Its the time of year to take soft wood cuttings, I snipped a few bits of the Blueberry bushes
They have been popped in a pot of compost and covered with a propagator lid to keep the humidity up this helps the cuttings take, cuttings will always wilt to start with in a few days any that haven't perked up I will take out. I will have a good look around to see what else I can take cuttings from, I might have to speak nicely to my neighbour C senior and see if I can have a few bits from her Hydrangea.
Last month I took a chance and took some cuttings off the old Blackcurrant bush in the garden
I had to move them as they were pushed into the ground were I wanted to plant the pumpkins as you can see they have roots now formed, all 10 cuttings have taken. Ideally you should take cuttings after fruiting. It was a chance and it has paid off.
Here is a list of what you can take cuttings from at the moment
Kiwi
Begonia
Brachycome
Buddleia
Bottlebrush
Camelia
Cotoneaster
Deutzia
Hydrangea
Fuchsia
Forsythia
Fig
Lavender
Privet
Oregano
Geranium
Plumbago
Rosemary
Spirea
Thyme
Busy Lizzie
added to that list should be Tomatoes, when pinching out the side shoots if you pop them into a pot of compost they will root, you will get a later harvest also ideal for a crop of green tomatoes.
Taking cuttings is an ideal way of filling your garden for free.
That's interesting Dawn, I shall have ago at some blueberry ones. The bushes seem shockingly expensive to buy now & I've lost one. x
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought about cuttings from figs, think I'll have a go at that. My best successes have been Gooseberries and Bay.
ReplyDeleteI have never had any luck with such things, I don't think that I am as green fingered as you - or perhaps just not patient enough!! I hope that all of your cuttings take and make lots of lovely new plants for you. xx
ReplyDeleteMy Mum never left the house, at this time of the year, without some plastic bags containing damp cotton wool and a pruning knife. You could guarantee that when she got back home there would be a load of cuttings and most of them took. Her garden was stuffed with free plants. I need to get some taken this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI managed to get some blue berries to take last year so I was dead chuffed as they seem quite tricky. I'm going to try kiwi this weekend and maybe some more chilean Guavas.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawn, I will get my snipers out tonight, just need to find someone with a fig.
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