My favourite way of propagation, and I've even done this with a rose successfully, is to take what old timers called 'Irishman's cuttings'... whereby you remove a piece of stem with some root attached...
I've just done it with some Penstemons..
I noticed my Penstemons were rooting at the bottom of the stems. So does aubrietta and i chopped up a big stump of currant bush at my allotment which had some living bits on and they came away with a bit of root each.
I’ve just potted the KG cuttings individually in 2l pots and they’ve all three got nice roots on! 👍🏻 Hopefully they won’t resent being disturbed too much.
I was right though the roots didn’t have anywhere to go other than straight out of the bottom of the pots because they just weren’t deep enough.
Ill try some tip cuttings this year and if they don’t work I’ll do trenched hardwood cuttings to avoid this messing about with the pots.
...with all those roses, will you have room for fruit and veg Mr Vine Eye?... lol.. well I'm sure you will...I think I would grow large specie type roses with lots of hips in winter, the sort I wouldn't have in my garden here... .. this Lithodora 'Heavenly Blue' opened today.. I prefer the variety 'Grace Ward' I found it flowers for much longer for some reason.. ..this grows at the base of 'Wild Rover'...
@Marlorena - I wanted some rugosas to do a big rugosa hedge, was planning to buy some from Poundstretcher Extra as they had them last year in those card sleeves. But didn’t stock them this year 😞
@Omori I use seaweed extract. It probably helps but I can't say I've seen results. It's not like that it can be easily tested (two roses of the same variety with the same conditions, one with it, one without).
I still don't know if I overfeed or underfeed. In comparison with people here, I underfeed. But other people say that feeding really isn't needed as much and that most people overfeed. Debbie Symes, who does a Facebook blog Rose of the Day and as I understand has some agricultural background, recommends feeding only in spring and with a balanced fertiliser. Many other garden blogs (gardenmyths.com comes to mind) recommend minimal to none feeding. And on the other side, many people feed heavily with good results. I am going to experiment a lot this year. Different roses will get different stuff in different amounts and I plan to keep a log.
I am finding it difficult to judge how much liquid feed to give plants, having just bought a local brand of liquid fertiliser with roughly the correct NPK ratio for roses in pots following @Marlorena ‘s recent advice. For example, you dilute it according to instructions, say three capfuls per 10 litre can, then do you give a potted rose in a large pot the whole ten litres (a normal weekly watering for my large pots) or share it out between two or three pots? I guess it depends on the strength/nutrient content but how do you judge that???
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Omori the seaweed extract has a sort of savoury smell given it’s from the sea.. to me as a scent driven person I wouldn’t like that.. soil french is fine though.
@Nollie ..it depends... I would find a 10 ltr can to be too much for some of my pots and would split it between 2 or 3 even..
...I often use half strength too, so if it says 3 capfuls I sometimes reduce to about 2. I also do a little and often, with just a small amount in the water, on a more frequent basis.. in between times, none at all, as I just use the hose or rainwater..
... My largest pot would take 2 of those 10 ltr cans for a good watering... and I would use full strength on that rose.. then I wouldn't feed again for a fortnight.. other pots I might split it between, depends what I think is required... ..I struggle to stick to an absolute regime... and I often forget when I've fed something..preferring to under do it, rather than overdoing it..
Thanks @Marlorena, I guess it’s just down to experience! Little and more often makes sense, in terms of not feeding too much. Much easier with the DA granules which give a specific amount per rose, although I vary that a bit according to size, with the smaller roses getting half a dose etc, so I guess the same principles apply to the potted.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I have buds growing on my Etoile du Holland climber and 'Blue for You'. I'm a bit surprised at the EdH as it had to be severely hacked down to 2ft when we had a new fence put in a year ago, but it's fighting back now and making good growth.
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I noticed my Penstemons were rooting at the bottom of the stems. So does aubrietta and i chopped up a big stump of currant bush at my allotment which had some living bits on and they came away with a bit of root each.
I’ve just potted the KG cuttings individually in 2l pots and they’ve all three got nice roots on! 👍🏻 Hopefully they won’t resent being disturbed too much.
I was right though the roots didn’t have anywhere to go other than straight out of the bottom of the pots because they just weren’t deep enough.
Ill try some tip cuttings this year and if they don’t work I’ll do trenched hardwood cuttings to avoid this messing about with the pots.
Want lots of roses to brighten up the allotment 😊
.. this Lithodora 'Heavenly Blue' opened today.. I prefer the variety 'Grace Ward' I found it flowers for much longer for some reason..
..this grows at the base of 'Wild Rover'...
this is 'Vanessa Bell'.. in a pot... 3rd season..
I am going to experiment a lot this year. Different roses will get different stuff in different amounts and I plan to keep a log.
...I often use half strength too, so if it says 3 capfuls I sometimes reduce to about 2. I also do a little and often, with just a small amount in the water, on a more frequent basis.. in between times, none at all, as I just use the hose or rainwater..
... My largest pot would take 2 of those 10 ltr cans for a good watering... and I would use full strength on that rose.. then I wouldn't feed again for a fortnight.. other pots I might split it between, depends what I think is required...
..I struggle to stick to an absolute regime... and I often forget when I've fed something..preferring to under do it, rather than overdoing it..