant them in pot on the porch. After watching this one, I am going to plant them in the ground and support them with Obelisks

[@the_gardenerben]

Great idea roses do much better in the ground wherever possible especially climber much easier to maintain and require much less attention

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Absolutely fantastic video with super information! Thanks for sharing!

[@S_M_20117]

Thanks for the vid, Ben :) I planted my "jubilee celebration" last week in a pot, which is sat in a gravel area facing West. Need to get some horticultural grit to top dress my pot 😀 Will water it once a week as suggested. Also ordered 4ft obelisk for it as I believe the blooms of this variety tends to get top heavy.

[@the_gardenerben]

They are indeed it will need some support

[@kryz9875]

Thank you so much for this video Ben. I watched your video before planting my roses. You seem to have perfectly formed roses in UK. I received my bare root roses with crossing branches at the base. Do I prune the crossing branches out now or wait?

[@the_gardenerben]

All stock is different, I personally remove excess or crossing stems when they have been in the ground for around 1 year

[@MyGardenismyHappyPlace-bt6il]

At a loss here in the US. We don't have John Innes here and I'm struggling to follow yours and others' directions for planting. Is there a specific recommendation that you can make for what compost and soil to use that would be available in the US? When I hear "peat-free and loam-based" and "Eco Mix," my head spins - I cannot find products that fit the descriptions given by yourself or David Austin website videos. I wish I could order something online. Help!

[@the_gardenerben]

Hi, and thank you for your comment and I fully understand your frustrations The most important thing with your soil is that you you you find something as close to recommendation as possible? John innnings/loam based compost are simply made from sifted and sterilised garden, soil You of course, substitute,loam, based compost for garden And enrich it with your choice, either leaf mulch, home-made garden, compos peat free soil conditioner oh well rotted horse manure

[@jin8339]

Thank you for asking this question Bec I totally agree with you about how frustrating this can be . Ben, thank you for answering this question. ❤❤ You just said to get sifted and sterilize soil. This is going to be fun questioning employees at big boxes and garden centers. They won't know and I tried . 😢😮

[@morningmayan]

Thank you so can you leave a recipe for the soil please?

[@the_gardenerben]

It’s very simply 75% peat free John innings no 3 (loam based compost) And 25% soil improver or very well rotted manure

[@lisayoung5582]

Hi Ben what fragrant roses will do best for full sun gardens? You see, I live in Chicago and my yard has full sun all day. Roses I am interested in purchasing is princess alexandra, jubliee celebration, jude obscure, emma hamilton, gabriel oak, and poet's wife. I do appreciate your in put on the matter.. Thank You!

[@the_gardenerben]

Good afternoon unfortunately you now may struggle getting hold of a Princess Alexandra of Kent Jubilee celebration Jude the obscure and Lady Emma Hamilton I believe now all are discontinued from the UK Gabriel Oak will thrive in Full sun but I have my poets wife in partial shade receiving only five hours of direct sunlight per day Others for you to consider would be The Lady Gardner, James L Austin Olivia Rose Austin And Jane Austen

[@HollyCDesigns]

Heya Ben! I love your videos :) I was just wondering what would be the life expectancy of a rose in a pot like this?

[@the_gardenerben]

Hi, and thank you if looked after properly around 12-15 years but it’s possible it’s as much as 30

[@HollyCDesigns]

@@the_gardenerben ahh amazing!! I really wanted to plant climbing roses along the house but realised I couldn’t. This gives me hope I could have a similar look but with pots! Thankyou :) and thanks for getting back to me so quickly!

[@jacquieengland8127]

Hi Ben another excellent video Thank you .I wondered if i can use compost containing peat on my rose bed Thanks

[@the_gardenerben]

There is nothing stopping you from doing so apart from the fact that Pete is completely avoid of any nutritional value it is basically a bulking media the removal of which from the environment is catastrophic all nutritional plant value has to be added chemically all by adding other organic compost to it so realistically it’s not the best thing to be using in a rose bed

[@jacquieengland8127]

@@the_gardenerben Thank you Ben i ordered some from wickes on offer . That will teach me to think i have a bargain

[@the_gardenerben]

@@jacquieengland8127 environmentally it should be avoided at all costs the carbon release from removing it from the ground is incredibly high traditionally it’s always been used in the gardening world as its stable light holds water and can have pretty much any nutritional value added to it slowly but surely trade is pulling away from it and finding other substances to use such as the one I mentioned in this video from Eco sustainable solutions

[@jacquieengland8127]

@@the_gardenerben Thank you Ben for explaining this to me .I will not be buying any in the future

[@darranowen9704]

Hi, please can you help me. People who live around me have cats, and they like to use my tubs as a litre tray and I find cat poo in and on the top of the soil. There is nothing worse than spending good money on good roses and soil feed, etc, and then they smell of cat poo. Have you got any advice for me please?

[@the_gardenerben]

There are several things you can do to come back this first of all plant companion plants alongside your roses, but you’re going to have to make sure that your pots are large enough to do this so they’re not indirect competition with the rose itself. You can sprinkle pepper over the surface of the soil, but this only replaces one bad smell with a possible other, you can also place small sticks in a lattice effect on the soil surface, meaning that they can’t dig and therefore won’t go

[@terineooi2526]

Hi Ben, i dont get the last sentence of this video when you said to remove top three inches of compost? Why and when? Could u just add more details to what you mean

[@costask3404]

Hi, I believe what Ben means is in the future, because the nutrients in the compost will have almost run out, to remove some of the old spent compost and replace it with fresh.

[@khaskin18]

Would pea gravel be similar to the horticultural grit you've used? Should I use that, or wood mulch? I'm in Texas, zone 9b. It gets VERY hot here. My roses in the ground are fine, I just want to be sure my potted roses stay happy above ground. Thank you.

[@the_gardenerben]

Ether will be fine just as long as you keep the gravel particle size small 5-10 mm

[@Big-ib3kx]

Thanks for the video! I’m in the US. When you refer to compost is it the same as potting soil in the US? Thank you Anthony

[@the_gardenerben]

It is indeed yes

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Terracotta pot that size would be £300 . How many DA Austin roses could I buy for that . Nearly 60 bare roots .

[@the_gardenerben]

This pot was nowhere near that kind of money off the top of my head was around £70 in at one rose

[@sarahhorrobin1242]

Hi Ben I wonder if you would be able to give me some advice please. I'd like to buy a David Austin standard barr root rose now, would you put it straight in the ground or would you put it in a pot in a sheltered spot and plant it out next year? Thanks Sarah 😊

[@the_gardenerben]

Good morning and thank you so much for your message. I would always plant straight into the location you would want it to be grown in. This will avoid a lot of the stress replanting causes.

[@sarahhorrobin1242]

@@the_gardenerben thank you very much Ben 💚

[@CheerfulMillie]

Ben, do you need to water the potted rose in winter when the temperature is below zero?

[@the_gardenerben]

If the ground is frozen no but it’s often mild for long periods of time and if temperatures are above 5° the rose is very likely to start rooting and even producing growth so you must make sure that you’re keeping a close eye on its moisture levels Long periods of cold are often hand-in-hand with dry weather so just be mindful

[@CheerfulMillie]

@@the_gardenerbenokay, thank you!

[@kater8730]

Why not adding a triple mix for roses that have peat? So regular garden soil/black earth with compost is best?

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m sorry I don’t understand the question

[@kater8730]

@@the_gardenerben Why do you say use a "peat free" soil. I use a triple mix which has 1/3 peat, should I just use regular soil without peat?

[@the_gardenerben]

@@kater8730 I cannot stress this enough, please stop using any garden products with any Peat in it whatsoever, its extraction from the environment is catastrophic and releases huge amounts of carbon back into our environment and also strips local habitats of incredibly bio, diverse and important nature sources Please only use 100% organic based and buy organic, I mean, green waste based compost, Asgard that we have to face the fact that we can no longer balance. The use of peat based products was doing so much damage to our planet.

[@stepheneveritt317]

Hi Ben,l received my to bare root roses on Wednesday, soaked them for around 6 hours,when I came to plant them I realised that the Clare Austins canes were shooting at around 80 degrees to the roots. On your vid you suggested the root should ideally be straight down but this will mean the canes are almost horizontal with the soil,and root gradt would be out of ground. I've planted the rose with the canes at about 45 degrees so roots are about same. Will this be OK. Great videos by the way. These are my first DA roses

[@the_gardenerben]

Lol of course they are not all Text book you have to do the best with what you have as long as the root are in their natural position it will all work it’s self out, you may now find that the the canes come straight up when they are produced

[@stepheneveritt317]

@@the_gardenerben cheers, I just didn't want to have to move the trellis to 45 degrees lol

[@the_gardenerben]

@@stepheneveritt317 that would look a little odd

[@stepheneveritt317]

@@the_gardenerben but with roses on who cares lol

[@soor6861]

Hi Ben if you had to choose between Princess Anne and Gabriel Oak which one would you recommend the most

[@the_gardenerben]

That’s easy Gabriel Oak Franks number three on my most recommended David Austin Roses and Princess Alexandra of Kent comes in at number 17 Gabriel Oak is a much harder working rose although the blooms are not quite so large and showy is a much better all round shrub a real full package have you watched my top 20?

[@soor6861]

Yes I did indeed thanks for always being so helpful

[@grindcorizer6818]

38l pot for one rose is about enough

[@soor6861]

Hi Ben. I am in the process of order some bare root roses from David Austin. Will Olivia Rose do well if planted with an obelisk in a large pot? Thanks

[@the_gardenerben]

Yes I grow it very well in a large pot with a hazel wig wam around it for surport

[@soor6861]

@@the_gardenerben thank you for responding promptly I will place my order today itself 🙂

[@Sunshine-xt1vb]

What would I be able to get in the US that is comparable to the Jon Innes #3?

[@the_gardenerben]

A quick Google search suggests that you can still get John innings number three in the United States, it would appear like here in the UK you also call it simply topsoil so take a look for John innings blended, lobster compost, Black and gold organic compost, and blend from miracle grow you’re looking for it to be peat free and soil based

[@carolinepark4033]

Hi Ben, I’m about to order the compost- is it the ‘Eco Mix Organic soil improver’? I’m in Cornwall

[@the_gardenerben]

Eco mix is a available in 3 grades I use medium/course to mulch And mix with the fine grade can be used as a multi purpose compose

[@the_gardenerben]

Let me know if I can help further

[@ginanguyen4821]

Can i put mulch on top?

[@the_gardenerben]

You can what are you planning to use ?

[@02zenobia]

@@the_gardenerben hi I would like to use coco mulch Super Moss

[@stuartthomas4836]

When you go to David Austin you will see roses growing in not very large pots. Often three roses in a single pot.

[@the_gardenerben]

You will, indeed this is something they do for show purposes, but he’s not horticulture he recommended-the advice I’m giving you is from a horticultural point of you. If you want a plant to thrive, you need to give it enough space you’ve invested in the plant it needs a proper sized pot and proper care

[@stuartthomas4836]

Thank you for your advice