oh my god.. =: i looked at that HTV thing and skimmed through it.. that's so insane having to use a quilt for your 983791827396lb pumpkin and vacuuming ur cabbage!! pretty much everything i've tried to grow has died. i killed the worm farm i had in the 6th grade, my succulents turned red and fell apart, all my ferns shrivelled up within about a week. i think the only thing that actually grew was a carrot that seeded by accident in the middle of our lawn lol @$%#^?*!! my god.. right now, having a pumpkin grow to 2lb would be a notable achievement. what do you have to do to like first off not kill everything you touch, and then make it grow to a completely insane size? =\!!!!

I recently tried rooting 20 dormant woody apple cuttings (waterspouts/suckers). Only one successfully rooted. A few looked like they tried, but then stopped short. All were still green under the bark. Apparently, they sealed off the cut area instead of growing roots. I followed the usual procedure, except I put them in a cold room with a heat mat underneath to promote root growth only.

Beth, depending upon your climate, conditions, time of year and type of roses, yes, you can root them in pots. Though using her method won't work in my climate, a friend not quite twenty miles north of me, in the next valley, I tease for being a "green witch". She simply takes her prunings and either stuffs them back into the pot the mother plant grows in, or puts them in pots of potting soil and most of them root. She doesn't use any hormones nor does she seek particular sizes or types of cuttings. Whatever gets cut or broken off the mother plant, she shoves in the dirt and the blamed things grow. If all conditions are right, roses will root seemingly without you. But, that all depends upon humidity, temperature, condition of the rose, type of rose, etc. You really do need to experiment with several methods to determine which one is going to work best when, where and with what type of rose you want to do it. Some roses will root right down the line, while others wouldn't root to save your life. Some simply aren't genetically capable of rooting. Others can root, but they won't make good plants own root. Still others will perform decently in conditions and climates to their liking, but not in many others. Some climates simply aren't suitable for many types to do well own root, either. There have been many here on these forums who have tried numerous times to grow HTs and floribundas own root, but the duration of their growing seasons, combined with the depth and intensity of their winters have shown them the need for budded plants which benefit from the more vigorous roots of a suitable stock for their climates. You are best off gleaning all you can, from everywhere you can then attempting as many methods as you want to see what works best for you, where you are and with the roses you want to propagate. Good luck! Kim

Greetings. I've had good success using the mosaic tool (nippers as I call them), which is designed for cutting and making stained glass mosaics. I just keep the wheels lubricated. I have cut some very thick plates, unlike china, with them easily without chipping the paint. Hope this helps.