[afraidfortherepublic]

I saw this on the Web this week. I thought some of you might be interested. I haven't tried it; just passing it on. I think that this would work best with roses grown on their own root stock, if it works at all.

Did you know that you can grow roses from cuttings?

Simply cut healthy stems, place them in large potatoes, and them bury them 3-4 inches deep in a healthy soil mixture of peet moss and top soil. The potatoes keep the stems moist and help develop the root systems. It's a perfectly simple way to multiply your rose garden without spending lots of $$$.

[greeneyes]

Thanks for that tip. I’ll have to try it.

[trisham]

That’s amazing!

[painter]

Bump

[bgill]

One of those stems is upside down. Don’t know that one will work. Why waste a perfectly good potato? Just lay a few leggy stems over onto the ground, anchor them with dirt or a rock and they’ll start new roots. Eat the potatoes for dinner.

[Tammy8]

I am going to have to try that, looks interesting.

[Marcella]

Roses in potatoes - now that is original.

[TEXOKIE]

That’s cool, afraidfortherepublic!

[murrie]

Seriously? My goodness I can’t believe this. I have got to try this out. Hmm. Aren’t roses patented or something like that? I can’t imagine David Austen roses appreciating having their roses so easily propagated like that.