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I took some cuttings of a weigela and they seem to be going really well. I've got new growth on them. I've kept them in a north facing room with a bag over them.
Due to the strong new growth I took the bag of this morning. I've just noticed they've all flopped ?
What do I do with them now ? I've put the bag back over them. How long do I need to leave the bag on and them and when should it come off ? When it has come off do i then start to harden them off outside during the day ?
Any advice gratefully received. I was only thinking the other day how pleased I was with my first cuttings and how well they were doing. Easy i thought, easy... haha.
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When did you take the cutings Peanuts?
Did you take most of the leaves off when you made the cuttings?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The question is, have the cuttings rooted? If they have a decent root system then they will be fine without the bag to protect them but they may not have formed any roots yet. It can take a while.
If there is new leaf growth at the top I'd give them a chance and just keep misting the plants with a water spray bottle every time you walk past them. It's worked for me in the past.
ive also taken weigella cuttings three weeks ago, they are in a pot with a bag over them in a shady spot outside, ive just been out to check on them and they look healthy but i put stones in bottom of pot so can't see if there are roots yet but i would think they will take another three weeks to really root at least, i just left two leaves at the top of my cuttings. the lady at the garden centre told me they check cuttings for roots by gently pulling cutting by a leaf upwards, if it resists coming out then you know it has roots.
At this time of year everything is so full of 'growing' that cuttings sometimes produce new leaves without having made any roots, as a piece of foliage may do in a vase of water, so new leaves on a cutting can be misleading.
I'd wait until there are signs of roots in the holes at the bottom of the pot.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.