How to propagate roses by cuttings? A lazy person's method

As everyone knows, potted roses are mostly propagated by cuttings and grafting, and right now is the best season for rooting rose cuttings. You may have come across many methods for rooting rose cuttings, and precisely because there are so many methods, you may not know which one to choose. Actually, what the editor wants to tell you is that no matter how you do it, as long as it lets the cuttings survive and is simple and easy to do, it is worth adopting. Today the editor recommends a rose cutting method that suits lazy people.

1. Go to the market and buy a bag of rooting agent, dissolve it with sterile boiled water into a water mixture; it is recommended to keep the concentration at 0.2%.

2. Take an empty plastic mineral water bottle, then use scissors to cut a small triangular opening in it, so it is easier to insert the rose cuttings.

3. After mixing the previously dissolved rooting agent evenly with water, pour the aqueous solution into the mineral water bottle, a moderate depth is enough.

4. Insert the prepared rose cutting (about 5-8 cm is best) into the plastic mineral water bottle, with the insertion depth at about one third of the stem. At this time do not cover the mouth of the plastic bottle; just place it in a ventilated spot that can receive light.

After that, we can quietly wait for the cuttings to take root and sprout. During this period, be careful not to add water to the plastic bottle; also control the temperature conditions for the cuttings to take root and sprout well; the bottom of the bottle can be properly shaded; of course, the whole cutting process does not require changing the water.

Rooting roses in a mineral water bottle is meant to improve the survival rate and rooting rate of the cuttings. After the rose cuttings have sprouted a large number of roots, we need to take the young plants out of the bottle and transplant them into the potting soil in a flower pot.

However, experienced gardening friends suggest that it is best to add potting soil into the bottle, rather than taking the young plants out of the bottle and planting them into potting soil. This is more conducive to the young plants taking root and sprouting, and the transplant success rate will be higher.

As for which effect is better, this also needs each gardening friend to verify. Have you all learned today's lazy method for rooting rose cuttings? Hurry up and give it a try!