Taking Root Cuttings from Mint:

We have two huge pots of mint on the plot, planted last year. We put them in pots to stop them running wild and taking over large areas of growing space. We decided to take root cuttings from most of the plant to create lots of smaller plants. Two large plants propagated = 40 new mint plants!!

Dig Deep volunteer Tony is propagating the Mint. He's using secateurs to cut the roots into finger length pieces and planting up horizontally in small pots of compost.

For taking root cuttings of mint and other hardy perennials check out the gardeners world website... we like this one:

http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/propagating/how-to-take-root-cuttings/279.html

For more information on propagating herbs we like the Royal Horticultural Society's website. Here's the link:

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=639