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Why do they always have wax over the stems?

i've bought 3......one about 2 months ago from wilkinsons...that i planted but it died......and i've just bought 2 from lidls today.

Dont quote me but I think its to stop them from growing in the warm shops.
Think it is ment to break away when their planted outside but I dont like it either. You could try cutting your old one back to see if any lift is still in it?
Its like plug plants you get with that net around the peat, should see me with a pair of sissors getting it off to replant them.

oh.....um.....so is it wrong for my bare root plants to have tiny little leaves on it?

no, they are just trying to do what they need to do, i.e. grow  ;)

Quote from: calendula on November 02, 2006, 10:07:02
no, they are just trying to do what they need to do, i.e. grow  ;)

lol oh yea....i just mean whether they should be doing that now....or spring....

They'll stop growing once they're outside, now it's getting colder.

oh ok. i've planted them outside now as best as i could gather from everyone....so hopefully i should have some roses on it next year.

The idea of waxing is to stop the stems from shriveling up when they are kept too warm. If you buy direct from a grower they will not be waxed.Sometimes they even wax dahlia tubers and this can prevent moisture getting in so they fail to grow.Plants might cost a bit more from a nursery but it is worth it.

Quote from: wahaj on November 01, 2006, 21:10:04
Why do they always have wax over the stems?