Day 2 Planting Roses

We planted roses again today which was hard work but now getting into a good routine (although we did manage to plant one rose upside down with roots pointing upwards!).

We used an auger to dig the holes which worked really well until we hit stones which are great for drainage but not for digging holes…

We planted them with the soil mixed with organic manure soil improver and then added rabbit enclosures followed by giving them lots of water. We will remove the guards and prune them to stimulate growth once we have completed the perimeter fencing which should hopefully protect the vineyard from both rabbits and deer which are both abundant in Tidenham Chase.