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13/03/2012 at 17:29
hi how do you get box cuttings i have few box i love them i am a beginer so dont laugh please.
13/03/2012 at 22:52

You can take box cuttings in August to September, about 3 to 4 inch stems dipped in some rooting powder or gel if you have any, into gritty compost. by early the next year you should be able to pot them up singly. It takes about two years to get plants the size to plant out .( cut the stems just under a leaf and remove the bottom few leaves or take heel cuttings, I usually do a few of both and just keep them in a unheated greenhouse and most take)

14/03/2012 at 06:27

what is a heel cutting please?

14/03/2012 at 10:59

Hello cloud8,

The method for taking heel cuttings is described here. The project is about lavender but the principle is the same. A heel is the base of a stem, where it joins the main stem.

It's worth giving it a try - as jeffd says, it doesn't matter if a few fail.

Emma

gardenersworld.com team

31/03/2012 at 01:06

hi jeffd thanks you, i shall try that

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