carnations

That's very successful.

Very good. I'm pleased all those cuttings 'took'

Cheers Sticki,they should be ok now..would not have taken the cuttings except for a blog Shirley Tulip put on & said she had done hers so i thought i would try it..thanks Shirley.see we help each other on here without even knowing it.lol

Thanks Hywel, yes they are doing quite well now..:o)

That's amazing! What a wonderful bargain. I only discovered making cuttings this past year, so 2012 my garden will be full of them! I'm hoping the ones I took from some unnamed white, trailing, intensely perfumed carnations are still alive up in my loft, under the skylight.

Looking great Joanella - !!:)))))))))))))

Hi Joanella ..
you've done well with those carnations ! :o)

You did very well there!

Well done with all those cuttings. Was rather concerned to see they arrived packed in recycled pets though!!

Looks just like a nursery there Joanella All stood to attention Lovely :)

Hope they all smelled as lovely as promised! Your border should be wonderful next year.
Don't worry about recycling pets though Frybo, PET stands for Polyethylene terephthalate - I'm sure you really wanted to know that!!

Thank you folks for your comments...
Gattina i hope yours are ok in the loft..:o)
cheers Paul,Tt & Sheilar..:o)
Fybro,i thought it meant the packaging, or i would have been on the phone to the RSPCA ..lol
Thank you Sue..:o)
Steragram,they did smell lovely..thanks for explaining the PET bit to us..i did really want to know..:o))

now you have the carnation bug next tie you get some in a bouquet look for the side shoots, freebies that way too :o)

I have had some fantastic ones in the past.

oh now i would never have thought of that SBG,i will be looking out for them now..thanks :o)

Well done Joan ... lots of lovely cuttings from these plants ... I am so tempted to look at my Dianthus cuttings but know I should leave them alone until the roots show through the base of the pots! ... They look healthy on the top growth so fingers crossed . . . . .

Cheers Shirley..i only thought of doing this after you said you had been taking your cuttings..I would leave your Dianthus as long as they look ok.:o))

Okey-dokey! . . . . .

They look really healthy, glad they have all taken so well. Not bad is it really 20 odd plants for £4.

Were they easy to take cuttings from? You have now inspired me to have a go with my Dianthus Romance. The idea being I will have some plants to use in my OHs garden.

Samjp.. i think the way you take the cuttings is called..piping..i got the tip from another blog & googled it..you just "pick " out shoots of leaves..sharply & try to get some root with it & plant up in pots..that is it ..but would maybe ask on here in "questions" to get a more experienced answer..good luck..:o)

Oh right, quite different from the last cuttings I tried then. Thank you for the information Joanella, its much appreciated. I'll have a dig round see what else I can find out.

:o))