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Increasing the cuttings season
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Posted by Garden_Nerd UK Central (My Page) on Tue, Sep 13, 05 at 5:25
| I usually do fine with summer softwood cuttings which I keep in a cool propagator in a shady corner of the greenhouse. But now that the weather is cooling down and the light levels are falling, I realise that there are more cuttings I would like to take, and that some still haven't rooted. Can I carry on taking cuttings into the Autumn and Winter, if so, how do I do it? I've got a heated propagator. |
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RE: Increasing the cuttings season
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| I have had a very good success rate (with passiflora) with the 'Cloning Box' by Krs (on the Passiflora forum) or if you just type in Cloning Box in the Search Engine it will come up. I use it year round. Mine is a much simplified (Heath Robinsonish) version but it works! |
RE: Increasing the cuttings season
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| semi-ripe, hardwood and root cuttings all do well at this time of year. a propagator is not essential as most cuttings will root slowly in a coldframe. I do loads, being a bit of a cheapskate - in fact, I will attempt cuttings of just about anything at any time - some you win, others end up on the compost. |
RE: Increasing the cuttings season
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| What an amazing contraption! Gotta make one. How crucial do you think the various elements are? e.g. Rank in order of importance the CO2
the warmth
the light What would happen if I just set up my heated propagator with the hookah thingy bubbling away into a vent somewhere? Would it need lights as well? Could I just get a reading lamp from IKEA and plug it in nearby on a timer? I'm thinking this arrangement would look better in my spare bedroom than the full mad professor kit as shown on the website. |
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