Q&A for How to Plant a Climbing Rose

Yes, but it's better to plant in a small pot first and then transfer it to the larger pot.

Cut a live branch at a 45-degree angle and make sure the stem is showing green. Place it in a bucket of water; first put a little blood meal in it and stir it up, then drop the stem in it. Keep it in the sun until the roots are looking good and replant it in good soil.

Climbing roses don't actually climb -- they just grow really quickly and really tall. To make them into "climbing roses," you have to attach them to the lattice with something, such as twine.

How a plant grows or blooms has to do with several elements. The more light it gets, the more it will spread. As for the opposite, it will grow high. To survive, a plant needs enough light ànd food; thus when light is abundant it matters to rapidly cover the ground in order to prevent other plants to settle and pick in soil/water/food. When light is scarce, the most important is to grow to the light as soon as possible in order to prevent other plants from growing above it and take the light away. Of course other elements may also play a role, such as the pruning and the soil.

Before the first fall frost, layer about 2" of organic mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots from extreme temps. Prune the plant in late winter, about a month before the last frost.

If it climbs up walls/trellises they need to be three feet apart from each other. If it climbs up fences they need to be ten feet away from each other.

Yes, I put a little coffee grounds under mind, but I also give them banana peels that I save in my freezer all winter. I've had great success with my roses.

After about two years from the time you plant, choose the sturdier yet flexible branches. Should there be a heavy cane going vertically, cut it off at the base. The thin branches should be cut, also at their joint. Keep in mind you are ultimately going to alternate canes to the right, looping them approximately to the center and then going horizontally back to the right. Choose a flexible cane to loop to the left and back toward the center. Canes that cannot or will not flex sufficiently, cut.

Once a year after your plants are established, in late winter or early spring (I've been told to prune on Valentine's Day). If you planted the roses this year, you need to wait about 2 years before pruning them. At that point, you can trim any canes that cross each other and any canes narrower than a pencil.

Black. You want soil that is loamy and well-drained.

A climbing rose may bloom the first summer after being planted in the spring, but to ensure your rose will grow into a healthy plant you should remove all buds the first year. This enables all of the plant's energy to go to the plant itself, rather than the bloom. The following year the plant should be well-established, and you can allow it to bloom then.

Check the plastic marker that came with your rose plant. It should tell you how big the plants will get and how far apart to plant them.

Leave it soaked for at least a year in order for the roots to grow. A bare root rose will take almost a year to grow its roots fully.

Just use a pest repellent for plants, like Neem Pest Repellent because it's actually quite effective on plants, also for killing varieties of pests that invade your plant. Or, you can also try pruning the part that has white spot and remove it immediately, like burning it or throw it away far from your location.