Which would be the better choice?

Labradors2 · May 12, 2018

I had two Rose seedlings that grew faster than all the others and wouldn't fit under the lights in the basement. I grew them on my windowsill where it is warm, and eventually potted them into 1L waxed OJ containers. It became apparent that they were going to be massive (too big) at planting out time in 3 weeks.

I chopped them off just above the first true leaves, thinking that I would root the tops (in water) and keep them. As a safeguard, I also kept the bottoms in their big containers.

The cuttings took ten days before rooting and I got a little nervous that they took so long, but now they have good roots and I have just potted them up. However, the bottoms have sent out several new shoots at the base of the plants, although they are not very big.

The bottoms have a massive root system and the tops have great looking leaves.

It might be obvious which ones to choose by plant-out time in 10-17 days, but I'm curious to hear which ones other people would choose.

Linda

May 12, 2018	#1
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,887	Which would be the better choice? I had two Rose seedlings that grew faster than all the others and wouldn't fit under the lights in the basement. I grew them on my windowsill where it is warm, and eventually potted them into 1L waxed OJ containers. It became apparent that they were going to be massive (too big) at planting out time in 3 weeks. I chopped them off just above the first true leaves, thinking that I would root the tops (in water) and keep them. As a safeguard, I also kept the bottoms in their big containers. The cuttings took ten days before rooting and I got a little nervous that they took so long, but now they have good roots and I have just potted them up. However, the bottoms have sent out several new shoots at the base of the plants, although they are not very big. The bottoms have a massive root system and the tops have great looking leaves. It might be obvious which ones to choose by plant-out time in 10-17 days, but I'm curious to hear which ones other people would choose. Linda