Fall and Winter Cuttings: Cool Season Plant Propagation

I keep propagating roses (and other plants) for as long as I can through the year. In the fall and winter, the classic method is hardwood cuttings, but in the video I'll also discuss late-season active cuttings under lights.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Hardwood Cuttings of Roses
07:12 Active Semi Hardwood Cuttings Under Lights
11:47 Overwintering Cuttings

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[careyjohnston]

Using sand is the medium that I was taught be all the older gardeners when I was younger. Thank you for showing this method. Your an expert teacher. 😃

[HurairaHerbals]

I've been doing something similar for my old garden roses, but instead of using rooting hormone, I gentle scratch off some of the botton half of the skin of the cutting with a knife or edge of a scissor, the part thats going to be in the soil, to make it easier for the rose to push out roots. I have an 80 percent success rate so far (zone 9a houston tx)

[poppy]

Thank you for the educational value and clear explanation of your method. You are a great teacher who spells out all the nuances - and reasoning for why you do what you do. Keep it coming, please. I'm an old gardener but I learn so much more from your videos.

[ankita]

Yes sir, propagation is very important for saving our varieties. Yesterday I told to my grandmother to do rose cuttings.👍

[stampinghippo]

Yep! Sand is the solution to my hardwood cutting problem! I´ve done cuttings last November, after watching your previous video on this topic and had very good success over winter, about 80 percent rooted. I stored them outside in a sheltered position. In February I relocated the cuttings to the back of the garden. Following a mild winter a horrible wet and cold spring killed all the tiny roots and the only cutting which came through was the rose Synactif. Only because back in November I ran out of dirt while potting this variety and added two hand full of sand to the pot! I Needed you for the explanation ! Thanks for the HELP!

[melrosepark]

All my fall and winter cuttings are successful so I will just do this method.

[kieroneyles]

After watching this video I went in to the garden to have a go, I did three varieties of rose, I took about 6 of each rose and put them in sand, they are in the greenhouse on a large tray, thankyou for all your knowledge and information, all the best from kieron in Halifax uk

[grassroots]

I like your videos and the information you present. I very much appreciate that they don't feel like they're full of "garbage", to put it politely.

[TwoRiversFarm]

I do a matching clear cup inside the red cup so that I can pull the clear cup out to assess root development. I’m doing citrus from seed so I drill holes in the clear cup and let the red cup collect the water, so I can easily dump out excess water from the red cup as citrus trees don’t like “wet legs”.

[wildchook]

I do love the hardwood cutting, you put them in and let it do its thing. I started doing them in the trench method for hardwood. I also stick them in the pots too. No-fuss method :)

[karlathiessen]

I've had these questions for a long time and you're the only one that has ever elaborated on it. Thank you so much for this info. Very well done.

[brendaroxde]

I have propagated English Roses for the first time from hard cuttings of September 2021 into Terracotta as well as plastic pots. They
have developed about 1 to 2 cm nodes growth until the winter came . Our last winter temperatures here were from 4C to -10 C. I honestly didn’t know if they would survive but it was like an experiment.
I put the pots outside along the side of the house where they’re somehow wind - protected and only very little rain or snow would fall onto the pots. Then I covered the pots with fleece .
Well to my surprise those 8 pot have survived the 1st critical winter ( maybe 1 or 2 cuttings from each pot didn’t make it ) and you know what? 3 pots have started to bear flowers since August and 2 since September 2022.,
I’m so excited about the outcome therefore I have done more planting from August 2022 and they look so far ( now mid October) promising .
By the way, I just used the normal commercial soil and I keep the soil always moist from planting time and stop watering about 2 weeks before the frost comes .

[sarahanson]

I'm a beginner gardener and first time to use the method of using rooting hormone and cuttings..you definitely nailed the solutions of my problems

[elviramcintosh]

A great idea! Thanks for each tip, they are all important. I learnt to 'read' roses following your videos. And I love the red-cup idea, thanks. Greetings from Australia.

[starseedstudio]

Thank you for your kindness and strength to share the truth

[stormelemental]

Very useful video. I am one of those who keeps propagating cuttings far too late and then wonders what to do with them. Now I have a better idea.

[kaymgee]

Another great video - thank you! I have a small overcrowded garden and no greenhouse or covered space. I take all kinds of cuttings at all times of year and just stick several in a largish pot which I keep near the rose I took them from so no need for labels! I find I have very good success from some varieties and hardly any from others. I don't keep many as no space, but give lots away. Will try the sand for the tricky ones. I'm in SE England.

[seniyeshepherd]

Thanks again for very informative video Jason! I love watching your videos 🙏🏻

[ticktock]

I am keeping the cuttings in a cool room (closed all the registers), at about 58-60 degrees. So far they seem to be doing well.

[maggiemanzke]

My fall has been amazingly mild so far, and I have one rose that has shot two amazing canes, but both are in danger of breaking at the base. I've tied everything together, loosely, temporarily, but I need to get those hardwood canes off so the rest of the plant can get better airflow. I know it's late, but I'm going to try to create cuttings using this method. Thanks for the great instructions you give on one of my all-time favorite plants!