How to Root Store-Bought Roses in Water!

[@thechaosgardener]

1 Year Update! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjLn5uoodOnrNE

[@kona702]

WOW! The entire plant came from one single cutting in just a few weeks? Amazing!

[@thechaosgardener]

All those roots? Yup

[@Annoflacrosse]

I looked at several different ways to root roses and this is extremely impressive. I’m pulling my hydroponic system out of the basement tonight!

[@thechaosgardener]

@Annoflacrosse it’s the perfect system for propagation

[@Babysgame1]

That is incredible. WoW 😊

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

Thank you for this video. We are constantly pruning our flowers. We want to propagate it ASAP! I don't have the patience either LOL.

[@thechaosgardener]

Same here! Now I just plop the good cuttings into my aero garden, or straight into the ground. I need to get sponsored by them so it’s not awkward. :)

[@carolyncoppola974]

Just seeing this now. Thanks for sharing. Now I want an Aero Garden! LOL! I have a very leggy, sickly hybrid tea rose bush and I’m not sure propagating it would work under normal propagation methods. Instead of buying a new rose bush, I’d like to try to propagate it and hopefully replace the mother plant (if need be) with the new plant. Such an informative video, thanks so much!

[@purplethumb7887]

A good, heavy pruning often will rejuvenate a sick rose plant.

[@thechaosgardener]

Results at 6:36

[@dorothycoyne1096]

Thank you. I will try it.

[@thechaosgardener]

Cool! Let me know how it goes!

[@mirandataylor9707]

I noticed you don't use the brown sponges that come with the aerogarden - does it matter? Also, do you use the garden food that comes with the Aerogarden? Thank you!

[@thechaosgardener]

No I don’t like the root damage I get from the sponges. For fertilizer I actually use fish in my aerogarden (gambusia) I just didn’t bring it up because I wasn’t sure if someone would get offended and think I was hurting animals. They love it and produce a lot of free fertilizer.

[@mirandataylor9707]

Okay I’ll try it without the sponges first 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Annoflacrosse]

@@thechaosgardener Consider going old-school for the sake of your fish and just use regular fertilizer. With just a quick Google, Clonex is quite toxic to fish. Poor little guys are at your mercy.

[@kona702]

I wasn't cutting the node off where the flower was either. Just that flower itself. Maybe that was part of my problem.

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

We use cloneX as well. Can we practice this process anytime of the year?

[@thechaosgardener]

Oh yeah good question. I use water propagation for green cuttings and dormant cuttings I put straight into the ground. Just use mulch if it’s dry and/or cold.

[@catherinevelez8049]

Hi! I literally just got an Aerogarden. I know this is probably a stupid question but do you just fill it with water or do you add anything else? Also, if yes, how often do you change it? Thanks

[@thechaosgardener]

Just add water when it gets low. Sometimes you need to add nutrient depending on a lot of variables. Make sure you read up on it. Dissolved solids can build up if you’re using tap water so you’ll want to change the water every 3 months or so

[@catherinevelez8049]

@@thechaosgardener thank you. Did I see you mention fish fertilizer? Should I add that? I definitely have it.

[@thechaosgardener]

@catherinevelez8049 I add 5 ml of 5-5-5 once a week.

[@thechaosgardener]

5-1-1 works fine too. Once you have more mature plants you can do up to 10ml once a week. I have a device that lets me measure dissolved solids so I sometimes go a little higher but I get super nerdy with my water testing. The safest thing is to just stick to 5ml once a week

[@aperson1181]

What variety of roses is this?

[@bellarose8968]

How long do you leave the lights on when propagating roses, are they constantly on, or a 12 hours cycle?

[@thechaosgardener]

15 hours on 8 off

[@EstelleCalifornia]

Where is the link for the material ?

[@thechaosgardener]

In the video description. Thanks for asking. Sorry it wasn’t more clear

[@garrycarter8485]

HI. WOULD A POWDERED ROOT HORMONE WORK AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO ROOT

[@thechaosgardener]

Sure! I made another video using powdered hormone and it works fine. I’m not convinced you even need the rooting hormone. It’s just a race against time getting the cutting to grow roots before it starts rotting. It will root eventually if you can keep the cells alive long enough. Rooting hormone just makes the roots form a little faster and usually helps to beat that clock. Good luck!

[@garrycarter8485]

@@thechaosgardener THANK YOU FOR THE ADVISE