Starting a rose bush from a cutting is well worth doing,..you may have a rose bush that you like but can not find another like it,..or a friend has a rose bush you would like but you can not find it in the garden center,..or just do it for the pleasure of growing your own. 1. Find a young shoot on the rose bush that has not yet produced a rose. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ----------------------------------------------------- 2. Cut just below a bud,..making a clean cut. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ----------------------------------------------------- 3. Cut the tip off the cutting,..and some of the leaves at the base of the cutting,..this will save the cutting precious energy. 4. Dip the cutting in Rooting powder,..or rooting Gel,..use new soil or peat that has not being used for growing previously. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ----------------------------------------------------- 5. Plant the cutting towards the side of the flower pot rather than in the center. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ----------------------------------------------------- 6. Cover the rose cutting with a plastic bottle,..this will act as a propagator. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ----------------------------------------------------- Note;..do not be fooled when you see new leaves coming on the cutting,..the cutting will have enough energy to produce leaves but may not have rooted as yet. You could eliminate the use of the plastic bottle as a propagator if the weather was mild,..the chances of rooting a cutting are higher this way as air can circulate around the cutting and "Damp Off",..disease is less likely. moderator's note: moved topic to more appropriate forum
Very informative Philip and the photographs will certainly be a great help to those who want to propagate cuttings from their roses or similar shrubs. Many thanks.
Thanks Eileen, i get a great kick out of growing from cuttings,..and hope some members will have a go,..all of my rose bushes are from cuttings or seed,..bar one.
