Rose propagation

I stick rose cuttings deeply into the ground and leave them for a year. They usually root and become nice plants.
Someone will probably tell you the "correct" way to do it, but this method works for me :o)

Sometimes the cutting grows new leaves then it wilts away and dies. thats what happened to the numerous rose cuttings i gave to my neighbor:(

could also be the soil....

you and me both Arun 1993. i keep shoving them in all over the place but i must be doing something wrong as well.

Put them in deep in a shady place. I mean DEEP and in a shady place. and wait a year . Maybe you'll have some success. I have lots of cuttings I've grown like that.

thanks hywel,i know it wasn't my question but i dont think im going deep enough either and probably im abit impatient.wont have ago today,(you've read my blog) they really wouldn't survive with my luck today.

Also try a few cuttings, some may fail but the more you have the more there's a chance some will root.

Hywel is right.I also did mine like this,and had no problems.You have to have patience,and just leave them.If you pull them up to see if they have rooted,then
probably,its goodbye roses.....:o(

Found this in google.
Hope it helps.

-- Choose a straight stem and cut off about 12inches from the top just below a leaf node. Pull off the leaves along the stem and leave just two at the top.
Dig your spade into the ground where you want it to grow, wiggle it about to form a narrow hole and bury about six inches of the cutting into this wedge. Firm up the soil around the cutting, name it, water it and watch it grow.
Within a few weeks you will see more leaves appear, which is a sign that it has taken. Leave it in this spot until next spring, and then uproot it carefully and replant it.
You can use this method for many other perennials too, like ceonothus, clematis, geraniums, potentilla, euonymous, hebes, weigela and even abutilon. Just make sure you pick a new healthy straight stem. For other flowers I only use about 6-8 inch stems and they work very well. --

yeah Plantmaiden!

will it really take a year!
i admit i do take it out to see if there are any roots :) wont do that again

i admit i do take it out to check if there any roots :) Bloomer.
thanks Blooming Lovely, ill try that out

thanks Hywel, next time i prune my rose bushes ill definitely plant a lot of the cuttings :)

i also heard that honey is a good root toner. i tried it out, didnt work.
maybe someone else could try it...

Take lots. Some will root and some will fail, but the more you take the better chance there is of having one rooted. Don't disturbe them for at least a year.

ill do as you say Hywel, thanks :)

thanks from me to.
i will have another go.