Hi, I have bought 4 rose bushes from Michigan Bulb. When the roses arrived the weather wasn't permittable to plant them. I received them a week ago. It is still too cold to plant them in the ground. I have been soaking them in a 5 gallon bucket of water with a little mirracle grow mixed in the water. Two of the rose bushes are H-T Candy Stripe and the other 2 are Blaze,Show Garden climbing roses. I live in Ohio. We are still expecting some snow here and the roses are still soaking in the 5 gallon bucket. The roses are bare root form. The roses had very little sprouts of leaves on them when I started soaking them. They are now sprouting all over with newer sprouts of new leaves.
My question here is how long can I soak them? I am afraid of killing my new rose bushes.
If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Bwilson115

First of all, leave off with all the water, and yes it is still too cold for rose bush planting. Get some planters and good soil and just start them (they probably already have good root systems from the water and miracle grow) in the planters then transfer them when they are ready. If you keep them in a warm place, they will be fine in the planters until you can get some good weather.