"Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message
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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

Thank you for the information. Yes, we have two that they sold us as disease
resistant and they are! One blooms all summer and the other on and off.
Unfortunately they went out of business when the wife died. We got them 1/2
price because the tags were missing. I will do some research on Google or
Yahoo.

I'll try the cutting of the minis this summer.



"Manelli Family" wrote in message
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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