"Rick" wrote in message
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Hi Cass. I'm in Chula Vista CA, just south of San Diego, Zone 10.
I've never propagated before but I will succeed, it's very important
for me to make sure my brother and sisters get the rose from
my Mother's garden so we will really have something of hers when
she is gone. I'll teach my siblings the art of propagating so they too
can give a rose to there children when it's time. I will also be doing
a rose for my daughters. I found what may be the perfect green house
for propagating new roses. I found it at the Container Store in Fashion
Valley. It was made for keeping cat & dog food fresh. It looks like a
small narrow thrash can about 2.5 feet high and about 6 inches wide
and about 10-12 inches long with a top that seals and flips open.
Clear with a white top. I plan to cut a half circle in the top about 2
inches in dia. Then getting a fender washer and cut a wedge out
and screwing it over the half circle so I can slowly add fresh air
to the green house. It should work. I just checked on the new roses
and found them covered with aphids !!!! What can I use that will
be gentle on the new growth? Besides water.

Rick
Zone 10 Chula Vista, CA


Hello again Rick,

Allegra here. BH and I were looking at your idea to make a greenhouse
and it sounds great. Let us know how it works, we may want to copy you.
Right now I only use the "stick them in the ground" and the hormone in
the gallon pot system to propagate, both of which have worked remarkably
well for me. But this is Oregon, what doesn't drown will flourish!

Aphids are certainly a pain, and other than Safer soap and big, nasty
showers with the dial on jet I know of no way to get rid of them. In the
old days when the children were little "squish, squash the aphids" got
them a couple of dollars for "working in the yard" but never got rid of
the entire population. There is something I have never tried so I cannot
vouch for its effectiveness and that is to mix together 1 garlic bulb,
1 small onion, 1 t cayenne pepper, 1 quart water. Steep one hour and
add 1 T liquid hand soap. Store in the refrigerator. Spray with it and
even the deer seems to dislike the taste. As I said I haven't tried it but
it doesn't take much to strain this into a spray bottle and go after the
pest.

Do you know what is the name of your Mother's rose? If you do, it may
be easier to find out how difficult or hopefully easier it is to propagate
through some of the people here who may have tried to do that.

Allegra