Rose cuttings

I have rather rashly promised to take some rose cuttings and see if I can grow them on. So far, I have used my patent 'take some likely looking shoots, cut them into suitable lengths, shove them in a pot with some rooting compound and see what happens' method. I took a peek today and so far, so good - the leaflets I retained on each cutting are still green and the stems still look sturdy. Can anyone tell me what the best way of doing things is, however? Would I be better off doing some hardwood cuttings?

 

Hi ClaraLoo - as WOO says.
But don't give up on the ones you have done. They might just do it for you.
I once did some rose cuttings just the same way with good success. Sadly I lost them in the end through neglect as I just had too much on my plate at the time.
Good luck.

 

Thank you very much, Woo and Alice. I think I'll try both methods and see what works. The rose I'm trying to propagate grew from a stick my neighbour plonked in the ground over sixty years ago and forgot, until it started to grow and produce flowers. With my luck, I'll probably have to take dozens of cuttings to get one to strike!

 

I took loads of rose cuttings last summer. They all rooted very quickly using rooting powder. I forgot to bring them in during the winter...................nuff said I am going to take more next week and then I will try the hardwood ones ala Woo.