Story: The Cost Cheat To Growing Your Own Standardized Plants At Home
Episode: 3
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 30 August 2025

• Instead of buying expensive grafted standards like camellias and roses, you can propagate your own from long, healthy branches.
• Make vertical cuts at the base of each branch, apply rooting hormone, then pack in wet peat and wrap in black plastic to maintain moisture and humidity.
• Roots typically develop in 4–6 weeks, with an expected yield of 6–8 plants per 10 cuttings.
• Transfer rooted cuttings into 200mm pots, stake firmly, and maintain the top growth while trimming below to shape the classic lollipop crown.