Propagation of roses by cuttings

Content: General rules for propagating roses. Propagation of roses by cuttings from a bouquet. Rooting roses in the garden under a jar. Cuttings of domestic roses in vermiculite. Autumn cuttings. Cuttings using the burrito method. Unsuccessful experience of rooting roses in potatoes

 

      General rules for propagating roses

There are two ways to grow roses on your own property: grafting or cuttings.The easiest way is to propagate roses from cuttings. It is better to carry it out in April-May or June-July, when the buds of the mother bushes are colored. In addition, in the fall, when pruning plants for the winter, you can also take cuttings from roses.

It is worth saying a few words about the advantages of this method of propagation over grafting. Plants obtained with its help do not form root shoots, which greatly simplifies care. In the southern regions they winter better, but even when the above-ground parts freeze, they are restored from dormant buds on the roots. The ease of obtaining planting material should also be taken into account. After all, even roses from a bouquet can be propagated in this way.

Another big advantage of this method of propagation is that self-rooted roses are much more durable than grafted ones.

And among the shortcomings, there is perhaps only one: in the first winter, rooted cuttings do not overwinter well. This happens because in one summer the young plant does not have time to grow a sufficiently powerful root system. Therefore, it is better for the plants to overwinter the first winter in the cellar.

    Rooting cuttings

  What kind of soil is needed?

The soil should be light and breathable. For this, turf and leaf soil with an admixture of sand and well-decomposed humus is used. Approximate composition of bulk soil: turf soil - 2 parts, sheet soil - 1 part and sand - 1 part. On top of such nutrient soil, washed river sand is poured in a layer of 3-3.5 cm, which is a good neutral medium and provides access of air and moisture to the base of the shoot, which contributes to the rapid formation of roots on the lower cut of the cutting.

The best time to propagate roses from green cuttings is June - July, that is, the time before and during flowering. The shoots can be used for cuttings when the buds begin to open on them.

We will cut cuttings from this shoot.	We cut cuttings with three buds on each.
We remove the lower leaves and shorten the upper ones.	Cuttings should be planted in the ground to a depth of 1.5 - 2 cm.

     

How to prepare cuttings

Cut off the shoot with formed axillary buds, ready for growth. Cuttings are cut from the shoot with 2 - 3 buds on each. The upper cut is made 2 cm above the bud, and the lower cut is made directly below the bud. To avoid damaging tissue, use a sharpened tool. The lower leaves are removed and the upper ones are shortened by half.

Before planting, it is advisable to treat the lower cut with growth substances (heteroauxin, Epin), prepared according to the instructions. You can do without stimulants, but then the result will be somewhat worse.

How to plant

Cuttings are planted in the ground to a depth of 1.5-2 cm. Deeper planting slows down rooting. The distance in the row is 7-8 cm, between the rows about 8-10 cm.

    Under what conditions does rooting occur?

A very important condition that determines the success of the business is the regime of keeping the cuttings in the greenhouse in the first 15-20 days after planting, that is, until rooting. The cuttings must receive the required amount of moisture, heat and light. Watering the soil should be moderate, as too wet can cause rot.

But in the greenhouse it is necessary to maintain high air humidity (80-90%) so that there are constantly droplets on the leaves.To do this, in addition to moderate watering, rose cuttings are regularly sprayed with water from a spray bottle. Before rooting begins, the greenhouse must be covered; it is opened only during spraying.

In order to avoid burns to the cuttings on hot sunny days, the cuttings need to be slightly shaded. If the air in the greenhouse is too overheated, it is ventilated, but it is better to do this in the morning and evening hours. The greenhouse should not be opened during heavy rains to avoid waterlogging the soil.

If all conditions are met, cuttings of most varieties of roses root by 70 - 90%, and for climbing roses - up to 100%

After the shoots have taken root, they are transplanted into small pots with a diameter of 9-11 cm in light soil consisting of 1/3 turf, 1/3 leaf soil and 1/3 river sand. Immediately after planting, for better rooting of plants in pots, they are placed in a greenhouse, digging the pots halfway into the ground.

The best conditions for storing cuttings in winter are a dry, ventilated basement or cellar with a temperature of 1-3°C and an air humidity of 65-70%. Seedlings are buried in an inclined position in boxes with wet sand.

  Cuttings of roses from a bouquet

This video shows how to cut roses from a bouquet in cups:

How do the cuttings feel after two weeks:

Roses can be propagated using cuttings from a bouquet in two ways.

     Method one: in this case, everything is done almost the same as described above.

• Cut the middle part of the rose stem from the bouquet into cuttings 12-15 cm long with two to three buds. Make the lower cut on the stem at an angle of 45 degrees, 1 cm below the bud.The top cut should be straight and no higher than half a centimeter above the bud.
• Remove the bottom sheet and shorten the top sheets to one third. Trim the thorns.
• Burn the top cut with potassium permanganate or brilliant green.
• Keep the cuttings in aloe juice or growth preparations for 12 hours.
• Then dip the bottom cut into the powder of any of the preparations that promote root formation.
• Plant the cuttings in prepared soil. Before planting, sprinkle the surface of the soil with sand, a layer of 3 cm. Plant to a depth of one and a half to two centimeters.
• Pour, cover with plastic bottles with the bottom cut off, neck up. Watering should be done through the neck of the bottle.
• If a bud appears, it must be removed immediately.
  

  Propagation of roses by cuttings from a bouquet.

In this way, you can try to propagate roses using cuttings from a bouquet. This option is somewhat simpler, but no more than three cuttings out of ten take root this way.

From this video you will learn how to cut roses from a bouquet directly into the ground:

   Method two: With this method of propagation, the percentage of rooting is noticeably higher, but it will take much longer to tinker with it. First, you need to wait until green shoots begin to grow from the stem of the donated rose, and only then try to root these young shoots.

This is how Olga Rubtsova, a gardener from the Leningrad region, does it.

I propagate roses from cuttings, which are given to me in bouquets for the holidays. But this process is long. If the donated flowers were in the store for a long time, and aspirin or other drugs were added to the water there so that the rose would last a long time until it was bought, then such cuttings are not suitable for propagation; they die on the fifth day. The lower part of the plant turns black.It’s better to throw away such a rose right away - it won’t do any good.

And you shouldn’t cut from a rose that has a slightly wrinkled stem - it will also die in the near future. The desired cutting should be dark green, smooth, buds should be visible in the leaf axils, and the leaves should be dark green in color. The easiest way to propagate roses that are given on March 8th. They didn’t have time to sit on the counter, and in the spring the plants take root better.

I cut a flower from such a rose on a short “leg” and place it in water separately. The remaining twig, which I will use for propagation, is washed under warm water with laundry soap to prevent pests.

At the bottom I make an oblique cut with a very sharp knife or razor. I put the cutting in a glass. I put a transparent plastic bag on top. I tie the bag so that there is a small hole for air and no greenhouse conditions are created for the plant. I put the cutting under a fluorescent lamp.

Old leaves may fall off - this is normal. The main thing is that they need to be removed from the package in time. After some time, sprouts will appear from the dormant buds. The leaves on such sprouts are first reddish in color, then they become light yellow, then light green. When the leaves on the shoot become dark green (like the parent leaf), the shoot is ready for cuttings.

I use a razor to cut such a shoot-cutting from the stem and place it in a dark-colored medicine bottle (roots will appear faster in a dark container).I tried to cut a cutting with a heel - a piece of the mother plant, but I noticed that such shoots take longer to take root. I put a small plastic bag on top and don’t tie it, but throw it over it. I put the cutting under a fluorescent lamp.

You can add a little ready-made solution of HB 101 to the water. As I already said, the process of propagating roses using cuttings from a bouquet is very long, only after one and a half to two months a thickening of a light color forms at the end of the shoot. This is the formation of callus, on which roots will subsequently appear. When roots appear (at least 1 cm), I plant the cuttings in a pot. I put a plastic bag on top, but don’t tie it. After 2-3 weeks I remove the package. Once a week I water the plant with HB 101 or Krezacin.

Roses with dark-colored flowers take root best - red, burgundy, dark pink. Roses with light-colored flowers - white, yellow, light orange - take root the worst.

 

     Growing roses from cuttings under a jar

There is such a simple and affordable method of propagating roses from cuttings in the garden under a jar. The shoots are prepared as usual with two to three internodes, the lower leaves are completely removed, and the upper ones are shortened by half. Choose a place in the garden where there is no direct sunlight. Do not plant it completely in the shade, as the rose will live there under the jar until next year, and it still needs light to develop.

For successful rooting, light, breathable soil is needed. If necessary, add sand to the ground and dig everything well. Stick the cuttings into the ground at an angle, deepening the lower buds.You can place two or three rose cuttings under one jar. Water well and cover them with a three-liter jar.

Now all that remains is to water the ground around the jar if there is no rain. Sprouts appear in about a month, sometimes earlier. They will be visible through transparent glass.

For the winter, the jar must be covered with fallen leaves or cut annuals. The shelter is removed only next year, when stable warmth sets in, around the end of May.

As you can see, this method is very simple and inexpensive. All cuttings take little time, and care comes down to watering only. If your plans are to propagate a large number of roses and you have a lot of cuttings, then it is more advisable to make a greenhouse and root the greenhouse.

    Rooting a home rose in vermiculite

Indoor roses are easily propagated by cuttings. It is very convenient to root shoots of miniature roses in vermiculite, perlite or coconut fiber. Almost 100% of cuttings take root with minimal care.

Make drainage holes in a plastic cup, fill it with perlite, moisten it well and stick the cutting into it to a depth of no more than 2 cm. Cover the cup with a bag and place it on the window. Moisten perlite from time to time, but it usually stays wet for a long time. In the photo you see cuttings with grown roots. They were put into rooting 3-4 weeks ago and now it’s time to transplant them into a pot with soil.

You can propagate roses from cuttings even easier. To save yourself the hassle of transplanting rooted cuttings, immediately prepare a pot of soil. Make a hole in the soil with your finger and fill it with vermiculite or coconut fiber.Stick a cutting there and after a while, the roots that appear will grow through the vermiculite and penetrate into the soil. The young rose will not need to be replanted anywhere; it will immediately begin to grow and develop.

In addition to vermiculite and coconut fiber, you can also cut roses in water.
Rooting in water has one interesting feature: the boiled water poured for the first time cannot be changed, you can only add the same boiled water as it decreases in the jar. Even if it turns green, do not pour it out under any circumstances! The jar should be made of dark glass. Oddly enough, the cuttings take root very well this way.

    Autumn breeding

In regions where summers are hot and dry, it is better to take cuttings of roses in the fall. When you prune your roses for the winter, prepare the cuttings and add them to the garden until spring. In early spring, plant them in cuttings or in a permanent place as described above. It's even better if you stick the cuttings into the ground right away. Cover them with cut plastic bottles, and cover them with tops and leaves for the winter. In the spring, almost all of them will take root.

A very interesting video about autumn cuttings of roses. One of the simplest, most accessible and effective ways:

Now look what happened in the spring:

  Cuttings using the Burito method

This video is about the Burrito method:

Shoots for this method should be taken longer and thicker than with other rooting methods, 20 centimeters in length. All leaves must be removed.

Next, we tie the cuttings into bundles and wrap them in newspaper. We moisten the newspaper with water, but so that it does not drip from the newspaper, and place the bundle in a bag.

We forget for a week or two. Then you can unroll and check the cuttings.Depending on the variety, some form callus during this time, and some even form roots.

Approximately the same result can be achieved if you wrap the lower cut of the cutting with damp cotton wool and put the cutting in a plastic bag. The rose shoot begins to “come to life” in a humid environment, at a temperature of 23 - 26 degrees, and there are many options for creating such conditions.

Watch a video about unconventional rose propagation methods:

  Is it possible to root roses in potatoes?

Nowadays they write a lot about how wonderfully rose cuttings take root in potato tubers. I couldn't help but try this wonderful method. I won’t describe everything in detail, but I’ll say right away that nothing good came of it. Out of 5 cuttings, not one was accepted.

Some lucky ones write that everything went well for them, but at the same time they clarify that after inserting the cutting into the potato, they buried it in the ground. And although most experimenters grow potatoes instead of roses, some also have cuttings that take root. But here, most likely, the key word is “land” and not “potatoes”. Everyone knows that cuttings take root in the ground.

It’s very interesting to know if anyone managed to root a rose in a potato? Only in a tuber not buried in the ground.

Don’t consider it difficult, write in the comments.

And here is another video on this topic, the man also tried in vain:

As you can see, there are many ways to cut roses. Experiment, try and be sure to find a method that suits you best.

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3. Propagation of chrysanthemums by cuttings (methods giving 100% results)
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