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| Rose Stem Cuttings - 9 Days Later |
When M was here on Friday, he asked how the rose stem cuttings were doing and I showed him.
It had been nine days after he took the cuttings and stuck them in some potting soil. I had tented the pot with a plastic bag, which created a mini greenhouse for the cuttings.
Not only were the cuttings still green, there were the beginnings of leaf buds on almost all of the stems! M was impressed!
It does not necessarily mean that the stems have developed roots yet. But, the cuttings seem to be healthy and showing the potential to grow.
I will continue to keep them enclosed in a plastic bag and make sure the soil remains moist. Hopefully, the leaf buds will form new leaves, at which point, I might be able to check for roots and pot them up.
It will be exciting to see if the stem cuttings will grow into little rose bushes over time!
What do you think? Do you think these stem cuttings will root? Have you grown rose bushes from rooted stem cuttings?
It all looks promising! As to what I think, I am no expert (and you have M for that) but you are right not to get too excited just yet. I have got to this stage before but ultimately failed. I seem to remember reading that the stems can use the nutrition already taken up before cutting, in order to develop new shoots, and when that food is used up they can still wane if the roots have not developed. But that is half the fun of gardening: experimenting, watching, waiting, and sometimes being rewarded. It will be lovely if you get a couple of new plants from these!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. Yes, I'm experimenting to see what happens. If the stems take root and grow, then, that would be wonderful. If they don't, well, the prunings from the rose bushes would have been composted, anyway, so, nothing lost. :) If these don't grow, I'll try again in the spring/early summer. :)
DeleteOh, that is exciting! Here's hoping that root will follow.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. Keeping my fingers crossed. I wish I had planted the cuttings in transparent plastic containers; that would have made it easier to see if roots were forming.
DeleteI am very curious to see if this works. It sounds like you're giving them all you've got!
ReplyDeleteThank you, hannah jane; I am curious to see what will happen, myself. :)
DeleteThe cuttings do look healthy. I feel sure they must be working on some roots under the soil - I hope so anyway.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. We shall see how they look, next week. :)
DeleteI hope the cuttings take root. I know nothing about starting plants from cuttings! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. I have not been very successful growing plants from cuttings, myself, but, it's fun to experiment, isn't it?
DeleteI will be really interested to see how these develop!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne. I'll keep everyone updated. :)
DeleteDai che bello!!!
ReplyDeleteNon vedo l'ora di vedere come cresceranno.
Thank you, Stefania. We are all waiting to see how it all turns out. :)
DeleteFingers crossed they continue to grow. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. I took a look at them, today, and they seem to be struggling a bit. But, we shall see what happens.
DeleteI hope 🙏 this continues. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. There were a lot of fungi growing in the soil and we sprayed a fungicide on it, today, and I left the stem cuttings uncovered so air could circulate around them. Hopefully, that will help. :)
DeleteWell, that's a good development. I'm very hopeful and I'm voting a big Yes! They will develop roots.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra. :)
DeleteGood luck with the cuttings, I have rooted cuttings from roses and get 50% success. I have been told by Rose experts that the trick is bury 2/3 of the stem, (I just shove them in the ground in late summer and hope for the best). I think patience is the name of the game. But I voting that yes you be successful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. All my previous efforts have been unsuccessful, so, I'm hoping with all my might that these cuttings will root. :)
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