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Old 19-02-2009, 09:21 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Judith in France Judith in France is offline
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On Feb 19, 1:48*am, brian mitchell wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
I found that literally pulling off a small, newish growth about say 6
inches and plunging it straight into the ground for about 4 of those
inches works for me. *The best time, I found, to do that was in
October.


I'd heard it was that easy, which is why I'm a bit disappointed at my
lack of success. That's really all you do? Do you take off all the
leaves or leave some on? Cut careful angles top and bottom? Mutter
incantations?

brian mitchell


Brian, Only leave 3 leaves, the top ad 2 others. I don't leave
careful angles, just tear it off and plunge into the soil. Will you
let us know how you get on?

Judith