Propagation Hardwood cuttings.

13-7-09

Activities: For one of our final propagation tasks for cert 2 was do hardwood cuttings. We selected several braches from various plants. The plant I choose was Juniperus conferta.

The best time of the year to perform these cutting is winter time when the plants are in their dormant period. I picked approximately 8 pencil sized cuttings approx 25cm long. Some leaves were removed and the base was cut straight just below a node. The top section was cut just above the node (on an angle to identify that was the top section). The base was then dipped in red hormone gel, which is the colour used for hardwood cuttings. These cuttings were then placed into a pot containing a general potting mix which also had rock dust added.

Tools: Secuateers, dibble stick.

OH&S: secauteers

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