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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.
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