Thread: GW....cuttings.
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Old 20-09-2009, 09:59 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mike Derby[_2_] Mike Derby[_2_] is offline
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Default GW....cuttings.


"vsop" wrote in a message:
In last nights GW show a "leading expert" on cuttings gave a demonstration
on the way she took cuttings.
What surprised me was that she said to always cut through the leaf node.
Yet all previous advice I have ever seen and read on this matter has
always advised to cut just under the node ?
She had very high success rates whereas my propagation results have always
been quite hit-and-miss over the years,
What do others think of her technique ? Did I hear her incorrectly ?

vsop.

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Why not try both methods of taking cuttings? Cut half through a node and the
rest just under a node. Use two pots labelling each pot with the method
used.
Experimentation is an important and fun part of gardening.

MD.