Can This Rose Bush Gamble Be Made To Pay Off?
First, I should say that although I've had to prune and feed roses, and while I know that they are an ancient and very tough shrub, I've never actually planted roses. So, if the collective mind of the gardening community would come to my assistance, here, I shall be most grateful.
A few weeks ago, matanai had posted to this community about roses at Big Lots stores, for $3.00 per plant.
I purchased six of them, not all the same variety.
Four of the six are in leaf today.
One of the six had been when I bought it, but isn't now and doesn't seem as if it's likely to be at any point in the near future (kind of disappointing, that.)
And one was just assumed to be a three-dollar gamble which appears not to have paid off.
Now, I consider that four living roses for a total of $18.00, plus sales tax, isn't a bad deal. That's $4.50 per plant. I can find these roses, these same varieties, at Home Depot for slightly less than twice that cost, so I'm not unhappy.
But I'd be happy-happy if I could somehow stimulate the two non-leafing plants, more because I hate to see things die off than from any sense of having lost money here.
Is there a way to check on their viability? Is there a way to kind of "nudge" them into leafing out if they are still viable? (They're still in their packing, by the way, but so far they don't smell of decaying vegetation.)
A few weeks ago, matanai had posted to this community about roses at Big Lots stores, for $3.00 per plant.
I purchased six of them, not all the same variety.
Four of the six are in leaf today.
One of the six had been when I bought it, but isn't now and doesn't seem as if it's likely to be at any point in the near future (kind of disappointing, that.)
And one was just assumed to be a three-dollar gamble which appears not to have paid off.
Now, I consider that four living roses for a total of $18.00, plus sales tax, isn't a bad deal. That's $4.50 per plant. I can find these roses, these same varieties, at Home Depot for slightly less than twice that cost, so I'm not unhappy.
But I'd be happy-happy if I could somehow stimulate the two non-leafing plants, more because I hate to see things die off than from any sense of having lost money here.
Is there a way to check on their viability? Is there a way to kind of "nudge" them into leafing out if they are still viable? (They're still in their packing, by the way, but so far they don't smell of decaying vegetation.)