Looking good but I suggest you use a pair of nail scissors just to trim those little stubs back neatly to just above the leaves. Otherwise you might get something called die-back which can harm your plantlets.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Looking good but I suggest you use a pair of nail scissors just to trim those little stubs back neatly to just above the leaves. Otherwise you might get something called die-back which can harm your plantlets.
No. Look at the tips of the stems you have left and snip off the teeny stubs of stems above the top pair of leaves. You need to leave a neat edge that will heal well and not let in fungal or virus invaders that will harm your plants.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
No. Look at the tips of the stems you have left and snip off the teeny stubs of stems above the top pair of leaves. You need to leave a neat edge that will heal well and not let in fungal or virus invaders that will harm your plants.
Ah I see, right off I go!
Thanks for this, these are my first ever successful cuttings! I tried a few others last spring but nothing took.
Different plants respond differently and work better at different times in the growing season and also different methods - new growth, semi ripe stems, woody stems with a heel and so on. @Fairygirl's suggestion of layering azalea stems is a good one because the chosen stems are not severed from the parent plant until they are showing signs of new growth and their own roots. This method also works for the colourful stemmed cornus group of shrubs.
If you want to try other shrubs, try researching them on the RHS website to see how and when to propagate them. You should find info on when and how to take cuttings and what medium to use for best results.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Thought I’d update for the kind people who advised, they seem to be doing ok and starting to get bushier! One is doing a bit better than the other, but both still ok!
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Thanks for this, these are my first ever successful cuttings! I tried a few others last spring but nothing took.
Different plants respond differently and work better at different times in the growing season and also different methods - new growth, semi ripe stems, woody stems with a heel and so on. @Fairygirl's suggestion of layering azalea stems is a good one because the chosen stems are not severed from the parent plant until they are showing signs of new growth and their own roots. This method also works for the colourful stemmed cornus group of shrubs.
If you want to try other shrubs, try researching them on the RHS website to see how and when to propagate them. You should find info on when and how to take cuttings and what medium to use for best results.