Hmmm
To me, 80's sounds like cool weather, perfect for planting in the ground. We had 80s in March when I received lots of bare root roses. They took off like gangbusters! Now the temps are back down to 60s, and everything is flourishing. I have planted bare root roses when temps were in 90s, in June, with strong winds, and the only extra measures I took were to mulch almost all the canes, and to shade the plants with a big lawn chair for a few days.
My opinion is, why restrict the root growth by planting in pots if you don't absolutely have to ?
If they are little bitty plants with baby roots, then I would go with pots at first, but I'm not understanding the benefits of potting good size roses.
What am I missing?
