Cuttings...... Where do I start

All you lovely helpful people I need your help. As we are about to move and can't take some of the plants with us I would like to take a couple of cuttings, but I am completely unsure how to do this. The plants I really want are a honeysuckle and lavender. ( I want the Lavender as it's a pale purple rather than dark or white).

Would a good place to start, cut a healthy shoot and pop it in some water until it develops some sort of root or am I thinking completely wrong?

Thanks is anticipation.
Sarah

 

Hi Sarah

Have a look at the link below .

http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-t...ojects/how-to-take-lavender-cuttings/176.html

Rusty

 

General guide to taking cuttings:

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/heuchera-taking-cuttings.44040/#post-557075

 

For honeysuckle.

Copied from another site I may add and only posted to help.

I`m not sure if providing links to other sites is allowed so admin, please chop if necessary.

This is the RHS take on things Honeysuckle. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=439

 

Hi Sarah.
Funnily enough I've recently taken some cuttings from a rather nice honeysuckle that was growing wild through a hedgerow. I've just inserted them in a large pot, kept them outside in the shade and they have rooted in no time. Just cut off the end of non-flowering shoots and leave a couple of leaves on and plonk in some damp compost.
I'm really no expert on Lavender but and not sure the best way to propergate them as i've only ever grown Lavender from seed.

 

I took the Lavender cuttings yesterday. Dipped them in rooting gel. Popped them in pots with compost and have covered over with pop bottles cut in half. I've left them outside. Does this all sound ok or should I bring them inside? I made sure the compost was nice and moist as well.

 

Sounds fine Sarah, just keep direct sun off them. ie, open light but in the shade

 

I'm a beginner and I've recently been experimenting with cuttings. I understand that when you're getting strong roots to form, the problem is room to grow not nutrients so I stuck some in water, some in sand and covered them. The roots on my soft cuttings in water are a bit wispy and delicate whereas my woody stems gave out thick roots. Soft green cuttings seemed to like sand. Hope this helps.