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Taking Clematis cuttings
Hi Everyone
I have several montana clematis that as flowered is it possible to take cuttings now, Also when is the best time to take cutting also the best method Thanks Gareth S/Wales |
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Taking Clematis cuttings
"Gareth Parsons" wrote in a messag I have several montana clematis that as flowered is it possible to take cuttings now. Also when is the best time to take cutting also the best method? ----------------- Next month (July) is the best time to take your climbing clematis cuttings. Choose a stem/s of half-ripened wood about 13cm long making sure that you have two buds at the cut end. Remove all leaves and plant your cutting/s up to the next two buds in a pot containing a half and half mixture of peat and sharp sand. If you have a greenhouse, place the pot under the staging making sure that the compost is not allowed to dry out. By mid September your cuttings should have rooted. Pot up each cutting, one to a 3ins pot, using a good potting compost. John Innes No.1 is ideal for clematis! The following spring, re-pot using 5ins pots and JI No1 potting compost and sink the pots in a shady part of your garden. From the following September you can transplant your young plants in their permanent flowering positions. Roscoe |
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Taking Clematis cuttings
"Roscoe" wrote:
John Innes No.1 is ideal for clematis! For we colonists, what's the rough equivalent, perhaps a sandy mix? I use "Pro-Mix" for a lot of things.... sterile soilless mix with peat, vermiculite, etc; based on a formula developed with my tax money by Cornell University.... well-regarded for things agricultural and veterinerical over here. Cold and rainy here today ... remembering where I am complaining. OK, no sympathy. Good day for transplants, if not for gardeners. Cheers! Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
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"Gary Woods" wrote in message Cold and rainy here today ... remembering where I am complaining. OK, no sympathy. Good day for transplants, if not for gardeners. I do like an optimist Ophelia Scotland |
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Taking Clematis cuttings
"Gary Woods" wrote in a message: For we colonists, what's the rough equivalent, perhaps a sandy mix? I use "Pro-Mix" for a lot of things.... sterile soilless mix with peat, vermiculite, etc; based on a formula developed with my tax money by Cornell University.... well-regarded for things agricultural and veterinerical over here. --------- Hi Gary, Yes, a 50/50 sharp sand and compost mix. I too use a lot of Silvaperl Vermiculite, experimenting with various Vermiculite and compost mixes and have found that I get almost 100% rooting success with most of my cuttings. I always prepare my own compost and sterilize it in a microwave, on high for 5 minutes! It is important to keep the rooting compost moist and not compacted. I find that using Vermiculite solves the compaction problem. Roscoe |
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