Can i grow roses from stem a cutting?
in June take a cutting that has 5 nodes with leaves that have 4 or more leaflets, make a cut 1/4″ below the lowest node remove the bottom three sets of leaves dip the bottom of the cutting in rooting hormone tap off extra hormone(too much will inhibit rooting) you need a site on the north side of a building in the shade plant the cutting deep enough that the two remaining sets of leaves are above ground place a large clean mayonnaise or canning jar over the cutting and making contact with the ground leave it there til next spring and it will have enough time to form a callus, establish a root system, and gone through a winter dormancy. move it to its place in the sun in the early spring it works reallly and you can do it with a lot of roses that are grafted and they do just fine. Jackson Perkins is selling a ‘new generation’ line of roses that are on their own roots ———-because they are stronger that way————hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
