After a luxurious bouquet of roses, presented for a birthday or any other celebration, has completely crumbled, some gardeners have an irresistible desire to plant cuttings in the ground and grow such a royal flower on their own. But before starting such a procedure, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic rules for cutting roses in the autumn season, as well as how to do it at home. After all, not every florist knows how to properly root a rose from a bouquet, and is familiar with other secrets of growing roses in the open field.

Rose growing methods

The most popular way to grow roses is by cuttings. To do this, you will need directly the cuttings themselves, which need to be cut in the autumn season or summer. Autumn harvesting of cuttings should be carried out after the flowers are fully ripe. It is recommended to give preference to strong and even stems, the diameter of which should not exceed 5 mm.

The harvesting of summer or green cuttings should be done until the rose bushes are finally lignified, and this happens during the first flowering of the plant. To reproduce roses, only the middle part of an even flowering shoot is needed, as they are best able to root.

Note! Shoots that are quite woody, and green cuttings are much worse and slower to take root.

In addition to the above classic method of rooting and growing rose bushes, experienced gardeners identify several other methods on how to germinate a rose. So, each of these methods must be given due attention:

  • propagation of roses by cuttings in packages;
  • burrito method;
  • method of rooting trannois;
  • rose in potatoes growing method.

The point of propagating roses in bags is to create fumes and high humidity. Crop sections that must be prepared in advance should be wrapped in peat or wet moss, previously moistened with a rooting machine. After that, the cuttings must be placed in plastic bags, inflated and hermetically sealed, placing them in a place where there will be enough sunlight. Artificial fog and high humidity in the bags will provoke the rapid growth of the cuttings, and after 2 weeks the first cuttings can be seen.

How to root a rose from a bouquet at home in potatoes

As for the burrito method, it owes its appearance to a dish of Mexican cuisine - a flat cake with a filling inside. In the case of the propagation of roses, a newspaper acts as a cake, and freshly cut cuttings are used as a filling. The newspaper should be slightly damp, but never wet. It is necessary to maintain the moisture level in the spring until the first roots appear. In some cases, you can place a paper roll in a bag or wrap it with plastic wrap.

The breeding method for Trannois rose bushes was named after the famous expert Paul Trannois. You need to cut the plant in the summer, while the rose is blooming and actively growing. The stems of the culture should be cut off, pinched and left until the buds begin to swell at the bottom of them.This indicates that the cuttings are fully ripe and ready for planting in open ground.

In no case should the buds be allowed to begin to transform into foliage, otherwise the trannoy method will not give any results. Once the cuttings are ripe, they must be planted in the ground and then surrounded by proper care, which consists of gently loosening and moisturizing the soil. Special attention should be paid to the method of propagation of roses by cuttings in potatoes, which will be discussed below.

Rooting roses in potatoes

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Cutting roses in summer in July in potatoes is an extremely convenient method. Potato tuber not only contributes to maintaining the moisture regime necessary for cuttings, but also provides it with nutritious components. For this method of cuttings, you will need high-quality potatoes that have no signs of disease.

Important! Before carrying out the procedure, it is imperative to cut out all the eyes of the potato, otherwise the tubers will start growing, not the cuttings of the rose.

In the middle of the potatoes, you need to make small cuts, which are needed in order to insert cuttings prepared in advance there. Planting material should be immersed in potatoes to a depth of at least 2 cm. Tubers with cuttings should be placed in pots or other containers, but it is best to take them directly to the garden bed. At the bottom of a shallow trench, it is necessary to pour 10 cm of a mixture of sand and peat, and then place potatoes with rose cuttings there. The distance between the trenches should be at least 10-15 cm.

From above, the tubers need to be covered with prepared soil, compacted well and watered abundantly. Experienced growers recommend covering the planting with plastic wrap. Step-by-step instructions for the correct cultivation of roses with cuttings in potatoes, as well as recommendations for further care, will be discussed below.

How to properly propagate roses by cuttings in potatoes

Many people wonder how to plant a rose with a handle from a bouquet in a potato. This method is very simple, and even beginner growers can do it. The main feature of this method is to plant the cuttings not directly into the ground, but by first placing them in potatoes.

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Tubers are distinguished by the presence of a huge variety of nutrients necessary for the growth and development of a rose, namely moisture, phytohormones, starch and vitamins. In addition, the potato prevents the cuttings from drying out and hypothermia, and also protects the rose from damage by various pests and pathogens that live in the ground.

Note! The disadvantage of this method is that about 15% of cuttings are able to take root when transplanted to a permanent place of growth. And this is despite the fact that almost all seedlings have a fairly well developed root system. Some of the cuttings can be saved if they are transplanted to another bed.

In order to root a rose from a bouquet in a potato, you will need 2-3 cuttings, prepared in advance, as well as medium or large potatoes that have no signs of disease. It is recommended to take a stimulant for active root growth (Epin, Heteroauxin, Kornevin) or prepare it yourself. To do this, you need to take aloe juice - 20 drops, and dilute them in 200 ml of water. Aloe juice can be replaced with 1 teaspoon of honey.

How to root a rose from a bouquet at home in potatoes: a step-by-step technique

Planting and growing each vegetable or flower crop has a specific step-by-step scheme. As for the rooting of a rose in a potato, the algorithm of this procedure is as follows:

  1. Soil preparation. You should first prepare the site in order to plant rose cuttings in tubers. The garden bed must be protected from drafts, and it must also be well lit.The width of the dug grooves should be at least 25-20 cm, and the depth - 20 cm. River sand should be used as drainage, which is poured onto the bottom of the planting pit, after which the grooves are covered with soil mixed with peat.
  2. Preparation of seedlings. Before propagating the cuttings into potatoes, they must be soaked for 24 hours in a stimulant for active formation and growth of the root system. And before sticking rose cuttings into potatoes, they should be dipped obliquely with the cut end into the stimulator.
  3. Preliminary preparation of tubers. Before sticking the cuttings of the rose into the potato, it is necessary to clean out all the "eyes" from it in order to avoid germination. Holes in the tubers should be made with a screwdriver or other sharp object, but their depth should be no more than 3 cm (depending on the size of the potato).
  4. The final step is to stick the cuttings of roses into the hole of the potatoes, while watching the location of the lower buds, which should be completely inside. The shoots, together with the potatoes, are lowered into the planting holes, after which they are covered with soil (the distance between the holes should be 15 cm).

Note! The cuttings must be rooted and grown in greenhouse conditions. Such conditions can be created using a plastic bottle with a lid: the bottom should be cut off, and the upper part should be used to cover the seedlings. Periodically, the caps need to be removed, allowing the sprouts to air.

In the winter season, seedlings must be planted in special containers or pots with large holes at the bottom. Then cover them with a plastic bottle or glass jar. Store-bought drainage should be placed at the bottom of each container and covered with special soil designed for growing rose bushes (all this can be purchased at agricultural stores).

After a month after the tubers with roses have been planted in the greenhouse, the first roots should form. This method of growing roses also includes regular watering, no more than 1 time in 5 days sugar should be mixed into the water: 2 teaspoons per 250 ml of liquid. After 14 days, you can start "educating" the plants and gradually accustom them to the outdoors and to the open ground. It is necessary to increase the ventilation time by opening the protective film or casing, and after 2 weeks remove it completely.

In autumn (in the first half of September), cuttings can be planted in holes prepared in advance. This is done so that in winter the roses can withstand snow and frost well. On young rose bushes, shoots are formed, and buds are tied, which must be removed so that the immature rose wasted energy exclusively on rooting, and not on flowering.

Important! In plants that were grown by vegetative propagation, the roots are rather poorly developed than in grafted crops. It is for this reason that for the winter, roses need to be covered with spruce branches, preventing even the slightest hypothermia.

Recommendations for further care

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On how correct the care of a rose in a potato is, its lush flowering in the future will depend. As for the rules for caring for a plant grown in this way, they practically do not differ from the rest and look like this:

  • It is necessary to strictly observe the optimal temperature regime - no more than +25 degrees Celsius. In extreme heat, the condition of the plant will rapidly deteriorate, therefore, the location of the pot on the south side of the house is strictly prohibited. Otherwise, even abundant watering and regular airing will not help - the leaves of the rose will dry out and then completely disappear, along with the buds.
  • To root a rose in a potato, watering must be regular and abundant. Drying out of the soil is categorically unacceptable, as this can lead to the fact that the rose will die. Throughout flowering, it is necessary to observe metered watering, and in normal weather the water should not stagnate in the pan.

After each watering procedure, the water must be drained. Spraying the foliage is necessary in order to keep it clean (no more than 1 time in 7 days). To feed the rose, you can use absolutely all types of fertilizers, combine and alternate them. One of the best and most optimal is the use of liquid fertilizer, which can be purchased at any garden store. As for the enhanced nutrition, the rose needs it only during the growing season.