I've successfully done lavender by slicing away about 1.5" of the "bark" of the sprig I cut. I dropped them into a clear glass of water for about 5 weeks and had roots! I also tried Rosemary, but forgot to skin the bottom of my cutting and they never took. I dropped a little sugar into the water once or twice, not sure if it helped or not, but all three lavender sprigs took root in the water. I left them in another week or so (6 weeks total I believe) and then potted them. 2 of 3 have done very well and I'm on to my next batch. I will be going to my friend's house to take more Rosemary cuttings in a day or two and see if it works with a skinned sprig.
Last autumn i did sage, lavender and rosemary. At this moment, they are wonderful looking, mature plants dotted around the garden. I rely purely on cuttings and self sowing herbs. This autumn i will be making cuttings from woody shrubs like viburnum, ribes and rubus too. My friend wants this particular viburnum he knows from Turkey and i know as a native hedgerow shrub. I don't have the money to gift him some from the garden centre but i do know where they grow in people's hedgerows. I will go make a trade. Some veg for some cuttings!
Well, now i did more sage, rosemary and lavender. :D I had a nice day making cuttings in the garden. I will be potting them up as herb trios for my friends. Lovely purple, variagated and gray sages! a rosemary and a lavender in with one of them. They make sweet gifts in an old clay pot. Bit of grit on top.
Thank you! I would gift you one. Maybe you can gift yourself one by making the cuttings. Yeeees, i'm sure you can find the plants somewhere. It's easy too! I have no clue why these plants should be so expensive at the garden shop. 80% of the cuttings will take!
I struggled to get rosemary to sprout using hormones. I cut them at a 45 degree angle and ended up putting them in a windowsill in rain water- that was much more successful than rooting hormones. More and longer roots, and higher out planting success.
The base of the cuttings should ideally be flat - i.e. at a 90 degree angle. Drainage is important to stop the cuttings from rotting. But if you've had success on the windowsill then that's brilliant.
I start my herb cuttings in coconut coir, I can put about 100 cuttings in a small plastic wash tub with about 2" of potting mix and I keep them watered and mist regularly, I have cuttings that develop roots within 2 weeks, being ready to transplant to pots in 4 weeks
I keep a large pot near my potting bench. It's almost the size of a wine barrel. Whenever I have pieces of a plan that break off I stick them into the pot. I'm always surprised at how many of them start to grow. It's very little effort.
Thanks for the great video on how to grow herbs from cuttings. I am wondering whether it would be just as effective to put the stems in water until roots form, and then plant them. I noticed some of the basil I harvested and kept in water in the kitchen has begun to sprout roots.
I tried taking cuttings and putting them in water. When roots grew I transplanted them in soil. Then they died. Hmmm I will try this method and see what happens. How often do you have to water?
Watering can be quite infrequent - only when the potting soil has dried out. Excess moisture can cause the stems and young plants to rot - you want it to be moist but never sodden wet. The frequency depends on temperature etc., so be guided by how moist the soil is. In the growing season I find they may need watering about once every three days to once a week.
Hi younger and warmer Ben 👋 I really struggle with my sage and thyme. It's mid Jan and i am late on doing this. Most of this first season was about growing and establishing the plant and making sure that it survives winter. I brought them into our mini conservatory area in their fabric pots. The thyme is barely hanging in there but the sage has had a big growth spell over Christmas. Should i try and propagate these green shoots or wait until end of season, when the plant is even more established? Also, after finding two baby caterpillars and two baby snails in the thyme, what can i do to over winter this? It has a min of 10c in here, in another fabric pot next to the sage. I can never successfully overwinter it! My new mint plant coming back from the dead, is, i'm pretty sure smirking next to them and the old mint plant in the garden right now. Cheeky bugger! Once you get past that second season, they do well.
I would wait till later in the new growing season to propagate your sage. Make sure not to overwater your plants - keep them on the drier side to help them overwinter. If it isn't relentlessly cold and wet I would have kept them outside over winter, as they overwinter just fine in my climate (UK, about USDA zone 8).
@@GrowVeg Thanks for the reply Ben. i'm in London. I kinda panicked as we don't usually get that cold before Christmas and it has been so wet and warm. They still have the straw around the plant from summer as being in the fabric pots used more water. My thinking about bringing them in was controlling the water and temps. It's been up and down so much this month outside, like a lady in the night's knickers! lol My first full year of trying fabric pots. A lot of learning in the drought and hot weather we had. Am i just being too kind on them? I really want to overwinter our chilli and bell pepper plants and our herbs that are new. Our loft bathroom is the best for the succulents we retrieved from my late mother in laws place. Oyster mushrooms did well here too once we got the hang of it in terms of temps. Our original bathroom is too small for that sort of thing as you can have a pee and wash your hands at the same time. Hey Ben, did you see Steps was trending on twitter the other day for doing bad things? Well, like i say, they can only go up from here....
great information! always many thanks to you and your supporters! i will try propagation from cuttings of lavender! Off topic: my radish grew too tall with no bulbous root- what are your thoughts?
Naughty raddish.. How very dare they!..... Yes I had same problems with my root veg this year.... I think it was the erratic weather we have had... Hot then cold then wet then humid now a week of wet and more heat... but very little sunshine for the leaves to photosynthesise ...
+grumpy poo on which continent do you garden, grumpy-luv? Mosquito swarming and jet-setting resulted in weedage abundance. I'm new to this and relying on genetics and memories from my dear maternal grandparents, and the fabulous tips I learn here. I must say, when I can tend my garden it's most therapeutic and my happy place. I've grown unusually fond of daisies suddenly...
It sounds like your radishes bolted - in other words went to produce flowers before the roots swelled. This is usually down to hot, dry weather. Radishes need to be kept cool and moist. Water regularly and if you have very hot sun, set up shade netting to keep conditions a little cooler.
Hi ! I've enjoyed your many videos for quite some time now. Thank you, they're very informative. Could you tell me where you're located and growing zone ?
We have our filming schedule laid out to the end of the year. However, it may be that we look to do a garden tour video at some point next year, so will put your idea into the mix of suggestions. Thanks for asking.
Just look for any 'hormone rooting powder' or 'hormone rooting gel'. In many cases you can take cuttings without this - we recommend it to give you the best possible chance of success, but it's worth trying without too.
Just out of curiosity is it necessary to use that specific soil and root starter? I just started growing sage from the seed and I don't really want to buy more seeds if it's a success.
It isn't entirely necessary, but the success rate is greatly improved if you have proper, free-draining potting soil and use hormone rooting powder or gel. But I've also taken cuttings without rooting powder in the past and have had quite good success. The most important thing is to make sure the potting soil is well-drained.
No, not really. Coriander does need to be grown from seed. Coriander can often bolt (run to seed) early in the year, but if you sow it in the second half of summer it stays far more compact and just leafy. Of course, it depends on whether you are after the fresh leaves or the seeds for drying.
Some herbs can be started off in water first, particularly fleshy herbs like mint, basil and lemon verbena. It can work with woodier herbs like rosemary and sage, but the roots take longer to emerge and success can be hit and miss.
I feel happy to see u so happy when plants have grown .
I too feel so excited and happy.
That's beautiful Keerti
Great advice and the nicest, cheeriest presenter on the internet, Cheers back at cha!
You're very kind, thank you! :-)
Excellent and very inspiring as usual. Thank you very much!
I've successfully done lavender by slicing away about 1.5" of the "bark" of the sprig I cut. I dropped them into a clear glass of water for about 5 weeks and had roots! I also tried Rosemary, but forgot to skin the bottom of my cutting and they never took.
I dropped a little sugar into the water once or twice, not sure if it helped or not, but all three lavender sprigs took root in the water. I left them in another week or so (6 weeks total I believe) and then potted them. 2 of 3 have done very well and I'm on to my next batch.
I will be going to my friend's house to take more Rosemary cuttings in a day or two and see if it works with a skinned sprig.
Wow - that's impressive, and a very easy technique to try. Please do report back to let us know how the rosemary cuttings do.
Last autumn i did sage, lavender and rosemary. At this moment, they are wonderful looking, mature plants dotted around the garden. I rely purely on cuttings and self sowing herbs. This autumn i will be making cuttings from woody shrubs like viburnum, ribes and rubus too. My friend wants this particular viburnum he knows from Turkey and i know as a native hedgerow shrub. I don't have the money to gift him some from the garden centre but i do know where they grow in people's hedgerows. I will go make a trade. Some veg for some cuttings!
Well, now i did more sage, rosemary and lavender. :D I had a nice day making cuttings in the garden. I will be potting them up as herb trios for my friends. Lovely purple, variagated and gray sages! a rosemary and a lavender in with one of them. They make sweet gifts in an old clay pot. Bit of grit on top.
+melovescoffee lovely gift! I'd purchase one for me self if I could!
Thank you! I would gift you one. Maybe you can gift yourself one by making the cuttings. Yeeees, i'm sure you can find the plants somewhere. It's easy too! I have no clue why these plants should be so expensive at the garden shop. 80% of the cuttings will take!
I struggled to get rosemary to sprout using hormones. I cut them at a 45 degree angle and ended up putting them in a windowsill in rain water- that was much more successful than rooting hormones. More and longer roots, and higher out planting success.
The base of the cuttings should ideally be flat - i.e. at a 90 degree angle. Drainage is important to stop the cuttings from rotting. But if you've had success on the windowsill then that's brilliant.
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I start my herb cuttings in coconut coir, I can put about 100 cuttings in a small plastic wash tub with about 2" of potting mix and I keep them watered and mist regularly, I have cuttings that develop roots within 2 weeks, being ready to transplant to pots in 4 weeks
That's a great system you've got there!
Thank-you *very* much. This is exactly the sort of information I was looking for.
I planted mint cutting of it 3 to 4 inch and in plastic cup I socked them in water for 2 weeks until they start routing
I keep a large pot near my potting bench. It's almost the size of a wine barrel. Whenever I have pieces of a plan that break off I stick them into the pot. I'm always surprised at how many of them start to grow. It's very little effort.
thanks for the tip
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Good luck trying it out!
I haven't tried it but I will now:")
Thanks for the great video on how to grow herbs from cuttings. I am wondering whether it would be just as effective to put the stems in water until roots form, and then plant them. I noticed some of the basil I harvested and kept in water in the kitchen has begun to sprout roots.
This works well for more fleshy herbs, such as mint. Once they have rooted you can pot them up. For sage, thyme etc., the method described works best.
I tried taking cuttings and putting them in water. When roots grew I transplanted them in soil. Then they died. Hmmm I will try this method and see what happens. How often do you have to water?
Watering can be quite infrequent - only when the potting soil has dried out. Excess moisture can cause the stems and young plants to rot - you want it to be moist but never sodden wet. The frequency depends on temperature etc., so be guided by how moist the soil is. In the growing season I find they may need watering about once every three days to once a week.
enjoyed your video
Hi younger and warmer Ben 👋 I really struggle with my sage and thyme. It's mid Jan and i am late on doing this. Most of this first season was about growing and establishing the plant and making sure that it survives winter. I brought them into our mini conservatory area in their fabric pots.
The thyme is barely hanging in there but the sage has had a big growth spell over Christmas.
Should i try and propagate these green shoots or wait until end of season, when the plant is even more established?
Also, after finding two baby caterpillars and two baby snails in the thyme, what can i do to over winter this? It has a min of 10c in here, in another fabric pot next to the sage. I can never successfully overwinter it!
My new mint plant coming back from the dead, is, i'm pretty sure smirking next to them and the old mint plant in the garden right now. Cheeky bugger!
Once you get past that second season, they do well.
I would wait till later in the new growing season to propagate your sage. Make sure not to overwater your plants - keep them on the drier side to help them overwinter. If it isn't relentlessly cold and wet I would have kept them outside over winter, as they overwinter just fine in my climate (UK, about USDA zone 8).
@@GrowVeg Thanks for the reply Ben. i'm in London. I kinda panicked as we don't usually get that cold before Christmas and it has been so wet and warm. They still have the straw around the plant from summer as being in the fabric pots used more water.
My thinking about bringing them in was controlling the water and temps. It's been up and down so much this month outside, like a lady in the night's knickers! lol
My first full year of trying fabric pots. A lot of learning in the drought and hot weather we had.
Am i just being too kind on them? I really want to overwinter our chilli and bell pepper plants and our herbs that are new.
Our loft bathroom is the best for the succulents we retrieved from my late mother in laws place. Oyster mushrooms did well here too once we got the hang of it in terms of temps. Our original bathroom is too small for that sort of thing as you can have a pee and wash your hands at the same time.
Hey Ben, did you see Steps was trending on twitter the other day for doing bad things?
Well, like i say, they can only go up from here....
great information! always many thanks to you and your supporters! i will try propagation from cuttings of lavender!
Off topic: my radish grew too tall with no bulbous root- what are your thoughts?
Naughty raddish.. How very dare they!..... Yes I had same problems with my root veg this year.... I think it was the erratic weather we have had... Hot then cold then wet then humid now a week of wet and more heat... but very little sunshine for the leaves to photosynthesise ...
+grumpy poo on which continent do you garden, grumpy-luv? Mosquito swarming and jet-setting resulted in weedage abundance. I'm new to this and relying on genetics and memories from my dear maternal grandparents, and the fabulous tips I learn here. I must say, when I can tend my garden it's most therapeutic and my happy place. I've grown unusually fond of daisies suddenly...
UK .... at least we get less mosquitos! Enjoy your jet setting.... I used to travel a lot but now my wings have been well and truly clipped ....
It sounds like your radishes bolted - in other words went to produce flowers before the roots swelled. This is usually down to hot, dry weather. Radishes need to be kept cool and moist. Water regularly and if you have very hot sun, set up shade netting to keep conditions a little cooler.
That is good information thank so much
Great video! Fantastic knowledge! Do you know anything about cancer bush?
I don't know anything about cancer bush I'm afraid, but after looking it up I can see it offer quite a few health benefits.
Hi ! I've enjoyed your many videos for quite some time now. Thank you, they're very informative. Could you tell me where you're located and growing zone ?
Most of the videos are filmed in the UK and, specifically, an area equivalent to zone 8.
Can you make a garden tour video?
We have our filming schedule laid out to the end of the year. However, it may be that we look to do a garden tour video at some point next year, so will put your idea into the mix of suggestions. Thanks for asking.
What is the gel you put on the ends of the cuttings?
I'm searching for some and this was first to pop up
www.amazon.com/Clonex-Rooting-Gel-100-ml/dp/B004Q3NN4W
Just look for any 'hormone rooting powder' or 'hormone rooting gel'. In many cases you can take cuttings without this - we recommend it to give you the best possible chance of success, but it's worth trying without too.
Can this apply for rue!?
Yes, cuttings are taken in a similar way: mytutorlist.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-propagate-rue-herb-plant-from.html
Just out of curiosity is it necessary to use that specific soil and root starter? I just started growing sage from the seed and I don't really want to buy more seeds if it's a success.
It isn't entirely necessary, but the success rate is greatly improved if you have proper, free-draining potting soil and use hormone rooting powder or gel. But I've also taken cuttings without rooting powder in the past and have had quite good success. The most important thing is to make sure the potting soil is well-drained.
Is there a FAQ sections on a website you have or possibly a contact email address for direct questions? Many thanks
Please do ask our friendly team, who will be able to answer any of your questions: www.growveg.com/contact.aspx
Can you grow new Lovage plants from cuttings
Lovage is grown from seed. Or you can split established plants in spring to create new plants.
@@GrowVeg Thank you
which is better for fertilizer, gypsum, bones, or epsom salt?
It depends on what you're trying to grow. We tend to recommend, as an all-round fertilizer, something like chicken manure pellets.
Can you do this to coriander? I’m struggling to grow this from seed.
No, not really. Coriander does need to be grown from seed. Coriander can often bolt (run to seed) early in the year, but if you sow it in the second half of summer it stays far more compact and just leafy. Of course, it depends on whether you are after the fresh leaves or the seeds for drying.
Could you just soak the cuttings in water to make roots b4 planting..thx
Some herbs can be started off in water first, particularly fleshy herbs like mint, basil and lemon verbena. It can work with woodier herbs like rosemary and sage, but the roots take longer to emerge and success can be hit and miss.
Thank you
got any advice on oregano? i cant seem to keep any oregano plants alive. i also lose alot of bay laurel plants.
Oregano needs a sunny position and good, free-draining soil. Keep it watered in very dry weather.
does this work with lemon balm and fennel?
It should work with lemon balm, but not fennel, which is best started from seed.
thank you very much! im sorry it was a slightly silly question, i am a new gardener
Nothing's s illy question, don't worry!
Well Done! Thanx for sharing & I'll post through my Twitter account @AccitePeace