Re: Re: Starting cuttings (successfully ;} )

**Jim Curts jcurts@yahoo.com>**

Hi Carleen, 

Ah, Ranier, and the pretty little fire hydrants. When
my kids were small they always tried to name
 them as we drove through town. Guess the paint jobs
went out of vogue.

Thanks for the support on the "root' thing. I actually
am not a gardener at all but do really like nice big
roses as has my Dad's family for ages. Must be the
Irish. I guess this particular rose needs to go with
me.

Do I just dig down and tear off some of the stalk with
the roots attached? If so, how much stalk do I need?
Does it have to extend up to leaves (which is a number
of feet in this case)? This rose has mostly 7 leaf
clusters with 5 leaf clusters at end of each twig.

What do you do with the sheep? Hope they don't eat
your roses.

Keep me tuned in 

Jim

--- Rosenlund <rosenlund@transport.com> wrote:
> Go for it Jim!  I would have suggested that if I
> thought it was an
> option.... That's my FAVORITE way to (re)start a
> rose.
> 
> With some roots it's much faster to establish, I've
> not lost one yet
> doing it this way... Most of my "found" roses I've
> gotten this way... many
> from across the US.  From Spring right into Fall.  I
> think I have about 10
> roses this way.  Often with just 3-4 inches of
> "root" (could hardly call it
> that, but cane that was below dirt.)   One such rose
> that I dug had so
> little root, I just "stuck them" one at a time into
> a rose whole that was a
> muddy "slury"... it worked VERY well.  I've never
> covered them or used
> rootone on them either.  I would do so now. 
> 
>                 ~Carleen~
> Keeper of Sheep and Old Roses
> Rainier, Oregon (just North of ya some Jim....)
> 
> 
> 
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