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Re: grevillea cuttings

I'm so glad that Phillip Stevens asked about grevillea cuttings -- I was
just about to try some myself, so it is quite timely.  But I have some
problem interpreting the suggestions that have been made.....Sorry for the
ignorant question, but can someone "de-babbelize" the terms "strike" and
"heel" in the text below?  Also, I assume that the writer was in the
Southern Hemisphere, so for those of us in the northern hemisphere, do we
take cuttings in later winter through summer rather than the other way
around???

Nan
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Grevillea(Proteaceae) Cuttings-All species,cultivars and hybrids are
>>propagated by cutting because the genus is notorious for its ability to
>>cross-pollinate and therefore the resultant seedling cannot be relied upon
>>to produce replicas of the parent plant. Fortunately they strike readily
>>from cuttings taken in late summer through to winter. Short laterals of 50
>>to 70 mm, taken with a heel, make the best cuttings. These should be placed
>>in a mixture of one part sand and one part peatmoss.  They can be place in a
>>cold frame or plastic green-house with no bottom heat.
>>source: Modern Plant Propagation by Allan Gardiner
>>Hope this helps.
>>Regards, Lorraine Hoag, UC Master Gardener, Coordinator, Sutter/Yuba Counties
>>
>
>Hi Lorraine --
>
>Thanks for your reply.  I've seen this same advice elsewhere (i.e. that
>cuttings  taken as described "strike readily"), but it so far hasn't panned
>out for me.  Not sure what I could be doing wrong, but I'll keep trying
>different combinations.  Anyway, thanks again for the ideas.
>
>Phil
>
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>Philip Stevens
>Assistant Director
>Center for Cultural Studies
>University of California
>Santa Cruz, CA  95064
>(408)459-3436
>(408)459-4979 (fax)
>pstevens@cats.ucsc.edu
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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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