Rick
03-24-2008, 01:38 PM
Hardwood Cuttings: (gooseberry, curants, forsythia, roses, etc.)
Take cuttings in early autumn. Select a mature side shoot, about 12 inches (30 cm) long, and low on the plant. Pullt it from the stem so that the "heel" is left. Remove buds and leaves from the lower 4 inches (10 cm), dipthe heel in hormone powder(1), and plant the cutting firmly in a pot or trench. Keep well watered.
Softwood Cuttings: (carnations, geraniums, delphiniums, chrysanthemums, etc.)
Take cuttings in summer. Choose a young shoot up to 15 inches (12.5 cm) long according to the size of the plant. Cut off below a leaf joint. Trim off lower leaves and budds to leave 3 to 5 pairs of leave at the top. Dip the end in hormone powder(1) and plant in a pot or propagation box. Softwood cuttings need a damp, close atmosphere.
(1) Hormone powder speeds the rate of rooting, increases root number on the cuttings and, in many cases spells the difference between success and failure in rooting.
Take cuttings in early autumn. Select a mature side shoot, about 12 inches (30 cm) long, and low on the plant. Pullt it from the stem so that the "heel" is left. Remove buds and leaves from the lower 4 inches (10 cm), dipthe heel in hormone powder(1), and plant the cutting firmly in a pot or trench. Keep well watered.
Softwood Cuttings: (carnations, geraniums, delphiniums, chrysanthemums, etc.)
Take cuttings in summer. Choose a young shoot up to 15 inches (12.5 cm) long according to the size of the plant. Cut off below a leaf joint. Trim off lower leaves and budds to leave 3 to 5 pairs of leave at the top. Dip the end in hormone powder(1) and plant in a pot or propagation box. Softwood cuttings need a damp, close atmosphere.
(1) Hormone powder speeds the rate of rooting, increases root number on the cuttings and, in many cases spells the difference between success and failure in rooting.