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Starting Cuttings....How?
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Posted by bambi_too 5 Ohio (My Page) on Tue, Oct 10, 06 at 15:01
| I have a "standard" fuschia that is too large to over winter inside here, so I would like to start some cuttings and grow tthem over the winter, but I don't know how to start them. TIA! |
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RE: Starting Cuttings....How?
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| This isn't really the right time as they go dormant this time of year. If you have a heat pad, you could give it a shot. Best thing to do is cut it back to a size you can move (yoou were going to sacrifice it anyway) Once you get to lat January, early Feb, move to a warmer area and it should begin showing new growth from which you can take cuttings. Which cultivar is this? |
RE: Starting Cuttings....How?
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| Fuchsia cuttings are dead easy and you can do them at almost any time of year, depending on the plant. Choose young, new growth, preferably without any flower buds, though you can even take flowering stems provided you remove the buds first. Cut off a shoot with at least three pairs of leaves below the tip. Remove the lower pairs of leaves (at least two). Rub them off with your finger and thumb without leaving any piece of the stalk. Cut the stem again so the base is just below the node (where the leaves were). Pop them into a glass of water which comes up to just below the remaining leaves at the tip. Keep in a warm, fairly well-shaded place until the roots appear, usually after about a week but can be two. Change the water if necessary. If it doesn't work, try again in the spring with the new growth. Good luck. |
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