Taxus baccata cuttings

[Buzzsurgeon]

Cutting are doing well

 

There is vigerous new growth starting on most of the cutting now after 2 and a bit months, I'd say 80 out of 100 are definately rooted now and growing the other 20 (which I didnt use rooting compound and stuck in 3 year old mulch ) are taking root but are well behind, I may lose one or two but all are still green but not showing new buds

 

Chuffed, saved myself a fortune in the long run, just need to take another 5 or 600 cuttings back end for planting spring next year and we should be something like

 

Is that the hand of Christ is the first picture grasping your young growth!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Haha

 

Well spotted Buzz, I had to look for that

[Dean Lofthouse]

Another little experiment to see if a cutting will root out of season in a cup of a potion.

 

Got a cup and filled it with cotton wool then topped it up with a water/plant food mix, then took the cutting, dipped it in rooting gel and carefully placed it in the middle of the cotton wool.

 

Will it die or will it root ??

[Hogs Breath]

Cant see why not,but not sure what the cotton wool will go like after time.

Try another with rockwool:biggrin:

[Dean Lofthouse]

Brilliant innit, good feeling knowing you yourself have grown them

 

They are showing vigorous growth now

 

The 160ft hedge these are destined for will hopefully still be around when I have long gone

[Dean Lofthouse]

This years batch just potted

[Gnome]

Bottom heat will speed up the rooting process as long as you remember about watering. I see you have them on the ground. You could raise them up off the ground to increase the temperature slightly. Also you could try placing them on some sort of heatsink like bricks, even painting them black (the bricks)will allow a small amount more heat getting to the roots.

 

The growbags could be turned inside out and resealed or folded at the ends as most growbags are black inside. Again increasing solar input.

 

Cuttings can benefit from being placed against the edges of pots. This seems to stimulate root growth further.

 

You could try cutting up some old black pots and placing strips next to the cuttings to simulate this process.

 

Just a couple of tips as anything to increase the speed of your cuttings will allow you more enjoyment of these wonderful hedging trees.

[Gary Prentice]

Would sitting on top of the woodchip pile work?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Nice one gnome thanks

[AlvinD]

Would sitting on top of the woodchip pile work?

 

I think you wold be spot on there great idea