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14 days ago by
Lex-CC
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Hi! I've just started with rose breeding. I'm in the UK.
I've just crossed a few roses in my garden and hope to collect the hips at the start of October.
I'm trying to think through the best plan as I will be away for a couple of weeks in early October....
Here is my current draft plan:
At the start of October, remove the successful hips, wash briefly in dilute Milton (hypochlorite), rinse in water and store each hip in it's own individual little bags in the fridge whilst I'm away. Then, extract the seeds from the hip, wash the seeds in Milton and rinse in water. Place the sets of seeds in individual little bags with a damp piece of tissue, in the fridge, for a couple of weeks. Then plant out seeds in a tray and leave in the garage over winter.
Please can people advise if this seems reasonable. I don't want to lose my first precious crosses!
Thanks very much in advance.
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#1 of 4 posted
14 days ago by
 HubertG
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Sounds OK. I'm in Australia and I don't bother with the fridge treatment. I do use dilute bleachy water to clean the seeds once they are removed from the hip, then rinse them with clean water, let them dry on some tissue then plant as soon as I can.
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#2 of 4 posted
14 days ago by
Lex-CC
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Thanks very much for the information.
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#3 of 4 posted
14 days ago by
Lee H.
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I’d recommend joining the Rose Hybridizers Association (rosebreeders dot org), and getting their book “Rose Hybridizing For Beginners”. Lots of good ideas, and they have an active forum on such subjects.
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#4 of 4 posted
12 days ago by
Lex-CC
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In the glossary terms, the explanation for roses that have three sets of complete chromosomes is spelled as tripoloid (with an o after the p). Shouldn't that be spelled as triploid without the o after the p?
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26 NOV 11 by
Unregistered Guest
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How can I add roses I have bred onto this site?
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We added a breeder listing for you and linked it to your HMF membership. You may update the details.
If you have just a few plants or seedlings we can add the names for you and you can then flush out the details. If you would like the ability to add your seedlings yourself (within reason) we now provide that option for sponsors.
Non-commercial sponsorship is $48 per year and includes a premium membership upgrade. If you are already a premium member the remainder of your membership will be prorated to extend your sponsorship period.
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How do I go about rooting and growing roses from cuttings?
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This subject has been covered at various times in the Ezine section. Use the Ezine search to find them.
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Here's an easy way. Use plastic drink glasses with drainage slits cut out at the bottom, and place in a ziplock bag for about six weeks in late summer. A bag of seed and cutting raising mix goes a long way when you are filling those glasses.
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