How to grow a rose from a purchased cuttings

Many growers are interested in how to grow a rose from a cut of a purchased rose, what difficulties may be encountered during this process. To understand what needs to be done, you need to find out which varieties are suitable for grafting, and by what methods they can be grown at home.

About growing roses by cuttings

To find out how to grow a rose from a cuttings, you can seek advice from an experienced florist. At home, they most often use three methods that allow you to get healthy plants:

• You can use the presented bouquet of roses. For this, the necessary samples are taken from it, cuttings are cut from them, and then planted.
• It is recommended to plant flowers from a purchased batch of cuttings. They tolerate planting and rooting better at home.
• Cut the cuttings in the garden. It is recommended to take green shoots on which leaves have already blossomed and have buds.

How to grow a rose from a cut of a purchased rose

To understand how to grow roses from cuttings, you need to know that you can plant them at home at any time of the year, and you need to transfer such sprouts to the garden only in spring or autumn. The disadvantage of cuttings is the inability of the bushes obtained in this way to withstand winter conditions.

For plants, a special soil is selected, which consists of 2 parts of land, and 1 part of sand and peat is also taken for it. From above, such a mixture is necessarily covered with a layer of river sand 3 cm thick.

At the top, the shoots are cut above the bud (2 cm), and from the bottom, pruning is carried out directly below it. The lower leaves are removed, and the upper ones are shortened by half or 1/3. The cutting is planted to a depth of 20 mm. A distance of up to 80 mm is chosen between individual specimens, and between rows - 50-70 mm.

Watering the soil is moderate. The sprouts should be kept in partial shade, as the direct rays of the sun cause them severe burns. For home planting, you need to use ceramic pots with a diameter of 90 to 110 mm. In winter, cuttings are stored in a dry, well-ventilated cellar or refrigerator at 3 ° C. They must be packed in plastic bags or cellophane wrap.

Buying a rose cut

In the market or in specialized stores, you can buy ready-made cuttings of garden flowers. The second option is better, since such seedlings are tested and processed by the manufacturer.

You need to purchase cuttings in which the length is 15 cm, and on the stem there are several leaves and buds. If it is not possible to buy seedlings, then it is possible to carry out cuttings of roses from the presented bouquet. To do this, perform the following actions:

• The flowers are examined. The freshest specimens are selected that do not show signs of wilting.
• You need to use roses that have the thickest stem. For this, its middle part with a length of 15 to 30 cm is suitable. There should be 2-3 buds and leaves on this segment. The use of such a cutting is carried out according to the generally accepted method of planting plants.
  

  Rose stems for planting

How to grow a rose from a cut of a purchased rose

After purchasing the seedlings, you can start planting them. For novice gardeners, a step-by-step growing method is suitable. It consists of the following steps:

• the cutting at the base is cut at 45 °;
• only one shoot with leaves is left on it, and the uppermost of them is shortened by 1/3;
• if there is a break in work, then the treated seedlings are placed in a plastic bag and stored in the refrigerator;
• when planting is done at home, it is recommended to choose a place in the room where it is light enough;
• soil for growing roses is created from equal volumes of peat, sand and garden soil;
• cuttings are treated with a stimulant, for example, the drug "Zircon";
• roses will grow well at room temperatures of around 22 ° C.

To grow flowers, you need to properly plant the cuttings in the ground and maintain certain conditions:

• when planting, the second seedling bud is left on the soil surface;
• the soil in the pot must be constantly wet, but puddles under the cuttings must not be allowed;
• when growing roses in the house, they are covered with a film or a plastic bottle;
• water the plants with warm water in the morning or evening.

Their bushes need to be formed every year, cutting off underdeveloped or old shoots. After all, home roses need help to grow properly.

To root a stem from a bouquet, many gardeners recommend using a fairly simple and reliable method of growing flowers. To do this, you need a potato with a smooth surface. A young root crop is best suited, but if it is autumn in the yard, then use potatoes from the resulting crop. The sequence of operations is as follows:

• first, all the eyes are cut out of the vegetable;
• then with a knife in the potato holes are made equal to the diameter of the cutting;
• the seedling is soaked for 24 hours in an aqueous solution of Kornevin, and then inserted into the prepared vegetable;
• planting is done in a pot with drainage;
• potato tuber must be completely covered with soil.

Rose in potato tubers

Kornevin: instructions for use for rose cuttings

For the rapid rooting of the future flower, it is recommended to use special preparations. Experienced gardeners use Kornevin. It is used as follows:

• If it is decided to apply fertilizer in the form of a powder, then the granules must be mixed with activated carbon. The ratio of the components is 1: 1. The cuttings of the rose are dipped into the resulting mixture at an angle of 45 °. The lower kidney should be 15-20 mm deep. If there are a lot of cuttings, then a distance of 30-40 mm is observed between them, and at least 50 mm between rows.
• The instruction for the Kornevin remedy offers another method of rooting roses. The powder is diluted in water (1: 1 ratio). After planting the cutting, up to 40 ml of the resulting fertilizer is poured onto it. Re-irrigation with this composition is carried out in 14-15 days, until a new root appears.
• There is another method to speed up the development of a rose with this fertilizer. To do this, cuttings of roses are kept in an aqueous solution of the drug for 18 hours, and then planted in the ground. After that, the procedure is carried out according to the instructions. This method allows you to accelerate the growth of flowers by 1.5 times.

Tips and tricks from experienced florists and gardeners

Growing roses, cuttings are the most affordable method for obtaining the desired results. In order for the plant to develop, you can use the following recommendations of experienced florists:

• it is better to root the stalk in a small greenhouse;
• the bush is constantly sprayed with water and ventilated;
• the main condition for ensuring correct growth: the leaves must always be moist;
• after the appearance of the first shoots, it is necessary to increase the airing time;
• breeders are advised to protect the cuttings from direct sunlight;
• there is no need to rush when growing roses, since the first roots appear only 15 days after planting;
• if Kornevin for roses is used as a fertilizer, then it can be mixed with other preparations necessary for growing flowers;
• in the room you need to maintain a temperature of 20-25 ° C;
• after the development of the root system of the flower, it is necessary to reduce the number of sprays so as not to provoke the development of rot;
• if the plant is covered with a film, then it is removed no earlier than 30 days after planting;
• winter roses must be endured at home, as their roots are weak for planting in the garden.

In the spring, they feed the roses with nitrogen fertilizers, and in the summer they introduce superphosphate and potassium nitrate into the soil. Flowers need to be irrigated with medicinal compounds that prevent the development of fungal infections.

Self-cultivation of roses from cuttings is possible only if all agrotechnical rules for planting and caring for plants are followed. Any novice florist can thus grow a bush and then transplant it to a garden plot.