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The climbing rose New Dawn in my garden has suffered badly over the past winter. It is about 7' tall and has only produced new shoots from the top 1' or so with the lower parts of the stem quite barren.
Is it possible to strike soft wood cuttings from the new shoots? - the rose is of great sentimental value and I would hate to lose it but it looks really awful just now.
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Hi doggie,
Thanks. I'm off to try a few cuttings. If they don't take I'll try some heel cuttings later in the year.
I've been dotting in and out the garden this afternoon and have noticed that all my buddleias are gassed! :(
After the cutting business - some real digging, getting the potatoes in!
Claire
Think you need a bit of luck with Rose cuttings,best chance I think is to make a bit of a trench with a bit of sharp sand in the bottom and put them in and fill trench with like a potting compost,at this time of year they will need keeping damp,hope this helps.
michael s said: Think you need a bit of luck with Rose cuttings,best chance I think is to make a bit of a trench with a bit of sharp sand in the bottom and put them in and fill trench with like a potting compost,at this time of year they will need keeping damp,hope this helps.
I'll try that Sooty.
I have already put some in individual pots with rooting hormone. Do you think bottom heat would help?
ClaireM said: Think you need a bit of luck with Rose cuttings,best chance I think is to make a bit of a trench with a bit of sharp sand in the bottom and put them in and fill trench with like a potting compost,at this time of year they will need keeping damp,hope this helps.
Hi Claire think bottom heat may help as they need to be kept in shade but may be costly as they probably slow to root so patience the watchword,father used to put several in a trench in autumn some with a heel on and some without,some people seem more successful than others,good luck,interested to know if you succeeded in a few months time.
Hi Claire
It's definitely worth having a go, but I think you might stand more chances of success if you wait until autumn. Cuttings taken in summer can be touch and go as they dry out
There are many web-sites that show you exactly how to take cuttings from roses. Here is one of them.
If you want to look at loads more, plus some UTube videos Here are the hits I got when I googled 'cuttings from roses'
You can prune New Dawn hard back in Autumn.
Good luck.
Best wishes Chris
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