Experimenting in the garden Olive Trees and a Clover lawn
In the lovely spring sunshine we experienced in early April, as well as enjoying the blossom on the Cherry tree and the display of the Tulip Fire Wings amongst other things, I have been experimenting somewhat in the garden. I have taken three cuttings from the Olive trees I own, I have five in pots on the patio at the end of my garden, in the hope that I may be able to grow two or three new trees from these. I have never tried before so it is very much trial and error. From research I discovered the best time to take Olive tree cuttings is in the late spring or early summer when the tree is actively growing and have the highest chances of rooting successfully. Each cutting taken was roughly 6-8 inches in length and I removed all the leaves from the bottom of the cutting, leaving only a few leaves at the top. Each cutting was then dipped into rooting hormone and the cutting placed into a terracotta pot filled with a potting mix of peat-free compost and perlite, about 75/25 percent ...