Re: Roses

--- Theladygardens@aol.com wrote:

> I live in the Los Gatos area near San Jose CA.  I
> have over 60 rose bushes in 
> my garden including mutabilis.  Noticed the mention
> of growing it from a 
> slip.  Many of my roses are grown from slips and
> just a reminder this is the 
> perfect time of year in California to do just that. 
> Cold and rainy.  I realize 
> most of you on this list know how to do this, but 
> for those few who have not 
> tried this:
> Pick a stem that has many strong leaf nodes, keep it
> in water until you are 
> ready but do this quick.   Take the lower leaves
> off, take off any flowers or 
> hips, put at least 3 healthy leaf nodes under
> ground, leaving 2-3 above ground. 
>  We just stick them into the soil.  If you do not
> get rains then water but we 
> have had success doing this and merely letting the
> rains do the job.
> If someone gives you a bouquet, quickly add cheap
> aspirin to the water or a 
> few sprigs of willow branch.  As soon as you get
> home with your bouquet, pick 
> those that have the strongest leaf nodes you can
> use, cut the flower off the 
> top, cut the lower leaves off, again, put at least 3
> healthy leaf nodes 
> underground or in a pot with lots of pearlite or 
> vermiculite mixed with some soil and 
> keep wet but well drained.  Set outside.  This will
> probably not work from 
> flower shop roses depending on where they come from
> and how they have been 
> raised.  Works well from friends garden roses.
> Hope this is of use to someone!
> Carolyn
>
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