Space-saving cuttings.

Step one: choose plantpots which stack inside one another whilst allowing about a cm of potting compost. Here is a 5-stack.

Cuttings grow best when against the plant-pot side. So step 2, insert the cuttings, filling each layer. Water and cover with a clear polythene bag to produce a humid microclimate.

Here are some rooted cuttings. As the shoots grow away, they can be nipped off to make new cuttings.

Removing the second pot reveals the root system. The pots serve as root 'trainers' too so there is less damage from intertwined roots when transplanting.

This pot of deutzia cuttings produced 22 plants out of 22 cuttings (see photo of them all potted up). I don't use hormone powders or gel. The largest plants come from the outer layer. All these will be for sale. Often I put a mix of species into each pot so I have fewer numbers of each.

Step one