Propagate Roses Using Potatoes. (By- Susan Patterson)
1. Cut an 8-inch tip piece of healthy rose bush at a 45-degree angle. Be sure to use clean pruning clippers. Use plant pieces immediately or place them in a plastic bag on ice if you are not going to use them immediately.
2.Snip off dead flower heads and hips down to the first set of healthy leaves.
3. Fill a medium-size flower pot with high-quality potting medium. Moisten the soil slightly.
4.Create a 3-inch hole in a peeled Irish potato using a clean screwdriver that is the same diameter as your rose clipping.
5.Brush some rooting compound on the cutting and shake off the excess. Place the cutting into the potato hole.
6.Make a hole in the potting medium for the potato with a clean spoon.
7.Place the potato into the hole, allowing only the cutting to be exposed.
8.Cover the cutting with an empty and clean bottle to create a mini-greenhouse. Twist the bottle slightly to be sure that it is solid in the soil.
9.Place the pot in a warm and light location away from direct sunlight. Remove the bottle from the cutting for a few minutes daily to allow the cutting to breathe. Do not disturb the cutting until you see new growth forming. Keep the soil moist.
10.Pull lightly on the cutting and if you feel resistance, roots have developed.
11.Relocate the pot, without the bottle, to a sunny location with more direct light and allow the cutting to grow until you will harden it off. Keep the soil moist.
12.Transplant into the garden after one week of hardening.
Propagate Roses Using Potatoes. (By- Susan Patterson) 1. Cut an 8-inch tip piece of healthy rose bush at a 45-degree angle. Be sure to use clean pruning clippers. Use plant pieces immediately or place them in a plastic bag on ice if you are not going to use them immediately. 2.Snip off dead flower heads and hips down to the first set of healthy leaves. 3. Fill a medium-size flower pot with high-quality potting medium. Moisten the soil slightly. 4.Create a 3-inch hole in a peeled Irish potato using a clean screwdriver that is the same diameter as your rose clipping. 5.Brush some rooting compound on the cutting and shake off the excess. Place the cutting into the potato hole. 6.Make a hole in the potting medium for the potato with a clean spoon. 7.Place the potato into the hole, allowing only the cutting to be exposed. 8.Cover the cutting with an empty and clean bottle to create a mini-greenhouse. Twist the bottle slightly to be sure that it is solid in the soil. 9.Place the pot in a warm and light location away from direct sunlight. Remove the bottle from the cutting for a few minutes daily to allow the cutting to breathe. Do not disturb the cutting until you see new growth forming. Keep the soil moist. 10.Pull lightly on the cutting and if you feel resistance, roots have developed. 11.Relocate the pot, without the bottle, to a sunny location with more direct light and allow the cutting to grow until you will harden it off. Keep the soil moist. 12.Transplant into the garden after one week of hardening.
