Would you like to have a bountiful rose garden without having to buy lots of roses from your local nursery? Would you like to learn how to start growing roses from cuttings that come from your already growing rose plants? If you answered yes to both of those questions then you're reading the right article.
Growing rose plants from cuttings is not difficult and could save you lots of money.
The best time to take a cutting is in the spring or fall.
When taking a cutting from your rose bush or plant, make sure to take it from a healthy and well established rose.
You don't want to start growing roses from cuttings with a lower rate of survival.
Taking your cutting When growing roses from cuttings, one thing you will need is a pair of really sharp cutting sheers or a sharp blade.
Personally I like using a blade.
Making sure they are sharp before cutting the clone will ensure that the stem does not get squeezed together.
 By damaging the stem while cutting could result in not having a very healthy clone.
The damaged stem could possibly not allow the clone to properly intake the nutrients when planted.
Once you picked the rose plant you want to propagate from, count about 2 buds down and cut the stem on a 45 degree angle above the 3rd bud.
Once cut, clip the bottom leaves and dip the cut end into a rooting compound.
The rooting compound can be a powdered product or can be a jelly compound, both working the same.
The rooting compound is an optional product that I like to use, because I have had excellent results with them.
Since keeping a cutting out in the open air may cause an air bubble in the stem, take a couple cuttings and place them in water right after the cut.
Once done with the cutting you can go back and stick the stems of the clones in the rooting compound before placing into the soil.
Properly planting you cutting You have 2 options when growing roses from cuttings.
You could either plant directly into the soil where you want the cutting planted, or you can plant your rose cutting in a pot and transplant it to your garden once the roots have been established.
Either way is just fine.
Before placing the clone into the soil it is best to make a hole in the soil with a sharpened pencil.
By doing this, you are further insuring that the stem end will not get damaged when placing into the soil.
Once the cutting is placed into the soil, close the hole that surrounds the stem being careful not to compromise the stem.
Now that your clone has been planted, go ahead and water the rose cutting.
Plants love humidity when rooting, so what I like to do is cut the bottom out of a 2 liter bottle and place it over the rose to give it a green house effect.
When watering, just water around the outside of the 2 liter (you may also use a glass jar).
Take the 2 liter off when you start to see growth.
After about a week, when watering, I like to add a bit of B1 vitamins to the water.
B1 vitamins are used to help with root growth.
This is just something extra I like to do.
By not adding B1, by no means mean that your rose plant will not root.
Your rose plant will be just fine without it.
Growing roses from cuttings will easily multiply your rose plant count without having to spend any additional money than what you have paid for your original rose bush or plant.
This is an easy procedure that anyone can perfect.
I encourage all novice and experienced rose gardeners to continue reading and learning all that you can in order to have a beautiful and flourishing rose garden.