"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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I use liquid seaweed diluted in water. My preferred soil is Schultz
Professional Grow Mix (that might not be the exact title) but
unfortunately I can't find it locally - a seasonal problem (and this
is south central TX, for Pete's sake!) so I'm using a Miracle Gro
soil in the orange bag. I'll find out if that works in a few weeks.

Soil should definitely stay moist but not wet. I use the black
nursery pots that have drainage holes. Depending on the weather, I
water the soil daily. This time I'm also using the moisture beads.
I keep a spray bottle of water nearby and spritz the cuttings at
least once per day. I keep the pots under a tree in a location that
gets morning sun, but dabbled shade the rest of the day.

I keep up that process even after the cuttings root and start
producing new leaves. I don't transplant the cuttings until they've
been growing for a few months.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

Update: Two of the old garden rose cuttings (Village Maid aka
Centifolia Variegata and other names) have new leaf growth. That
seems a bit quick for root development (about one week) but I did take
longish stems which might be supporting the leaf growth.

One cutting - a different OGR - is showing signs of iron deficiency,
yellowing leaves. I added some powdered TX greensand, which is an
iron source, and hope that works. I've read that particular rose -
Ferdinand Pichard - is one of the harder ones to propagate so I won't
be too surprised if the cutting doesn't make it.

Gail