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    Could someone please tell me the best and easiest way to take rose cuttings? Id imagine this is not the best time of year to take cuttings but I don't really know. I know my mum took all sorts of cuttings all year round, stuck them in the ground and they just grew but then her fingers were exceptionally green!

    When our beloved old dog died a few years ago a friend brought round an beautiful bouquet of orange roses. I stuck one rose into the ground over the grave and to my amazement it took root. Kept growing all winter but then it died. Its root system was so small it didn't have much hope of survival, sadly.

    Any advice would be very welcome.

    Fi
    The best things in life are not things.

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    I take rose cuttings the same way Monty Don explains here. They don't all grow, but if fifty percent do, that is plenty for me. I find ramblers take better than hybrid teas, and for very thorny ones I clip off the thorns on the stem as well as the leaves.
    Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
    Endless wonder.

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    • #3
      Thank you mothhawk, I'm going to take a look at the link now.
      The best things in life are not things.

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      • #4
        I cant watch it something to do with being in Ireland.
        The best things in life are not things.

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        • #5
          I cant watch it either, I got as far as cut...........????
          Updated my blog on 13 January

          http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra.../blogs/stella/

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          • #6
            here's the same sort of thing in pictures Taking rose cuttings | Gardening, Home | Amateur Gardening Amateur Gardening

            Perhaps you can see it on youtube

            Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
            Endless wonder.

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            • #7
              Many thanks, I love the roses in potatoes, I am going to try that
              Updated my blog on 13 January

              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra.../blogs/stella/

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              • #8
                Brilliant, I'm going to try potatoes too!! Thank you Mothhawk!
                The best things in life are not things.

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                • #9
                  Rose cuttings are very easy, IF you do it at the right time of year. If not, they won't take, they'll just die
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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