A simple way to grow a rose from cuttings from a bouquet

Rules for preparing cuttings

It's good if the idea to grow roses from cuttings came to you immediately, as soon as you saw the bouquet. Some growers say that you can wait for the petals to fall, and then prepare the cuttings, others suggest doing this as soon as possible, because the flowers have been cut for a long time. Over time, the edges of the stems, especially with a rare change of water in the vase, begin to rot, destructive bacteria rise higher along the stem along with the water. The longer this process lasts, the less likely it is to grow roses from a bouquet at home, simply because roots do not form if pathogens take over the plant.

Before placing roses in a vase, they cut off the edges of the stems by 1.5 - 2 cm, pour clean, better spring water into the vase, it is advisable to change it daily, and at night keep the flowers in a bucket or other deep container so that above the water surface there were only their heads.

The city apartment is equipped with running water, not a spring, so the water must be defended and filtered, or at least filtered. With this care, you can admire the bouquet for several days, and then prepare the cuttings, but this process should not be too delayed.

The most productive cuttings are obtained from the middle of the stem, leaving 2 - 3 live buds on each. This is the rule that should be adopted. The stalk is cut into pieces 15-30 cm long, taking into account the location of the buds. At the bottom, the stem is cut obliquely (an angle of 45 degrees), starting from the bud itself, and the upper one is made horizontal a little higher (by 0.5 - 1 cm) of the upper bud. If there are leaves on this segment, then the lower ones are completely cut off, and the upper ones are shortened by a third, the thorns are also removed. You need to cut the stem quickly with a very sharp and disinfected tool - use a knife or pruner, which less injures the stem. Some growers advise treating the upper cut with paraffin. Now the cutting is ready for rooting.

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Rooting methods for cuttings

Cuttings can be rooted in different ways, more precisely, there is only one way - to place them in a moist nutrient medium, moisten, maintain the desired air temperature and wait for the roots to appear. But this nutrient medium is created in different ways: it is convenient to put cuttings in water, plant in the ground, use potatoes or even a newspaper and bags. How to grow roses - there are many ways, you can find the best one only by trying everything.

It is easiest to grow local varieties, and Dutch roses take root the worst of all - they are treated with special means to slow down the wilting of flowers, but it also slows down rooting. But you can also root such roses, you just need experience and patience. A specimen grown from an imported hybrid may not retain the qualities of the mother plant, this must be remembered so as not to be upset when, after several years of cultivation, a flower that is completely different in color and shape is suddenly discovered.

Roots germinate fastest in spring and mid-summer, slower in autumn and winter. Special means for stimulating root growth - "Kornevin" and the like, help to simplify the procedure; cuttings can be lowered into the solution by a third of their length, and left for 6 hours. Some gardeners prepare such a remedy themselves from aloe juice or honey diluted with water: only 1 teaspoon of honey or 100 g of juice dissolves in 1 liter of water. Such a gentle stimulant affects the cut of the cuttings for a day.

Germination in water

The easiest way is to place the prepared twigs in water, lowering it by no more than a third. The water must be prepared - filtered or settled, or better, of course, spring water. The water must be changed every other day, the place should be without drafts or sudden changes in temperature, bright, but without direct sunlight, if it happens in summer.

After 2 - 3 weeks, light thickenings or outgrowths are formed on the cuts of the stems, from which roots should develop. It is better to plant it in the ground when good strong roots have already appeared.

Rooting in pots

This method is used most often, probably because it is just traditional. The containers are taken small, it can be pots, cut plastic bottles or 0.5 liter cups. Before using them, it is advisable to disinfect them with a strong solution of potassium permanganate, and then dry them. It is imperative to put a drainage layer of pebbles, polystyrene or expanded clay below. Lay out the soil on top, consisting of garden soil and compost, and on it - about another couple of centimeters of clean sand. The soil should be fertile and loose, you can add peat if necessary. Experts advise calcining the soil in the oven to kill all threat-carrying microorganisms and weed seeds.

The prepared soil is moistened, the stalk is placed with an oblique cut to the border of sand and earth, watered, the soil is pressed against it, tightly closed on top with a transparent cap that creates a greenhouse effect, it can be a glass jar or just a bag. Here the opinions of experts differ on how to plant the cutting - obliquely or directly. Experience tells us that there will be a positive (as well as a negative) result in any case.

If several cuttings are planted in one box, then they do it every 7 cm.

And then 3 - 4 weeks need to be watered as needed, sometimes sprayed, kept in the light at a temperature of +23 degrees during the day and +18 degrees at night. When sprouts appear in the leaf axils (and this indicates the appearance of roots), it will be necessary to begin to accustom them to fresh air, removing the jar for a short time. Gradually increasing the airing time, the shelter is completely removed. And it will be possible to plant in a permanent place with the appearance of real young shoots.

Rooting with potatoes

A rose is grown from a bouquet in a potato to maintain the necessary nutrient medium. The potato, in which the bottom cut of the cutting is placed, creates nourishment and retains moisture. The tuber is chosen healthy and strong, all the eyes are removed, washed, dried, a hole is made with a screwdriver or a nail (just not right through), into which the cutting is inserted with a lower oblique cut, after dipping it into a root growth stimulator.

A trench up to 15 cm deep is prepared on the garden bed, sand is poured into the bottom with a 5-centimeter layer, potatoes with cuttings are placed on top and covered with earth so that the upper bud necessarily remains on the surface. From above, the ground is watered well with water, covered with something transparent to create the effect of a greenhouse. Next, you need to make sure that the earth does not dry out. With the appearance of sprouts, they begin to remove the shelter for a short time, then gradually they accustom the plants to fresh air. The place for rooting should be chosen bright, but quiet.

Growing roses in a bag

The most exotic and unusual way is called "burrito". Prepared cuttings (and it is advisable to soak them in clean water for a day), are wrapped in a very well-soaked newspaper like the filling in this Mexican dish - they are carefully hidden, bending from the ends so that not a single cutting will look out into the air. Newsprint paper can be 3 - 4 layers. Then this bundle is placed in a dark plastic bag, tied tightly, put away in a cool place - well, not in the refrigerator, of course, but it is advisable to create a temperature no higher than +20 degrees.

Once a week, it is advisable to unfold the bundle, check the condition of the cuttings, throw away the rotting ones, if any are found, the newspaper in this case needs to be changed. The newspaper should always be wet. Roots are forming by the end of the second week.

Planting cuttings to a permanent place

Rooted cuttings should be stored at home or in a cool cellar until spring, and it is best to plant them in a permanent place in a warm spring, when the weather is already good. The place for new roses is well lit and windless, it should not be in a lowland - the rose will not like the water accumulating near it.

A hole needs to be dug a little more than the root system of a new seedling, filled with fertile soil, into which compost and humus (but not fresh manure) and mineral fertilizers can be added. The shoots of the new seedling are shortened, leaving no more than 4 buds. After planting, the bush is watered with settled water, the ground around it is mulched with sawdust or peat.

For the first time, the plant must be closed from direct sunlight.

After a couple of weeks, the young plant will adapt to the new location and start growing. It can be watered with herbal infusion or a very strongly diluted mullein infusion. The first year the rose does not need to be allowed to bloom, it is advisable to cut off the buds from the beginning of their formation. For the winter, you will need to properly cover the new bush, sprinkle it high with earth. And in the second year of life, already let him please you with the first color.

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