Well following advice in this youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
1) Basket with holes
2) Fill with play sand (slightly coarse sand with small pebbles)
3) Make slices in sand (to put cuttings in) say 4
4) Strip lower leaves of cuttings
5) Add rooting compound to base of cuttings (10 sec dip or so)
6) Put in container an inch apart
7) So 10 x 4 total.
8) Make tent poles out of pencils.
9) water in really well!
10) put whole thing in white trash bag!
11) spray more water then tie up bag
12) leave in shady area for a few weeks (check moisture after a week
and keep moist)
13) Best before October - but may not root to spring!
I snipped 40 cuttings and put them in two sandy baskets after dipping them in rooting compound.
Will leave them in the porch until Spring (checking every few weeks they they are still moist) and hopefully will have enough viable material for a hedge next year! For free :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
1) Basket with holes
2) Fill with play sand (slightly coarse sand with small pebbles)
3) Make slices in sand (to put cuttings in) say 4
4) Strip lower leaves of cuttings
5) Add rooting compound to base of cuttings (10 sec dip or so)
6) Put in container an inch apart
7) So 10 x 4 total.
8) Make tent poles out of pencils.
9) water in really well!
10) put whole thing in white trash bag!
11) spray more water then tie up bag
12) leave in shady area for a few weeks (check moisture after a week
and keep moist)
13) Best before October - but may not root to spring!
I snipped 40 cuttings and put them in two sandy baskets after dipping them in rooting compound.
Will leave them in the porch until Spring (checking every few weeks they they are still moist) and hopefully will have enough viable material for a hedge next year! For free :)
