Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
Steve Peek wrote:

I usually place a small stone on top of the
runner very close to the new leaf set. It
wouldn't hurt a thing to leave it there until
next spring.

So low-tech & practical! Tx!

Any other suggestions?

that's what i do too.

the runners will root into about anything
as long as there is moisture.

if there is a lot of stronger winds moving
the runner around you can tie it down with a
stick bent in half and stuck in the ground.
the bit of bark that holds the sticks together
is often strong enough and lasts long enough
for the runner to root.

i've used bits of wire, coathangers, longer
clothespins or just bits of sticks and they
all worked just fine. since we have tons of
crushed limestone around i can often find a
bit of a longer piece to use that fits across
a runner.


songbird