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I obviously forgot about this Challenge to myself!!
Useful information from Norfolk Herbs (my herb suppliers
)
Norfolk Herbs
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It’s cutting time again. This week we are starting secondary mint cuttings. We thought we would show you the process and we may even take a video next week! Ignore what you may have seen on the tv - There is no scalpel cutting the stems, no stem preparation or anything complicated. Snip and sink is what we call it here on the nursery. Snip between two leaf nodes and sink into compost. Then they tray is off to mist or capillary benches! Some varieties don’t mind the leaf touching the compost either! It isn’t true for all but is a good rule of thumb for softer tip cuttings. Remember - NO ROOTING HORMONE. We don’t need it here! Some is even banned for culinary herbs anyway! This method is true for many herbs but not all. Harder stem herbs such as lavender and rosemary are slightly different and we would clean stems of ‘foliage’ before the ‘sink’. #cuttings #herbs
Useful information from Norfolk Herbs (my herb suppliers
)Norfolk Herbs
·
It’s cutting time again. This week we are starting secondary mint cuttings. We thought we would show you the process and we may even take a video next week! Ignore what you may have seen on the tv - There is no scalpel cutting the stems, no stem preparation or anything complicated. Snip and sink is what we call it here on the nursery. Snip between two leaf nodes and sink into compost. Then they tray is off to mist or capillary benches! Some varieties don’t mind the leaf touching the compost either! It isn’t true for all but is a good rule of thumb for softer tip cuttings. Remember - NO ROOTING HORMONE. We don’t need it here! Some is even banned for culinary herbs anyway! This method is true for many herbs but not all. Harder stem herbs such as lavender and rosemary are slightly different and we would clean stems of ‘foliage’ before the ‘sink’. #cuttings #herbs
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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