If you like gorse, you often want to have several plants in the garden. If you don’t necessarily want different types and/or colors, then broom can be grown very well from seeds or cuttings of your own plants.
Propagation from cuttings is not easy
While growing from seeds is quite easy, as they practically germinate by themselves, propagation from cuttings is not so easy. Many of these shoots wither and fail to form strong roots. Therefore, it makes sense to always cut several cuttings at the same time. Then you will get at least some usable young plants.
How do I take cuttings from my gorse?
If you want to cut cuttings, then you absolutely need healthy and strong plants as starting material. Good young plants can never be grown from ailing plants. It is best to cut off a shoot that is about 15 to 20 centimeters long and plant it in a mixture of potting soil and sand after the flowering period.
How do I take care of the broom cuttings?
In order for your cuttings to root well, they must be kept evenly moist. Unfortunately, they tend to rot. It is therefore essential to avoid waterlogging. On the other hand, the shoots must not become too dry. If you succeed in this tightrope walk, then you can look forward to your young plants.
In the first winter, the young broom plants should hibernate frost-free, they are still very sensitive. For the same reason, a careful supply of water is recommended until the roots are strong enough to support the plant independently.
The essentials in brief:
- Propagation by seed very easy and promising
- Cultivation of cuttings rather complicated
- high failure rate due to rotting or drying out
- Be sure to keep the cuttings evenly moist
How to sow gorse?
Since gorse often sows by itself in the field, you can certainly leave the work to it. Then plant the seedlings in the desired location or in a pot for the first time.
tips
if you want to grow your own gorse without much effort, then it is better to try sowing. The propagation of cuttings has high failure rates.