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| I'm going to probably go ahead and order leafy cuttings from UC Davis in the next couple weeks. Well at least try to, I don't know if they'll sell to an individual. I've been doing a lot of reading on the topic of starting cuttings and it seems most recommend a misting box. I've never used one before but have started plenty of Cherokee rose cuttings. It seemed like the ones that failed generally just rotted form the ground up rather than dried out. Of course, I didn't know about using rooting hormone back then or peeling back some of the 'bark'. Just cut them off, stuck them in a pot and watered them.
So, my question is, should I invest in a misting box or is such a thing probably unnecessary with Florida's humid summers? I'm toying with the idea of finding out what it takes to get a nursery license around here and sell roses at the local farmer's market. I doubt it would be a particularly profitable venture, but I'd like to help people get a hold of a rose other than a cherokee rose or a knockout rose that may still stand a chance of surviving here. I'd also like to try grafting roses, but that's a future project. The only roses we seem to get on fortuniana around here are Nelson roses, and our local nursery only got 12 and didn't get to pick the types. I know Cool Roses has them, but shipping is the killer there thanks to Fortuniana not really handling bare root. So, there's my ramblings. Do I need a misting box? I'm thinking of starting with 100 cuttings. What size should it be for that number of cuttings? I'd like to start 100 fortuniana for rootstock later in November if UC Davis will sell to me too. Any other advice welcomed too. |
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- Posted by floridarosez9 10 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 19:52
| I think for grafting, you will need a mister system. If you want to root in the hot summer months, you will need one. If you're happy rooting in spring and fall, you don't need one. I have never gotten a rose cutting to take in the hot months. |
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- Posted by thonotorose FL 9 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 22:59
| Jenn, I've never had luck with rooting in the heat either. Where are you? I have several forts rooted from Dr. Manners' efforts at Florida Southern College. In the past, when the root stock from my grafted roses purchased there sent up suckers I broke them off and rooted them. Veronica in Thonotosassa |
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- Posted by JenniferinFL none (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 23:41
| It sounds like there's plenty of good reasons to wait for fall, guess I'll be ordering for November shipping then if UC Davis will let me. Just as well, I hate being outside when it's this hot anyways. :) Unfortunately Veronica I'm a ways from Thornotosassa, I'm in Deland, I think about 2 hours away. My husband and I have been planning to go to Tampa for a weekend, but I'm waiting on my new work schedule as I'm starting a new job. We love going to the zoo and aquarium there, I'm hoping to stop at Florida Southern too to see the Wright buildings now that I know they're there. |
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| I don't have a misting system but I also don't have a very large success rate with rooting cuttings either. If you really want to be successful I'd get the mister. Even with your high humidity it would really help to keep them at a constant moisture level. We have very high humidities here in Michigan too and it isn't enough to keep them continuously damp so I have to watch them very carefully and water frequently. Sometimes I'm lucky and they take but not that often. |
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- Posted by thonotorose FL 9 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 22:41
| Jenn, I am 8 minutes from I-4 between Tampa and Lakeland. PEM me at my Garden Web page when you are heading over and we will arrange a hand off. If you join the Central Florida Heritage Rose Society you will receive notification of future rose sales. Here is a partial list of fort grafted roses I got from those wonderful sales. Mrs. B R Cant, Devoniensis, Clytemnestra, Souv De St. Anne, Monsieur Tillier, Souv Pierre Notting, E Veyrat Hermanous, Lady Hillingdon and many others that are own root. Veronica |
Here is a link that might be useful: CFHRS
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- Posted by JenniferinFL none (My Page) on Wed, Jul 25, 12 at 15:40
| I think I'll probably have to join then, I saw that there was a sale in January, but haven't found anything more recent. I don't know how often I would make it to meetings, but every other month is probably a possibility. Hopefully there will be another sale soon. I'll definitely private message you whenever I know I'm heading to Tampa. I like to have everything planned out months in advance, but, the new job is making it impossible to plan anything. |
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- Posted by thonotorose FL 9 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 25, 12 at 20:10
| Great! I'll be looking for your note. Veronica |
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