Marcia,
Which OGRs are you trimming? Out of curiosity :)

I rooted Old Blush by simply putting it in the pot and forgetting about it...For most roses, I use a coke bottle "dome" to increase humidity: once the rose is under the dome, I do not water and do not take the bottle off until I see leaves

Olya

I heard about the coke bottle 'dome' too and I tried it and it worked. Unfortunately I planted the rose but I might have not waited until the roots were developed enough so it didn't make it.

Hi Olya, and Barb...Olya, I'm giving a little clip to ALL my OGR's, hoping they will put out a lot of new growth, as Tracy suggested. I have about 23, I think, but so far, have only clipped one. Vincent Godsiff, as it was the leggiest looking.

I have rooted OGR's before successfully and am familiar with a lot of different methods, but what I was trying to find out is if anyone has done it in the fall. I think spring is the normal time to root the cuttings, but I don't want to throw away my trimmings. So I'm going to try to root them now, even if it is not the best time of year. Have either of you tried doing it in the fall?

Marcia

aahhh, I see what you are asking..
I rooted a few roses in November a few years ago - went to visit DH's family for Thanksgiving, and came back with cuttings. Should not be a problem now :)

Root them all - maybe, you will have a few for trade ;-)

Olya

What are OGR's? Over Grown Roses?

Thanks, Tropicalfreak

Sounds like a good idea to me, Olya. I'm cutting back Emmy Gray tomorrow, and then probably Madame Joseph Schwartz, Louis Philippe, Maitland White, and Pink Pet. I'm working my way around my bed, trimming roses, weeding, and planting herbs between the roses. The whole bed was a disaster area after 6 or 8 weeks of complete neglect. It can ONLY get better, and if I have new roses to show for it, all to the good! Thanks for the input.

Marcia

Marcia - I just finished trimming and feeding all my roses too. I trimmed about half back one week and the second half the next week. It has been about two weeks now since I trimmed the first group and they are already showing new growth and are loaded with buds!

As far as rooting the cuttings, I have had better luck with rooting in the fall and early winter myself. I didn't start any cuttings this time [too much going on right now] but will probably start some here in another month or so, that way I can have them ready for spring swaps.

nova

Cliff, OGR is old garden roses. :o)

Thanks, Nova! I'm excited now. I'll have new roses, perhaps, for trading soon.

Cliff, the first time I saw OGR on the forum, I was scratchin' my head, too. But after I got tired of typing out antique roses or old garden roses, I decided OGR was just fine! ;o)

Marcia

Arrgghh! I just can't get them to root for me and I've tried about every method I've seen, I don't know what is wrong with me! I know I should just keep trying but it's getting discouraging...

Suzanne

Awww, Susan, I'm sorry you are having trouble rooting them. I wonder why? I just stick them in a pot with my normal potting soil plus osmacote, and that's that. I don't even use rooting hormone, normally.

I won't say it works every time, but it works often enough that I don't get discouraged about it.

Hope you finally have some success!

Marcia

I think it's like when I killed every Den. radicans I touched, everyone said, "oh that's easy! anyone can grow it!" That made me feel so good but I finally found a woman who said she was the same way, told me what she finally did to be successful and now I have it all over. I just have to find my 'secret' but is it ever depressing to go out and see those little dead sticks again! I haven't tried the potting soil with Osmacote yet, maybe that'll be my secret weapon.

Thanks for the encouragement Marcia!

Suzanne

Thanks for refreshing my memory. : )

I haven't tried growing roses down here. I had several in Orlando. A Pinata, Don Juan, Tropicana (tea rose).

Is it best/ok to grow them in pots, if you have a limited area or in a rental house? In a pot, does the root stock still matter? (for Florida).

I love those tea roses.
Roses and Tropicals. lol..what a combo..although I like how they look around palms.

Tropicalfreak

Was hoping someone would speak up about roses in pots?? Roses in pots, not really a good thing? I can deal with the "Knock Out" Roses.

Tropicalfreak

Sorry, Cliff...I have grown many roses in pots over the years, from mini's to hybrid teas, to some of the OGRs. I currently have the OGR Emmy Gray in a large pot. All of my OGR's are own-root roses, btw.

If the pot is a suitable size for the rose, you are good to go with just about any of them. Give it a try! You have so much more control over the soil quality with containers. I love them!

Marcia

Thanks MaNature.

Still ok for full sun in a pot? Doesn't dry out too fast? Part sun ok? Or just be aware that they can dry out faster and keep in as much sun as possible?

Thanks,

Tropcialfreak

The more sun for MOST roses, the better, but some afternoon shade or afternoon filtered light is usually not a real big problem. Yes, you will have to water more frequently, but you can cut back on some of that if you use ceramic or heavy plastic pots. Terra cotta will dry out very fast. So choose your container wisely, plop it in full sun, or close to it, and check for dryness often. Voila! A lovely container rose that can be moved if you feel the light isn't just right or want to display it more prominently when in bloom, and less so when not.

Containers are a great way to grow lots of stuff, and a sure way to be certain your soil is just what you want. I love them!

Good luck!!
Marcia