Mint is one of my favourite herbs in the garden as it is a very vigorous grower with many culinary usages.
What you will need:
1) A very sharp knife or scissors and make sure the blade is sanitized to prevent any pathogens from infecting the potential cutting or plant.
2) A healthy plant to take cuttings from. It is my personal practice to do cuttings from plants that have been watered at least 30min before so as to ensure maximum hydration of the potential cutting(s).
3) A small glass of plain water with neutral PH.
For the cutting, ensure the cut is made around 1/4 inches beneathe a leaf node. A slanted cut is preferred as some believe this can enable more water to be absorbed by the ‘rootless’ cutting due to a bigger surface area. Some rosarians even advocate the practice of cutting underwater (the stem, not the rosarians :P) to prevent any air bubbles from entering the freshly cut stem, thus preventing water from being absorbed efficiently.
30/03/2009 at 10:18 am
Hiya HL
I’m so glad that you’ve started on your blogging adventure :-)Anticipating more of your write ups to come.
30/03/2009 at 11:52 am
Hi Chawanmushi,
Thanks for visiting! 🙂 Will be introducing more fragrant plants, organic fertilizers and propagation techniques soon!
Stay tuned! 🙂
HL
29/06/2009 at 11:00 pm
Thanks.
There is a lot of info about cuttings, but your photos are the BEST. By looking at your close-up photos, I could see quickly, at a glance, how to do the cuttings … saves a lot of time and confusion. Keep up the super work !!!
29/06/2009 at 11:24 pm
Hi Mei,
Thank you so much for your kind comments! 🙂 If you need help on propagation do let me know!
All the best! 🙂
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07/05/2012 at 11:06 pm
Thank you! Great pics and great explanation!