Growing Rose Cuttings In a Potato Debunking the Myth

[@cherylfitch2693]

My family moved into a new home when I was a little girl. In the middle of the front yard there was a very persistent thorny weed. Whenever we mowed the grass we ran over the weed trying to kill it. And it kept growing back. It annoyed mom, but it also made her curious. So she decided to let it grow and see what she had. Long story short, it grew into a beautiful climbing yellow rose. Bloomed every summer the entire time my mom lived in the house, more than 30 years.

[@Archifml]

Aww that's beautiful

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

That's a rose.

[@ernestfultz6159]

Kinda unusual. Most yellow climbing roses are hybrids graphed to root Start. Kinda surprise mowing over it didn't turn it back into a red wild rose

[@theYungOldBoi]

@@ernestfultz6159 wrong

[@CG-et4gj]

An easier method that works is, make sure the rose stem has a Y on it (another stem sticking out), keep in about two inches of water until it has good roots, plant in soil and watch it grow. I've done this many times and it works. Some stems might not do well, but this method does work.

[@loraboogaard7798]

A funny story about this type of propagation for roses. I used to work in the landscaping of a golf course. We had a bunch of rose bushes on number 1 tee. I thought they would look really nice to somehow grow these behind number 3 green. When I heard about this method, I bought a great big bag of potatoes, trimmed up the rose bushes on number one tee, and inserted the cuttings into the potatoes. I carefully planted them behind number 3 green in the fall. I was eager to see if this had worked, come spring time. In the spring, neat little rows of greenery was coming up right where the had planted the potatoes with the rose bush cuttings. I cared for these little cuttings for weeks in anticipation of the pretty red flowers that would soon emerge. One day, as I looked at all of the straggly leaves that were starting to form, I realized what I was growing was not roses. I had a potato patch growing very nicely there! I quit working there that year, and haven’t been there since. I’ve always wondered how my potato patch is doing!

[@lac-lyfe4227]

I tried that exact method with the potato, same scenario I ended up having potato plants with dried out or rotted rose stems 🤷 second attempt for me to clone, I will be trying this method as well cause over my years ppl always say to put stems in water and they will root, my grandparents when I was young did the same method and so over all everyone were correct for simple water in a glass jar of some sort to produce healthy root systems & with that being said I will also do the glass on top for a greenhouse effect which years ago had worked for me only I used produce bags and a regular light bulb, keeping the bags moist inside till my seedlings began sprouting. They were "special" seeds lol over all giving a greenhouse atmosphere it still worked! 😎

[@amymartelle564]

We did the potato method. We waited until the flower was dead and dried out. We removed all the leaves and cut the flower off the top. We then dipped the bottom of the stem in honey and pushed it into the potato. Next we buried it in a pot of soil and stuck it in the window. No jars or bottles covering it. It grew and the potato grew as well!

[@irmajulietaespinoza8831]

Did it work

[@dorianleakey]

@@irmajulietaespinoza8831 They say it grew inthe very comment you are replying to,

[@ASwae]

Hi Amy, how long before you started seeing the growth and into a new rose please?

[@gerilynne1955]

My grandmother used root grow. She would just stick the rose in the outside soil with a jar over it until it rooted. She had success every time.

[@heyjonbray]

This propagation method works great both indoors or outdoors-if done correctly. I've grown five or six plants this way. Nutrients come from the soil, sunlight can go through the jar, and loose soil allows oxygen flow (you did state to remove the jar which is necessary); covering to retain moisture is extremely common practice when taking any cutting, but not necessary if everything else was done correctly. The main problem is that you cut off all the leaves! No leaves means virtually no photosynthesis is occurring, no nutrients are being used as the potato decomposes leading to rot. Obviously it's just going to die if you remove all the leaves. Any organic decomposition will work for nutrients, doesn't need to be a potato. You should have taken a rose, topped the flower to reduce wasted energy going to flower growth; clipped the portion of the rose stem that's going into the potato at an angle beneath a node (not just in the middle of the stem), placed it in the potato and buried. Topping it directly above the upper leaves will produce a nice full rose bush with 3-5 flowering stems. Topping it about 0.5 in above the top leaves will give you less flowering stems, most likely just two. Second big problem is the potato produces a huge amount of moisture which will steadily saturate the soil over time so you want to use dry soil (even throw some perlite/vermiculite under the potato) and water minimally. The soil looked fresh and moist; it didn't stand a chance unfortunately. The rose is getting it's moisture from the potato, and (ideally) the potato is decomposing and slowly adding moisture to the soil so that when rooting occurs, you have a stream of nutrients and moisture going into the rhizosphere. Also, the fact that the potato rotted completely without sprouting any roots suggests the soil was sterile and didn't have the proper microbiome to properly return decomposing nutrients to the soil.

[@Classyflowers]

It doesn’t matter what I did or didn’t do. This method is A HOAX!

[@reza2582]

really impressive and comprehensive response , thanks

[@jenniehughes6927]

@@Classyflowers You did it wrong. Simple as that.

[@Roses6858]

@@Classyflowers It does work but you need to apply honey or possibly even rooting powder. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it's a hoax. Try, try again.

[@Classyflowers]

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein

[@johnmacdonald2495]

Well I tried this a couple of weeks ago and not only do I now have small leaves starting to emerge from the rose stem but I also have completely new leaves pushing up from under the potting mix. Perhaps your use of a solid sealed glass jar instead of a plastic bottle with the cap removed made the difference.🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@FoodieGardener]

Do you have roots or just leaves?

[@hot123gadgetgeek]

Usually I take a rose cutting without any leaves but both ends cut and place it horizontally under the soil kept damp at all times. Within 10 days tiny roots appear at the nodes. The beauty of this method is that it is fast as both ends of the cutting are never dry unlike in the upright position in which the top end fails to conserve moisture.

[@dalalahmed4705]

Would make a vedio of your method? This the first time I heard about. Thank you

[@twodogzdogue8710]

Good write-up. I like that principle about the cutting not being exposed to drying out. When the gardening bug takes over I will try this horizontal tip. 😂 Have you tried doing this with Hydrangeas also? I've tried doing upright cuttings from a plant but they must'v dried out. The people on Gardening Shows make it look SOOOO much easier - maybe there really is such a thing as having a green 👍

[@zimnaya]

I am so grateful to you! I have to say that I couldn't understand why a rose stuck in a potato would grow, and you have saved me months of waiting and disappointment. Heartfelt thanks!

[@amandabrewer6356]

My rose cutting died, but I ended up with a nice potato plant 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Szaboemese0408]

Me too... 😃

[@abby6169]

Same but I’m trying again

[@t-rexxx303]

Me too...🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@rosym24]

Me too! I'm actually happy about it lol!

[@anotherone9460]

Plot twist: the rose clipping was the plant food. 😅

[@michaelstewart6976]

I have had great success using the potato method, the potato provides nutrients and moisture while also holding the cutting securely in place . I did notice that this woman did not leave any leaf on the cutting when she tried the potato method. the leaf is necessary for photosynthesis to occur .

[@Classyflowers]

By what means the potato 🥔 provides nutrients to the rose? The rose 🌹 has no roots.

[@Daliena]

@S w lol comments on this video are hilarious.... potato in this case provides absolutely no different environment than moist soil. The stem wont absorb any nutrients until roots form. But any potential roots will get attacked by fungi and bacteria which are feeding on potato decomposition... even if you keep leaves on rose stem - no matter, potato is rotting and creating the worst environment for your stem. Best environment to root is a sterile one where you can avoid contamination by fungi which causes root rot. Stop watching 5 min crafts videos and believing all that nonsense....

[@ronniedevault1902]

I take a clipping , plant in the garden, with some fresh potting soil. Take an empty milk. gallon jug , cut the flat bottom off. Then take cap off jug, place jug bottom side over the cutting. Water it every day. I do three at a time under my milk jug greenhouse. I usually get at least two cutting to grow.. It takes several weeks., Make sure it gets full sun.

[@joycalhoon5357]

Sounds wonderful. How late do I keep the milk jug on it?

[@franchic9565]

Thank you so much for spreading the truth and for showing us the method that works. Thanks for the time and energy spent in making this video.

[@alejandrolugo8743]

Ha… So i went to my aunt's about a year ago. She has this beautiful roses.As i was leaving I ask her where could i get some. she tore one, put it on a bottle with some dirt and told me to planted when get home. So i took it, got home put it near the garden and planted it the next day. After 300 or so days, it gave its firts rose. No potato need it

[@mikewasoski1050]

Interesting, I've been trying to grow rose cuttings off and on for a couple of years with zero success.

[@chanteloukami6694]

I grew a cutting from my tree by simply planting it close to the existing rose and it has successfully grown. All you seem to need is good soil

[@dandennison9014]

While I have been cloning plants (asexual propagation) for literally decades, including meristematic cloning in agar, I have never tried the potato method, but you said that you wanted to be fair. To grow roots there must be some sort of nutrient exchange, mostly through photosynthesis. A rose stem with out leaves does not produce enough photosynthesis to grow roots. All the examples I have seen include an ample amount of leaves to do so. As an aside, look into the difference between water roots and planting medium roots.

[@likekinds]

I have to disagree with you, Dan. Commercial propagators bundle as many as a hundred, less than pencil diameter, rose cuttings with wire in preparation to rooting (usually in sharp sand). They seldom lose any, but more important, there's not one leaf on any of the cuttings. I have tried this and it works. In all fairness, I do have near 100% success when I insert them individually and leave two small leaves on them at top. I never leave an 'ample' amount of leaves on the cuttings. The rootless cutting can't feed all those leaves and they will fall off, anyway. There is enough energy in a leafless cutting to start the rooting process.

[@romauntrose]

I did this a few months ago with two different rose types in the same potato. Not sure what’s growing, but I either get potatoes, or two different types of roses and that’s fine.

[@vicmurai1033]

You will develop a potato plant or a petunia. Ha, ha. You got fooled.

[@davispinner6642]

How often do you change the water? Do you start with lukewarm water? Do you keep it outside or inside in a sunny window? How often do you take the jar off so the rose can breath and for how long? Do you also keep it in a window once potted? Do you cut the stem perpendicular to the growth or at a 45 degree angle or does it matter? Thank you so much!

[@SandraCogbill]

I have planted rose cuttings in a potato successfully before. This year I planted 3 rose cuttings in potatos using rooting hormone, I got 3 great potato plants. hahahaha

[@floydian4ever]

I’ve seen this done successfully but usually the BOTTOM of the bottle is cut away and placed over the stalk WITHOUT the lid so it’s receiving air constantly, and it’s imperative that a flowerpot with sufficient holes and a tray beneath is used so that the plant can draw the water from the tray thereby avoiding the rotting that happens when soil saturated from the top. The roses DID grow successfully within three months time outdoors in central FL using MiracleGro potting soil and no other additives than water and indirect sunlight.

[@OneBlueFroggy]

I tried this and now have a very healthy multi stemmed potato plant with one rose stem with a few small new leaves on it. Don't know what to do now ! Separate the rose from the potato or just let them grow together and see what happens ? Any thoughts or ideas appreciated ! Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦

[@KevinZeph]

Potatoes are annual vegetables and roses are perennials so they will prevail over time

[@anthonyholden5018]

I now have a lovely Ropato plant. It tastes and smells divine.

[@beenajohn612]

🤣

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

Just skip the rose and cook the potatoes, add butter and salt, mmm, mmm.

[@ihopesomeonerelates7255]

Was just speaking with someone who does this regularly, but they use cinnamon in place of the root growth hormone. Works for them. Couple of nodes at 45 with a few leaves. I've never tried it myself though.

[@bangbang9ergang524]

I have one thick green stem. Its from my great great grandmother. My nana. I am so glad I saw this before I went ahead and did it. Ibreally want this to take off. Im buying the house Im in and the stem i got the bush from is well over 25 years old. And want her to look down and smile when she sees her rose bush. ❤

[@kpwright01]

Did you get it rooted?

[@MsBettyRubble]

Wish I had seen this a couple of years ago. I used the potato method and everything rotten, roses and all. I'll use your method next time. Thanks for the information!

[@northwestlife2794]

Thanks for the video just curious did you cut the stem at the last node? did you scrap off some of the stem to promote root growth? And did you use a grow light? Did you leave the leaves on

[@Classyflowers]

It absolutely doesn’t matter what I did or didn’t do. This method is HOAX!

[@SyntaxTerr0r]

Just to say, a rose bush is cheaper than a bunch of roses. Also, rose bushes one buys are grafted, so the plant doesn't grow too much and makes more flowers.

[@zeeyahtv1468]

i tried potato w/ honey hack..and it's working..!!!!

[@itimaan7166]

Really its working and how many days it takes to grow

[@cheshirecat9643]

How many days did it take

[@MsBettyRubble]

Days? The question is "how many weeks does it take to grow?"

[@jairoidr]

Thank you! Just rescued a potato I was about to do it. I will try the water method 👍🏼

[@virginiagarland6602]

Thank you for sharing, the method circulating now is to dip the rose stem in honey and then potato first.

[@mikahmarie3157]

Virginia Garland I just did that today.. I’ll be patiently waiting

[@ahlemlecointe2862]

@@mikahmarie3157 please come up with a review to this method asap! thx ^^

[@uneektalent]

Of course it didn't work, you made lots of mistakes. 1. Cut on an angle just below a node. 2. It needs leaves for photosynthesis. 3. Node with rooting hormone is inserted into the middle of the potato. 4. Only about 1 inch of soil over the top of the potato. Do not bury the next node. 5. Use a vented plastic bag and do not let it touch the leaves.

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Problem is, that would still be an anoxic environment. Roots cannot grow in an anoxic environment.

[@eileenoconnor72]

You didn’t leave any leaves on the plant when you did the potato method. Why did you remove all of the leaves? But you kept the leaves on when you used your second method (with water). That’s the reason the rose died in the potato but was successful in the water.

[@deliabotha7187]

Thanks for claryfying. . I plant the rose stem in a potato today. Trying this. 😊

[@fashun008]

I had some rose stems from fresh roses that started to leaf out, but no roots. What can i do? Also do you change the water and how often? Thanks

[@linm9952]

Going to try this because I’ve tried the potato method three times and everything the stem blackens and dies on the bright side I end up growing potatoes instead😂

[@KellySnow]

Did you let the flower bloom and fall off or did you cut a healthy bud off?

[@33Weiss]

So did you get your cuttings from store bought roses or your garden? How did you prep your stem before putting in the water? How much sun did you let your stem get while in the jar of water?

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

Just stick the cuttings in nice potting soil in your garden and water if soil start to dry out. It's that simple.

[@Jaybee7890-p7s]

I saw this on one of those random Blossom videos on Fb and didn’t believe it lol so I had to do some research 😂 anyone else??

[@vmoran6563]

from what I've seen blossom is regularly debunked

[@edwardwillis8197]

I'm fixing to give it a try.

[@skyelord6229]

You saved us a 5 lb. bag of potatoes, just subbed, thanks!

[@Janettesminutes]

I saw another video that used a 2 liter soda bottle where the bottle is cut out to create the greenhouse effect. Just uncap the bottle.

[@toesinsand1903]

I wanted to try and propagate some roses but was going to be away so I tried this method in ground hoping the potatoes would keep the cuttings moist long enough to root. I peeled the potatoes because I didn’t want them to sprout. I used rooting hormone and inserted the cutting so a growth node was in the potato. When I returned all the cuttings were dried twigs. One potato was mummified. The following two years potato plants have grown despite that I’d peeled the potatoes! LOL!

[@cindyneff6499]

That's hilarious! Congrats on the potatoes!

[@poonambhatia1903]

Ha ha ha!

[@agustasister5624]

I use soil hormone and a plastic bag...immediately after cutting... only in spring...making sure u only use three leaves or so.

[@kennedysmom1]

thanks! you saved me a lot of trouble! going to stick in vases I got from dollar store... i never thought to just put them in water to root since the rose flower ultimately dies. I'll strip leaves off and see what happens! 🌞

[@jacquelinepeek3035]

You're supposed to leave as many leaves as possible. A single stem of anything always struggle to live in my experience. I'm going to try it and leave the leaves and see what happens.

[@karlharvymarx2650]

I haven't tried either method with roses. I can say that every time I used a sealed container (glass jar) over a cutting it rotted no matter how often I let air in, even with a fish aquarium bubbler running nonstop. That could be a regional thing though--different pests. Still, I'd try the bottomless and topless plastic bottle to be fair. When I've seen wild roses, they were in low humidity environments, not swampy like the inside of a mason jar. I'm not an endocrinologist but I do wonder if the ethylene gas might be helpful at the roots and undesirable at the stems. The stems you actually used were much thinner than I've seen used with the potato method. Video I watched didn't use honey so can't fault the experiment there. Can't figure out why your potato rotted instead of sprouting like normal. Was it peeled? When I have grown potatoes, the seed potato does normally rot away, but after the plant is well established. They do okay even sliced up before planting, so I don't think the hole should kill it. The hole you made as an example didn't seem like it would make secure contact with the stem. The part of the stem where roots would normally sprout may not have been in the potato or treated with the hormone. Please don't take any of this as personal criticism. Brainstorming potential problems without worry about unflattering language is part of how I debug my own computer code--it is just how I'm used to approaching problem solving. I think you are to be commended for experimenting instead of armchair bloviating which is all I've done so far, and even professional scientists make mistakes in reproducing experiments. It is even more difficult in this case because there are probably already hundreds of variations of the method. I might give the potatoes a try because it does seem like a potentially good idea since it could supply the stem with nutrition and water and maybe hormones it might find useful, similar to the way the potato eyes find the potato useful for those reasons. On the other hand, a rose is a rose and a spud is a spud...

[@treyott9638]

As some of the angry comments below reveal, clearing up misconceptions (no matter how popular) is dirty work. I have so much respect for this...thank you.

[@hmin5927]

People are saying that this lady's methodology was wanting in 3 areas ie, she messed up see Teddles Peddles below who has been doing this for years and comments to her posting

[@jackiearcher7738]

Well i tried it, used honey, it worked , i have a healthy rose bush now, 3 years still doing well

[@pams.8220]

Hi Jackie, Did you use the dirt method or the potato method? My issue is that I have greens leaves at the top but no roots at the bottom after a almost 2 months (still just in water). Thanks for any help you can give me.

[@michaeltarver6423]

Cant go wrong with honey as root stimulator ... Dried up onions from the grocery store brought back to blooming and regrowing for onion seeds and the plant is 3 ft tall now about to open up and throw seeds .

[@Droyal98]

We planted three rose bushes with the potato method and honey and they are doing very well. But, we did the honey then the potato and put it directly in the ground not a pot.

[@pacha7977]

I love your trials and errors because that's how it happens for home gardeners ❤ keep on growing 🌿

[@chrisvesper9789]

Don’t use a glass jar!!! Use a plastic bottle instead, that way it can breathe & it’ll also make sure it doesn’t get way to hot by letting the heat escape out the top of the bottle. I’ve done this a lot the last few years & not once have any of my plants died on me. The potato could of gotten rotten from to much water depending how often you water it & how much water you use every time when watering your plants. That’s just my opinion on why the potato might be dead rotten & will kill the rose stalk but using glass jars might magnify the sun rays like a magnify glass does & the glass jar traps to much heat & it’ll just get hotter & hotter & it’s more then the plant can take. Plastic bottle will along the plants to breathe while letting any extra heat out compared to a glass jar. She lifts the jar up then puts it back over the plant, depending on how much oxygen the plant needs & how much the glass jar holds you might have to pick it up then cover the plant quite a bit depending on how much oxygen it will use & however much your jar will hold every time you pick it up . All you can do is keep on trying & trying till you figure it out or find the best way for you to do it 🙂 it’s only a 🥔 & a piece from a 🌹 bush so if it doesn’t work it’s not the end of the world or a big deal 😆😁 GOOD LUCK to everyone who tries to do this!!! Haven’t tried doing this with any other kind of plants to see if it works but you would think so since a stalk from the 🌹 bush does!!! I’ll let everyone know if I can get any other plants to grow doing it this way and will list which ones worked and which ones didn’t

[@sueseskies]

once you have roots, do you reallly need to put a plastic jar over it?

[@pamelabond3721]

Cool, I was wondering the same, but haven't tried putting another plant stem I a potato. I wonder if the potato and rose can be planted in the ground instead of a pot?

[@lebrocanteur]

The tip i saw tell to put a plastic bottle insteat of the glass jar . You cut the bottom and open the bottle , so the air is circulating

[@abby6169]

When you do this you have have to make sure that you cut just below a growth where a leaf stem grows in the potato. You can use root hormone, or with natural materials like honey or cinnamon. I have lots of plants and starting to grow my green house nursery

[@traveladdicgeek6463]

How about aloe Vera?

[@abby6169]

Traveladdic Geek depends on the soil I think I don’t really grow succulents

[@traveladdicgeek6463]

Thank you for answering, but I mean I had info that you can use aloe Vera as natural root hormone, cause in my place real honey is not really easy to find 😄

[@abby6169]

Traveladdic Geek o lol

[@pelliott1541]

Lol this is completely fake, you can’t grow anything out of a potato’s, it’ll rot everything.

[@graniteridgegreens6278]

Using a 2 liter clear plastic 1/2 coke bottle top works better for humility tent and leaving the cap off lets air transfer.

[@veronikavixon3949]

🥴 it not only works for humility but it also works wonders for humidity as well! 🤪

[@graniteridgegreens6278]

@@veronikavixon3949 yes but with trapped stale air mold will grow much faster and dampening off is more susceptible.

[@williamlewin9610]

My potatoes method works great. The trick is don't put the jar on it. Don't water it till the plants start turning yellow.

[@marisolacosta7066]

My stems are growing new leaves but no roots yet. They have been in a jar filled with water for two weeks. Thank you for your input. :)

[@EMERALDJAYNE]

OMGGG.... Thank you so much for showing us how to propagate roses!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm glad I can take root hormone and potatoes off of my grocery list! YAY!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!! TOTALLY SUBSCRIBING TO YOUR CHANNEL THANK YOU!! ❤️❤️

[@bahhaziz]

Thanks for the experience. But you don't need a potatoe, use a thick stem in dirt and keep it moist all the time, in 4-5 week you'll see results

[@travzy475]

True

[@Daliena]

Exactly....

[@dumnonii9205]

Thank you so much for debunking this myth! I thought was just doing something wrong. 🙏

[@nodrama5599]

This is the best video i watch for regrowing roses👍

[@joycebeckner7378]

Okay to get a rose bush ALL I HAVE TO DO IS .. take a stem put it in a glass of water for a month and roots will start growing ? That's it, it's that simple, nothing more, I don't have to stand on my left leg while holding my right arm behind my back every other day? Rose stem, glass of water, 30 days, roots form, plant in soil, and ta-da few months later I've a rose bush ?? Sounds to easy folks, almost makes the potatoe method tempting

[@tiffanywong5312]

Joyce Beckner will it work for store bought roses?

[@dianneclanton7762]

I tried the roses clippings in the potatoes, but I used honey as my growth hormone. My clipping actually started to grow roots, but unfortunately, I had to move my pot outside for lack of space, and I didn't keep them sufficiently watered. I plan to try it again and pay more attention. I think I didn't water mine as much when it was in the house. The potato didn't rot, it just kinda shriveled.

[@belindachambers7585]

Nothing could live being handled like this!🌻🦋🌈

[@david1george]

Yup, I've tried this a dozen times and that's exactly what happened to me when I tried grow a rose from cuttings in potatoes in my backyard, yet I keep seeing ads and videos of people claiming it works. Rooting rose cuttings in soil mixed with banana peels plus lots of watering in my backyard works the best for me (as long as the raccoons don't dig up the peels). 50% success rate. Far better than anything else I've seen on youtube.

[@SantaWessels]

Thank you for sharing. Got some beautiful roses for Mother's day ... and would like to try and grow it. Do I have to cut the roseflower off?

[@thomaslowdon5510]

Yes cut flowers off...they use energy....look for bud nodes aling the stem..cut directly under one. This should be burried in soil..cover with glass jar " big one" Out of sun...

[@Simaetha]

The way I heard/saw it, there was no root growth hormone used, you cleaned the stem of thorns and leaves and you cut the stem diagonally a few cm down from the flower (the bottom end should be diagonally cut as well). Generally you would create a hole close to the stem size in a large potato, place your stem into the hole and push it into the flesh of the potato just enough to keep it in place and make sure it doesn't wobble around (do this again with a second potato and rose so you have 2 potato stems). Put about 5cm of good soil in the bottom of a large pot (when I heard/saw it the pot was larger than the one you used and it had a saucer type drain at the bottom), place the two potato stems in the pot apart from each other and fill the pot with more soil. (This next part is epically important.) I heard/saw the use of plastic bottles because plants need air, for best results don't use bottles that are large around either. Make certain the bottles, after they are prepared, will be taller than the stems and ideally they should have a tapered neck with a soda bottle type lid (or similar). Cut the bottom out of a bottle and remove the lid before sliding it (right side up) over a stem and push it down into the soil to anchor it (repeat with the second bottle and stem) then just water around the bottles when needed. I heard that results are apparent in just one week. I did not get a chance to see the results and I never thought to ask so I am as much in the dark about this as you are. I also left before finding out how much sun vs. shade it requires for optimum results. For me it was blatantly obvious that it was a setup to "Debunk the Myth" with your carefully curated "evidence". As soon as you said you covered it with a glass jar I knew it was going to be a spectacular fail, so I don't know how you didn't know how it was going to turn out at the point you covered it with that jar. It is sunshine and humid winds weather (with plenty of warm rain to keep the forest fires at a minimum this year, if we're really lucky) here in Metro Vancouver, so I think I will give the way I learned to plant them a try. I don't do gardening (I'm terrified of the creepy crawly creatures and my thumbs couldn't find the colour green if I was standing in a pine forest and all my fingers helped.) and I live (quite happily) on the 14th floor, so I am going to attempt this by alternating my balcony and my living room as the growing areas. Maybe I will come and update y'all as to whether or not this worked but no promises written in stone. Cya.

[@fodk7021]

Wow I would like to see your fingers after writing this.

[@lettyz4148]

And too much dirt you have placed in the pot, plus the bottle suffocates the plant

[@teresasnow-angel5494]

I did this experiment a while ago the rose stem died off but the potato grew like wild fire--go figure!!

[@JudyBarrette]

I ended up with a potato plant. Nothing on the rose stem.

[@tharanibowala6766]

😂

[@xxtjxx6995]

Me too, I’ve just spotted the potato shots today And I was excited thinking it was growing new rose stems 😂

[@brianwilson637]

She forgot to tell you that you MUST cut the 'eyes' off of the potato first, to avoid the potato growing.

[@junkyarddog9534]

On your "water method," how much sunlight does it require, if any?

[@PoojaSharma-jk3es]

I have tried planting rose in potato and it had spoiled

[@carmensanchez8058]

After you get your roots would you please kindly advise what kind of soil should you use to promote growth. Also, how big a pot for backyard cement patio? I would love to plant my grandmother pink rose in my front yard eventually. Just need to make room with current bush . Thank you

[@krismith88]

Thank you!!!!! I almost ruining my roses by trying the potato method! ❤️

[@MauLauterbach]

The method I read about, but have not yet tried, said to leave the top 2 sets of leaves on the cutting before placing it in the potato hole. I might try that and see if it makes a difference.

[@Classyflowers]

This method is a HOAX!

[@jackiemejia4370]

I did this experiment with other plants, but lef it outside with enough sun and shade and it was a success..

[@cutflower36]

Those stems you roots in the water don't look like store bought roses they lol like old wild roses, which are easy to root.

[@marney68papua]

Thank you for sharing I always thought potato was not a good choice to grow roses in and you have shown it's not a reliable method

[@yasminbasaria4216]

Thanks a lot for sharing with us how to grow a rose plant from a stem. I'm going to follow your channel now onwards. But could you please elaborate if the pot needs to be placed indoors or outdoors and for how long before the cutting goes in the ground

[@joerdahl2558]

Thank you so much for not letting me make that mistake with the potato 👌

[@georgiamorena2145]

It's not a matter whether the method is successful or not; what matters is how many hits the channel gets because KZbin pays the author based on the number of hits.

[@Classyflowers]

You're absolutely right. This is why there are so many fake videos on KZbin.

[@ernestfultz6159]

Knowing what I do about cuttings and potatoes, I would say the potato works, how ever not the way you did the test. A potato is basically pure food storage, and seals out dirt contained disease. Parts of a potato will even rot while growing potatoes from eyes. I would suggest trying 1 inch pieces of potatoes with an eye on them so the potato doesnt rot while its being used as a starter. I do my roses outdoors in the spring and fall under mason jars

[@vradinovic1]

Hi. Thanks for sharing. Question… when you do one inch pieces - do you do it like a cube or one inch depth of the full diameter or the potato (like a thick potato chip)? And do you use fertilizer with your soil?

[@ernestfultz6159]

@@vradinovic1 I have never actually used a potato. I do seeds in the fridge because they aren't the same rose every one else has. At about 3 years old if I like the bloom I will graft it to wild root start. The rose bush you have left when a hybrid dies out. It will root easier and grow faster allowing a splice to bloom the first year after being grafted. I how ever don,t support 100 percent grafting though. It prevents new types of plants and doesn't allow hybrid to stabilizes so they eventually produce their on true seeds which can take several generations to do. Mass production of plants with grafting is more to control the market than it is for quality of the plants or the evolution of them

[@vradinovic1]

Thanks! You sound like you know your stuff! Good luck with the growing :) I’m trying to see what happens with a bud I have just in water in a glass - no incubation or green housing right now. Practice makes perfect!

[@ernestfultz6159]

@@vradinovic1 you don,t need much starting out. I have almost 300 succulents and cactus indoors now I started from leafs. Now working on a red dragon Japanese maples bonsai tree. I started it from seeds. You can start out with just a 2500 Kevin and a 5000k light bulb for grow lights. Then later own I would suggest expanding to barrina led plant lights they aren't very expensive and come in sets thar you can plug into each other. Then get a set of cheap pin timers so can put plants on a a schedule

[@ernestfultz6159]

@@vradinovic1 you can start roses from seeds in your fridge. Put seeds on a coffee filter. Take a cap of 3 percent peroxide and to 16 ounces of water mix and put in a spray bottle. Spritz the coffee filter. This does two things helps kill any bacteria and fungus on the seeds and it helps stratify the seeds making them easier to germinate. Fold the coffee filter into tiny pyramid shape with seeds on one half of the filter before you fold it. Tuck it into a zip lock bag and blow some air in it and seal it. Put in your produce drawer in fridge. In few weeks you should see them spouting. Check every so often to see if seeds are spouting or have mold on them if seeds get mold take pair of twizzers and pitch bad ones and spritz with peroxide again

[@dshepelevich]

Hello from Alberta. I spend a lot of time on KZbin these days. It is a first time I come across a Canadian video. I love the way you speak :) All clear what to do!

[@Classyflowers]

100% Canadian content Thanks for watching!

[@SR-iy4gg]

Sounded odd to me. Why did she keep calling the pot a potting planter?

[@keptbyJesus]

I don’t understand if when we buy roses and we put them in a vase with water why don’t they root then you must have cut it somewhere or did something for it to root like that I would have roses all over the place if that’s all it took was to just to put them in water. What else did you do?

[@SarahPinheiro2024]

I had the exact same question!!!

[@ravivenugopal]

I have tried the potato method and it works. Dont have a video. But instead of over flowing the sugar in the potato to the plant, if you use a smaller size potato with honey, the plant uses the sugar to build roots and start showing growth ends. Maybe try your experiment with a small branch and a small potato combination.

[@elsagrace3893]

raknahs no need to waste a potato when you can root a Rose alone.

[@worldwidehf]

where did you get the rose from?? when i buy roses and put them is water after a week they die so how you get roots?? ohh and the potato method need honey put on the bottom of the rose i seen that one before

[@chadkelly4257]

Do you need to replenish the water in the jar you use for a month?Does it vaporize some during that time? Replenish with cold water or room temperature?

[@egay86292]

why didn't the potato sprout?

[@TheWildlifeguy]

One of the problems is that potatoes purchased at supermarkets, unless certified organic, are sprayed in the field with fungicide, then sprayed with glyphosate to senesce (dry up/wilt)the stems, then sprayed with a sprout retardant..... ever wonder why you have to buy seed potatoes vs. using food grade ones from the store to plant in your garden? So, unless the potato was organic, the rose cutting was doomed from the start.

[@luigimini2124]

Not in Europe, planted mine straight from the shelves and they grow fine. Whatever laws allow such things in the USA is stupid.

[@smyureka3055]

do you even know how potato are grown ?? If you have done it right at least potato would have grown roots. In your method, potato itself gets rotten then how could Rose grow. I live on farm and grow lots of potatoes.

[@Classyflowers]

SM Yureka Yes, we are just debunking the method that is presented on youtube that is stating you can grow a rose in a potato. With or without potato eyes, it doesn’t matter since the ethylene will kill both the rose and the potato. You should know that if you live on a farm.

[@SR-iy4gg]

Agree. She's claiming the ethylene will kill the potato too! Then how is it I have potatoes growing right now in my garden? Why didn't the ethylene kill them? LOL

[@matthorus6229]

how long do you keep the greenhouse cover once it's rooted and potted?

[@ivancollazo3164]

I thankyou very much because you proved those recomendations with potato wrong. You are very honest.

[@dvprez]

Did you water this at all?

[@davidr9883]

Did the potato method and had 6 of 8 in my test.

[@leroybrownie9188]

I'm most worried about the two worms I saw in the dirt as you were digging around for the rotten potato, lol. A conscientious gardener would have made sure they didn't dry out and die........😁

[@leroybrownie9188]

@Dee Eddington lol, I'm always rescuing worms in my yard! Turn something over, pick something up, I have to watch for worms and then relocate them to the garden bed :-)

[@denisecates9282]

I think your supposed to cut it at angle and scrape some of the plant skin off about maybe an inch

[@hiusan6216]

I think propagating cutting using potato tuber is impossible for non-nightshade plants since it's considered to grafting

[@SanGerman59Holguin79]

In which kind of environment did you place the cutting first while in water and second after planting in soil?

[@Mit_Dau]

I often, simply, cut a stem then directly plant it into ground. Done.

[@bomb6089]

All you have to do is not cut the branches till winter you have to wait for all leaves to drop in the winter cut branch set in soil 8n the summer you see it growing nicely..I've done this throughout my garden have 8 roses off 1 now ....

[@mrfixitusa6165]

So you cut the branch in the winter, and then plant that cut branch in the summer? What do you do with the branch after you've cut it, while you are waiting for summer?

[@luigimini2124]

@@mrfixitusa6165 fridge

[@mrfixitusa6165]

@@luigimini2124 is that a guess or you know for sure? If it is for sure, should the branch or cut end be wrapped in anything? I'm just thinking that a cut brank in the fridge for months would dry it out too much?

[@luigimini2124]

@@mrfixitusa6165 in a hermitcaly closed bag with a bit of water inside

[@mrfixitusa6165]

@@luigimini2124 thank you so much!

[@KebunEmaknyaBenjamin]

sometimes garden hack like this doesn't work a lot. I tried this method, I hope I got a new rose, but sadly I found a potato plant. Give a thumb up if you have some experience like me LOL🌱😂😂😂😂😂😹😉😀.

[@christopherholden66]

I've only recently had luck propagating roses lately and it's using the oldest trick in the book which is sticking a cutting and some water and sunlight

[@mrjason9382]

But other qestions were the potatos you used sprayed so the dont sprout or did u use seed potatoes