Hold on there christopher2, lilyloiuse has kindly shared her photos and her obviously extensive knowledge of taking cuttings, if she says something works I for one would believe her. have you seen the video of her garden?
No offence taken Christopher 2 Thankyou for your confidence in me joslow
Re Perlite - as I said I am just experimenting after success with a couple of pots of Laurentia cuttings last year- when I have put Laurentia in my normal cuttings mix they have always failed Anyway - my philosophy with cuttings is they have 2 chances and if they root and grow well I have lots more plants to play with
Yesterday I took cuttings of Tangerine Sage,Pineapple Sage,Lemon Verbena,Solanum alba,Hampton Court Plectranthus,stripey trailing Geranium,Pink single Marguerites,pink double Marguerites, furry scented Geraniums and some Centradenia
Lots of the trays of cuttings that I took a few weeks ago have now rooted
Pam, you are truly amazing ! I could never imagine your green house to look untidy. . Just to let you know, my blue basil is enormous now and growing well.
I couldn't be bothered with bedding plants.They are so cheap to buy as seedlings in the spring ( cheaper than heating a gh, buying compost pots et al) I do take cuttings of perennials and overwinter them in a cold gh and coldframe.
Hello Lowenna - I do take your point about bedding plants but as I go so OTT with my front garden it is cheaper for me to grow my own bedding and tender perennials.I only have one frost free greenhouse over winter.
The only plants I didn't grow in these baskets are the CalibroachaAnyway - I love growing my own plants - each to his own as they say
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Hello Don - My Osteos are very weather dependant - the more sun they get the better- this year they haven't done so well - don't get disheartened
Pam LL x
Thank you Lilylouise. I shall put as many on the kitchen windowsill as possible.
Hold on there christopher2, lilyloiuse has kindly shared her photos and her obviously extensive knowledge of taking cuttings, if she says something works I for one would believe her. have you seen the video of her garden?
No offence taken Christopher 2
Thankyou for your confidence in me joslow
Re Perlite - as I said I am just experimenting after success with a couple of pots of Laurentia cuttings last year- when I have put Laurentia in my normal cuttings mix they have always failed
Anyway - my philosophy with cuttings is they have 2 chances and if they root and grow well I have lots more plants to play with 
Yesterday I took cuttings of Tangerine Sage,Pineapple Sage,Lemon Verbena,Solanum alba,Hampton Court Plectranthus,stripey trailing Geranium,Pink single Marguerites,pink double Marguerites, furry scented Geraniums and some Centradenia
Lots of the trays of cuttings that I took a few weeks ago have now rooted
When my greenhouse is tidy I will take a pic
Pam LL x
Pam, you are truly amazing ! I could never imagine your green house to look untidy.
. Just to let you know, my blue basil is enormous now and growing well. 
I couldn't be bothered with bedding plants.They are so cheap to buy as seedlings in the spring ( cheaper than heating a gh, buying compost pots et al) I do take cuttings of perennials and overwinter them in a cold gh and coldframe.
Hello Lowenna - I do take your point about bedding plants but as I go so OTT with my front garden it is cheaper for me to grow my own bedding and tender perennials.I only have one frost free greenhouse over winter.
The only plants I didn't grow in these baskets are the Calibroacha
Anyway - I love growing my own plants - each to his own as they say 
Pam LL x
Sooo beautiful Lilylouise xx