Cuttings in a Tray or Open Ground
Posted: August 28th, 2011 | Author: hortoris | Filed under: Growing Aids | No Comments »Tips For Cuttings
- I mix compost with Perlite and fill a 24 cell tray for small cuttings.
- This green plastic tray is supported by a rigid plastic seedtray. This cuts down sterilisation but I use the green trays several times until they crack or need throwing away.
- Bottom heat can help cuttings root more rapidly.
- On some Rock Roses (Helianthemum), I have just used hormone rooting powder from amazon.
- I keep the atmosphere humid with a clear lid and or a regular spray of clean water.
- The cuttings do not need any fertilizer until roots show at the bottom of the cell.
- When roots start to show, pot-up into individual pots or plant out in the garden.
Larger Cuttings
- 3″ pots or 12 cell trays can be used for larger cuttings like pelargoniums.
- Pelargoniums do not need any hormone rooting powder.
- For hardwood cuttings I would take a longer piece of material 4-8″ in many cases. For this size you need a deeper and more stable pot to hold the cutting
- Last autumn I took some Rose cuttings and put them in a trench filled with soil and sharp sand. Several have rooted nicely and are now ready to be set out in the garden.
- I do not get despondent if cuttings fail. If cuttings succeed I am hapy to get true clones of the original plant at no cost
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