Make an angled cut just above the top bud and a horizontal ... knife and dip the base in a hormone rooting powder. Prepare a pot with free-draining cutting compost, and water in well.

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Root cuttings are rolled in the rooting hormone before being planted horizontally in the potting medium What is the best rooting hormone? Liquid, powder, and gel rooting hormones all have pros and ...

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Dip the cut end of each cutting into hormone rooting powder or gel. If powder is used, shake off any surplus. Insert several cuttings round the edge of a pot filled with free-draining compost (a ...

Cuttings should not be collected from overly vigorous or weak shoots. Basal or central stem portions of last season’s growth have the best rooting ability. Leaves attached to cutting wood should be ...

But before we learn how to take cuttings from Monty Don, we need to make sure we're doing it at the right time of year. Luckily, we're in the right season – so you can start thinking about the best ...

Good rooting occurred for most varieties of cuttings over an acid range of pH 4.5-7.0. 4. Uniformity of rooting response of Azalea amoena cuttings in peat moss is attributed to the efficient ...