Sometimes I don’t feel like giving up flowers at all. In this case, you can make little effort and grow seedlings for further planting in permanent soil.

Many are interested in how to grow a rose from a cuttings from a bouquet. Especially if the variety is unusual or extremely dear to the heart. If desired, you can root your favorite flower, and this should not be delayed.

Timelines for cuttings of roses

The most successful will be the propagation of roses by cuttings that were cut in the first summer months. It is advisable that the flowers were previously grown in the local climate and not treated with chemicals to extend the life of the buds.

The optimal dates for germination of cuttings are June days, in August it will be more difficult to achieve root formation on the stems. The hardest thing to grow a plant in the winter months, and keep the cuttings of roses until spring.

It should not be delayed to receive cuttings for several days after receiving the bouquet. Fresh flowers brought home that day are more likely to germinate.

How to prepare the cuttings?

For cuttings, it is necessary to select from the bouquet the strongest flowers that have beautiful buds. The stems should be at the initial stage of lignification, that is, be brown in color. Too immature still do not have the strength to germinate, and dark brown already begin to rot.

If the flowers are fresh, you can prepare the cuttings immediately. When the roses stood in a vase for a couple of days, it is necessary to cut off the cuts by a couple of centimeters and place in cold water for 4-6 hours.

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Preparation of cuttings:

  1. Cut buds from selected flowers. For planting flowers, they will no longer be needed.
  2. Cut the stems into cuttings from 15 to 30 cm. It is recommended that at least 3 buds be left on each handle. The top should be 1 cm below the tip, and the bottom should be 2 cm above the base.
  3. The top cut should be even, the bottom cut at an acute angle.
  4. Remove all lower leaves from the stalk, and trim the upper leaves by a third.
  5. Place the cut stems in water, in which the root growth stimulator is added for 6 hours.
  6. Then you can begin to root the roses in any way possible.

The cuttings that were formed from the middle of the stem take root most well. However, it is recommended that you save them all, as the chances of germinating most of the flowers increase.

A secateurs or a knife for cutting flowers should be very sharp so that there is no breaking of the stem during pruning. In addition, tools must be sanitized before work.

Using Growth Stimulants

In order to increase the chances of root sprouting and speed up this process, a ready-made preparation or one prepared by yourself should be added to the soaking water. Soak cuttings in solutions from purchased supplements is necessary for several hours, while self-prepared growth stimulator acts throughout the day.

What can be soaked cuttings:

  • Kornevin (1 gr. Per 1 liter of water);
  • Heteroauxin (1 tablet per 2.5 liters of liquid);
  • Radifarm (2 cap. Per 1 liter of water);
  • Zircon (1 ml per 10 liters of liquid);
  • Epin extra (1 ampoule per 2 liters of water);
  • aloe juice (the composition forms 9 parts of water and 1 part of juice);
  • water with honey (1 teaspoon of beekeeping product is added to half a liter of liquid).

Of all the listed biostimulants, Radifarm is the most active. Therefore, the soaking time of cuttings in it is reduced to 30 minutes.

Rooting methods

There are several ways to grow a rose from a stalk. Most often, flowers germinate in water or soil. However, there are more interesting options. So, for example, gardeners grow roses in bags, potato tubers or a newspaper.

Germination in water

This option is the easiest, fastest and most affordable. An important step in germinating in this way is the selection of quality water. Rain or spring fluid will be most suitable, and tap water is also suitable.

However, fluid from the pipeline should be pre-prepared. It must be filtered, and then allowed to settle for a day.

How to germinate the roots:

  1. Pour a small amount of water into a jar.
  2. Dip the prepared cuttings into the liquid by about 1-3 cm.
  3. Remove the container to any place where direct sunlight does not fall.

Water should be changed every 2 days. Growing with this method takes about 3 weeks. Initially, white formations will appear on the stems, from which new roots will grow. This method has a significant minus - often part of the cuttings rots irretrievably.

In pots

The method of growing roses in pots is a little more complicated, while it is one of the most effective.

For rooting you will need:

  • bottom packaging for soil;
  • top transparent - for the formation of a mini-greenhouse;
  • potassium permanganate solution;
  • priming;
  • some small stones and sand for drainage.

Initially, you need to choose the right container for disembarkation. If one stalk is grown, a 0.5-liter pot will be enough for him. Accordingly, with an increase in the number of future flowers, the capacity and its displacement increase.

Steps for rooting in a pot:

  1. To process the capacity for planting with potassium permanganate. This will disinfect it from harmful bacteria.
  2. Put small stones for drainage at the bottom, then pour a suitable mixture of purchased soil, tamp lightly. You can prepare the soil yourself. To do this, you need to take garden soil and sand in a ratio of 2: 1.Be sure to disinfect the resulting soil.
  3. Make a small depression in the ground, place a stalk in it. If there are several of them planted, the distance between them should be about 6 cm. Seal the loose soil, pour over with settled water.
  4. Form greenhouse conditions. To do this, cover the planted cuttings with a jar or a plastic bottle, if they are in a pot. Seedlings in a box are covered with a film.
  5. As the topsoil dries out, it is necessary to spray it with a spray gun.

The temperature in the room should be at least 25 degrees during the day, and at night the mark on the thermometer should drop to 18. The germination of cuttings should be judged by the appearance of new light green shoots after about a month.

At this stage, you must begin to periodically remove the shelter from roses. First, airing is carried out for 3-5 minutes, then gradually the time can be increased. When full leaves appear, the greenhouse is cleaned completely.

Growing roses in a bag

Rooting the stems in the bag is also a way to help provide future seedlings with maximum humidity and greenhouse conditions. The method is good because it does not require additional containers for planting.

Stages of growing roses:

  1. Fill the bag 1/3 with soil suitable for these colors.
  2. Treat the cut of the cut with a solution to enhance root formation, place it in the ground.
  3. Fill the remaining space in the bag with air, tie and hang near the window.

The first sprouts begin to appear after 2 weeks. It will be possible to transplant the received seedlings into the ground in a month.

Using potatoes

The main advantage of growing a strong root system of roses in potatoes is a suitable tuber moisture and nutrition of the cuttings with the optimal amount of carbohydrates. This method allows you to get strong seedlings without spending much effort on this.

Initially, you need to prepare potatoes. Tuber should choose medium size. It should not be rotten, have damaged areas or flaccid peel. Rinse the potatoes thoroughly, disinfect in a solution of potassium permanganate and dry.

How to sprout a rose stalk in potatoes:

  1. Cut a recess in the tuber, slightly not reaching the opposite side. In width, it should repeat the diameter of the stem.
  2. To process a cut of the future flower with a growth stimulator, place the stalks of potatoes.
  3. Pour earth into a pot, put a tuber on it, and sprinkle soil on top.
  4. Pour over water.
  5. Install a greenhouse in the form of a bottle or can.

When sprouts appear, it is recommended to start gradually airing the seedlings. After a couple of weeks, the upper container must be removed completely.

Sprouting in the newspaper

This method is also called the "burrito method", since cuttings twisted into the newspaper really resemble this food product in shape. From materials you will need a bag, newspaper and chopped stems.

Stages of germination using a newspaper:

  1. Lay several cuttings on paper at once. First bend it at both ends of the stems, and then scroll. It turns out from the newspaper roll, inside which are the future seedlings.
  2. Moisten the paper with plenty of water. Make sure that it does not tear.
  3. Put the burrito in a plastic bag, tie it.

The package should be removed to a place where the temperature will be kept at around 20 degrees. Once a week, you need to unfold the paper, moisten it, inspect the condition of the cuttings. If any copies are rotten, they must be removed and the newspaper replaced with a new one. Roots form after about 2 weeks.

Planting cuttings of roses from a bouquet in a permanent place

The most suitable season for planting these flowers is late spring or early summer. Planting roses with cuttings in autumn does not make sense, since the plant will freeze in the ground.

A place for landing must be chosen sunny, in which there are no strong winds.The soil should not deepen much, since during rain it will drain excess water.

In the selected area, it is required to form pits of suitable size, the diameter of which is equal to the root system. It is recommended to fertilize the soil, after planting, the soil must be watered. Sprinkle the ground on top with sawdust or peat. Cover seedlings from direct sunlight.

Rules for the care of seedlings

Fertilizers will be required for seedlings that have grown more than 12 cm. For this, complex solutions or infusion of herbs, mullein are used. In order for the plant to be strong, in the first year it is necessary to immediately cut the flower buds after they appear. This will allow the rose bush to put all its strength into the formation of healthy stems.

In advance, you need to take care of the shelter of the plant in the autumn-winter period. This will save the bushes from frost. Some specimens should be dug up and stored in a cool, moist place. So roses from a bouquet will appear in the garden again and again, delighting not only the gardener, but also everyone around.

 

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