FREE: Yellow Roses - 10 seeds

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Growing roses from seed is certainly not the fastest method of propagating roses, but I can assure you it really is the most rewarding. However, rose hybridizing is surely a lesson in patience, since your success rate can be very small, and it may take several years to reap your rewards. Imagine opening up presents on your birthday or at Christmastime when you were a kid. Well, that's how it feels to see those little rose seedlings open up for the very first time. You never know what you will find inside.

Planting
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Plant seeds about 1/4 inch below the soil surface. Water thoroughly. Make labels with the name of the cross on them for each pot.
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Put pots where they receive bright indirect light all day. Keep the soil moist but not soggy. Watch for germination. First, two seed leaves -- or cotyledons -- will emerge, and then true leaves. When the seedlings have three to four true leaves, transplant each to a 4-inch pot.
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Put seedlings in larger pots as roots fill smaller container sizes. Evaluate the seedling as it grows, not only for flower color and form but also for branching, bush size and disease resistance. Discard plants with weak or unhealthy growth or with unattractive flowers. Prepare to wait one or two years to see the first flower