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Old 06-07-2003, 06:56 PM
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Default Taking cuttings of antique roses

In article , Harriet Nation
wrote:

I have searched through several search engines, and each site seems to have
a different idea. Does anyone have personal experience?


Yes. The reason for different ideas is that a number of different
methods work. If you really want the rose, then take a good number of
cuttings and try several methods at once.

Where are you located? I'm particularly enamored of the soda pop bottle
method, where you put the cutting in good garden soil and cover with a
clear, not green, soda bottle with the top off. You must water daily
and spritz off the cutting.

My neighbor is 92, and is encouraging me to take cuttings of her beautiful
antique white rose. I would love to have some as it blooms off and on year
round, as long as the temperatures don't stay below 20 degrees for more than
a couple of days at a time.


Do it. July is the perfect month to start.

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