I have had a lot of success striking cuttings at various times
throughout the year and in view of the fact that you may be trimming the
plants at this time you will have some ready made cuttings. I cut the
stem of the cutting back to a node where the leaves have been removed,
dip the end of the cutting in honey and remove some of the remaining
leaves [use scissors], before putting them into a good quality potting
mix or peat. Up to six cuttings about 150mm long fit well into a 150mm
pot, plant them round the edges and don't let them dry out. Works for me!!

DD

ellipsis wrote:
In article , Ken Oaf
wrote:


On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:53:24 +1000, DD wrote:


My Azaleas have now finished flowering, is it the right time to trim
them for shape? I usually try to keep them compact by removing the lanky
branches but have forgotten when to do it!


Yes, get stuck into them now. While you are there, give them some cow manure
and some Osmacote Plus. ;-)


On that note, when would be the best time to try to strike cuttings,
and how easy is it?

Thanks