PLOCKET..............

[Susie Snowdrop]

Ahh, hello there

Please confirm that I'm correct

Markhams Pink - don't prune?

Walter Pennel (?) - light prune?

Josephine - light prune?

If I may be bold enough to test your brains further, when should I start layering the clems?? I'm a bit worried as Josephine is coming out in leaf and I'm worried that I may lose her. She's in the ground but Walter and Markham are in pots.

Your ever faithful servant

S ;D

[Chuckles]

I'll join your PLOCKET thread Susie if you don't mind have a question too.

One of my clems has shoots that are at least 1 1/2 inches long, It's this one it flowers around May - August time, sorry I haven't a clue what it's called



It's not been pruned yet but I'll be doing it soon. The frost is going to have the shoots so I wondered if I eased the shoots off, like a basal cutting do you think I stand a chance of getting them going in the heated prop. I didn't want to do it and build my hopes up if it's an absolute no no

[Plocket]

Hia Susie!!!

Spot on: Markham's Pink - don't prune; Josephine and Walter Pennell light prune after flowering, to a max of about half.

I wouldn't worry too much about them shooting now - many of mine are, but as the weather is going to be really cold it might be worthwhile putting a bit of fleese around the potted ones. Even if the shoots do get frost bitten the plant should start shooting again when the weather warms up.

The layering should be done after they've flowered so you prune some of the stems back quite a lot, and some of the stems back just a bit. As long as you can see a leaf shoot just below where you prune the plant should bounce back quite happily and even produce a second flush of flowers in the autumn - that's for Walter and Josephine.

And please don't lose Josephine - she's a fave of mine! ;D


Hia Chuckles! The new shoots aren't mature enough to propagate from so I wouldn't bother. However the plant can be protected with horticultural fleece as we are going to have a bit of a cold snap. I'm more concerned for my container clems than the ones in the ground - if they've started to shoot that's their decision and losing the odd early stem won't damage the plant much - it will just start again when the weather warms up.

It looks very like Etoile Violette but the flowering period you mention is possibly slightly early for that one. My next thought is The Vagabond - how big is your clem?

[Susie Snowdrop]

.................and about time too................

Thanks P, and there's only one reason I'm layering Josephine....for you ;D ;D. She's a ridiculous price in the GC's so DON'T BUY ONE ;D

S x

[Plocket]

Oh you are an ANGEL!!! I won't buy one - promise!!! ;D

[Chuckles]

plocket said:

Hia Chuckles! The new shoots aren't mature enough to propagate from so I wouldn't bother. However the plant can be protected with horticultural fleece as we are going to have a bit of a cold snap. I'm more concerned for my container clems than the ones in the ground - if they've started to shoot that's their decision and losing the odd early stem won't damage the plant much - it will just start again when the weather warms up.

It looks very like Etoile Violette but the flowering period you mention is possibly slightly early for that one. My next thought is The Vagabond - how big is your clem?

Thanks P, I thought I might be getting lots of babies

Some of my potted one's have started to shoot from the bottom, up to an inch of new growth. I'm not even sure what they are, not kept all labels I've topped the pots up with compo to protect them, is that OK, they are in a fairly sheltered spot between a shed and a fence so fingers crossed.

Good luck with the layering Susie

I'm going to photograph all mine this year and get them ID'd and labelled

[Plocket]

That's the best thing you could have done for the babies Chuckles, especially in this weather, because they will be more succeptible to cold when they are in pots. I wouldn't worry too much about your new shoots on the mature plants though - lots of mine have had their tender new shoots bitten by the frost but I'm 100% confident that they will shoot again when the ground warms up again - which won't be too long by the sound of things.