They'll need to rehydrate those roots by soaking them in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting them the right way up. They also need to put teh graft union an inch or so below soil level.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Yes nutcultet, my thoughts exactly. I have already emailed her a link to this thread and then I will pop over to see her later to make sure see reads what you have all said before it is too late for the poor rose.
I hope this will be enough to persuade her because she says it was the instructions the rose came with that told her to plant it the way up that she has it at the moment.
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Look like roots to me, what does the other end look like?
Is it April 1st?
In the sticks near Peterborough
No, I'd say.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
Well, that's 2 of us in agreement.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
Look like roots to me too...
not even January 1st, nut
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for you replies.
Nope, it's not a joke. I am afraid there genuinely is a rose planted like that. I just took the photo today.
I didn't see the other end before it was planted so can't help with what it looks like.
Now I just need to persuade the person who's rose it is replant it.... but the right way up this time!
Refer him/her to us Daftcow
A link to this thread via email maybe? There will be more comments yet
In the sticks near Peterborough
They'll need to rehydrate those roots by soaking them in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting them the right way up. They also need to put teh graft union an inch or so below soil level.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Yes nutcultet, my thoughts exactly. I have already emailed her a link to this thread and then I will pop over to see her later to make sure see reads what you have all said before it is too late for the poor rose.
I hope this will be enough to persuade her because she says it was the instructions the rose came with that told her to plant it the way up that she has it at the moment.