French lavender and rosemary cuttings

Ive just taken cuttings of French lavedar & rosemary & covered them with a plastic bag ?as recommended by the likes of Monty Don. Where is the best place to keep them until/if they strike- greenhouse, windowsill or garage

 

Hi @Blue arbour , I was just planning to do the same

I will take several potfuls and just leave in a sheltered, semi shaded spot in the back garden. Some will not take but most should root nicely over the winter.

A cool greenhouse or windowsill is quite ok, but not necessary if the varieties you grow are fully hardy.

I don't use a plastic bag on cuttings I leave outside, but it is useful when rooting more tender and soft stemmed, leafy plants indoors. Both Lavender and Rosemary evaporate very little from their leaves that they should be ok without if the pots are not in sun.

Good luck!

 

Thank you for your reply @Selleri. I’ve got them on the windowsill at the moment but will take your advice and put them in a sheltered spot outside in the morning. I think I’ll pop them in the greenhouse before the first frosts, I’m thinking especially so for the French Lavender, which tho classed as hardy on its label to about - 5 degrees C, still needs some protection, I think?
I’ve never taken cuttings of either of these plants before, and I lost a French lavender to the harsh frost last winter despite sheltering it, so the cuttings from this one are meant for a bit of insurance if they take .

 

I would not put in plastic bags as they may rot. They prefer it dry.

 

Thank you - I’ll take the bags off.

 

It looks silly that I say they prefer it dry then agree with in water. I do Oleander and Hibiscus in either water to root or directly in compost. A lot of these shrub cuttings root either way but in water is quicker to root then plant into compost.