How Do You Grow Cuttings From Established Plants?
• Choose the plants you wish to grow from a cutting, e.g. rosemary, lavender, roses. Not all plants will grow from a cutting, but you might surprise yourself with what you can achieve. • Using sharp garden secateurs (pruners), snip off shoots from the plant. Choose reasonably new but mature growth from the parent plant. Cut at a 30 degree angle leaving your cutting with a point. The best size of the shoot varies between different plants, for some, small cuttings 8-12 cm long are best, for others (e.g. poplars, mulberries), larger cuttings (called ‘truncheons’) up to a metre or two long and 5-10 cm thick can work best. If in doubt, make the cuttings about 10-20 cm long. • Strip a half to two thirds of leaves from the cutting. • Treat the cutting. Place the cuttings in a weak mixture of water and a seaweed-based liquid fertilizer for a period of 3-4 hours (put under a single fluorescent light), and then dip the cut end in rooting hormone just before planting your cutting. • Start your cu
• Choose the plants you wish to grow from a cutting, e.g. rosemary, lavender, roses. Not all plants will grow from a cutting, but you might surprise yourself with what you can achieve. • Using sharp garden secateurs (pruners), snip off shoots from the plant. Choose reasonably new but mature growth from the parent plant. Cut at a 30 degree angle leaving your cutting with a point. The best size of the shoot varies between different plants, for some, small cuttings 8-12 cm long are best, for others (e.g. poplars, mulberries), larger cuttings (called ‘truncheons’) up to a metre or two long and 5-10 cm thick can work best. If in doubt, make the cuttings about 10-20 cm long. • Strip a half to two thirds of leaves from the cutting. • Treat the cutting. Place the cuttings in a weak mixture of water and a seaweed-based liquid fertilizer for a period of 3-4 hours (put under a single fluorescent light), and then dip the cut end in rooting hormone just before planting your cutting. • Start your cu
