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  • MrsFoxgloveMrsFoxglove Posts: 180
    Sussexsun said: I tend to run out of space long before I need to start off seeds😩
    Same  :s I wish I had a greenhouse that I could actually stand in  :dizzy:


  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    There are plenty of youtube videos on how to take cuttings. Use either vermiculite or sharp sand - 50:50 with your compost. I use clay half pans but any pot will do. Keep your cuttings moist and shady. Now is the time to take half ripe cuttings - box, lavender, penstemons salvias etc. Delphiniums - no. Take lots of cuttings, more than you think you'll need. You can overwinter them outside if you put them under a shrub for protection. 
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • MrsFoxgloveMrsFoxglove Posts: 180
    Thanks Hogweed :) 


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    ...and make sure you label them Mrs F....
    I've lost count of the number of little pots under shrubs I find with apparently nothing growing in them.... :D
    Most cuttings do best in gritty compost, and if you put two or three in a little pot, put them in round the edge. That helps keep them warmer and they also drain better. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • MrsFoxgloveMrsFoxglove Posts: 180
    Thanks Fairygirl ;)
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