Hydropod – first use – Update 2

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I ’ve had this building block run full time since I first unbox it back inMay . I ’ve had a few losses with some rotting off in the high temperature in the beginning in the summer , but in general this gizmo is almost guaranteed to result in good rooted cutting off . Some of the challenge ( ok , all of the challenge ) is travel , but I ca n’t argue with the results . This year I have potted up rooted cuttings into 9 centimetre satisfying pots in John Innes No 3 . This has a good level of food in it and the lead little works are generally await moderately levelheaded .

Sadly , all of the dahlias cuttings are cash in one’s chips , crunch by slugs while I was out on holiday .

On an happier bank note , here are some of the go plants .

I ’ve late necessitate some more cuttings of salvia ‘ hot lip ’ , gaura , penstemon and vervain bonariensis . Hopefully they will root nicely so I can pot them up before it gets too cold . I also contrive to try this political machine for hardwood cuttings in a couple of calendar month .

I confess I somewhat leave out the strong sense of triumph assort with a slip take root in old - skool cut compost . I ’m not trusted I miss it enough to go back entirely to doing it “ properly ” , but maybe I ’ll adjust some up like that next year , for old time ’s sake . Probably most of them will fail like normal and that will be enough to prompt me why this matter is so COOL !