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artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

I am a newcomer to cuttings; have used this process pretty successfully to propagate for the flooded gardens appeal. But now I need advice. I want to dig up my massive, but delicious, Lovage to make space for Globe artichokes. I want to plant lovage in a big pot; how can I take cuttings from the existing plant?

Also, lovely tree peony has to go to make way for more veg; can I take cuttings of this, I have heard it takes up to 2 years for seeds to germinateimage

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  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    Someone surely out there can give me advice? (Desperate from Norfolk) image

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Ignorant from Cambridgeshire here artjakimage

    Can lovage root be separated up?

    I hope someone come up with an answer to the tree paeony, I have one that doesn't come true from seed. it suckers but I've never kept a sucker alive. A cutting seems to be the answer



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    Nut, image thank you for replying, I guess when I haul this massive thing out of the ground (Lovage) I can hack off a bit of root. The other prob is the tree peony; any ideas anyone?

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Hi image    I've grown lovage in several gardens - you can split that huge great root vertically and replant - but I'm not sure how it'll take to being in a pot - and I've had lots of self-sown seedlings all over the place.  


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Fresh paeony seed (your own) usually comes in one year for me artjak. Only the bought ones sometimes take 2.

    What is happening with the established one?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    Dove, I read recently that they do well in big pots. Any advice for the tree peony? ( Desperate from Norfolk?) I always invite the neighbours round for a drink in the 2 weeks that the peony is in flower as it is so spectacular. I sort of have to have it somewhere in the gardenimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    You must keep it somehow artjak, Can you grow the veg round it?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    Noooo, I need the space for veg, and the plant is about 10 years old, split at the base and getting a bit big for it's boots (roots?)image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    I think it would have to be a BIG POT given the size mine have always reached.  I've given up on growing it now as it always outgrows it's spot, no matter how big a spot I give it.  

    I've never grown a tree peony, but we have aspirations - Nut gave us some seeds and they're in a pot outside in a quite corner ............................... 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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