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I unintentionally created a herb plant from a cutting a while back - I left a glass of sparkling water with a sprig of mint in it on a shelf and forgot about it for a few days, and when I went to tidy it up, I noticed that the stem had sprouted roots!
Sadly I did not plant it, but the supermarket mint plant that I shoved in a pot of compost is doing very nicely!
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Mint is very easy to root in water - so if you want more of your supermarket plant, go for it!!
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Today's Herb is a variegated Oregano "Country Cream" - green with cream highlights.
I've been using it to edge a bed but I've only done a couple of feet so I need lots more!
Same technique as yesterday, soft wood shoots, bottom leaves & the flowering bits at the top of the stems removed. Now sitting in 2 little jars of water until they root.
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Is lavender or rosemary best rooted in water as well, or do I want compost for those?
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I start most cuttings in water - its easy, free and you can see what's happening in the root department.
Here's a rosemary I prepared earlier.
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Excellent, thank you
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I did this with Basil this year, got one supermarket plant took cuttings, rooted in water and produced about 30 new plants. That one pot has provided my basil needs all summer. The original pot has now passed away but the offspring are still happily supporting all my pizzas, tomato soup and bruschetta needs.
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Today's Herb cuttings are Golden Oregano although it doesn't look very "golden" in isolation from the rest of the plant. Its a low growing, sprawler with white flowers. Another one I'm using to edge a bed and I need a lot more!
I've cut off the flower heads and leaves from the base and I'll dry these for cooking in pasta sauce and on pizzas.
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Been a bit busy today so had to grab a few cuttings after dark. The closest plants were lavender so that's my Cutting of the Day. now snugly sitting in their little jar of water.
The windowsill is filling up rapidly.
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