Today I've taken the following cuttings:-
Blackcurrant, Jostaberry and Red currant. Lots of new growth on fruit bushes now and, if left to grow, will make the bush tall and straggly so I like to remove some to keep the bushes more compact. I cut off the new shoots (9-12"), back to the brown, fruiting wood, remove the bottom couple of leaves, make a hole with a dibber where I'd like the bushes to grow, and drop in the cutting up to half its length.
I planted these near the boundary fence where I'm growing an edible hedge - 9 mixed cuttings. If they all germinate, I'll dig some up and move them to another spot.
Used the same method for Broom cuttings (3) and Variegated Weigela (3). I like to plant in groups of 3.
Removed 2 shoots from a Plum rootstock and jabbed those in the hedge. No idea what they'll turn into!!
Took a side shoot from a perennial kale and, you've guessed, poked it in the ground near its parents.
Rosemary - cut the top 4-5" off the stems to keep the plant bushy, stripped the lowest leaves (for the kitchen) and planted them in a pot of compost (11 cuttings).
Apple Mint - cut the top growth from 3 long stems, stripped the lowest leaves (for the kitchen) and put the stems in water on the windowsill.
That's 32 potential free plants from half hour in the garden.
Blackcurrant, Jostaberry and Red currant. Lots of new growth on fruit bushes now and, if left to grow, will make the bush tall and straggly so I like to remove some to keep the bushes more compact. I cut off the new shoots (9-12"), back to the brown, fruiting wood, remove the bottom couple of leaves, make a hole with a dibber where I'd like the bushes to grow, and drop in the cutting up to half its length.
I planted these near the boundary fence where I'm growing an edible hedge - 9 mixed cuttings. If they all germinate, I'll dig some up and move them to another spot.
Used the same method for Broom cuttings (3) and Variegated Weigela (3). I like to plant in groups of 3.
Removed 2 shoots from a Plum rootstock and jabbed those in the hedge. No idea what they'll turn into!!
Took a side shoot from a perennial kale and, you've guessed, poked it in the ground near its parents.
Rosemary - cut the top 4-5" off the stems to keep the plant bushy, stripped the lowest leaves (for the kitchen) and planted them in a pot of compost (11 cuttings).
Apple Mint - cut the top growth from 3 long stems, stripped the lowest leaves (for the kitchen) and put the stems in water on the windowsill.
That's 32 potential free plants from half hour in the garden.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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