Re: Lavender Cuttings
Moira wrote:
> I have tried them both with a standard peat/sand medium and also with
> what I use for almost every cutting now - straight sawdust. This
works
> even when fresh, but perhaps better when weathered and is really great
> for a lot of cuttings. Apart from fussy things like lavender, i
usually
> combine it with a cover. I prefer the bell jars Tony makes by cutting
> the bottoms of largish plastic bottles, as unlike bags these stand up
> without any support.
Moira,
What kind of sawdust do you use? I have had good success with coarse
cedar sawdust for many things and use a big pile of it to heel things in
(that are waiting another year to get planted in the ground) to keep the
roots cool in summer, rather than above ground in pots and notice the
root system takes off in the sawdust.
Diane
