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Grow your Own – Divisions & Cuttings
How can you grow plants without seeds? Well, there is a huge variety of plants that can be grown from cuttings and divisions. Ever been confused about how to grow plants from cuttings? Want to know how to turn one plant into many? Let us demystify some tricks of the trade in this workshop covering the basics of how to grow plants from cuttings and divisions!
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for anyone wanting to learn how to produce their own plants from cuttings and divisions:
- People with gardens of all sizes
- People who like free plants
- Garden lovers
- Garden beginners
- Friends Groups
- Landcare Members
- School Teachers
- Kindergarten Teachers
Course Description
The course will cover:
Knowledge
- Sourcing propagation material
- The stages of growing
- Propagation techniques for cuttings and divisions
- Suitable species and plant groups for divisions and cuttings
- How to care for cuttings and divisions
- Record keeping for success
- Propagation hygiene
- Safety issues
Skills & Experiences
- Tour of a nursery
- Taking cuttings of easy & tricky species
- Dividing plants from one to many
- Labelling & record keeping
Delivery Mode
- Face to face delivery in our classroom & indigenous nursery Conservation Collective
- 52 Westernport Hwy, Somerville, 3912
Course Details
What do I need to bring?
- Lunch & water – morning tea provided
- Mobile Phone
- Closed in shoes
- Plant material from your garden to take cuttings from (please collect in the hours before attending the workshop)
- Snips or secateurs (if you don’t have a favorite pair we will supply for use)
What will I take home?
- Access to workshop member portal
- Workshop resources (via portal)
- Online Forum (via portal)
- Mini Propagation Kit & bag of cuttings media
- Your own cuttings, ready to watch them grow!
What will I learn?
- What media suits what stems
- How long is usual for root development
- Watering needs of cuttings
- Tools of the trade – our preferences
- What plants are suited to cuttings and divisions
- How to turn one plant into many with divisions
- Caring to care for divisions
What’s the investment?
- 9am-3pm workshop is $120 a ticket
- Class sizes are capped at 16 people to ensure quality learning & engagement
Learning doesn’t stop when our workshops stop. We have created a Workshop Members Portal that will give all workshop participants access to the resources we refer to, including weblinks and files. You can come back at any time and refresh your knowledge or take a deep dive into the content
We have also made a Workshop Forum available within the portal so you can stay connected after the workshop. The forum aims to create a community of learning and support through providing a platform where you can:
- engage in workshop topic discussions
- ask questions & gain advice
- post about your workshop project
- connect with like minded people
This course is available:
Saturday 12th October
Wednesday 16th October
Please select preferred date in checkout
Trainer Profile
Sarah has been working in the conservation industry for over two decades and has gained a broad range of skills, knowledge, and experience. She has held roles as a Ranger, Environment Officer, Consultant, Bushland Contractor, and Indigenous Nursery Manager. Sarah has extensive knowledge of indigenous plants, their propagation, and their use in restoring degraded landscapes. As a consultant, she used her diplomas in Conservation & Land Management and Organic Agriculture to help farmers plan and implement Conservation Farm Plans.
Sarah is passionate about sharing her knowledge and helping others benefit from habitat restoration. When she’s not training, Sarah works for Conservation Collective Indigenous Plant Nursery.
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