Growing Rose Cuttings Under Glass Jars
At any time in warm weather some cuttings will take root under an inverted jar. The best time to experiment, however, is in the Spring or in August.
The tip cut from a strong growing shoot, or cane, does best. It should have at least three joints, one of which is near the base. After all the leaves but one, and the tip are cut off, the “slip” is placed in damp sandy soil up to one-third of its length, and covered over with an inverted quart jar. The glass jar is the little cutting’s own hot-house where it will have wonderfully good conditions for “taking root.”
Do not lift the jar for many a day, but keep the soil well watered.
After a number of weeks, most likely you will notice new leaves putting forth, and will know that the cutting has become a little plant with its own roots. Let it grow under the jar until the tip reaches the glass; then uncover.
It is not necessary to make cuttings especially for the purpose, for rose[I] bushes have been raised from the stem of a blooming rose after the blossom has faded.
Cuttings are inexpensive, and the method is an easy one for obtaining a large number of plants; but there is a better and quicker and more certain way for professional rose growers.
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