I usually start my cuttings after the first bloom, when the blooms have
died-back and the stem is beginning to harden just a bit. I like to cut the
stem so there are at least 3 or 4 sets of full leaves, with the stem about
the diameter of a pencil. Of course, with mini roses, you may not get a
stem quite that size, but you get the idea. I winter mine indoors, so I
what till august. If you are going to plant them outside the same year, I
might start sooner.

As far as disease free roses, any of the care-free group are good, as are
many old world and rugosa. Really there are many rose that are low
maintenance, however, they often have simpler bloom forms, which are not
always what people want. you could check out
http://www.pickeringnurseries.com/tw.../web_store.cgi, go to the
advanced search option, and select disease resistant roses.

Best of luck

Jeff Southeast Michigan, zone 5


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"Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message
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Tent them, My dad used to use a jar!

Hi, I'm new to this group and love roses. Most non-minis have succumbed to
disease (mainly black spot) so we are only growing minis now .

What time of year is best to root rose cutting from these minis in zone 6?
We have several and would like to increase the number. We also own a small
hobby greenhouse.

Are there any affordable disease free roses out there?

Thanks


"P Alves" alves###paulo@gmail#com wrote in message
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Hi,

Thanks for your help.

I should start to get ready to see my cuttings die, because I planted
them directly in the soil and the weather is getting pretty warm... I
will try to prevent them from getting dry.

Thanks again