Hello I pruned all our roses end November here in Vancouver Canada. I left all the pruned bits and pieces short and long in a corner of the garden to put in the compost after the winter would have turned into rotting twigs. SURPRISE nearly all of them have up to one inch healthy shoots. So as I am a re and up cycler and can't bare to throw them away especially at 24.99 min any kind of rose in the shops HOW do I plant these now. Horizontally just with the shoot out of the soil or do I stick the stem into the ground with the shoot above the ground I would much appreciate any urgent help on this as after lots of rain we are getting a dry spell and I don't want this nature strength to die. And we have plenty of space for more roses to grow. Thank you very much Vic
Hey Vic, perhaps you could pot them up and keep them inside till spring? Dunno what your weather is like, but here it's about 10F! With snow! Congratulations on the sprouts---cheering news. Maybe you could stick them in water so that roots could develop, then pot them. ? Am sure that our rose mavens can give you good advice!
Were they (intentionally or accidentally) partially buried and developed roots which are supporting the present shoots, or are they simply pruned pieces left outside that have new growth emerging? If the former, then you can gently plant each one being careful not to break off the young roots. What I suspect, however, is that they are simply drawing on residual energy still left in the cutting to push out new growth in response to the warm weather of late, and with no roots to sustain this growth, they will shortly wither and die. With dormant cuttings, we want to have good callous formation and rooting before shoots emerge: if this isn't already evident, then they won't maintain this early growth.
OK thank you they have NO roots what so ever So just to try I am tempted to plant/ Now horizontally or vertically is my question I have rooting powder. Thanks
A typical time for rooting cuttings, including roses, is late August--steady warmth but not parching heat, and you keep them in the shade. At this time of year they could only get that warmth indoors or in a greenhouse, and you'd need to give them a lot of care, ensure they are moist but not too moist. The percentage that would take root would not be that great. Another consideration: many roses bought in nurseries are grafted onto a stronger root-stock, not the variety that you purchased. This is a minor consideration in view of what you are trying to do, but should be kept in mind....
yes, I agree with SBridger (2 comments above) - sometimes the top pretty flowery part is grafted on to much sturdier root stock and re: the clippings that you left on the garden - residual energy will make them leaf out esp in this recent mild winter (back to root stock topic) - that is why sometimes when the root stock takes over, you get plain flowers on branches that grow so vigorously. this happens of course in more than just roses - the ornamental flowering "street" trees ---- I have a pretty viburnum (scented) that just prefers to send up the root stock leafy branches (nothing decorative like what I thought I was buying) etc. You get the picture.
