Timothy wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:50:01 +0000, svsmbbcs wrote:

I have managed to over winter some Agryathemums in the greenhouse and
would like to try and take some cuttings,do I cut the plant back as
you do with chrysanthemums and take basil cuttings or leave some top
growth and then take from fresh growth.
any advice please
Stan

Go and find some rootone or some other type of rooting hormone. Take
cutting with 3 or more leaf nodes. Remove at least one set of leaves.
I personally place all my cutting in a solution of 10-60-10
fertilizer and soak them for a bit ( while I'm preparing the pots).
Take the cuttings and give them a shake to remove the excess water,
dip them in rootone and put them in their new pot. I use a pencil to
make a hole in the soil so the rootone dosen't get scraped off. Water
them with the left over 10-60-10.

Your cutting will do far better if you can give them bottom heat. Imo,
heat is far more important for the first few weeks than lots of
light. If you can afford a propagation mat, that would be best. I use
an old water bed heater I pulled out of the trash ( what can I say...
I'm cheap). I've also have used a set of fluorescent shop lights,
laided out on my potting bench with the light side up. I then placed
my pot rack on top of the light. This seemed to be enough passive
heat to help the rooting process.

Good luck.
thanks for the advice will have a go. I have rooting powder and and 2
propogators so heat is not a problem.