Rooted 36 cuttings in two 18-egg styrofoam egg-carton bottoms and floated them in an aquarium filled with water made from boiling willow bark. It took about 8 days and all had very bushy roots develop. Today I potted them in 2″×3″ multi-cell trays. All the cuttings came from one plant.
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hotwired's Rosemary from Cuttings Care Instructions
Try for a seed spacing of at approx. 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.23 inches (0.6 cm) if planning to sow direct.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Rosemary is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (that's 3.25 feet in imperial).
Your garden has don't know light - a full sun position will ensure your plant thrives.
Try to apply water fairly sparingly.
More information about Rosemary from Cuttings is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Rosemary from Cuttings Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
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11 Nov 2010
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Comments
NippyCat wrote:
so, what’s up with the willow bark tea? does it help the cuttings root? I thought willow bark was only good for making asprin-ish tea
Posted on 29 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
hotwired wrote:
The active ingredients in commercial rooting compounds are 1% indole-3 butyric acid (IBA) and 0.5% Napthalene acetic acid (NAA) in an alcohol solvent. The indole-3 butyric acid is synthetically produced. Willow bark contains high concentrations of indole-3 butyric acid (non-synthetic) in the bark, with exceptionally high concentration in the tips of branches. My grandfather used to say you can grow roots on a chair leg with willow tea.
I’m doing a tutorial on rooting. I’m waiting for some roots to show for a photo, plus I got sidetracked getting a hoop-house built. Hopefully early next week.
Posted on 29 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
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