Cuttings

I love obtaining free plants by taking cuttings. Especially during the six months of winter, my sunlit windowsills provide a safe haven for cuttings, which gives me a crop of indoor plants for the next year.

Geraniums , Pelargoniums

This year I had two pots which are the results of striking cuttings from last year's pot.

I have cut off the woody stems from the two pots as you can see in the image. These two pots will be brought indoors before the first frost (October 31st) and held in my 10șc garden room for the winter.

These six cuttings, with all but the top leaves stripped, will be placed in a jar of water in an attempt to sprout roots. Some sources say to strike them directly in soil, but I am leery of internet advice when it comes to plants. The published method may work well in Florida, but web pages rarely state their regional origin.

I reason that IF I can get them to strike in water THEN I will be able to see which of the six cuttings sends out roots and which don't. So then I will pot only those cuttings that are successful, rather than have, perhaps, a half-dozen pots of soil taking up space, with slowly rotting stems within.

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