I've tried roses from cuttings and trees from seed quite successfully.
But... never been successful with roses from seed. Now I have some glorious
hips (those too) and would like to try growing a rose from same.
(1) In ideal conditions, how long does a rose seed take to sprout, approx?
(2) Once I take the seeds out of the hips, do I just dry them and place them
in the freezer until next spring? (3) What is the best medium for planting
the seed?
(4) Any other tips most appreciated...... Pinetree

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In article uh5Ni.117560$Pd4.28886@edtnps82,
"Pinetree" writes:
| I've tried roses from cuttings and trees from seed quite successfully.
| But... never been successful with roses from seed. Now I have some glorious
| hips (those too) and would like to try growing a rose from same.
| (1) In ideal conditions, how long does a rose seed take to sprout, approx?
| (2) Once I take the seeds out of the hips, do I just dry them and place them
| in the freezer until next spring? (3) What is the best medium for planting
| the seed?
| (4) Any other tips most appreciated...... Pinetree

Try several different methods. Plant some now, in a pot, cover it
with chicken wire or similar, and leave it outside in an exposed
place.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article uh5Ni.117560$Pd4.28886@edtnps82, Pinetree says...
I've tried roses from cuttings and trees from seed quite successfully.
But... never been successful with roses from seed. Now I have some glorious
hips (those too) and would like to try growing a rose from same.
(1) In ideal conditions, how long does a rose seed take to sprout, approx?
(2) Once I take the seeds out of the hips, do I just dry them and place them
in the freezer until next spring? (3) What is the best medium for planting
the seed?
(4) Any other tips most appreciated...... Pinetree

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I had great success with seeds from Rosa Rugossa. Just collected some
hips in Spring, they were really dry and wrinkled, not many left either
as the birds got most of them. Anyway I picked out the seeds and just
put them into seed trays under 1/2 inch of potting compost. Germination
rate was very high. I'd say in the order of 80%. Pricked them out when
they were around 2 inches. They were planted out in the garden a few
weeks ago at around 6 inches high. Instant free hedge!
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Didn't think it would be that easy ) I think I'll get the hips in right
now, before the grouse get them. And I assume I can keep the seeds somewhere
dry until the Spring. Thanks all.......Pinetree.
p.s. One can never have enough roses.





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In article uh5Ni.117560$Pd4.28886@edtnps82, Pinetree says...
I've tried roses from cuttings and trees from seed quite successfully.
But... never been successful with roses from seed. Now I have some
glorious
hips (those too) and would like to try growing a rose from same.
(1) In ideal conditions, how long does a rose seed take to sprout,
approx?
(2) Once I take the seeds out of the hips, do I just dry them and place
them
in the freezer until next spring? (3) What is the best medium for
planting
the seed?
(4) Any other tips most appreciated...... Pinetree

--





I had great success with seeds from Rosa Rugossa. Just collected some
hips in Spring, they were really dry and wrinkled, not many left either
as the birds got most of them. Anyway I picked out the seeds and just
put them into seed trays under 1/2 inch of potting compost. Germination
rate was very high. I'd say in the order of 80%. Pricked them out when
they were around 2 inches. They were planted out in the garden a few
weeks ago at around 6 inches high. Instant free hedge!
--
David in Normandy.
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rubbish and cross-posts)

In article LWqNi.120841$Pd4.86649@edtnps82, Pinetree says...
Didn't think it would be that easy ) I think I'll get the hips in right
now, before the grouse get them. And I assume I can keep the seeds somewhere
dry until the Spring. Thanks all.......Pinetree.
p.s. One can never have enough roses.


I think they will need a period of refrigeration or cold before
planting.
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David in Normandy.
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On 5 Oct, 14:35, David in Normandy wrote:
In article LWqNi.120841$Pd4.86649@edtnps82, Pinetree says...

Didn't think it would be that easy ) I think I'll get the hips in right
now, before the grouse get them. And I assume I can keep the seeds somewhere
dry until the Spring. Thanks all.......Pinetree.
p.s. One can never have enough roses.

I think they will need a period of refrigeration or cold before
planting.
--
David in Normandy.
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rubbish and cross-posts)

I seem to remember being told that you will get better germination
from sowing fresh seed and leaving it outside all winter, just netting
it to keep the mice off.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

In article om, Dave
Hill says...
On 5 Oct, 14:35, David in Normandy wrote:
In article LWqNi.120841$Pd4.86649@edtnps82, Pinetree says...

Didn't think it would be that easy ) I think I'll get the hips in right
now, before the grouse get them. And I assume I can keep the seeds somewhere
dry until the Spring. Thanks all.......Pinetree.
p.s. One can never have enough roses.

I think they will need a period of refrigeration or cold before
planting.
--
David in Normandy.
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rubbish and cross-posts)

I seem to remember being told that you will get better germination
from sowing fresh seed and leaving it outside all winter, just netting
it to keep the mice off.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries


Funnily enough, I'm planning to do that tomorrow. A couple of weeks ago
I glyphosated a 100 feet long strip (one foot wide) near one of our
boundaries and am going to plant some Rosa Rugossa seeds from ripe hips
directly into slits made with a spade.

With the other lot germinating so well in Spring, I get the impression
they are quite vigorous and robust enough to plant as a hedge directly
from seed, though I'll have to monitor for competition from any new
weeds for a while.

Is the anti-mice netting really needed? I've got lots of hips so if they
eat half the seeds I should still get a good hedge.

You've got me wondering now. Perhaps instead of using a spade for making
slits, I'll use a metal tent peg and just make individual holes for each
seed. A bit tedious but at least it would be more difficult for the mice
to find each seed? Suggestions?
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the rose seeds and mice/voles. I've asked this question here quite
recently, and one suggestion I received (or did I read it in a gardening
magazine) was to place a mothball on top of the soil near the planted seeds.
Makes sense to me; so I have done that near my fav. rose bushes to stop mice
ringing (as in nibbling) the occasional branch. I shall, of course, remove
the mothballs next Spring, incase they start sprouting )
I also wondered whether I could dry rose seeds, then just place them in the
freezer for a few days or
weeks(?) before planting. I suppose I could just plant some and experiment
with the rest ........Pinetree

In article X2MNi.1963$%B2.564@edtnps82, Pinetree says...
the rose seeds and mice/voles. I've asked this question here quite
recently, and one suggestion I received (or did I read it in a gardening
magazine) was to place a mothball on top of the soil near the planted seeds.
Makes sense to me; so I have done that near my fav. rose bushes to stop mice
ringing (as in nibbling) the occasional branch. I shall, of course, remove
the mothballs next Spring, incase they start sprouting )
I also wondered whether I could dry rose seeds, then just place them in the
freezer for a few days or
weeks(?) before planting. I suppose I could just plant some and experiment
with the rest ........Pinetree




Plant some and find out, that's half the fun of gardening. I've just
planted a whole load or Rosa Rugossa seeds intending to make a 100 feet
long hedge. I found the ripest, mushiest or most shrivelled hips and
squashed out the seeds and mixed them in with some sharp sand.

Then shuffling along on hands and knees making little slits in the
ground with a trowel and putting a little of the sand/seed mix in each
slit.

It may be a complete failure, but certainly worth a try. The seeds will
have to take their chances against the mice.
--
David in Normandy.
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Now hiking down to the river to get some sand; thanks for the tip o ...
Pinetree


"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
In article X2MNi.1963$%B2.564@edtnps82, Pinetree says...
the rose seeds and mice/voles. I've asked this question here quite
recently, and one suggestion I received (or did I read it in a gardening
magazine) was to place a mothball on top of the soil near the planted
seeds.
Makes sense to me; so I have done that near my fav. rose bushes to stop
mice
ringing (as in nibbling) the occasional branch. I shall, of course,
remove
the mothballs next Spring, incase they start sprouting )
I also wondered whether I could dry rose seeds, then just place them in
the
freezer for a few days or
weeks(?) before planting. I suppose I could just plant some and
experiment
with the rest ........Pinetree




Plant some and find out, that's half the fun of gardening. I've just
planted a whole load or Rosa Rugossa seeds intending to make a 100 feet
long hedge. I found the ripest, mushiest or most shrivelled hips and
squashed out the seeds and mixed them in with some sharp sand.

Then shuffling along on hands and knees making little slits in the
ground with a trowel and putting a little of the sand/seed mix in each
slit.

It may be a complete failure, but certainly worth a try. The seeds will
have to take their chances against the mice.
--
David in Normandy.
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rubbish and cross-posts)