Planting rose seed...

General Discussion
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Howdy all,

I have been growing roses for years and grown some roses from cuttings. Even though I’m still trying to find the easiest way still. I would love to start hybridize but I first just want to plant some hips/seed and give it a go that way. I have over 500 roses so I should have enough hips. I live in hot, hot California so I want an easy method. Any ideas or links. I want to do it outside in flats. Also will any ripe seed do?

Thanks a ton, Bucky

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There are a couple of articles on this site that give the basics of hybridizing. You can skip the info on pollination and just follow the instructions for harvesting and planting seeds.

http://www.rosehybridizers.org/howto.html

http://www.rosehybridizers.org/abcs.html

There are also links to several pages on growing roses from seed on the Links page.

http://www.rosehybridizers.org/links.html

I’d also recommend the booklet Rose Hybridizing for Beginners.

http://www.rosehybridizers.org/application.html