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- The black-eyed Susanne proliferate over cuttings
- The best time to cut cuttings
- Cutting cuttings
- So pull black-eyed Susannen out of cuttings
- Transplant into the pot
- Put on the balcony or plant in the garden
- Tips & Tricks
Healthy, green shoots are best suited as cuttings of the black-eyed Susanne
The black-eyed Susanne proliferate over cuttings
Black-eyed Susans are ideal for planting as a summer screen. To increase the pretty climbing plants, you can either pull the black-eyed Susanne from seed or cut head cuttings. So the propagation works over cuttings.
The best time to cut cuttings
Cut cuttings either from August or from January to March, if you have overwintered the black-eyed Susanne in the house.
Cheaper it is to cut the cuttings in the spring, since the lighting conditions are better than in the fall.
In addition, you have to overwinter cut cuttings in the house in late summer, which is often a question of space.
Cutting cuttings
Cut out individual shoots from the plant with a sharp, clean knife.
Choose only those shoots that are long enough and mature but still green. Woody twigs are not suitable for propagating cuttings.
So pull black-eyed Susannen out of cuttings
Remove all lower leaves. They would rot in the earth. At least three pairs of sheets must remain on the cutting.
Use clean soil. To lighten them, mix some sand.
The soil must be equally moist, but never wet. A foil or glass cover prevents drying out.
Transplant into the pot
Once the cuttings have developed roots, plant two to three cuttings in a pot depending on the pot size. The fact that the cuttings have developed roots can be recognized by the fact that new leaves are forming.
Put a small stick into the pot, which will later make transplanting easier in pots or garden soil.
Put on the balcony or plant in the garden
Since the black-eyed Susanne does not tolerate frost, you can bring the plants you pulled to the balcony after the ice saints or plant in the garden.
Tips & Tricks
Black-eyed Susannen are non-poisonous climbers, which rise counter-clockwise on trellises. On the balcony, they can also be kept very well as traffic light plants. The shoots with the flowers then hang down decoratively.