![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Put a drop or two of liquid seaweed into the water to give your cuttings a boost, and/or dip freshly pruned cuttings in liquid seaweed before submerging. It’s possible to root rosemary cuttings in water, just make sure to change the water daily so bacteria doesn’t have a chance to build up.You can clip or pinch them off or, with rosemary, they easily come free by running your fingers down the branch. With rosemary, this can be at any point because the leaves grow so close to one another, but with other herbs and plants be sure to make your cut just below a branching point or leaf petiole. Make a clean cut using a sharp knife or clippers about 4 to 6 inches down from the tip of a soft, new branch.When pruning above these points, it encourages leaf and stem growth, and when pruning below these points, plants have an amazing ability to grow new roots (thanks to meristematic tissue, see Grow Plants for Free: How to Propagate Rosemary From Cuttings for more details). This is where the plant has special tissue made up of meristematic cells that are designed to grow and create new plant parts such as roots and leaves. This is typically right below where a leaf or side stem is sprouting (below the petiole or leaf stem), but it can also be at the base of a new stem. So spring or fall could both work or another time of year depending on the plant and your climate.įirst, you want to be sure you’re cutting plants just below a branching point. Just avoid propagating plants that are actively flowering. However, it’s honestly okay to take cuttings during other times during the growing season. I used to say it’s best to take cuttings in spring once new growth has developed. The process for hardwood and leaf cuttings can be different depending on what you’re propagating but, generally, propagating plants from cuttings is fairly simple. The method I’m using here is for softwood cuttings. To get started, all you need is a mother plant, or a plant from which to take cuttings, plenty of moisture, and a place that’s warm but out of the sun for plants to take root. It’s easy to grow rosemary from cuttings with the simple steps outlined in this video. ![]()
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