When is the best time to take fuschia cuttings and how do i propagate.Any info would be appreciated………….AL

not sure of the best time, but some will grow roots in a glass of water.

not sure as well

….I have Googled the subject but no info on propagation etc……….AL

46150 said:

….I have Googled the subject but no info on propagation etc……….AL

Just about to eat tea…..

I’ll see what my book says if you want???Just let me know….:)

i am looking in my book as well lucky1 is your book propafating plants by alan toogood?

fuchia info.

http://www.fuchsiaclubnsw.com.au/html/FuchsiaCare.htm

Ok books says this …..
Cuttings:

With softwood cuttins rooting is almost guaranteed. nodal stem tip, single-node and internodal stem cuttings all root within 10 – 20 days. You can also root them in florist’s foam or rockwool. With semi ripe cuttings the secret to producing a good specimen is to pinch out new growth to a pair of leaves just above the last break of buds. Hardwood cuttings of the F.magellanica and its cultivars root quickly. They can usually be lifted in spring. In exposed areas, place the cuttings in a cool, frost free place.

took take soft woodcuttings:
to take internodal stem cuttings, divivde a shoot into sections, each with about 1cm of stem above and below one set of leaves. These can also be split vertically to create more cuttings. Pinch out 2.5cm long growing tips for nodal stem-tip cuttings.

Thank you all for the quick responses,just a quick question,are hardwood cuttings the initial “trunk” of the plant,and softwood cuttings the lateral leafy trailers?……….AL

46150 said:

Thank you all for the quick responses,just a quick question,are hardwood cuttings the initial “trunk” of the plant,and softwood cuttings the lateral leafy trailers?……….AL

ok i know the soft woodcuttings is new timber i think it would be older timber for hardwood may be someone else can help clear this and let me know if i got this right as well becuase i only got it from my book

veg gardener said:

46150 said:

Thank you all for the quick responses,just a quick question,are hardwood cuttings the initial “trunk” of the plant,and softwood cuttings the lateral leafy trailers?……….AL

ok i know the soft woodcuttings is new timber i think it would be older timber for hardwood may be someone else can help clear this and let me know if i got this right as well becuase i only got it from my book

that’s about right I think VG.

ok i looked it up in my book and this is what i came up with

Softwood Cuttings:
These are taken from a new shoot oe bosal shoots most often in spring, when they are almost fully developled but still soft.

Semi-Ripe:
Once new growth has slowed and the shoots have started to become frim, which may have been from midsummer to autumn, semi ripe cuttins are taken from the stems.

Hardwood:
Long lenghts of fully mature, yound stems are taken, after leaf fall and before new growth starts in spring, from deciduous woody plants or broad-leaved evergreens.

hope that clears it up 46150

You can take them anytime really as long as you look after them and in the right position

i haven’t had any luck striking fuschia cuttings so far. they probably need a plastic bag over the top to stop the leaves drying out.

aquarium said:

i haven’t had any luck striking fuschia cuttings so far. they probably need a plastic bag over the top to stop the leaves drying out.

I did manage to strike some successfully doing that.

….The plastic bag seems a good idea.I did the job this morning,put them in tubes so will see what happens.Once again,thanks for the advice and will you let you know as to the results………..AL

46150 said:

….The plastic bag seems a good idea.I did the job this morning,put them in tubes so will see what happens.Once again,thanks for the advice and will you let you know as to the results………..AL

Hope it all goes well cant wait to here the results