rosse cuttings in a potato?

zeroma · March 22, 2013

Anyone here ever heard of starting rose cuttings in a potato? I just read where it has been done like that. Too cool.

If you have tried it, I'd love to read your experience.

**Tom Wagner** · March 23, 2013

http://www.amateurgardening.com/home...rose-cuttings/

zeroma · March 23, 2013

Tom, that is the picture my daughter fb to me! Have you tried it though???

**Tom Wagner** · March 24, 2013

No, I have not tried rooting roses in potato tubers. I just posted the link and photo in case someone else had.

saltmarsh · March 24, 2013

Just looking at the photo, based on the direction of the thorns, they are rooting the wrong end of 2 of the rose cuttings.

zeroma · March 24, 2013

saltmarsh, I noticed that! too funny. The directions on the link from Tom are to plant the potato and keep cutting off its growth.

Thanks Tom for posting the photo. I haven't figured out how to do pictures here yet.

March 22, 2013	#1
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	rosse cuttings in a potato? Anyone here ever heard of starting rose cuttings in a potato? I just read where it has been done like that. Too cool. If you have tried it, I'd love to read your experience.

March 23, 2013	#2
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	http://www.amateurgardening.com/home...rose-cuttings/

March 24, 2013	#4
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	No, I have not tried rooting roses in potato tubers. I just posted the link and photo in case someone else had.

March 24, 2013	#5
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	Just looking at the photo, based on the direction of the thorns, they are rooting the wrong end of 2 of the rose cuttings.