How to propagate hydrangea cuttings - step by step guide for beginners

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Most often used for breeding hydrangeas grafting technique. In this case, lignified seedlings take root poorly, so growers are advised to use runners-annuals. It is also used for this purpose Prikope seedlings and dividing the bush.

Pruning hydrangea cuttings. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Pruning hydrangea cuttings. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Reproduction hydrangeas using grafting techniques carried out in the summer and spring. For propagation need to cut the upper part of the young seedling (side) with 4-6 leaflets. The handle should be made lower and upper sections. To stimulate rooting lower part of the seedlings should be treated with growth stimulants. They were then planted in a nutrient mixture based on sand, peat and humus. Maximum depth - 5 cm.

To achieve high-quality cultural rooting plants use a special cherenochnik, allowing to organize the normal degree of humidity. If it is not used, hydrangea will have to spray warm water 2-3 times a day. Duration rooting at a temperature of about 20 ° C - 3,5-4 weeks. The primary winter young plants need to cover.

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During the multiplication by Prikope sapling to begin to acquire a powerful and fully hydrangea health. A healthy culture-rooted by the autumn will provide a viable and strong shoots. In August or September must begin horizontally dropwise bush qualitative and loose soil. Pre-bush should be cleaned of leaves and inflorescences. Before the procedure is necessary to remove loose shoots, otherwise the plant will start to rot.

Care hydrangea. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Care hydrangea. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

It should also be borne in mind that the roots of the plants should be deeper than it shoots. To this end, under the roots of a flower laid down in the prepared pre-groove. After placing hydrangea covered with soil, watered and lightly compacted. In the future, you just need to separate the young shoots from the main bush. Practice shows that such a reproduction technique provides flowering plants in the first year.

To propagate a culture of dividing the bush can be in the first days of spring or until the third decade of September. To respect the deadlines necessary because when landing culture in October, it will not take root, inflorescence will experience a shortage of nutrients and will not be able to prepare for the upcoming cold weather.

The division is performed on such instructions:

  • First, the plant must be carefully broken into. You can use a pitchfork.
  • Bush extracted from the soil, should be divided into several parts. Thus on each side must be at least 3 kidney.
  • Delenki placed in recesses previously harvested and abundantly watered. In rainy weather, by additional watering is better to abstain.

For its color reproduction is possible and not to dig. To do this you need a little bush undermine, sustaining 15-centimeter distance from the outer branches. Then cut the bush has to be separated from the rhizome and cut the roots that come from branches. This piece should immediately land. This technique exposes the cultivated plant significant stress, so it is more suitable for the renovation of adults and healthy bushes.

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