"Gareth Parsons" wrote in a messag

I have several montana clematis that as flowered is it possible to take
cuttings now. Also when is the best time to take cutting also the best
method?
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Next month (July) is the best time to take your climbing clematis cuttings.
Choose a stem/s of half-ripened wood about 13cm long making sure that you
have two buds at the cut end. Remove all leaves and plant your cutting/s up
to the next two buds in a pot containing a half and half mixture of peat and
sharp sand. If you have a greenhouse, place the pot under the staging
making sure that the compost is not allowed to dry out. By mid September
your cuttings should have rooted. Pot up each cutting, one to a 3ins pot,
using a good potting compost. John Innes No.1 is ideal for clematis! The
following spring, re-pot using 5ins pots and JI No1 potting compost and sink
the pots in a shady part of your garden. From the following September you
can transplant your young plants in their permanent flowering positions.

Roscoe