I use sand storage method in winter to keep cuttings in dormancy by burying cuttings into sand . Anyone use this method ? here are some of my pics ;

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Why use sand instead of refrigerator?

Do you cover the whole cutting or part of it. I'm willing to bet that by the time you remove them, they would already have roots and ready to take off.

I cover it with sand because I want to keep them warm in winter ,normally you can bury all parts of cutting but I don't cover it all that can help them to start rooting process .Sand method can be used both rooting or keeping .

Hi,
You don't need a power supply for the sand storage ... It is a "greener" way of storage.

JDS France, Technically speaking, assuming you don't have a refrigerator dedicated to the cuttings, storing the cuttings in the fridge consumes no electricity and may actually save a little bit. the cuttings act as a cold capacitor to keep the fridge from getting little less warm  each time you open the door to get something. Of course either way the energy consumption is very small one way or another. But..... looking at the huge number of cuttings, I can understand why they are in the sand and not taking a whole shelve in the fridge       

Hi SimonS,
Imagine you're in a field ... You want the cuttings to create the next row, later at that place ... Easier to keep them on site ... Go find a power-supply ...

[QUOTE=figpig_66]Why use sand instead of refrigerator? [/QUOTE]

Assuming you are not planning to store hundreds of cuttings, a refrigerator is your best option. But that's not true all the time. Most of us usually end up with quite a lot of cuttings and in that case why not implement proven traditional methods like 'sand storage'. Most of the nurseries in Turkey store their cuttings in sand, It keeps them nice and fresh till spring and they are ready to pot up right away. Its not about saving energy as the refrigerator doesn't consume a lot anyway, but to save the space for food etc and to protect ourselves from potential wife attack, divorce etc.