BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: -Take cuttings early in the day when the plants’ stems are full of water. Place cuttings in a plastic bag to stop them drying out and use them as soon as possible. When taking a cutting, choose a strong side shoot with no flowers and cut a piece between 5-10cm (2-4in) long, cutting just below a leaf joint.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roses root from cuttings taken at all three stages: softwood, semi-hardwood and hardwood. But across the board, softwood cuttings are the simplest, easiest and fastest to root, so stick with them for the greatest success.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temperature. To improve success with rooting of cuttings it is best to maintain media temperatures between 68-77°F; even cold tolerant crops such as pansy, dianthus, osteospermum, petunia, etc. prefer these media temperatures for rooting.

Detailed explanation-4: -A range of herbaceous plants can be propagated from root cuttings. These include Acanthus, Anemone hupehensis, A. x hybrida, Echinops, Papaver orientale (oriental poppy), Phlox, Primula denticulata and Verbascum.