Start Growing Your Roses From Cuttings
Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009
by Orlando Centeno
http://roselanding.com
Growing Roses from Cuttings
Growing roses from cuttings is not a difficult thing. It's actually pretty easy once you learn it. After the first time you take a cutting from your rose, you will see how easy it is to do. It's not hard and by growing roses from cuttings you will feel a little bit more in touch with your cutting since you did what it needed to survive during the whole cloning process. Taking your cutting from a nice and healthy plant is the first step of having a successful cutting. You want to give your cutting the best chance possible to grow and mature.
Pair of really sharp cutting sheers or blade.
Soil
A 4 inch pot for every cutting. Peat pots or root cubes can be used instead of planting directly into soil.
A healthy rose bush or plant.
A 1 lb re-sealable bag for each cutting.
Rooting compound, such as gel or powdered compound.
B1 vitamin (optional). This vitamin helps with promoting root growth.
You may also use a heating pad, if necessary, to help keep the soil or root cubes warm.
Gardening stakes.
Using Peat Pellets or Root Cubes
When growing roses from cuttings it may be a little easier to use peat pots or rooting cubes simply because when transplanting into soil or a garden bed, it helps to ensure the roots do not get disturbed or damaged. Root cubes and peat pots also encourage strong root systems. Peat pots are small compressed peat moss containers with an outside expandable plastic netting wall. The pellet starts off flat then expands when watered. Once expanded you place your cutting into the top hole.
Place your cutting into the moist peat pot and lightly crimp the sides to ensure contact on the cutting. Place rose cutting, and peat pot into a 1 lb baggie to give the rose a green house effect. In about 2-4 weeks roots grow and will show through the side of the pellet. Go ahead and cut the mesh from around the peat pellet before they end up getting tangled. You then may either plant the pellet into a bigger pot, if keeping rose indoors, or plant your rose cutting directly into the rose garden. The beauty of using peat pellets is there is virtually no transplant shock.
Planting into Pots
Another good way of growing roses from cuttings is with pots and the baggie method. Before your cutting has been taken you will want to prepare your pot with soil and poke a small hole into the soil with a pencil to ensure that the cutting does not get damaged when being planted. Once the cutting has been taken go ahead and place the rooting end into rooting compound which will help your cutting form roots quickly.
Take your potted rose cutting and place it into a 1lb re-sealable baggie to give it the green house effect. Placing a stake into the corner of the pot will keep the bag from falling over and damaging the cutting. Be sure to mist the bag to keep the clone moist. Once you start to see new growth coming from your cutting, then you know that the roots have started to establish themselves. Go ahead and take your cutting and transplant it into a larger container, for indoor planting, or transplant into the rose bed of your rose garden.
Growing roses from cuttings is not hard and can be perfected with some practice and trial and error. Do not give up if it hasn't worked for you the first time, try and try again. Now that you have some basic knowledge you should be able to grow your rose cuttings with confidence.
Landy Centeno has been a rose gardening enthusiast for over 10 years. He loves to plant his rose garden in spring with his wife and daughter in the Wi area. For more information on properly growing roses from cuttings please visit RoseLanding.com
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