- 1). Prepare the potting mixture by pouring one part potting soil, one part compost and one part composted mushrooms into a large bucket. Stir the mixture with a garden spade to combine.
- 2). Add one cup of bone meal, one cup of fish meal and one cup of blood meal to the soil mixture to provide additional nutrients for the small rose plant. Stir the mixture to combine.
- 3). Purchase a plastic plant pot that is at least 15 inches in diameter. Pour a 1-inch-deep layer of gravel into the bottom of the pot to allow for proper water drainage. Fill the remainder of the pot with the soil mixture until the pot is 3/4 full.
- 4). Insert a shovel all the way into the ground 6 inches away from the volunteer plant. Lean back on the shovel handle to raise the soil up out of the ground and expose the root system of the volunteer rose. You can also use a garden spade to do this, since the plants are very small.
- 5). Grasp the small rose plant and work the roots loose from the soil.
- 6). Dig a hole in the center of the plant pot and insert the rose plant into the hole. Fill in the hole with potting soil until the roots are completely covered. Do not plant the rose deeper than it was growing in the ground.
- 7). Water the pot until the water runs out of the bottom. Water the rose at least twice per week thereafter and more during periods of drought.
- 8). Place the pot in an outdoor location that receives at least half a day of sunlight.
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