My Hellebores are beginning to bud at last @nultyphilip224, but I must attend to some of the tatty looking leaves. Now I am going to give you some advice Philip. Get some Winter clothes on for your walk with Foxy Molly😀.
Ah tatty leaves,..mine were covered in leaves that dropped on them from my Fuchsia,..i had them below the Fuchsia to give them a woodland feeling as when i lived on the Victorian Estate the Hellebores were in abundance in the woods though all greenish blooms.
Ah advise taken as to get some Winter clothes on for the doggy walk,..i didn't feel the cold this morning,..even the misty morning damp didn't get through.
New rose in the making from the cutting below,.. taken at the end of Summer,..its a bit taller than the usual cutting i take,..it was down to a 'V' being in a nice spot to take a cutting,..i forgot to tag it!,..though i am sure its Rose (Rosa 'Ice Cream'),..aha your favourite thread as well,..i am well pleased
That's looking good Philip,I really fancy doing rose cuttings! The big old rescue rose is doing well,it could really do with pruning properly,as it was chopped down by a digger!
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Do you use a particular compost or mixture for your rose cuttings, Philip? I have a lovely old-fashioned highly-scented rose called 'Fair Maiden's Blush' which I'd like to try taking cuttings of...
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Glad you are dressing up warm Philip. I took rose cuttings in Autumn and if I remember, I put them in Levingtons mpc with lots of grit @Liriodendron. I have left them outside, but not seeing much growth yet. I expect Philip will have a magic formula he will hopefully tell us about.
Thanks, @Purplerain. I've taken rose cuttings and put them in a trench in the veg garden in the distant past, but I don't remember many of them growing...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I'm following this with interest as I would like a cutting of "rescued rose". If I can manage the steps tomorrow I will get a pic of the new growth,and see what you think. It was a lovely big peach coloured climber,which I could see growing at the bottom of the next door neighbours garden,before I fostered the poor thing!😊
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@Valley Gardener,..@Liriodendron,..@Purplerain,..rather than reply to each post individually i decided to make one post in response as its really all on Rose Cutting.
Everyone should have a go at increasing your rose bushes by taking cuttings as its so easy.
Soil mixed with some grit is ideal,..length of cutting can vary from 15cm/6 inches upwards,..best time to take cuttings is after the last frosts have gone in Winter this gives the cuttings a great start to take between this time and the end of Summer,..cuttings will show signs of new leaf in around 8 weeks,..its not necessary to stick to the timing above to take cuttings,..eight weeks approx before Winter will give roots to cuttings but the furthest from Winter will give the new roots a chance to survive Winter.
In the image i posted of my new cutting,..imagine this was an established bush,..take a cutting from any spot where leaf growth is showing,..cut just below that leaf area,..dip it in Rooting Powder or Rooting Gel,..plant it in moist soil with grit.
You can also take a cutting where two stems go into a 'V',..that is what i did with the one in the image.
Some people will cover the cutting with a plastic transparent bottle or bag to help rooting,..i never use anything like this myself.
@Valley Gardener ,..if you are going to prune the rescued rose bush use some of the stems as cuttings,..you don't have to use a flowerpot to plant the cuttings,..@Liriodendron was right to use a trench in the garden,..saves time and can be better than a pot.
@Liriodendron ,..oh yes go for that cutting of your Rose ( Rosa 'Fair Maidens Blush' ),..nice name and as its highly scented well wort having another one,..or two.
I tend to use a deep pot rather than a shallow one,..hope i have helped to take cuttings and see them root.
Thanks very much, Philip. I'll definitely give that a go, later in the winter. I've saved the deep pots which my clematis were sold in, which should be ideal, I think. I'll let you know how I get on...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Hi, I've not been here for a couple of months. Glad to have something good to read when everyone else is asleep! My lupins are showing lots of new growth too as we've had a very mild winter so far. I too will defiitely be trying to root some roses later in the year.
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The big old rescue rose is doing well,it could really do with pruning properly,as it was chopped down by a digger!
It was a lovely big peach coloured climber,which I could see growing at the bottom of the next door neighbours garden,before I fostered the poor thing!😊
Everyone should have a go at increasing your rose bushes by taking cuttings as its so easy.
Soil mixed with some grit is ideal,..length of cutting can vary from 15cm/6 inches upwards,..best time to take cuttings is after the last frosts have gone in Winter this gives the cuttings a great start to take between this time and the end of Summer,..cuttings will show signs of new leaf in around 8 weeks,..its not necessary to stick to the timing above to take cuttings,..eight weeks approx before Winter will give roots to cuttings but the furthest from Winter will give the new roots a chance to survive Winter.
In the image i posted of my new cutting,..imagine this was an established bush,..take a cutting from any spot where leaf growth is showing,..cut just below that leaf area,..dip it in Rooting Powder or Rooting Gel,..plant it in moist soil with grit.
You can also take a cutting where two stems go into a 'V',..that is what i did with the one in the image.
Some people will cover the cutting with a plastic transparent bottle or bag to help rooting,..i never use anything like this myself.
Philip
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@Valley Gardener ,..if you are going to prune the rescued rose bush use some of the stems as cuttings,..you don't have to use a flowerpot to plant the cuttings,..@Liriodendron was right to use a trench in the garden,..saves time and can be better than a pot.
@Liriodendron ,..oh yes go for that cutting of your Rose ( Rosa 'Fair Maidens Blush' ),..nice name and as its highly scented well wort having another one,..or two.
I tend to use a deep pot rather than a shallow one,..hope i have helped to take cuttings and see them root.
Philip
Torrential rain here thismorning!
My lupins are showing lots of new growth too as we've had a very mild winter so far. I too will defiitely be trying to root some roses later in the year.