: About Me

My passion is ...

Reading, growing plants, inventing gadgets and wasting money.

I know too much about ...

Cancer

My parents always told me ...

Mind my own business. I could not have fun or make money doing so.

My childhood ambition ...

To write for newspapers. I became the youngest editor of a real newspaper in the U. S. during the fifties.

My favorite memory ...

The smiles of my children.

Why I write ...

To pass on some of the nice things I have learned and to make money.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Harry Potter

My first job ...

Selling Grit newspaper.

My best moment ...

Three. Meeting my former wife. The birth of my two children.

My inspiration ...

None at the present time.

Home & Garden > Perennials Grow roses by rooting free cuttings for fun and profit

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Root Roses for Thousands in Profits Normally, you would make a cutting from a nice stem joint. Leave a couple of healthy leaves and bury the joint in potting medium. Wait until roots form. With this method, you will do it differently. Cut and discard the flower and soft tissue from a straight rose stem. Cut the remaining stem into about three inch lengths. Dip the bottom end into rooting hormone. Very gently, place stems in clear water in a clear glass container. With clear glass, you can watch for the roots to appear. As soon as the roots start to form, place in pots. One year, I left the...

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