Grow Roses from Cuttings Easy Milk Jug Method!

Who wouldn't want free rose plants rooted from cuttings taken in your own garden? The methods are quite simple, and here's I've challenged myself to do the process with some of the most common items you'd find around the house - spent toilet paper rolls and empty milk jugs. With full results at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 and 8 months after sticking the cuttings.

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[titosrevenger]

I just love that you spent almost a year making this video. There are so many cuttings videos out there that show the first step and have zero follow-up.

Thank you Jason!!

[qazlauren]

Love your videos been watching for almost 6 years

[EliMacalikova]

Oh my, imagine all the flowery aroma in the garden. 😍 Last week I was browsing through moms and her friends gardens (its lots of tiny city gardens together) and I was surprised just how different roses smell. Your place must be even better. 😁

And the cutting method is amazing, will be sure to try it out. We do it basically the same, just last year I have found on compost piles behind the gardens lots of roses that people from around have cut down, so I took LOTS of cuttings for my mom. And we just put them into the ground and covered each with plastic bottle. And already this summer they making first flowers, it is just magical! 😍

[starwoan]

Many Thxs from Southern California for this very informative tutorial! I really appreciate that you go throughly from start to finish in great detail! 😊👍🏼. 🌹❤️🌹

[lindam]

Great video showing all the steps and the progression right up until ready for planting! Thank you!

[dao]

Thank you so much. I have a sentimental rose plant that I want to propagate and this looks doable so I am going to give it a try.
I appreciate the detailed instructions and that you did this with things that are accessible to anyone.

[Divinitypek]

Hopefully you see this. You are my rose teacher! I have watched almost all your content in the last 2 years.
I can only thank you for sharing your knowledge and wish that someday I can visit your farm ❤ I’m learning how to propagate, no results so far, will try this method next 🌹

[jennifergreene]

Good morning Jason! Thank you for sharing this method with us! Love it!

[chillihobbyist]

Your cutting videos are always great to watch. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Where I live the nurseries only sell grafted roses but with your guidance I've now successfully rooted about 10 rose cuttings. The latest batch is 5 Icebergs.

This video is particularly interesting for me since the toilet rolls create the air pruning effect. I've been using pots that create air pruning for a couple of years now and have found it incredible how dense and fibrous the root systems of the plants become because of it. I've found that when potting up air pruned plants there is no transplant shock and because the roots are not tangled or circled the plant is able to immediately take off and make use of the additional soil around the root ball. For small volumes of soil, such as for cuttings, Organza Bags or Hydroponic Net Pots work really well as air pruning pots.

[FireflyOnTheMoon]

Thanks for this.

I do think the potting mix you do use does count. In the UK the companies have all messed up the transition to peat-free and the quality of mixes currently is pretty appalling - mostly wood chip. Trying to root in that is really quite hard.

[culturemyworld]

How did you overwinter the rooted cuttings... very important to know!

[dommiedomingez]

i really appreciate that you have multiple updates spread accros multiple weeks and months to show us the entire process, really well made and thought out video from the few i've seen so far. Looking forward to watching many more and trying out some of these news skills you've taught me, thank you!

[annebeck]

Love that someone posted this on the Rose Geek Propagation fb page!!! You are helping so many people Jason thx!!!!

[ariellalangley]

This is amazing. Thank you for taking the time to show all of the steps! I am rooting my first cuttings right now! I actually have some roots showing on one of them already. But I love this method and it will definitely be useful for my next try this week!!

[janekozlovsky]

You are awesome! How amazing was that to see them bloom at the same time as the mother plant!

[carolexo]

Man, that was SO good. Thank you so much for your frugality and wisdom...WONderful!

[RitaMcCartt]

Thank you for such detailed information. I have rooted many different types of cuttings. I'm going to try the toilet paper rolls. I enjoy using things up instead of throwing things out. Thank you again. GOD bless

[vinaysudhakarmangalagiri]

Learned so much watching your videos from years. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

[everettedl]

I can't believe you got so much growth in just 4 weeks! It normally takes me at least two months to notice new growth. I leave mine outside in a shaded area though. It's also completely covered with a soda bottle. I like the jug because it filters the light a bit.

[JERSEYTOMATO]

WHOA….magical….the progress was clearly explained…THANK YOU… I plant to try!