@Tack I don’t, I just wing it 99.99% of the time!! Fly by the seat of my pants type of gardener…while future me is left to deal with any stupid decisions 😅Â
@Eustace everything I have to say is summed up in that statement
I've only had roses for six years, and it's been a six year learning curve, late starter 😊, if it wasn't for everyone on here I wouldn't have the twenty I now have. Your invaluable advice, tips, and general knowledge of roses made me look at them in a different light, changing my opinions on roses and converting me. I now love my roses, much to my husbands amusement.Â
I've just taken a few cuttings tonight, can anyone advise if I need to remove more leaves or should this be ok?
Also, assuming it's a good idea to mist them regularly as with typical cuttings?
Thought I was on my usual hiding to nothing with these cuttings. Pretty much all these leaves died but I was going to leave them regardless on the off chance anything might come of them. Well I'm delighted to say it turns out they're all showing fresh growth, to varying degrees-
Not going to lie, this is much more satisfying when you take them off a parent plant that cost the best part of £30 to buy.
My next question is, should I aim to pot these individually in the next month or so given the obvious growth coming through or should I leave them in this pot until next Spring?
Given this success I'll definitely be taking more cuttings within the next month once the final flush of flowers go over.
Stormy weather last year ruined most of these when it knocked the pots over in the growhouse but 2 survived. I thought they were just the ones I tooks from the generic china rose that was already in the garden but thankfully it turns out they were the ones I was really wanting that I took from my potted 'Kew Gardens'-
Haven just potted them on into these bigger pots as the root systems were pretty decent.Â
My main question would be, should I deadhead them both to try and promote root growth or just sit back and enjoy the flowers?
Just sit back and enjoy Harry.. the plants will wind up in about 2 months time (depending on weather/ location) and then they will have plenty of time to send roots down..
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Please now post on the new Autumn/winter thread:
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1068976/roses-autumn-winter-2022-23#latest
Thank you!
Haven just potted them on into these bigger pots as the root systems were pretty decent.Â
My main question would be, should I deadhead them both to try and promote root growth or just sit back and enjoy the flowers?
Edit- forgot this was a closed post