" The author of the following text is Jadwiga Antonowicz-Osiecka from Korczyce, a reader of the magazine Przepis na Ogród. "
"Rooting shoots is a simple method of plant reproduction"
Many of myshrubs I grew samaBut I think the vineyard that makes me happy every year it is increased by severalnew seedlingsI can also boastblack currants propagated from an old bush, similarly to virginia creeper, hydrangea orforsythia
All these shrubs have grown from scions, i.e. cut pieceswoody shoots givenplants . This is one of the simplest methods ofreproducingshedding trees and shrubs for the winter.
Use a sharp knife to cut off a few fragments of shoots with buds (eyes).SaplingsI put a dozen or so centimeters deep into a large pot filled with sand mixed withgarden soilYou have to remember that the eyes, i.e. the places from which will grow young twigs , they were not buried.
I keep the slips prepared for spring planting in a common pot over the winter. For memory, I attach to individualcuttingscards with namesI already know from experience that not all slips will manage root, so I always have some more. An excess of plants always
withgratitude will accept neighborsorfriends
Twigs for slipsI cut very late in autumn, when the plants shed their leaves and end their growing season. I put a pot withpieces shootsincoolandnon-freezing in winter places .
It'sunheatedporchThroughout the winter, my husband and I visitseedlings and water it as needed. The soil in the pot should be kept slightly moist.Early SpringWhen it gets warmer, I take the container outside to a quiet place. For the night, I put the pot on the porch again, because at nightthere are more possible frosts
In April, whenbuds scionsstart to swell, my husband prepares the soil and I replant the plants forpermanent placeThis job requiresdelicacyandprecisionbecause inlower parts shootsare already forming barely visiblebeginnings rootsThey must not be damaged, so I place the cuttings quite deep in the holes prepared by my husband and the soil aroundknead gently by hand
Now onlylook first leaves Their appearance is a sign that the rooting has been successfulsuccessfulandzrazhas taken off. Sometimes it happened to me that the place chosen for the young seedling turned out to be for various reasons missedThen, withoutspecial treatments ,in autumnmove the plant to anotherpoint of the gardenUsuallyseedling greatit takes it and keeps growing.
