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Cuttings, layering and division

How to get dozens of new plants of the same variety from one healthy bush, vine or clump, without seed and without grafting

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Cuttings, layering and division

In short

  • A plant from a cutting is a clone: identical to its mother. So take cuttings only from healthy, productive stock plants.
  • Hardwood cuttings (currants, gooseberries, figs, willow, grapevines) are cut when dormant and planted outdoors. The easiest start.
  • Softwood and semi-ripe cuttings (lavender, rosemary, blueberries) need humid air, bottom heat and shade.
  • A layer roots while still attached to the mother, so it almost always works. Blackberries root from the shoot tip by themselves.
  • Clumps (rhubarb, chives, mint) are divided in early spring or September, each piece with buds and roots.
  • Label every rooted cutting: plant, variety, stock plant, date.

What's inside

Chapters

  1. A clone: the same plant as its mother
  2. Hardwood cuttings
  3. Softwood and semi-ripe cuttings
  4. A rooting nest
  5. Root cuttings
  6. Layering
  7. Suckers and runners
  8. Dividing clumps and bulbs
  9. Caring for and potting on rooted cuttings
  10. Common mistakes
  11. Printable checklist

Worksheets

  • Propagation calendar
  • Cuttings and layering log
  • Compost and pot calculator
  • Rooting bed sketch
  • Cutting labels

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