I am sure there are only a few who would readily admit to having “borrowed something” from the office stationary cupboard. Due to no such cupboard self- employment has cost me a fortune in biros and notebooks.
I fully admit to borrowing. I really do mean borrow as they will be returned and replanted in the gardens they came from once they have rooted – I am talking about hard wood cutting material.
Since Christmas, my willow decorations have remained on my kitchen window sill. By keeping the florists foam wet the cuttings started to root within a month.
Today I noticed due to insufficient light the new growth is becoming etiolated. I need to pot them up and grow them on in my unheated greenhouse for a month or so, before I harden them off and plant them out in late spring.
Vases containing willow have started to root within a fortnight. Hardwood cuttings are a really simple and affordable ways to either bulk up an existing garden or start a new one, why not give it a go?
Sally Wicks 