{"id":1958,"date":"2014-12-03T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/tool\/garden-tip-89\/"},"modified":"2014-12-03T00:01:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:01:32","slug":"garden-tip-89","status":"publish","type":"tool","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/tool\/garden-tip-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Tip #89"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take root cuttings in autumn, once rain has arrived, to make new plants of many popular perennials like oriental poppies, verbascum, garden phlox and black-eyed susans. The September\/October 2004 issue of Horticulture Magazine gives clear instruction on this easy propagation technique, and suggests many other suitable plants. In a nutshell:<\/p>\n

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  1. lift the plant to be propagated with a garden fork<\/li>\n
  2. shake off soil to expose the roots<\/li>\n<\/li>\n

    cut out a few roots that are about the thickness of a pencil, noting the “top” of the root (closest to the plant)<\/li>\n

  3. cut the root into 2 inch pieces<\/li>\n
  4. insert the pieces into a small container of potting soil, with the top end just under the surface<\/li>\n
  5. keep the container moist, not wet, and inside in bright light until new growth appears<\/li>\n
  6. transplant into individual pots when growth is a couple of inches tall<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Take root cuttings in autumn, once rain has arrived, to make new plants of many popular perennials like oriental poppies, verbascum, garden phlox and black-eyed susans. The September\/October 2004 issue of Horticulture Magazine gives clear instruction on this easy propagation technique, and suggests many other suitable plants. In a nutshell: lift the plant to be propagated with a garden fork shake off soil to expose the roots cut out a few roots that are about the thickness of a pencil,…<\/p>\n

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