[Herbalist] Re: Starting Roses

[Una 'nyen Dougal]

Thanks & best of luck --- let me know how that turns
out. I realy want to try growing roses from
cuttings... but I'd hate to have them take ony to be
let behind when/if I move (renting sux).

Una


--- Corwyn and Carowyn <silveroak at juno.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> >By the way - does anyone have advice onpropagating
> >roses from cuttings?!?
> >
> >Una
>
> Yup.  Twp ways:
>
> 1) The Easy Way - go to the local hardware store,
> buy Rootone, follow
> directions.  It may work somewhat well.
>
> 2) The Hard Way - go, take cuttings about 6 to 8
> inches or so, soak the
> cut ends in water for 2-3 days, prepare good potting
> soil in the ground
> or in a pot, plant the cuttings "as is", cover with
> a mason jar, shovel
> dirt around and over the jar if it's in the sun too
> much (cuttings like
> some shade), and make sure the little thing is
> well-watered, without
> moving the jar.  You'll know if it took root - look
> through the jar, if
> it looked like it died, it did.  If it looks like
> it's gonna take the jar
> off in a few months, it survived!
>
> -Caro, who's planting her antique roses the hard way
> tomorrow, but is
> using Rootone too
>
>
>
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