Yes, Wakeshine. That works for "hardwood" cuttings, ie cuttings of non-bendy stems (pencil thickness is recommended), taken in the winter when they have no leaves. Hardwood cuttings work for a lot of deciduous shrubs, and are the best method for roses. Mine were unintentional!
There are also "softwood" cuttings, probably the easiest sort to root, taken in spring and early summer. You'd use this method for a lot of herbaceous plants and (again) deciduous shrubs. Here you're rooting the "soft" new growth at the tips of the stems, which wilts very easily, and it's these which you have to cover with a bag or bottle to keep in the moisture.
"Semi-ripe" cuttings are taken in late summer or early autumn, and are good for evergreen shrubs and climbers in particular. Semi-ripe means you're using this season's growth, which is soft at the tip but quite stiff where it joins the stem. These take longer to root than softwood cuttings and may also need protecting with a bag.
I would guess your videos have been showing you how to take softwood cuttings. But why not try every method, if you have time and opportunity? You don't lose anything, and it's the best way to find out what works for whatever you're growing in the garden.
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Yes, Wakeshine. That works for "hardwood" cuttings, ie cuttings of non-bendy stems (pencil thickness is recommended), taken in the winter when they have no leaves. Hardwood cuttings work for a lot of deciduous shrubs, and are the best method for roses. Mine were unintentional!
There are also "softwood" cuttings, probably the easiest sort to root, taken in spring and early summer. You'd use this method for a lot of herbaceous plants and (again) deciduous shrubs. Here you're rooting the "soft" new growth at the tips of the stems, which wilts very easily, and it's these which you have to cover with a bag or bottle to keep in the moisture.
"Semi-ripe" cuttings are taken in late summer or early autumn, and are good for evergreen shrubs and climbers in particular. Semi-ripe means you're using this season's growth, which is soft at the tip but quite stiff where it joins the stem. These take longer to root than softwood cuttings and may also need protecting with a bag.
I would guess your videos have been showing you how to take softwood cuttings. But why not try every method, if you have time and opportunity? You don't lose anything, and it's the best way to find out what works for whatever you're growing in the garden.
Not sure if this will really work ( but I'm going to try it ) but I have read somewhere that you can grow roses by sticking the cuttings into a potato