do you have plastic glasses under the peat pots? and do you keep the lid on except when misting or for a certain number of hours/day?

Peat pots? Not using them. The containers are small plastic starter pots and recycled plastic water bottles that have been cut in half with holes punched in the bottom. These are then filled with a 50/50 mix of peat and perlite.

As for the lid, yes the lid stays on at all times, except during misting. This is what gives it the greenhouse effect.

However, I have started leaving it off for extended periods and reduced misting over the last few weeks to harden them off.

Congratulations Scott.
And thanks for the link to my site.
You are doing great having the first bud after 10 weeks.
When I make my own root cuttings (minis only) I have had my first blooms opening in about 58 to 60 days and I was able to make about 3 cuttings from the first blooms stems.

Those of you interested in my set-up see link below to "Own Root Cuttings Setup Gallery" with detailed comments and info for each of the 30 images.
There is also a "Q" & "A" page with lots more info.

Good luck to ALL
George Mander

Here is a link that might be useful: Roses of Excellence * Own Root Gallery

Excellent,

I have been doing it this way on and off for two years, only real problem I have had is that I get to much condensation and it puddles on the bottom, getting sucked back up into the pots and keeping them to wet. I finally found some plastic gizmo that lifts them about 1/4 inch and works great.

Best of luck with the next batch too.

Gerry

Hello Gery,
If you do it my way ("Own Root Gallery", link above) my pots in the dish-pans are raised with wooden boards with about 3/4" space below. Water is below the boards for lots of condensation which is good and the pots stay dry at the bottom all the time.
My web-site link below.
Good luck

George

Here is a link that might be useful: Roses of Excellence

May have to try that with one of my future batches so that I don't have to mist them daily.

Yes Scott,
I would do that!
My tents for rooting cuttings are only opened for inspection once a week. At that time I mist them and may find a leave or two fallen off, which I take out before these start to rot.

As you may know from my "Own Root Gallery" my minis are ready to transplant into larger pots after about 20 to 25 days. Some even earlier when I see new roots growing out of the drain holes.

Good luck
George

Scott,

Can you please explain the steps? Looks like on the first picture you have water bottles, on the second picture you have small pots. I am confused. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I am new to rose cutting, I am trying to learn.

waltmalt, your eyes do not deceive you. For my first batch I used mini pots. However, I ran out of those so rather then spend money to buy more I recycle old water bottle and use them for my starts.

As for explaining the steps, go to George's website mentioned above. He has a wonderful step by step, including pictures, that should have you on the road to success in no time.

what kind of light does your box get?

I propagate outside during the summer, and switch to indoors in October. On 7/3/07, I received some unrooted cuttings of Lucille Ball from a friend in Montana. This first picture is from 7/31/07;
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This picture is from 9/25/07. All roses in this pack are from the Lucille Ball cuttings;
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sbtoloc,

The box gets it's light from florescent lights positioned about 8 inches above the lid for 16 hours a day.

mgleason56,

Those are some really nice rose propagations you got there!

Okay, I am extremely curious--how long are your cuttings when you stick them? Also; it looks like some of those cuttings have no leaves. Can you DO this? I thought they had to have at least 'some' leaf area?!

Thanks!
Susanne