boggybranch
Deeply Rooted
This just popped up, from a friend, on my Facebook status...........
~Cut a piece of rose bush stem 6 to 8 inches long with a sharp, clean knife or pruning shears. If collecting multiple cuttings, keep them in the shade until you are ready to begin the next step.
~Cut off the spent blooms, hips and lower leaves. Do not cut the nodes, or eyes, above the leaves.
~Fill the nursery pot 1/3 full with potting soil and place on a plate or drainage pan.
~Punch a hole 3 inches deep into a healthy potato using a screwdriver.
~Insert the bottom end of the cutting into the potato hole.
~Place inside the nursery pot and cover with soil so that about 3 inches of the cutting sticks out.
~Place in indirect sunlight and keep surrounding soil moist but well drained for two months. Transplant into a permanent place outdoors in the spring.
~Cut a piece of rose bush stem 6 to 8 inches long with a sharp, clean knife or pruning shears. If collecting multiple cuttings, keep them in the shade until you are ready to begin the next step.
~Cut off the spent blooms, hips and lower leaves. Do not cut the nodes, or eyes, above the leaves.
~Fill the nursery pot 1/3 full with potting soil and place on a plate or drainage pan.
~Punch a hole 3 inches deep into a healthy potato using a screwdriver.
~Insert the bottom end of the cutting into the potato hole.
~Place inside the nursery pot and cover with soil so that about 3 inches of the cutting sticks out.
~Place in indirect sunlight and keep surrounding soil moist but well drained for two months. Transplant into a permanent place outdoors in the spring.
