Successful rooting of roses by cuttings is not possible for every floriculturist. To get the desired result, you need to know a few secrets. In any case, cuttings are the simplest of the existing methods of propagating roses, even if cuttings are taken from a bouquet presented to you.
Preparation of cuttings of roses
There are many ways to rooting cuttings of roses. But first you need to know that:
- cuttings of roses of red and pink varieties are rooted more readily than white and yellow;
- The best time to root a rose from a handle is late spring, summer and September;
- It is necessary to wait for the appearance of strong roots, not being deceived by the fact that the stalk went into growth - these two processes do not always coincide;
- The cuttings taken from stems with slightly blossoming buds are better rooted than those that have faded.
To get the cutting, you need to cut the tip off the stem of the rose with a sharp scissor at a small angle, and do it better in the water. Choose stems with softwood when they are only colored buds. Older cuttings take root worse.
On the cuttings you need to remove all the lower leaves, and cut the upper ones by one-third. You also need to remove all the spikes. All cuttings should be cut by bundles and put in water with a solution of the growth accelerator for a day.
Methods of rooting cuttings of roses
Among all the variety of ways of rooting roses with cuttings, the best, perhaps, is the soil one. That is, the prepared cuttings are planted in specially prepared soil, consisting of turf and river sand. When planting several cuttings in one box, you need to keep a distance of at least 8 cm between them. Although it is better to root the cuttings of roses in separate containers.
Another popular way of rooted cuttings of roses is in potatoes. To do this, you must first dig a trench in the garden, fill it with a layer of sand at 5 cm. All the cuttings should be stuck in a potato tuber of medium size and placed in a trench. After this, the potatoes will be sprinkled with cuttings and covered with glass jars.
This method guarantees a constant moist environment for cuttings, besides, plants will receive the necessary starch and carbohydrates from the potato. Already after 4 weeks the cuttings will be ready to grow and develop in the environment.
Some people use the method of rooting cuttings of roses in water. But it must be said that in the water the cuttings are held until the formation of an influx, from which the roots subsequently appear. At this stage cuttings are placed in the ground.