Thanks, Lyn, yes, I have posted photos on my blog (linked above) to help explain chip budding, one of the easiest methods to try at home. It's useful with virtually any rose used for a root stock and they main method useful with Fortuniana because its bark is so brittle. Arturo, yes, the warmer season of the year is better for budding as you want there to be good sap flow to help support the bud while it "knits" to the stock. It may work in cooler seasons, too, but spring and summer are generally faster with better success. If your humidity is high enough or you have access to a mist propagator, stenting can also work, but if your stocks are already rooted and growing on their own, chip budding on them would probably be the easiest and quickest way. If rooting is hit or miss for you, why gamble trying to root and graft simultaneously? Yes, I fully understand the desire to try new things and "rise to the challenge", and that's fine for when you don't HAVE to succeed right now. But, to accomplish what you wish, when you wish to accomplish it, chip budding on the rooted stocks is likely to be the appropriate course right now. Once you have your green house up and running and your newly propagated plants growing well, try stenting if you want to. Good luck!
