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“Semi-Ripe-Cutting” is a specific technique you must know if you are an active gardener. Propagating new plants becomes extremely easy with this simple technique. It is one of the most economical gardening techniques also.
When the new shoots start turning woody in a plant it means that it is ripening. It actually starts at the base of the new shoots. Starting of ripening has given this technique a name, “semi-ripe-cutting”.
There are specific seasons to go for semi-ripe-cuttings. If you intend to take the soft wood cuttings then spring is the best season. Winters suit best for taking the hard wood cuttings on the other hand. But both these mid-season timings are not appropriate for taking “semi-ripe-cuttings”. You should rather wait until the mid to late autumn season for this.
Some of the plants that are more suitable for taking semi-ripe-cuttings in the mid to late autumn season include rosemary, viburnum, camellias and lavenders.
Here are some of the very basic and fundamental steps of taking semi-ripe-cuttings.
A shoot that has a nice combination of new growth and some old growth must be selected for taking semi-ripe-cutting. This is what semi-ripeness precisely.
Colour changes from new to old part of the shoots. You can easily observe that the newer growth will be pale-colour and it will be turning towards deep brown as you reach deeper to the stem.
Rip the stem to leave a heel. This you can do by mixing the new and old ones. The shape becomes more like the heel of a shoe and that is why it is called as “heel”.
You should strip all the lower leaves from the stem. You can easily spot the point where it will start going in to the propagating mix.
Take the stems and dip the end of these stems in to the honey or the rooting hormone powder. Doing this you will be facilitating the roots development hastened.
You may use a dibber to make a hole. Take the cutting and plant it in to the hole. Ensure that the cutting goes well in to the propagating mix for around 7 cm at least. For this you should prefer using a well drained sandy mix. You must maintain a safe distance of about 4-inches minimum between two successive plantations. It is must for propagation.
Within a time of about eight weeks you will see that the roots have started growing from the heel itself. This will be the appropriate time during the spring season when these cuttings will be ready for further plantation.
You will have to take all due care for watering them. You may like to use a cut-off bottom of a plastic container or a soft drink container and give it a shape of a mini-greenhouse. You may try applying your power of imagination and be more innovative doing that.
These basic steps of the semi-ripe-cutting technique will certainly enable you to give more splendour to your garden.

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