Propagation: The Rooter Pot, 1 by kwells

kwells wrote:
Has anyone tried these? I bought a set of 5 for $9.50 from Lee Valley Garden (leevalley.com) They sounded like such a great tool to get big plants easily rooted instead of small cuttings. I tried these on 3 different roses about 2 months ago and all the cuts healed over and none developed roots. I used sterile soil, mostly peat moss and even watered with distilled water-nothing:(
The roses were actively growing at the time, in buds, but maybe it was not the right time to form roots?
I think these pots even won best new invention or something.
I really wanted to try these on Japanese Maples, since they take FOREVER to get big from cuttings, if they root at all for me. Am I the only brown thumb with these? LOL
Thanks, Kathy