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How do cuttings grow?
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"Peter Sutton" wrote in message ... I have just carried out an experiment with cuttings of Salvia 'Mystic Spires' made 10, 11 and 12 days ago. The cuttings were all treated in the same way in a heated propagator at 27C and 100% humidity inside a light box. Of the 10 day old cuttings not a single one showed any root. Of the 11 day cuttings 6 out of 8 showed some root. Of the 12 day old cuttings 4 out of 6 showed root, and on average it was a good bit longer than the 11 day cuttings. Am I right in assuming that cuttings spend a long time in preparation, and then the roots themselves are produced fairly quickly at the end. I also put a number of cuttings in water, but after 12 days none showed any sign of root. does it need to be a cutting, There was a good post, a few months back on here, where a poster told the story about a bay tree he removed from his garden. He cut the main trunk and left it as a pole/post in the garage. If I recall his story, a year or so later he planed it and turned it into a post to put a house name/number on. After hammering it into the ground, a few week later it was sprouting new growth...........some cutting that. 'twas I. The post is thriving! I'll post a picture some time. -- David in Normandy |
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