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Posted by greenthumdfamily z 9 FL (My Page) on Sat, Jan 28, 06 at 10:56
Hello, i live in central florida where the temps are now 55-78 degress i want to take some cuttings but i don't know which part of the rose plant that i need to take the cuttings from and also the roses never go dormant here at least i don't think so well there is a friend of mine and she has this great big rose bush it's like 7 feet tall and in the summer there was no roses on it untill winter came and now there tons of roses on it well this is the rose bush that i plan on taking cuttings from and trying to root them so i need to know if now is a good time to take the cuttings? and which part of the bush that i should take the cuttings from and how should i get them to root for me thanks for all your help please email me direct at
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RE: get rose cuttings to root my first time need help
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| We came from Ft. Laud and now I'm in San Diego which like you has warm weather all year around. After the rose blooms is the best time to take a healthy piecr and I like the area where two or three branches each over the size of a pencil come together.. I'm not a genius but hae had pretty good luck but I keep the cuttings in a glass of water in a sunny window for a bit maybe a couple of weeks whatever till I have the time to plant and new leaves and branches are growing.. I use a mix of perlite, cactus soil and supersoil which all together doesn't have many additives because any chemicals for a bit and poof they die.. Patience is the answer and a good rootone and just a bit on a fresh cut.. |
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| I know I already wrote but in a few drinking glasses in my kitchen window and also in a pot outside I had some cuttings in water for a couple of weeks that were starting to bud and also grow leaves so it was a good time to plant. Before you plant make a new cu in the thick stem and than stick in a bit of rootone.. |
RE: get rose cuttings to root my first time need help
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| I have tried every method possible for rooting and my best luck has come from oasis flower foam. The way to do it is here. I am 100% rooting rate so far doing this. I do a few things though, they recommend the liquid rooting hormone, I used the powder (all I had at the time) I also put a pinch of Epsom salt in the water that the foam sits in. Once it has rooted I put the whole thing in a pot of soil, once I have gotten it used to less humidity (uncovering slowly over a weeks time) I have had wonderful luck doing this. Hope it helps. There are other methods here too, but do take a look at the oasis one. |
Here is a link that might be useful: rose society propagation
RE: get rose cuttings to root my first time need help
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| My cuttings root about 99% of the time, but die from damp off. Very frustrating. Now I use a perlite/peat mix and the damp off seems to be less of a problem. Here's how: - In a new peat pot, add the perlite/peat mix. Wet thoroughly
- wound the cutting a bit by nicking off a bit of 'skin' on the OTHER side of the bud.
- dip in rooting hormone
- carefully put into pre-made hole so the hormone doesn't get scrapped of. Firm mixture around cutting to support it.
- put entire pot and cutting into zip-lock plastic bag
- blow into the bag then seal in your breath because the carbon dioxide should help.
- put in warm shade for a few weeks It almost always roots -- the hard part is keeping the damp off from killing it. Good luck! |
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| Last year was my first full-born effort at rooting (after 2 years of experimenting), and I had really good success. Took 450 cuttings, and I now have 410 rooted roses. I am using coir medium along with a cheap HD timer and some misters I got off of EBAY. I bought a cheap plastic shelf system from Target, and placed the cuttings on the shelf. Misters are tied up to the shelving and ran from 8:00 am to about 7:00 pm, on 2 minutes off 10. I also have about 50 rooted cuttings in the basement right now from cuttings I received from Univ Cal-Davis on 11/4/05. I am using a "bastardized" version of the process George Mander has explained numerous times here. Biggest difference is I again am using coir. Here is a link to show you a rooted cutting I got from UC-Davis in November. Please note it had just received one of its daily mistings. I do this to cut down on mites. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rooted cutting received 11/4/05 from UC-Davis
RE: get rose cuttings to root my first time need help
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| I use a cuticle remover to remove a couple of thin slices off the bottom of the rose cutting. It keeps you from cutting in too deep. I make sure 2 nodes go into the flower foam (or perlite, whatever you use. ) My cuttings have done great this year. 100% so far. (most are from a 50 plus year old rose bush, but boy is that thing hardy) Good luck. There are a million ways it seems to root roses. You just need to find the right one for you. |
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| thank you so much for the postings thay were verry helpfull some ladys in my church have been after me to root some cutings for them for some time i think i can do it now thanks again and god bless |
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