PDC LESSON 3.21 NURSERY – SEMI HARDWOOD CUTTINGS

 

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

PDC LESSON 3.21 NURSERY – SEMI HARDWOOD CUTTINGS

 

They can be from woody pieces of branches where the woody part is transforming from green to a firmer brown or grey wood. These can be from side-shoots or a lower part of the more mature wooded sections. Again, take of all the leaves except for the top 2 and cut these in half.  

 

Hardwood cuttings are taken from deciduous trees when they are dormant. Choose wood that is up to 20mm in diameter for cuttings and cut the sections into 20 cm lengths. A handy hint when collecting cuttings is to cut the bottom end at an angle and the top end straight across. This will remind you which way is up. Plant just when budding starts in the beginning of spring.

   Text from the roots, Elisabeth Ferkonia (Aus.) PDC studied with Bill Mollison,  






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