23 May 2025
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We show you how to take rose cuttings – plus how to grow roses in potatoes…
Propagating roses by cuttings is easy , and it get certain side benefit , says Kris .
( 1 ) In an out - of - the - way part of the garden , which scram some shade during the hottest part of the daylight , dig a trench that has one vertical side . It should be around 6 in ( 15 cm ) thick ; place an inch or two of sharp sand in the bottom .
( 2 ) Choose a stem – about the heaviness of a pencil – from the blush wine you care to propagate . The wood should be straight ( no kinks ) , ripe ( say by being able-bodied to break a thorn off cleanly ) , and young ( from this yr ’s growth ) .
( 3 ) The cut should be about 9 in ( 23 cm ) long . Cut just below a bud at the base . Then remove the leaves and thorns from the bottom half . you’re able to bequeath a couple of leaf systems at the top of the cutting if you wish , but I ’ve polish off mine .
( 4 ) sneak in each thinning so that it is two - thirds buried , making sure that its foundation is well into the sharp sand . tauten the sand around the base , to take out as much line as potential . Cuttings should be fix about 6 in ( 15 cm ) apart .
( 5 ) Replace grime into the deep and tauten it in place ; do n’t damage the cutting as you do this . Keep the cuttings water throughout summer . By November they should have settle down well and be quick for transplanting .
Rose in spuds
My allotment neighbour has a wrangle of rosebush , which he took as rosaceous cutting off . I asked how he took them . He simply plunges the cuttings into the priming . But his mystery of success is the humble potato ! Before planting cuttings , he pushes the bottom end into a small potato , which he believe keeps the cuttings moist as they develop roots . It sound crazy , but his row of assignation roses is proof it works .
hear it , and let us have it off how you get on .
see more peak , advice and articles like this at Amateur Gardening .
