Re: re. planting roses in clay

Jennifer:

I've found that traditional roses do remarkably well
in unamended, untilled heavy clay; indeed, they seem
to thrive where I've planted them in the past
including in the heaviest of clays, the sticky red
clay soils of the southeast U.S..

This is not to say that work must be done should you
notice that your clay is poorly drained or is
compacted or is studded with large rocks.

I've noticed, too, that roses given "pretty" holes
with lots of amendment don't do any better than nearby
unamended roses in the long run (although they sure do
shoot up in the very beginning).

Joe Seals
--- Gemcopley@cs.com wrote:
> Dear Friends, another question for the rose experts:
> would you advocate deep 
> tilling before planting a new bed of new roses ? I
> don't mean new varieties. 
> The soil is heavyish clay in Med. France.
> Very many TIA.
> Jennifer
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Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore

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