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December/January 2012/2013

 

Some of the stools ready to take cuttings

pictures of these stools were taken around 27th December 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of our stools were not producing cuttings

so they were taken home and put under lights below are examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Examples below are cuttings taken around 27th December

 

          

        

Below are two examples of stem cuttings they will be much later

but will give us extra planting material  

 

 

 

        

 

29th January

 

Below Photos taken 4 weeks later. Note from leaf axel new growth and upright leaves showing that the plants are rooted and growing.

These plants will be 4 - 6 weeks later than the normally rooted cuttings 

 

   

 

          

 

Pictures of the cold greenhouse below

 

     

  

  

 

In this greenhouse the plants are transfered to black trays these trays hold 63 pots below are examples of the plants on the trays

 

28th January

 

   

 

30th January

 

        

 

Note the condition of the plants at midday and direct sunshine {RARELY}

They appear to be needing a touch of water however we never water after midday as to ensure the plant works to make good root systems . We only water plants in the morning and only if they look that they are in some distress 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  Cuttings rooting under lights              Cuttings callousing cool greenhouse

                                          

 

Cuttings rooting on tray above heated pipes

 

                   

 

                    

                    Note in  picture the pipe which is giving the heat to the cuttings above

                                                                                                                               

                     

 

                  Note black sheeting pinned around bench area to ensure heat is directed upwards

 

                                                         31st Jan

                           Below are pictures of the greenhouse we use for propagation

 

                  

 

                     Note the water butt which we use to gather rainwater for the plants

 

                       

 

                  Photo of Trianco boiler we are in a green area so we only use either

                                             wood or anthracite coal

                            This greenhouse is located at our smaller allotment

                               When the plants are rooted they are transfered

                     to the larger allotment to the frost free greenhouse pictured below 

 

                   

 

                  

 

                  

 

                      The above views shows the frost free greenhouse which has had renovations

                          carried out during the autumn months also note the smoke from the

                                                        wood burning fire

                          Below new batches of cuttings that remain in this greenhouse for 7 days

                               to callous before they are taken to the heated greenhouse to root.

 

                     

 

                 

                              Note that the lids are off to mist the cuttings in the morning

                           they are then recoverd to maintain humidity around the cuttings

 

                     Once the cuttings have been rooted they return to this greenhouse

                                  for potting up into 3" pots below are examples

 

                           

 

                        

 

                   Once they are potted on they are put into the white bread tray and

                 kept here for one week to acclimatise before they are transfered to the

                                     cold greenhouse examples below.

 

                         

 

                       

 

                   Each tray holds 45 pots as we find that they are more easily handled

                                     when moving to the cold greenhouse.