What to do if rose cuttings do not take root (reasons why rose cuttings only sprout but do not take root)

What should I do if the rose cuttings don't take root ? Some flower lovers' rose cuttings are not all rose branches that don't take root, but only some of them. So I analyzed your situation and there are several possibilities.

There is a problem with the selection of rose branches

I personally think that when propagating rose cuttings, the selection of cuttings is very important. If the selection is not good, it will be useless even if other conditions are suitable. What specific branches should not be selected?

Do not choose rose branches that are sick or infested with insects , dehydrated, non-lignified , or even old branches. The survival rate of cuttings of such rose branches is very low, or even 0.

Therefore, you must choose healthy rose branches with full buds . So I guess these rose branches that have not taken root are mostly problematic. Generally speaking, if the environment is fine, they will definitely take root.

Environmental influences lead to no rooting

The biggest reason is the problem of branch selection, but it is not ruled out that the environment affects its rooting, such as the potting soil we use for cuttings , or the control of watering.

Although the cuttings are all grown in the same pot and the environment is similar, these subtle changes may also affect its rooting.

I have a pot of cuttings. I water them the same way, but the soil in two holes in one corner always dries out first. If it takes a long time, it will dry out very quickly, and the other holes will take root. But these two pots have not taken root yet, so these subtle environmental influences cannot be completely ignored.

It's not rooting time yet

Even if they are taken from the same pot, they may not necessarily take root together, because there are some differences in the branches you choose. The branches that have not taken root do not have black stems, which means that the branches are still fresh and it is possible that the time for them to take root has not yet come. You can wait and see.

Don't say that you will encounter such a situation when you are cutting. Even if I am cutting, I dare not guarantee that all the roses in a pot can take root together. I guess even the nursery can't do it. This is also normal. As long as there are not too many, there is no problem.

The temperature is relatively low now. Although it is not easy for cuttings to cause black stems, one disadvantage is that the cuttings take a long time to take root. Now it takes more than 40 days for the cuttings to take root. If the temperature is lower, it may take even longer.

So you can wait and see. If after a period of time, no roots have taken root, and the branches slowly become dehydrated and dry, you can just pull out and throw away such branches.

Adding rooting powder has no effect, you can also try it. Anyway, I usually just pull out the branches and throw them away when I see problems.

Can the rooted rose wait until the winter is over before transplanting ? If your cutting pot soil is sufficient, you can wait until spring to transplant. If the hole pot is shallow, you can transplant it first.

But don't use a pot that's too big. The roses are now slowly going dormant and absorbing less water. If the pot is too big, it's easy to cause root rot. You can transplant it now and wait until spring to change to a bigger pot.