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Rooting Hedge cuttings (slips)

RockOrBog · 2023-10-31 20:00:02

They would be Olearia and Fuchsia generally and as usual I'll be rooting in old milk drums using moss peat. Can I do it this time of year? We don't really get snow or frost here (Atlantic coast) and I could always cover if we did. Also I have some Sitka spruce that I want to transplant, they are around 2 foot high. I want…

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31-10-2023 9:00pm

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RockOrBog

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They would be Olearia and Fuchsia generally and as usual I'll be rooting in old milk drums using moss peat.
Can I do it this time of year?
We don't really get snow or frost here (Atlantic coast) and I could always cover if we did.
Also I have some Sitka spruce that I want to transplant, they are around 2 foot high.
I want to dig out and replant somewhere else...Same question kinda... Can I do it this time of year?

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#2 31-10-2023 11:35pm
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Digging out and transplanting you should be fine this time of year. Setting cuttings is a bit late but worth a try. Why would you plant them in peat moss? They would be better in a compost and soil mix. You may have to try again next summer but nothing lost in the meantime.

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