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Rosehip seeds: how to grow a rosehip from seeds
Rosehips are grown from seeds for decorative purposes and for rootstock for roses. The seeds can be purchased at the store or harvested by yourself. Before planting, they need to be prepared in a special way, keeping them in the cold so that friendly shoots appear.
Seed preparation and germination
In order for the rosehip seeds to “wake up” and sprout safely, they must be stratified. Store-bought seeds are placed in a container with light fertile soil and left to swell for several days. Then they put, covering the container with a lid or film, in the refrigerator.
Rosehip seeds can be prepared independently by collecting ripe fruits
The exposure time in the cold can be 1-3 months or longer. Such seeds are then germinated in a container with earth on the windowsill. The grown seedlings are planted in open ground in May or April, when the ground warms up enough.
Seeds of wild rosehip varieties, collected independently, can be sown in the fall directly into open ground, where they will undergo natural stratification in winter.
In the spring, when the seeds sprout, they need care – loosening the soil, watering, weeding, top dressing. In the fall, the strongest, healthiest plants are selected and transplanted to a permanent place.
How to plant a decorative rosehip with seeds
Seeds that have undergone stratification are germinated in a warm, bright place. You can put a container with earth in the winter on the heating battery. The soil with seeds is moistened with a spray bottle and covered with a transparent lid or foil to maintain moisture.
After the emergence of seedlings, the film is opened, the seedlings are placed in the light so that they do not stretch. The soil around the sprouts is loosened, maintaining moisture, sprayed with water from a spray bottle
When the seedlings grow up, they are transplanted into separate pots, digging together with the earthen lump that has formed around the roots. The earth is not compacted so as not to damage the delicate roots. After watering, the earth will be compacted by itself.
Transplanted plants need a gentle regimen. It is advisable to cover them for two days with a jar or film, moisten and put in a warm, bright place. Seedlings can be fed with complex fertilizer for perennial plants. Rosehip seedlings are planted on the flower bed in the spring, when the frosts recede. At first, they are shaded from the scorching sun and watered daily.
You can grow a decorative rose hip from seeds purchased at a store or collected by yourself. You can watch the video on how to properly prepare the seeds.