February 4th, 2009 | 
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DESTINY WHISPERS asked:
I have a beautiful garden full of over a hundred varieties of roses, but only 4 plants are “own-root.” An America, A Mary Rose, A William Shakespeare, and An Impressionist. These are growing GREAT!! I want to take clippings of my Don Juan and Golden Celebration. These are both on root-stock. I’ve heard about using plastic soda liters for mini-greenhouses and turning a quart mason jar over the cutting to protect it (if planted direct in the garden) Are there any other ways that might work better? Any tips?
I have a beautiful garden full of over a hundred varieties of roses, but only 4 plants are “own-root.” An America, A Mary Rose, A William Shakespeare, and An Impressionist. These are growing GREAT!! I want to take clippings of my Don Juan and Golden Celebration. These are both on root-stock. I’ve heard about using plastic soda liters for mini-greenhouses and turning a quart mason jar over the cutting to protect it (if planted direct in the garden) Are there any other ways that might work better? Any tips?
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Like bill said use a rooting hormone if you cut it. I have taken cuttings, dipped them in rooting hormone, put them in the ground and put a clear mason jar over them and probably 75% have rooted. However my preferred method is tip layering if you have some long branches near the ground. What you do is bend the tip to the ground and make a 1″ deep trench (maybe 5″ long). Put the stem in the trench and cover it with soil so you have the last 6″ of stem past the trench and in the sun. Put a small rock over the buried part if it wants to pop out of the ground. In about 6 weeks you should have enough root system to cut it from the parent plant and re-plant it wherever you think it will do well.