Flowers: Tips on rooting roses, please?

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yellowbird831 Theodore, AL August 03, 2009 01:26 PM	I have a wonderful Old garden rose, (Climbing, un-named, with big deep red heavenly scented blooms.) and also the Peggy Martin Rose, also a climber, pink. (If you're not familiar with the story that goes with this rose, ask, & I'll share!) I would love to propagate these! Thanks for any help!
NoGreenThumbnTN Jackson, TN (Zone 7b) August 03, 2009 08:17 PM	I don't know for sure if it works or not, but I've heard that you can put dirt over the branch of a rose and it will root. Like I said...I don't know for sure...:) And please...tell your story!
lrwells50 (Lynn) Paris, TX (Zone 7b) August 03, 2009 08:45 PM	Look on the rose forum, there are a couple of people there that do this. Much to much work for me!
dp72 Woodway, TX (Zone 8a) August 04, 2009 06:06 AM	Rose cuttings are easy to propagate. Take semi-hard cuttings, strip the lower leaves and plant them in potting soil. Keep them moist and in the shade. In time they will take root and begin to put on new growth.
smileymom343 Kenmore, NY (Zone 6a) August 04, 2009 06:27 AM	I've tried what dp said, then worked a glass jar over it into the soil and left it till the following spring. The only problem I had was patience. I move them when they're too little and they die.
dp72 Woodway, TX (Zone 8a) August 04, 2009 09:27 AM	Hi, I was thinking in containers, not directly in the soil.
smileymom343 Kenmore, NY (Zone 6a) August 04, 2009 12:28 PM	my mom used to stick the rose right in the ground, cover it with a jar and leave it till spring. of course, i'm up north and need the jar over the winter. you folks down south probably do not.
Jim41 Delhi, LA August 04, 2009 09:05 PM	Well, I'm batting a 100% on rooting roses so I'll share what was taught to me by a master gardener. Cut off a piece of the rose that has 4 growth buds. Strip any foliage. Use a rooting powder on the big end. Shove the cutting into the ground just past the second growth bud. Put a quart jar over it and work the jar into the ground so it won't come off. Don't pull the jar off for even a peek. Start this process in October or where you live in AL November. About March remove the jar. It is good to root it where you will leave it. If not, root it where you can leave it for one full year. Move it to quick and transplant shock is a problem.
yellowbird831 Theodore, AL September 23, 2009 12:24 AM	Thanks, Jim! Sorry I don't log in often enough! I appresiate your help.
Jim41 Delhi, LA September 23, 2009 11:00 AM	Your welcome yellowbird. Hope you have success in rooting the roses.
gemini_sage Winchester, KY (Zone 6a) September 24, 2009 06:19 AM	Cuttings, as described above does work, but better with some varieties of Roses than others. Old garden roses tend to root easier. I've had best luck with layering, a couple of times I've simply laid a rock on top of a cane to keep it in contact with the soil (although scoring the cane and dusting with rooting hormone makes the process faster). I think this is easier and more likely to succeed since the potential new plant is still connected to the the mother plant and there are no issues with dehydrating before roots develop.

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