Posted by Timothy Murphy on January 14, 2012, 7:08 pm
I have an incredibly fruitful (or rather, flower-ful) Ceanothus tree -
I call it my Presbyterian tree because I acquired it at a sale of work
at the Presbyterian church next door to me -
and I want to take some cuttings to Italy at the beginning of March.
What is the best strategy?
Should I try and root them now before I go away,
or should I take cuttings just before I leave?
Any advice or suggestions gratefully received.
--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin
Posted by Charlie Pridham on January 15, 2012, 4:05 am
>I have an incredibly fruitful (or rather, flower-ful) Ceanothus tree -
> I call it my Presbyterian tree because I acquired it at a sale of work
> at the Presbyterian church next door to me -
> and I want to take some cuttings to Italy at the beginning of March.
> What is the best strategy?
> Should I try and root them now before I go away,
> or should I take cuttings just before I leave?
> Any advice or suggestions gratefully received.
> --
> Timothy Murphy
Semi ripe cuttings will root under mist at almost any time so long as the
plant is not in flower, mist with bottom heat works best, plastic bag over a
pot method tends to defoliate the cuttings and is not normally successful.
If you can wait they root quite easily in a cold frame over winter taken
about October
However you do it, they dislike root disturbance so pot up carefully once
rooting has started
--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Posted by Timothy Murphy on January 16, 2012, 7:01 am
Charlie Pridham wrote:
=> Semi ripe cuttings will root under mist at almost any time so long as the
> plant is not in flower, mist with bottom heat works best, plastic bag over
> a pot method tends to defoliate the cuttings and is not normally
> successful.
Any suggestions for a cheap (maybe make-it-yourself) mist progation kit?
--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin
Posted by Janet Tweedy on January 16, 2012, 2:55 pm
>Semi ripe cuttings will root under mist at almost any time so long as
>the plant is not in flower, mist with bottom heat works best, plastic
>bag over a pot method tends to defoliate the cuttings and is not
>normally successful.
>If you can wait they root quite easily in a cold frame over winter
>taken about October
I'd love to get a mister I already have a heated deep sand tray. (I put
my stuff in straight into sharp sand and old compost seems to work jolly
well)
Anyway my question is: what is the best mister fro a small set up? Don't
want to spend umpteen pounds on some phenomenally huge commercial thing
but wondered if you had any pointers as to make etc.
The deep tray thing I got from 2 west's. But presumably you need a water
source or something?
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Posted by Charlie Pridham on January 17, 2012, 4:10 am
>>Semi ripe cuttings will root under mist at almost any time so long as the
>>plant is not in flower, mist with bottom heat works best, plastic bag over
>>a pot method tends to defoliate the cuttings and is not normally
>>successful.
>>If you can wait they root quite easily in a cold frame over winter taken
>>about October
> I'd love to get a mister I already have a heated deep sand tray. (I put my
> stuff in straight into sharp sand and old compost seems to work jolly
> well)
> Anyway my question is: what is the best mister fro a small set up? Don't
> want to spend umpteen pounds on some phenomenally huge commercial thing
> but wondered if you had any pointers as to make etc.
> The deep tray thing I got from 2 west's. But presumably you need a water
> source or something?
> --
> Janet Tweedy
> Dalmatian Telegraph
> http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Janet & Tim
The units that LBS sell are quite versatile, I am afraid that its no cheaper
to service 1 nozzle than 20 (other than a few pounds on the pipe work) they
are about £150 plus pipe work, they used to do a package deal.
I originally set mine to run 17 nozzles but quickly reduced it to 8 and I
seldom have more than 5 on at any one time (shut off valves in the pipe
work) Those 5 nozzles provide all the plants for our nursery, some stuff
like clematis does not need mist so just has bottom heat.
Do bear in mind 3 important considerations
What will happen to the excess water
the need for edge of mist space for stuff that doesn't like full mist
the need for a weaning area, you can use the mist unit to wean but this
takes it off its frontline work of being a mist unit!
If you think that would be way over the top, check out "Dew Point cabinets"
and those small battery operated water valves, if you set one to do say 5
short mists a day it would be better than nothing although you may have to
play with the shade levels.
I was also given a unit that works on sun light rather than air humidity to
operate but I have never seen them for sale, I use this as a mister for the
big greenhouse so stuff doest dry out, I have never seen them offered for
sale and it is not very controllable but there is a lot less to it so I
would imagine it would be a lot cheaper
You may consider a proper mist unit a good investment as you can (as I do)
use it for seed sowing, and keeping everything going while away on holiday
--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
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> I call it my Presbyterian tree because I acquired it at a sale of work
> at the Presbyterian church next door to me -
> and I want to take some cuttings to Italy at the beginning of March.
> What is the best strategy?
> Should I try and root them now before I go away,
> or should I take cuttings just before I leave?
> Any advice or suggestions gratefully received.
> --
> Timothy Murphy