Best Method For Temporary Pot Transfer

I just received my Dark Knight Roses. They came in a biodegradable cardboard container. The owner says it’s ok to plant entire bush with it on. And that I only needed to make a few cuts to help the breakdown. I’m against all burying any kind of cardboard container, even if they say it’s biodegradable. I had a bad experience with really expensive plants. I don’t want to make that mistake again. Unfortunately I have to use a container temporarily because Has anyone had experience with mint compost? Or what is the best use compost for roses. I myself for my flowers have used in the past a Tumeric, Milk recipe that has worked wonders with my plants and vegetables. Tumeric is a natural pesticide. But I would rather get some advice on this from some experience than just take a chance .

Hi, yes I got that same type of container this year as well for several of my roses and was told the same thing and I did not do it either. I took them out of that pot and planted them the way I usually do.

I have tried mint compost. It is very, very dark in color. I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it did nothing but attract more heat to the soil. I’m mulch with a natural cedar mulch, and it’s a great mulch for my roses.

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You can plant with the biodegradable pot, but if you do, remove an inch or two down from the top rim. Personally I remove the rose from the pot and plant in the garden. I break up the pot and toss in compost pile,

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Mulch is not the same as compost.
Compost goes in the soil to help amend it and provide nutrition.
Mulch goes on the soil to preserve water , protect from heat and cold and as it breaks down it amends the soil
Re hat said it should always be pulled directly away from the base of plants some 2 or three inches to avoid insect, fungus and bacterial build up harming the plant