A friend said that her grandmother rooted roses in potatoes. I haven't tried it. Try it!

LOL JUST READ THIS POSTING TO MY HUBBY (THE ROSE GROWER) NOW HE IS SAYING THAT HE HAS TO TRY THIS LOL WILL LET YOU KNOW IF IT WORKS

This has been around for years and years, and not something I'd try except for in the fall/winter if no other methods worked (which they do);

1 Cut a piece of rose bush stem 6 to 8 inches long with a sharp, clean knife or pruning shears. This should be done in winter when the blooms have wilted and hips are forming.

2 Cut off the spent blooms, hips and lower leaves. Do not cut the nodes, or eyes, above the leaves.

3 Fill the nursery pot 1/3 full with potting soil and place on a plate or drainage pan.

4 Punch a hole 3 inches deep into a healthy potato using a screwdriver.

5 Insert the bottom end of the cutting into the potato hole.

6 Place inside the nursery pot and cover with soil so that about 3 inches of the cutting sticks out.

7 Place in indirect sunlight and keep surrounding soil moist but well drained for two months. Transplant into a permanent place outdoors in the spring.

Never heard of this one before! Sounds like an interesting winter project.

Can you put in more than just one cutting per potato? Like 3 or 4?
Clare

any of ya'll ever try this?

any of ya'll ever try this?