Wednesday 8 August 2012

Rooting Cuttings - Indoors Or Outdoors.

So what is better rooting cuttings under cover (in this case a polytunel) or in the open?

Compare Auguste Louise......



Solaris....




And Glenora.... All rooted under cover.



With these Regent cuttings rooted outside.




The indoor cuttings are so much further forward. So much so a number of them may come into bearing a year or two earlier than outdoor rooted ones.

However I wouldn't recommend trying to root cuttings in pots because I tried that last year with only limited success. Better to plant them in the ground for rooting.

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