Dahlia cuttings
"Bertie Doe" wrote in message
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: Last year I didn't lift the tubers, but layered the beds with 150mm of
: straw, with some dung on top. I therefore missed the opportunity to
: reproduce from tuber splitting.
: Mid August I took 12 cuttings (fuchia style using rooting powder), of
which
: 7 have taken. This is the first time I've tried this, so some advice would
: be appreciated. What's the best chance of these plants (now 120mm tall) of
: Winter survival?
:
: 1. Leave them in an unheated greenhouse (min Winter temp 1C)
: 2. Unheated porch (min temp 6C)
: 3. Indoors on windowsill, but near a radiator (it's the only indoor place
: available).
:
: TIA
: Bertie
:
My guess would be the porch. You can always take more cuttings in the spring
if they die
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