My mom has this rose bush that has been growing for about 30+ years.I have tried over and over to clone it with no luck.I have Roottech hormone gel and peat pellets and put them in a dome .they get sprayed twice a day and they always shrivel up and turn brown.Can anyone help me who has had luck with this in the past.

yea,its hard,real hard,it just takes time and time again to root one.first u gotta use a soft green stemed shoot,cut at a 45,remove thorns an in up and dip into solution,put in humidity dome and mist,u also gota trim the leaves as well.

theyre hard to root,just like lilacs(there a bitch)

I did everthing that way.How many leaves do you leave on yours.I've tried many combos with nogo.

Does Rose know that you wanna clone her bush?

leave a few main leaves,but trim them by half.

it could be the genes of that rosebush,cus it could be a hardier plant that doesnt do that well when propgated.try puttin the cutting in a glass of water for like 24hr then go with regular cloning techniqes.what i think is that the water will still feed the shoot with water but no nutes,causing it to start to strive for food,and when it gets introduced to the rooting hormone,it will cause it to root faster just to get nutrients and food.just a thought,and a theory worth trying

Thanx.I'll give that a try and see what happens.

there real hard to root,got one to root but didnt keep up wit it and killed it.i love cloning plants,u can sell them back to the nursuries that they originally came from.

Sounds cool.I heard that the ones that come from nurseries that have the metal tags are illegal to propogate and breed.Is that true.But who will find out right?If you keep them yourself.

they wont know,u can say u grew them for years and recently decided to clone and share ur magic plants.

mabe try thisThe Rooter Pot - Lee Valley Tools

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