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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
1553 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 14 2007 : 5:06:44 PM
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Kathy -
I am so excited to be able to respond to your posting, I am always picking up tips from so many of the farmgirls...it is nice to be able to give back.
Anyway, I am in process of taking cuttings from my boxwoods at our existing house to move to the new house at the farm. I read up on how to grow cuttings, and found this to work: Root the cuttings while still attached to the main plant, then cut and transplant.
Clear an area of ground right next to/under the boxwood, down to the bare dirt. Bend a handful of the stalks so they make contact with the bare dirt, and put a brick or something heavy on top of them to keep them in contact with the dirt. The stalks will root, then you can snip them away from the main plant and pot or plant them wherever.
Now, my DH's grandfather was a boxwood master; he grew many cuttings (which are where our original dozen came, and why they are special enough to be relocated with us. He would take a cutting, dip it in rootone and then plant it in his special area of the yard where he grew cuttings, with a mayonnaise jar placed upside down over top of the cutting. As it became established and more hardy, he would take the jar off and let it continue to grow.
When he gave us our boxwoods, they were each about the size of a basketball, and had probably been growing for several years. Today, they are like those big exercise balls, and we have to cut them back to shape every year.
So those are two ways for you to try! Let me know how you do!
Jo
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Starting Plants from Cuttings
