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Posted: Jun/16/2009 9:00 AM PST
Hi all - I live in zone 9 in California, and have property in Nevada, zone 5b. Very different zones - and pretty much different trees, plants, etc. I am pretty sure that roses will do well in both zones, and want to grow roses from my own CA roses, and all my friends who have ok'd my cutting them. Our on-air garden guy says to cut a 6 in slip, spray it with VF-11 (he's an avid believer in VF-11, and I've used it for years myself), wrap it in newspaper, stand the slip upright in a 5 gall bucket or coffee cans with holes for drainage in it, and keep it wet - not soaking but really damp, for about 6 weeks. then - it should callouse over, and I can plant them. Another on-line search said to cut them, dip them in roottone, etc., put them in potting soil/vermiculite (or is it pearlite??) where I've pre-poked the holes. Keep it in sunny areas, but not in direct sun, keep it moistened, and (they say) I could have roots starting in 2-5 weeks. So - to those rose-lovers, do these sound reasonable? What happens after the little roots start? Can I leave them in the 1 gallon plastic pots I'll be starting them in? And then plant them in the NV property? If so - when is the best time to plant them? Next Spring? this fall? Thanks for your help and comments. Judy |
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Posted: Jun/16/2009 10:08 AM PST
I personally don't start my own roses, but the methods you described are both in my rose care bible. They can be left in the coffee cans or containers until the root systems actually fill out (not to make them root bound though). When to plant them in your 5b zone would be from late April to August firstish. You want them to have a chance to settle in and grow in before the first frost hits. If you plant to much later than that and your rose would not be strong enough to make it through winter. |
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Posted: Jun/16/2009 5:49 PM PST
I tried the rootone in soil method and got nothing, but then, I am not very attentive to my cuttings, and only tried it once... |
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Posted: Sep/23/2009 5:32 AM PST
In Missouri a lady I knew would cut a stem with a rose, use rootone, put it right in the ground, and then cover the rose with a jar until it rooted. She got beautiful roses that way. She had an amazing green thumb. Also, the original rose bushes were very old. |
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