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Not a cutting. I have tried germinating rose seeds with no success several times. In November 2023 I put rose seeds in the...

Day 11 - I walked by the seed table and a big bud caught my eye through a plastic baggie. And I said to myself it might be time take...

Day 8 check up, water on left, sand on right OL Weeks (Red) April in Paris (Pink) CL Royal Gold (Gold) Lost the Tag (Purple) So...

After about 30 hours signs of engagement :) Water, one cutting about to break bud. Sand, actually two cuttings that broke bud, but...

You are braver than ME. I wouldn't Dare prune back my roses in November. :hide Let's see how the propagation goes!

Thanks for sharing your progress, @Crealcritter...I'm so glad this thread is still going!

Thanks I gave them the best I know how. Hopefully a 45 degree cut exposes enough cambium for the rooting hormone. I was going to mist...

@Crealcritter great job on all those rose cuttings. In a couple of months you’ll have some really good roots. I am especially impressed...

Well today was the day I pruned back and winterized the roses. It was a bit sad, but has to be done. Supposed to drop to the lower 20's...

Recieved my new bottle of clonex purple. 100ml will last me about 2 years. This bottle will probably last longer than that. because I...

Thank You for the insightful post :) I've tried various rooting hormones, I prefer clonex because I have the greatest sucess rate with...

In my experience hormone application on rose cuttings is an excellent way to propagate roses or most other plants. In some cases even...

I have a fresh bottle of clonex on the way. Looks like next Tuesday we may get a hard freeze, it's cooling off already. Yesterday was...

Based on my reseach it seems that most everyone cuts all the leaves off just leaving the leaf stem. I suspect moisture levels (humidity)...

Reaching out to a few friends over the weekend, who replied this morning. They suggested to use course sand instead of soil for the...