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.