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Salvia Amistad. Is it possible to take really early cuttings?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    punkdoc said:
    I nipped out the tips on some of mine yesterday [ in the greenhouse ]
    They are still very small though, so I don't think the tips would have been big enough for cuttings.
    I was planning on letting them get to about 4" long, then cut about 3" cuttings.

    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Next question: would the root in water at this time of year or should I do them "normally"?
    Devon.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Beaus Mum said:
    "just pop the pots where you need the pop of purple 💜"
    And @Beaus Mum wins Gardening Tongue Twister of the Year 2018!
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I have never tried the rooting in water method, so I would just stick to the standard way.
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  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    I took cuttings from my new S A last year, potted them up and tucked them beside a small conifer. They lay under feet of snow and frosts etc. Looked at them a couple of weeks ago and they are fine and dandy. Ditto the penstemon cuttings I took at the same time and abandoned in the same place!!
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I lost dozens of young penstemon plants which were sitting outside the tunnel.
    Devon.
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    Just shows doesn't it how capricious nature is!
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