Well my weekend has just been decided for me, i’ve been told i’m putting in a new garden bed 20 meters long by 1.5 meters wide.
I’m going to have a go at propagating some plants from cuttings and as i have never done this and have only a small idea on how to do it i need to know if the following plants can be done this way?

Can they also be propagated any time of the year?

What do i need to look for when taking a cutting?

Lavanders
Salvias
Daisys
Moon plant
Geraniums

There are others i have but have no idea of there name

Thanks

Rook

Rook said:

Lavanders
Salvias
Daisys
Moon plant
Geraniums

I don’t know what Moon Plant is but the others should strike easily from cuttings. You want firm but not old wood about 10 to 15cm long and trim all but a few leaves off. You don’t necessarily need rooting hormone but it can help. I have heard that honey does just as well. Put them all in a pot with free-draining mix such as seed raising mix and water. Pop a cover over the top to keep the moisture in such as a plastic bag and keep in a warm but not too sunny spot. Check regularly for drying out or for damping off (fungus). It will take maybe 6 weeks for roots to form. If successful you should see new growth from your cuttings.

bluegreen said:

Rook said:

Lavanders
Salvias
Daisys
Moon plant
Geraniums

I don’t know what Moon Plant is but the others should strike easily from cuttings. You want firm but not old wood about 10 to 15cm long and trim all but a few leaves off. You don’t necessarily need rooting hormone but it can help. I have heard that honey does just as well. Put them all in a pot with free-draining mix such as seed raising mix and water. Pop a cover over the top to keep the moisture in such as a plastic bag and keep in a warm but not too sunny spot. Check regularly for drying out or for damping off (fungus). It will take maybe 6 weeks for roots to form. If successful you should see new growth from your cuttings.

oh yeah, you want at least 3 nodes on your cuttings with one at the bottom of the cutting as this will be where the roots will form.

Thanks bg for that.

I’m sure you have seen a moon plant

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25342515@N00/363784707/

Rook

Rook said:

Thanks bg for that.

I’m sure you have seen a moon plant

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25342515@N00/363784707/

Rook

I don’t know anything about that one.

that Moon plant looks like a Solanum of sorts???

Also most Salvias seem to take root in a container of water – if you are dead heading and can take some tips and small lateral shoots….I have found that the softer barely firm pieces doing better that woodier ones.Might depend a bit on the variety of course…Good luck with them, propagating can be very addictive so be warned. :)