Re: California trip/now rose cuttings

I have small successes too Andrea.  Boy, if every cutting I took survived, I
don't know what I'd do with them all!
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] California trip/now rose cuttings


> Keep trying. When I do them I usually have maybe one or two out of 10 or
15
> make it. I always make my cuttings about 6-8 inches long and start mine in
> potting soil (maybe I should use sand or perlite) I've got two Rosa
> mutablis in my yard that I propagate from a huge old specimen downtown.
> They are now both about 6 feet tall. They were my first success about 6
> years ago, very sentimental about them.
>
> I also do not cover mine, just keep them in shade and moist. It is SO
humid
> here I think bagging them would cause the to fall over from fungi almost
> immeduately. Again, maybe perlite would help.........
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 5/3/2005 2:45:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] California trip/now rose cuttings
> >
> > I tried some rose cuttings last year and wasn't successful. That's the
> only
> > time I tried roses, but I plan to try again.  As to your rooting
hormones,
> > it sounds like you got a set I think I saw advertised in Charley's
> > catalogue.  Were there instructions with it that said which one to use
for
> > woody plants?  If not, I would choose the middle one because #1 is most
> > likely for easy stuff and #3 for difficult stuff, and I think roses
would
> be
> > inbetween.  Sorry I can't be more helpful, I hope someone else will
chime
> > in.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] California trip/now rose cuttings
> >
> >
> > > Kitty,
> > > You do give me plenty of advice just maybe not on this trip.
> > > I took some cuttings of my sisters roses.  I put them in a plastic bag
> > with
> > > a wet paper towel around the cut end.  I bought some perelite today
and
> a
> > > clear sweater box.  I plan to dip the end in my hormone... I have 1,2
> and
> > 3.
> > > Which should I use and do you have any advice on this?
> > > Tricia
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:34 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] California trip!
> > >
> > >
> > > > No help or advice from me, just glad you had such a wonderful time.
> > > > Kitty
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:42 AM
> > > > Subject: [CHAT] California trip!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> I want to thank everyone for the help and advice you gave for our
> > > > California
> > > >> trip.  We are back and exhausted.  We flew into Sacramento then
drove
> > > >> towards Santa Barbara to see my sister.  She has a beautiful place
> > there.
> > > >> It is the old Forest Peabody Estate that they have completely
redone
> in
> > > > the
> > > >> last 5 years.  I will have to send some pictures of her roses.  The
> > most
> > > >> beautiful roses I have ever seen.  We went to FILOLI gardens!  That
> was
> > > >> amazing.... if anyone has not seen this garden and can be sure to.
I
> > > >> took
> > > >> tons of pictures there too(over 800  for the total trip).  We drove
> the
> > > >> entire Highway 1 to Eureka, CA.  We saw the Santa Barbara Botanical
> > > > Gardens,
> > > >> over the mountain to Oahi to a wonderful South African garden, on
the
> > way
> > > > up
> > > >> the coast we stopped at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens and
then
> on
> > > >> to
> > > >> Mendocino Botanical Gardens.  We were gone 10 days and put over
1700
> > > >> miles
> > > >> on the rental car.
> > > >> I got home to lots of work and weeds.  It was wonderful to be gone
> but
> > > >> now
> > > >> to play catch up.
> > > >> Thank you all again,
> > > >> Tricia
> > > >> zone 6b
> > > >> Oklahoma
> > > >>
> > >
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