If you don't have a garden, you don't have to go without beautiful roses. Many varieties - especially among the bed and dwarf roses - can also be easily cultivated in pots. So that you can enjoy your potted roses for a long time, you should repot them regularly and not only provide them with a larger container, but also with fresh substrate.
When and how should you repot roses?
Repotting roses should ideally be done in autumn or early spring. The rose is placed in a larger, round container with fresh substrate and watered thoroughly. Repotting should be done every two to three years.
The right time to repot the roses
Although potted roses - like any other container rose - can basically be repotted at any time as long as the temperature does not drop below zero, it is still advisable to carry out this measure in autumn. Repotting is always a shock for a plant, which can cause roses that are in full sap to drop leaves and flowers - also because any damaged roots can no longer absorb enough water. In autumn, however, the rose gradually goes into hibernation so that there is no shock. For the same reason, repotting is also possible in early spring - before the first shoots.
Repotting roses – This is how it’s done
Roses should be repotted every two to three years, because at this point the original pot is already too small and most of the substrate has been used up. Now place the rose in a new, larger container and completely replace the soil. By the way, make sure to use round pots for potting that widen towards the top (and not taper!) or are evenly wide at the top and bottom - square and unevenly wide pots will make repotting much more difficult for you later. Because the larger the plants are, the harder it is to get them out of the container undamaged. After repotting, water the rose thoroughly!
What to do with very large plants?
Very large roses or tied climbing roses are often difficult or impossible to get out of the pot. In this case, you no longer repot the plants, but simply add fresh substrate regularly. Fertilizing is particularly important for these roses!
Tip
If your container roses are already quite large, first line the pot with gardening fleece (€6.00 on Amazon) before filling in the soil so that it protrudes a few centimeters from the top edge. The next time the rose needs to be repotted, a helper holds the pot and pulls it downwards - and you grab the fleece and simply lift the rose and its roots out of the pot. This way the roots are not damaged and your plant will survive the procedure better.
