How to grow a rose from a cutting: features of simple agricultural technology

 

Many gardeners will be interested in learning how to grow a rose from a cuttings quickly and effortlessly. The fact is that numerous attempts to root small pieces of stems do not always end well. However, if you follow the long-known rules exactly, the chance to grow this unique plant with gorgeous, exquisite flowers on your own will increase significantly. In addition, the cultivation of roses by cuttings allows the gardener to preserve and propagate a rare plant, which is given a central place in the flower bed.

How to cut the cuttings correctly

Cutting is the most successful way to grow roses than by sowing seeds or grafting. Its advantages are obvious:

• all actions are so simple that they do not require special skills or professional knowledge to be performed correctly;
• used both in hot summer and cold season;
• cuttings are harvested not only from the stems of a growing bush, they can be cut from a donated bouquet of roses.

To obtain high-quality cuttings, the stem of the rose is divided into parts. Usually choose its middle part or top. The shoot should be semi-lignified and not flowering. When harvesting cuttings, the lower leaves and thorns are immediately removed from them. Cut them in such a way that there are at least three buds on each segment of the stem.

Basic rules for grafting:

1. You need to start only if the thorns on the selected shoot break off easily.
2. The knife must first be sterilized. It should be sharp enough. The resulting cut must not be allowed to crumble or split.
3. The length of the cuttings is from 12 to 15 cm. On each of them you need to leave 2 or 3 leaves and the same number of buds. The bottom, oblique cut should be located immediately below the knot. And the upper, straight one - 15 mm above the upper node, and for more reliable moisture retention, the remaining sheet plates should be cut off by 1/3.

In order for the growth of roots to accelerate, the cuttings are immediately immersed in a solution. root or heteroauxin, additionally stimulating the process of root formation.

How to grow a rose from a cutting: advice from experienced gardeners

Most varietal roses are easily propagated by cuttings. But not all amateurs manage to cope with this task.

However, there is a technique that allows you to get park seedlings without special costs, climbing roses with small flowers as well as miniature and patios:

1. The pruner is sharpened and disinfected with an alcohol solution.
2. Choose stems no thicker than a regular pencil and cut them closer to the crown, cut cuttings up to 15 cm long.
3. Both cuts are beveled, which allows moisture to not accumulate in the upper part under the jar or in the greenhouse, and to provide a large area for absorption of nutrients in the lower part.
4. Leave a couple of leaves at the top.
5. For a day, they are placed in a growth stimulator solution.
6. Update the slices - cut by about 1 cm.

Prepared cuttings should be planted in the greenhouse early in the morning. In this case, they adapt to a gradual increase in temperature and preserve the turgor of the leaves.

How to prepare the soil for planting roses with cuttings

On a plot of land intended for planting cuttings, first, a layer is removed on the bayonet of a shovel. Drainage is laid at the bottom of the pit, 1 cm thick. You can use small pebbles, broken brick, expanded clay.Pour humus on top with the addition of nitroammophoska (for 5 kg - 1 tbsp. Spoon). The third layer is humus and river sand, taken equally. A layer of sand is again poured on top. The created "pillow" should rise above the soil level by about 3 cm. The cuttings are planted in the uppermost, sandy layer.

How to plant rose cuttings in the ground

In early spring, cuttings harvested in the fall, which have been preserved under a warm dry shelter, begin to prepare for planting. If they are placed in a box, the distance between the seedlings should be at least 8 cm. At home, it is best to plant the plants separately, in flower pots and other suitable containers.

The handle is immersed in the ground at an angle of 45 degrees. The bud next to the bottom cut should be buried in the soil.

The holes made in the open field are watered with a warm solution of potassium permanganate. And after planting the cuttings - with settled water at room temperature. Then they are covered with glass jars. If the temperature at night does not drop below 18 degrees, the roots will grow back in 4 weeks, then the first shoot will appear.

After about two weeks, hardening begins. Within several days, the shelter is removed for a short time and the time the plants are in the open air is gradually increased. Care must be taken to ensure that they are not at this moment in direct sunlight or blown by gusts of wind.

Three days later, but maybe a little later, the shelter is removed. By the fall, shoots grown from cuttings will reach 30 cm or more. The buds that appear are immediately removed, since the flowering will weaken the plant and noticeably reduce the intensity of the formation of the root system. This is one of the basic rules for growing plants from cuttings.

If there is a possibility that young plants will suffer in the winter, in the fall they are dug up together with an earthen clod and stored in the cellar until spring. You can also plant a rose in a flower pot and put it in a well-lit place in the house.

How to grow a rose from a cutting using popular methods

Many gardeners are always attracted to growing bushes of incredibly beautiful roses on their own. They set up bold experiments and invent new methods of cultivating them. The result of the work of folk breeders can be called various techniques that are completely open to those who want to learn how to grow roses from cuttings.

In addition, they can be used in agricultural technology not only for roses, but also for other plants. Applying these skills helps beginners achieve good results without wasting valuable planting materials. Here are the most interesting ones.

How to plant roses by cuttings in potatoes

In order for the cuttings to take root in a potato tuber and give shoots, it does not take much time and effort. The method is pretty simple.

First, they choose a place well lit by the sun, closed from the wind. And then:

1. In spring, a trench is dug in the soil, the width of which is 15 cm. Its length depends on the number of cuttings. A layer of sand, 5 cm high, is poured at the bottom.
2. Cut out the eyes of the potatoes. Prepared cuttings, about 20 cm long, are inserted into the tubers.
3. Put potatoes with cuttings in a trench. The distance between them should not be less than 15 cm.
4. The trench is filled up in such a way that 2/3 of each cuttings are in the soil. And on top they are covered with glass jars.

The effectiveness of this planting method depends on the fact that the lower cut of the cuttings is constantly in a humid environment, which contains starch and such minerals important for plant development as calcium, magnesium, iron, as well as phosphorus and potassium salts. No additional fertilization is required. Regular watering is required. Also, once every 5 days, pour over water with added sugar (for 1 glass of water - 2 teaspoons of sugar). After 2 weeks, they begin to remove the banks. And after two weeks they are removed altogether.

How to root roses from a bouquet

Do not worry that you cannot keep the presented bouquet of beautiful roses forever. After all, it can be grown again!

You can start working if the flowers in the bouquet have already begun to fade:

1. Leaves and flowers are removed from the stems, cuttings 15–35 cm long are cut with a sharp knife or shears. The upper cut should be straight, and the lower cut at an angle of 45 degrees. The distance from the slices to the upper kidney and the lower one is at least 1.5 cm. It is better if there are three or more living buds.
2. The upper straight cut is covered with molten candle wax. The cuttings are placed in water, into which a few drops of honey are added.
3. A day later, the cuttings are placed in a container with clean distilled water, the level of which does not exceed 2.5 cm. The stems are covered with a plastic bag from above and the jar is transferred to the windowsill. The amount of water should not decrease and then, after half a month or a little more, callus will appear, from which roots will subsequently grow.

Not all purchased roses can be cut into cuttings. Imported can be processed with special preparations that promote longer storage. Because of this, not all of them take root.

Cuttings cut from the upper part of the stem or middle part, which were harvested in the summer, take root most quickly. Well, those who have already understood how to grow a rose from a cutting can be advised to try the knowledge gained in practice and not give up in case of possible failures.

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