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advice on taking Geranium cuttings

Hi all, I tried to find a previous post about this but couldn't.

I have recently bought a couple of small Geraniums 'white splash'

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 I haven't taken cutting from geraniums since I was young so need to re-learn. I understand this plant isn't perennial and would like to increase my stock. 

1: Can I take cuttings? if so what time of the year? (bearing in mind they are only about 12cm plants now).

2: I would like to keep them for next year aswell and keep growing my stock, Whats the best way?

I know there are some real experts at this on this forum so any advice would be appreciated.

DD 

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  • discodavediscodave Posts: 510

    Can't open that link Brumbull

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Hi, I know we used to call these geraniums, but nowadays they're pelargoniums - that might help you in your searches image

    They are frost tender so need to be overwintered indoors in frost-free place, or my granny used to dry them off and put them in their pots in cardboard boxes under the bedi n the spare room.

    Here's a delightful video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vEb75lzuc .  It's not the most detailed, but I'm sure it shows you all you need to take your cuttings, and it is charming - I love his shed image


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





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139


    I've always taken them at any time of the growing season, spring through to late summer.


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





  • discodavediscodave Posts: 510

    Lol Dove, Peter is a sweetheart.. Thanks for the link.

    & can I just say, They are geranuims, just like carnations are carnations, Jif is jif and Pluto is a planet. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    That's fine Dave, yours are geraniums - you'll just have to remember that when you want to look them up you spell geranium PELARGONIUM  image


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





  • discodavediscodave Posts: 510

    LOL, yes Dove

    I'm one of those terrible stick in the mud northerners..

     

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    discodave wrote (see)

    LOL, yes Dove

    I'm one of those terrible stick in the mud northerners..

     

    Aye,it's grim oop north....image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    And ddave- 'marathons' most definitely aren't 'snickers'....image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

    Dove ,, how do you get the ww upload thing onto the site ,when i put mouse on it ,it becomes underlined ,How  is it done please and  where from

    Alan4711

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