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Talkback: How to take rose cuttings

TrelouTrelou Posts: 2
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I was thrilled to find the advice on taking a rose cutting as my daughter had recently asked me for a cutting of one of my gorgeous coloured fab smelling roses. I thought i knew how to take a cutting but i didn't know where you should take it from! Now i know and i shall be giving it a go next month (August)
I'll let you know how i get on.
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  • littlehelenlittlehelen Posts: 3
    I have been off work due to illness, so i have used my time by taking cuttings to see how green fingered i am!! and so for my cuttings are doing well !
  • basilbasil Posts: 1
    I am going to have a go and will let you know how I get on. Having said that I have taken a Rose out of a bunch bought for my wife, just shoved it in the garden and to my amazement it is growing. Wow!!
  • rubbishrubbish Posts: 1
    Good if you intend to move house and have to leave 'old friends' behind.
  • richard_taylorrichard_taylor Posts: 14
    We'd been looking to buy a "Buff Beauty" rose due to memories of a beloved dog, to take with us when we move, but couldn't find one.
    I'd thought you couldn't take rose cuttings, due to the more robust root stock a modern rose needs to be grafted onto.
    now I'm going out to take a few cuttings!!
  • buddybuddy Posts: 3
    This is great, I thought you always had to graft roses.
  • reillymariereillymarie Posts: 7
    I am so delighted with all the help and advice on looking after roses but please let me know what fungicide I should use as one of my beautiful
    eight roses has lost all its leaves due to black spot The other roses also have the odd black spot on leaves but the best one has no leaves today due to black spot. I have used Multi Rose but it does not seem to work for me and I spray regularly. What do you suggest please.

    Thanking you graciously for all your tips and hints.
    reillymarie.
  • mollyflowermollyflower Posts: 2
    i agree with buddy it is great to know this!
  • judbill1950judbill1950 Posts: 1
    when is the best time to take cuttings
  • Linda GruchyLinda Gruchy Posts: 17

    I saw a rose cutting I took and planted a number of years ago when I visited someone at some flats where I used to work. Looks great and it gave me a little glow of pleasure. When I'm pruning and end up with some pencil-thick healthy looking bits of stems, making them into cuttings is almost irresistable. I think everyone should give it a go. I'm sure there are old varieties which we might otherwise lose.

    I have also had inadvertent success with cut roses in a vase, usually when I've cut the rose flower at a stem junction. I find the cut end sometimes forms a callus, and then roots. This is one benefit of being untidy and disorganised... I'm sure most people would have thrown the vase of roses out once the flowers had dropped.

  • Ex Barnardo Boy No.143Ex Barnardo Boy No.143 Posts: 1

    I also have taken many rose cuttings and now they are shooting well.When i come to planting them out,obviously there is no crown to plant to,do i plant them to the ground level they are in the pots please?

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