Can grocery store herbs be used for cutting propagation?
Question:E.g., perennials such as thyme, tarragon, sage, and oregano.
They would have been maintained fairly fresh, but rooted perhaps several days after being cut.
Rooting hormone would be used to help them get started too.
Answers:
Basil, mint, sage, lemon balm will propergate but why bother?
Herbs seeds and young plants are exceptionally cheap, easy to obtain and germinate and grow extremely quickly.
Sage, mint, majoram, oregano, chives, lemon balm, and bananas can be easily dived at the roots once established.
Thyme is sensitive to cold and drought etc and doesn't make the most reliable perrennial. Expect to have to replace it every couple of years or so.
Basil and corriander are quick to grow from seed as annuals.
Dill takes space and care to grow.
Garlic, salad onions, chives bulbs, and ginger can simply be planted in appropriate soil. If your growing chives cut the leaf tips to encourage spreading.
Tarragon makes a good perrenial and needs little care. Its not the fastest grower so a young plant might be better than seed.
Bay (laurel) is a useful perennial. It will tolerate most situations. My mum has found cuttings easy to propergate especially with a growth hormone. In full sun it can grow very fast, so once established I planted mine in the shade to reduce the need to prune it.
It's possible, but not likely, in my opinion. Sometimes producers treat their produce to extend its shelf life and to keep them form developing roots. But you can try it. What have you lost if it doesn't work. Good luck!
I've only ever had luck rooting mint and basil. I don't think herbs with woody stems (thyme, oregano, rosemary) will easily root from a cutting.
some things will propogate days after being cut others won't because the wound from the cutting will have healed. you can try and hope for the best.
if you want to try from cuttings, take a wet paper towel to a garden center and pinch off a few cuttings and wrap them in the paper towel to keep the end moist. i have done this on many occassions and have had quite a bit of success (never with herbs, though.) good luck!
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