Cuttings and seed collection

Hello every body, I am pretty new here and I am hoping for some advice on taking cuttings.

I have taken some cuttings around 6 weeks ago. I have tried in straight tap water and compost ( jacks magic) the ones in water never seem to do anything they just sit their no roots, the ones in compost mostly die and some seem to grow from the centre leaf and seem healthy but no roots.

I am trying to grow Fushchias / Hydrangas/ osteospermum/ and yellow margarita daisies and many others that I am allowed to take cuttings from.

Any help would be appreciated

I could take some photos if that helps

 

How do I also know when to collect seed from a plant. do you bag them or is it about timing. For example I have some blue salvias that I would like more of, some seed pods are empty and others that look ok are just green seeds so unripe?

 

I was only saying the other day I cant seem to get cutting to root like I used to, but what I would say is IMO its getting a bit late now.
Although cuttings dont want full sun they do need to think its the growing season, and days are getting short now.
Never try rooting anything with flower buds, good strong growth not just weedy bits that you think you can get away with is also worth thinking about.

As for seed collection its often good to take a whole stem that has pretty much finished flowering and put it in a paper bag somewhere dry and just let the seed fall into the bag.

 

Many thanks Pete for the reply.

The cuttings look good and health but do not seem to be taking root all cuttings were taken from healthy looking plants and growing well And taken late August, maybe I need to take a photo to help

Thank you

 

I dont doubt that, I get lots that dont root as well.

Last year I took four identical cuttings of Camellia, put them all in the same pot, three rotted and one rooted.
Cant explain it, but it happens.

 

I only do that with coleus and celosia.

For things like zinnias I put the already dying flower heads on paper until they are totally dry and then start dissecting.

@napster please note that some flowers do NOT produce seeds. I tried unsuccessfully with dwarf dahlias until someone here helpfully pointed out that no, they are probably hybrids. But there was a bright side. I got oodles of tubers instead!

 

My wife seems to get any cutting to grow. She just sticks them around the side of a pot, sometimes with rooting compound, most times not. After that, it seems to be a large dose of neglect. She starts dozens of Fuchsias, so many she gives them away. Honeysuckle, Cotoneaster, anything she comes across.
My ex used to stick cuttings in glasses of water on the kitchen windowsill then add the neglect and she too had great success.

 

Hello Everyone, I also am new and have a question re cuttings. I have successfully rooted nine hydrangea cuttings in a large perspex box and they are all looking good, my question is do I have to pot them for overwintering or can they be left in the box in my unheated but west facing porch where they have been for the past 4 weeks or so ? If i pot them where should they be kept - i don't think there is room for 9 pots in the porch!!

 

It would be really good if you could post a picture to get some idea of the size of the box and the cuttings

 

think i have successfully uploaded an image!

 

If it was me, I would pot them up singly into 4 or 5 in pots, I think they will get leggy being low down in the box even though it wont be long, a couple of months, before they lose their leaves and go dormant.
They look very healthy.

 

Thanks both, I have had vine weevils on my potted hydrangeas so these are an insurance policy!

Have picked them off by torchlight and used bug clear in the pots but would hate to lose them.

My first cuttings so pleased they have worked

 

Where to keep the pots overwinter? I do not have a green house but I am considering a small cold frame, one that goes against a brick wall