MOORHEAD - Spring is here bringing planting season. Early spring between the time that the ground thaws but before bud break is one of two optimal times during the year for planting bare-root ...

How to plant To prepare your bare root specimen for planting, you first need to prune any damaged, broken or blackened roots back to healthy-looking tissue. Shortening long roots will also make it ...

A bare root plant, however, has no container, burlap sack or potting medium, so it weighs much less than the same plant in a container. • They’re easier to plant.

Bare root plants are a great way to get less common plants that may be only available through catalog sources and can be real bargains if purchased by the bag locally. However, receiving bare root ...

I ordered some bare root shrubs by mail and would like some advice on how to achieve the best results in planting them. — Ed Reilly, Warrenville Bare root plants are dug from the field while ...

Bare root plants are much less expensive than potted plants. They're cheaper, easier to grow, and they tend to fare better long term. Here's how to find and grow them.

Bare-root plants should be planted soon after purchase. If you need to take a few days before getting your plant in the ground, keep the roots covered with moist sawdust until you are ready to plant.

SINCE JANUARY IS almost over, and it starts the year off with that extra 31st day, how about I sneak in one more “extra” article about pruning? I do this in response to a client who was asking about ...

I received some bare root trees and shrubs as a gift and would like to know how to plant and care for them. — Jerry Rosen, Skokie. That sounds like a great gift, just ahead of the growing season.

A bare root plant might look dead, but it's not—it’s being kept in a stasis of sorts, with just enough moisture to keep it alive. ... There are more types of roses than you probably realize.