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| shelle |
Posted - Mar 16 2007 : 8:24:36 PM
Has anyone done rose propagation? I thought i might try to propagate some of my roses at the old house and plant them at the new one. I did some reading on the internet and found several ways to do it. I wanted to know how you all might have done it and how it worked out for you. I love roses and would really like to try to take some of my old roses with me if I can. Thanks in advance for any advice and ideas.
Shelle :>
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Mar 19 2007 : 08:43:46 AM
shelle - I usually take my cuttings in the early fall. I do what Nance does, except that I plant them directly in the ground(one year I put them all in a raised bed) with a clear glass jar over them. I kind of 'screw' the jar in the ground a little so it won't fall/blow over during the winter. Sometimes I even put some wet leaves or a little mulch around the base just to keep it steady. Then I just leave it/them and forget all about them until spring. Then, when spring comes, I start checking to see if leaves are forming. This is where you have to be careful about 'buring' the starts in the sun. In order to harden them off, you need to take the jar/covering off a little at a time(a very short time at first) and cover them back up. Eventually, they will be 'hardened up' and able to be without the covering. I did have a 97 year old gardener friend tell me that if you take a slip in the month of May, it will bloom the first season. I tried this once, and it worked!
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| shelle |
Posted - Mar 19 2007 : 07:50:47 AM
Thanks for the advice! I have them rooting in as we speak. Wish me luck!
Shelle
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 12:20:21 PM
Bpnjour, and hello, gal pals! Thanks for ranking me up there with your mom and grandma......that is high praise indeed. Maybe the mason jar would work great, except not in the sun. Good luck to everybody! Nance |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 10:51:41 AM
Nancy, that sounds exactly like what my grandmother told me to do, she had the most lovely rose garden. Only she didn't mention the shade, and she used a mason jar instead of plastic. I haven't had much luck with her method yet, I wonder if maybe I am cooking my cuttings in full sun?
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 10:36:01 AM
Nancy, you put it so well. My mother has done this exact method with great success with a rose and has taken it with her every time she moves for over 30 years. I hope it works for you.
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Mar 17 2007 : 09:59:18 AM
Bonjour, Shelle! I have successfully propogated roses, specifically the more "old" varieties, and not newer hybrids, but they might work just as well. When you take a cutting, obviously snip off any developing flower bud because that will divert energy to the bud and you want all the focus on making roots. Take cuttings about four or five inches long, and at the bottom node, where a leaf protrudes from the main stem, tear off the leaf stem and make a slightly angular cut about 1/4 inch below the node where you tore off the leaf. I use Rootone, for extra insurance, so if you do, dip that end in rootone, and place in dampened potting mixture (mine is "soil-less, so it is peat based), which is supposedly better because it doesn't introduce soil bacteria... firm the mix around the stems and if you can make a little greenhouse effect with a plastic covering, it will help maintain constant humidity. Place the cuttings in a shady spot so you won't cook them accidentally with the sun's heat. This usually works for me, so I hope you have good luck with bringing your roses to your new home! Hopefully somebody with more experience (or who has a great link for you) will post soon, too. Knowledge is power!! Nance |
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