i think my success has to do with my heavy clay. it holds moisture really well so the cuttings never completely dry out esp. with mulch on top. i literally poke a hole in the soil, scrape the bottom down to the cambium, push in until only 1 bud sticks out , then mulch / water well. that’s it. unbury around the cutting come spring. maybe amending you planting spot with some compost or heavy bagged, unfertilized soil would help retain more moisture. i usually stick them in late oct. just before we get a killing frost but ive done them in late sept. and they stil took. as long as it stays cool enough so they dont try to break dormancy. by the way, the Quebec border is 15 min. north of here. both sides of my family immigrated from there in the 1920-30’s. Bosse / Gagnon’s.
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