I'm thinking of having a go at propagating heathers from cuttings and I just wondered if anyone has had any success doing this? I've got a book with details about how to do it but wondered if it was harder than it sounds? Is it worth a go?
The method I know is to cover a plant with peaty compost leaving just the tips showing. Each shoot tip will grow roots and become an individual plant. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree with Dove's idea. I had a very overgrown heather some years ago. I lifted the plant and dug a hole much deeper then dropped the plant back in the hole and refilled so that just about 6" of tips remained above the soil. After a couple of years I had a new patch of heathers.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I had a very overgrown heather some years ago. I lifted the plant and dug a hole much deeper then dropped the plant back in the hole and refilled so that just about 6" of tips remained above the soil. After a couple of years I had a new patch of heathers.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.