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The Hollyberry Lady
07-05-2010, 07:56 AM
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Hello again, Banana Buddies: :waving:
This will be a thread to post shots of your cuttings, and discuss methods and procedures of encouraging them to develop roots. Some cuttings can be tricky while others are super easy. Feel free to post shots of some of yours and tell us what you're doing.
I'll begin the thread with pics of some of my own cuttings I'm currently rooting and having success with. Here's my "Amythest Beautyberry" Callicarpa shrub cutting that has now taken root and is currently growing into it's own bush...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2970.jpg
Some other Callicarpa cuttings I rooted in a glass of water...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2942.jpg
"Caerulea" passiflora vine cutting, rooted in soil with a plastic cover and now growing happily...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2972.jpg
Looking forward to seeing some of yours...
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sunfish
07-05-2010, 08:14 AM
Mexican Lime
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33731&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33731&ppuser=2868)
Passion vine Frederick's
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33730&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33730&ppuser=2868)
The Hollyberry Lady
07-05-2010, 09:34 AM
Cool cuttings! Thanks for sharing, SunFish. :goteam:
Here's another "Amythest Beautyberry" shrub cutting this morning, now rooted. I took it's top off and it began to develop leaf buds on both sides of the nodes...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2977.jpg
It's a bit different from my others though in that it's the only one whose roots have sent up another shoot at the base of the cutting...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2978.jpg
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Richard
07-05-2010, 11:23 AM
Some some plants such as members of the persimmon family will never root due to genetic factors.
For hard-to-root ornamentals try a rooting gel and follow directions.
For edible plants -- herbs, vegetables, fruits: most rooting gels and powders now have a warning somewhere in small print on the jar or bottle. Don't use them. Instead, use seaweed extract and follow the directions on the bottle.
The best source of information I've come across for rooting and plant propagation in general is the following text:
Plant Propagation, ed. A. Toogood.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-05-2010, 11:41 AM
Thanks for the info, Richard. :03:
Took this shot today of my "Burrito" (baby burro's tail) succulent cuttings that rooted in plain soil with no rooting hormone whatsoever...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI2984.jpg
Also rooted this New Guinea Impatiens cutting recently as well in water, and then transferred to soil. Even an idiot could root one of these, they're so easy...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2945.jpg
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Also worth mentioning:
This is an excellent, although expensive product, that works like a charm in the successful rooting of nearly any cuttings...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2961.jpg
This product just about ensures success, so it's well worth the money if you enjoy propagating your plants by way of cuttings.
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john_ny
07-05-2010, 02:50 PM
Mist bed for rooting cuttings.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33745&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33745&ppuser=826)
Intermitent mist; 6 seconds every 6 minutes, during daylight hours.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33744&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33744&ppuser=826)
For those that do not have a greenhouse mist system, there is always the plastic bag you can put the pot and cutting in. Cuttings in moist media in a plastic bag in the shade do well for me.
There is one other trick I often use--I take all the leaves off except for 4 and pinch the tender tip off the cuttings--then tear the tip off the remaining 4 leaves. The injury induces hormones in the plant that stimulate root development.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-05-2010, 03:16 PM
Excellent information Sbl - I've experienced what you're advising to be true as well.
Glad you brought up misting John, so that maybe a certain friend will see me as credible when I tell him about misting his cuttings! :ha: Maybe he'll now admit I'm right...
Here's some more "burrito" cuttings I rooted in a little hanging basket. It's so vigorous it's developing roots in the air! You can see them in the pic...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2986.jpg
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Dean W.
07-05-2010, 06:02 PM
Here's my Hoya I'm doing from a cutting.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33756&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33756)
Richard
07-05-2010, 10:04 PM
This product [WILT-PRUF] just about ensures success, so it's well worth the money if you enjoy propagating your plants by way of cuttings.
Wilt-Pruf is beta-Pinene concentrate. It sells generically for under $10 a quart, under $20 a gallon, or under $30 for a 2.5 gallon canister at your regional agricultural supply store (not big box stores). Seaweed extract is more effective.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-06-2010, 07:59 AM
Not here Richard - it's 20 -25 bucks a bottle for the size I showed in the pic earlier!
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I really think it's a terrific product though and it suits my purposes.
Here's my "Devil's Backbone" cutting this morning that someone sent me from the US. It really took off this Spring...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2989.jpg
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Richard
07-06-2010, 10:02 AM
[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][B]Not here Richard - it's 20 -25 bucks a bottle for the size I showed in the pic earlier!
I really think it's a terrific product though and it suits my purposes.
You mis-understood. It is sold generically (not under the Wilt-Pruf brand) for under $10 a quart in your area. It is mainly used in agriculture as a pesticide for some crops.
Beta-Pinene does prevent wilt. However, it does nothing for root production. The plants you are propagating root easily in water.
In a more general setting, people rooting budwood of fruiting perennials do not have leaves on their cuttings (purposely removed). Most available rooting gels and powders contain carcinogens and thus are a poor choice (and illegal) to use on plants grown for food. The best alternative is Seaweed extract which contains plant hormone that will promote roots in cuttings -- provided the plant is genetically capable of doing so. For example, stone fruits are capable but members of the persimmon family are not. The instructions for using Seaweed extract for rooting are typically on the bottle. If not, please contact me and I'd be happy to provide it.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-06-2010, 11:35 AM
Just don't use anti-transpirants enough to be too concerned about them. In fact the bottle of Wilt-Pruf I have is still full and hardly used. Cuttings can easily root without the use of these products but for tough ones I like a bit of extra help.
Never seen the generic brand of wilt-pruf, but I do use seaweed extract and fish emulsion. I also use an organic starter formula that works great in promoting root growth in seedlings and cuttings. Of course there are hundreds of different methods but we are all just sharing what's worked well for us. Thanks for the info, Richard.
Here's some interesting cuttings I got to root last season. Sorry for the crappy webcam shots. Someone sent me what looked like a switch of dead wood from their 10 year old Wisteria vine they'd trained into a tree.
I cut the wood into 3-6 inch sections and used a hardwood rooting hormone and covered the little sticks with plastic. Within a week here's what began to happen...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI0062.jpg
This cutting was accidently planted upside down but still began growing...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI0013.jpg
This one started growing in less than a week...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/004.jpg
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sunfish
07-06-2010, 12:29 PM
Question. How do you keep algae from forming on perlite.
LilRaverBoi
07-06-2010, 02:17 PM
Here's my "Devil's Backbone" cutting this morning that someone sent me from the US. It really took off this Spring...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2989.jpg
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That's an interesting plant.....and it seems the devil has scoliosis! LOL :ha:
john_ny
07-06-2010, 02:49 PM
Tony - I don't know about the others, but I do, occasionally, (not very often) get some algae on perlite. I don't do anything about it.
Richard
07-07-2010, 12:10 AM
... Of course there are hundreds of different methods but we are all just sharing what's worked well for us.
The purpose of my post was not to share what's working, but instead to save you money. If you ask for generic Wilt-Pruf you won't find it. Instead ask for generic beta-Pinene.
For everyone else, keep in mind that Seaweed Extract is principally a plant hormone, not a fertilizer. Follow the directions for cuttings, not monthly hormone supplement.
High Nitrogen Fish Emulsion (e.g., 5-1-1) is not a good choice when rooting cuttings. Instead try something with significant phosphate such as 10-30-20 or if you are really impatient, 10-52-10.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-07-2010, 12:32 AM
Too funny, Bryan!!! :ha:
Is that reference to the spelling of your name because of me? I think I spelled your name wrong once or twice, but I've got it now. Bryan with a "Y".
Yes, the zig zag stems are the signature of Devil's Backbone. One different looking plant and for the longest time I thought the cuttings wouldn't make it at all.
SunFish...
I've experienced the algae on my perlite as well. Here's an interesting link I found about it...
Perlite & mold - Container Gardening Forum - GardenWeb (http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/contain/msg021845082828.html)
Richard, thanks for the information.
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Henry
07-07-2010, 12:40 AM
Thank you Sherry for starting this thread. Where can I get the seaweed extract in Orange County? I have used Schultz' "TakeRoot" from HD w/o success :(, I'm trying to root some pommelo.
LilRaverBoi
07-07-2010, 12:45 AM
Too funny, Bryan!!! :ha:
Is that reference to the spelling of your name because of me? I think I spelled your name wrong once or twice
Nah, not because of you....it's because of a LOT of misspelling of my name by many individuals (here and many other places....that part of my signature was on my sig at another site...just decided to add it here as well). No worries, though....just thought I'd toss the reminder in there, though :)
The Hollyberry Lady
07-07-2010, 12:50 AM
You're welcome, Henry. That's my budgie's name - Henry! :ha:
I'm not sure where you'd get it in the US but I get mine at "Vantage Hydroponics" store in London, where I also bought my metal halide HID light system. Most regular greenhouses and nurseries here don't carry it so you might have to go some place special to get it.
I imagine Richard knows...
Of course I'm just razzing ya, Bryan. Think you've got a great sense of humor. That 'bear in jail' was just hilarious! :ha:
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jeffreyp
07-07-2010, 11:41 AM
citrus are also very easy to propagate via cuttings. I used rootone to dip the stem in and then planted the cuttings in damp sand in a mini greenhouse like this:
http://tracylogan.org/gardening/uploaded_images/P1020009-758899.JPG
Richard
07-08-2010, 02:26 AM
citrus are also very easy to propagate via cuttings. I used rootone to dip the stem in and then planted the cuttings in damp sand in a mini greenhouse like this:
http://tracylogan.org/gardening/uploaded_images/P1020009-758899.JPG
Rootone contains a carcinogen. Read the label. It is illegal to use on edible and fruiting plants.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-08-2010, 05:52 AM
Here's some more "Amythest Beautyberry" shrub cuttings this morning that I took late yesterday afternoon. Also rooting these in water like the others. So easy and so fun.
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2994.jpg
Last year I propagated a Lilac shrub the same way as the Beautyberry, and rooted the cuttings in water. They were taken from a 10' tall bush.
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saltydad
07-08-2010, 08:35 AM
When I managed a garden center/nursery, we sold Wilt Pruf all year. It typically is a high seller at Christmas to make your cut tree last longer. I'm surprised that some are finding it hard to obtain. I've never used it for cuttings, but may well try it in the future after seeing these shots of the results.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-08-2010, 09:06 AM
Good to know you'll try it, Howard. It's one excellent product and pretty much ensures success when working with cuttings. They stay as perfect as they were when you first snip them.
It's a waxy type spray that coats the leaves. You can actually see it on the leaves in this pic of my Beautyberry cutting. See how glossy and shiny they are?...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2970.jpg
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Richard
07-08-2010, 04:46 PM
When I managed a garden center/nursery, we sold Wilt Pruf all year. It typically is a high seller at Christmas to make your cut tree last longer. I'm surprised that some are finding it hard to obtain. I've never used it for cuttings, but may well try it in the future after seeing these shots of the results.
beta-Pinene (or Wilt-Pruf) is certainly good for preventing wilt in herbaceous plants when they are being rooted. It is not a rooting hormone and not recommended for rooting perennial budwood.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-08-2010, 10:58 PM
Thanks for clarifying for those that don't know, Richard. I use three different kinds of rooting hormone, depending on the kind of cutting I'm working with.
I like to use wilt-prof on cuttings that wilt without a covering, ones whose success are important to me, and also at one time on grafting experiments. It really helps to keep the moisture locked inside the cutting until roots begin to grow, but no it has nothing to do with being a rooting hormone, which is something different entirely.
Wilt-pruf should be sprayed until run off, then allowed to dry completely before putting the cutting anywhere near strappled sunlight.
Tomorrow I'll show shots of some more cuttings I'm working on rooting - an evergreen shrub...
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Richard
07-08-2010, 11:54 PM
The most successful way to root cuttings is to reduce the number of leaves. For some plants, all the leaves are removed. An easy-to-understand discussion can be found in the American Horticultural Society book "Plant Propagation", ed. by Alan Toogood.
Here are 53 fig cuttings I started rooting 2 weeks ago.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/53_Fig_Cuttings_400x300.jpg
The Hollyberry Lady
07-09-2010, 12:16 AM
I rooted a Fig cutting in a glass of water and it took right off.
I always remove the lower leaves on cuttings but leave some at the top, and mine root more often than not. I also don't even need rooting hormone half the time, unless the cuttings take a super long time to sprout roots. A good, light, and well draining medium can help in not having to use rooting hormone also.
There really are so many different ways of doing the same thing but it's sure neat to see what others are doing as well and find out what else works.
Nice shot, Richard. Looking good. 53? WoW! Now that's a lot of Figs! Sure hope you've got lots of toilet paper!!! :ha::ha::ha:
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Richard
07-09-2010, 12:48 AM
There really are so many different ways of doing the same thing but it's sure neat to see what others are doing as well and find out what else works.
Either that or save yourself a lot of trouble and read what has and has not worked in 100's of clinical trials in horticulture departments all over the world.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-09-2010, 01:09 AM
Richard
Either that or save yourself a lot of trouble and read what has and has not worked in 100's of clinical trials in horticulture departments all over the world.
Boring and no fun! :0517:
Experimentation is what gardening is all about. Although a number of us are educated about plants, I'm still a fan of trying different things and not always going by the book and thinking inside the box. Gardening is about creativity, discovery and personal preferences, and frankly mistakes and outright failures - even when you go by the book at times.
Sometimes too, methods that work well in one location, may turn out disastrous in another. Like once I told Beth to keep her tomatoes in direct sunlight and she said I was nuts because they'd fry to death, being in Ecuador! :ha:
I've succeeded at many things other gardeners claimed couldn't be done, because a book said so. I like to find out for myself and also like to encourage new gardeners who are just wanting to have some fun, to experiment and see what works best for them.
Gonna show some evergreen cuttings tomorrow morning that will be tough and slow to root. There's a male and a female cutting...
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The Hollyberry Lady
07-09-2010, 10:00 AM
Here are my two evergreen Hollyberry cuttings I am trying to root. This one is the Blue Prince Hollyberry male cutting, that will never have berries...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI3029.jpg
This is the Blue Princess Hollyberry female cutting that is pollinated by the male shrub to ensure tons of berries. No male shrub, equals no berries on your female shrub. Both are needed, however one male bush can pollinate up to 5-7 females!
I cut a branch of last year's berries that will drop soon anyway to prepare for the new crop, and thought the sprig would be more attractive than a label and a great way to tell the male from the female cutting. Anyway, here she is...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI3028.jpg
I wanted to make sure they root easily so I sprayed each of the cuttings with Wilt-Pruf. This way they won't dry out on me. I keep them in an east window in strappled sunlight but mostly just bright diffused light.
Looking forward to seeing new growth soon...
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soundofthemusic1
07-09-2010, 11:14 AM
Quote:
[[Experimentation is what gardening is all about. Although a number of us are educated about plants, I'm still a fan of trying different things and not always going by the book and thinking inside the box. Gardening is about creativity, discovery and personal preferences, and frankly mistakes and outright failures - even when you go by the book at times.
Sometimes too, methods that work well in one location, may turn out disastrous in another. Like once I told Beth to keep her tomatoes in direct sunlight and she said I was nuts because they'd fry to death, being in Ecuador!
I've succeeded at many things other gardeners claimed couldn't be done, because a book said so. I like to find out for myself and also like to encourage new gardeners who are just wanting to have some fun, to experiment and see what works best for them.]]
Very well put, Hollyberry Lady!!! Although I'm only a novice gardener, I strongly agree with you on gardening - not everything is taught by the book. One thing I learned about gardening, after so many failures of growing plants from cuttings, is that it comes easy for some people but not for others, just like learing math. But we all have our unique talents, and what is important to me is that I continue to learn from experienced gardeners, other than learning on my own.
sunfish
07-10-2010, 06:08 PM
Trying to root White Sapote
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33970&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33970)
Richard
07-10-2010, 07:25 PM
Boring and no fun! :0517:
Experimentation is what gardening is all about. Although a number of us are educated about plants, I'm still a fan of trying different things and not always going by the book and thinking inside the box.
Go for it. Although for less than the price of a small bottle of Wilt-Pruf, you could own a book that would keep you from re-inventing the wheel and give some real direction to your creativity:
AHS Plant Propagation, ed. Alan Toogood (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Plant+Propagation,+Alan+toogood&hl=en&cid=16688048495290367249&ei=tQ45TNjGHpS2iwStmbGPDg&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#scoring=p).
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The Hollyberry Lady
07-11-2010, 07:37 AM
Here's another Callicarpa cutting doing beautifully this morning...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3044.jpg
I own over 30 gardening books and am well studied in the topic of horticulture, but of course love learning more and more. Direction is not something I'm lacking in either, Richard. :waving:
Folks should feel free to garden as they wish. It's a personal experience and new gardeners shouldn't believe it when they're told they can't do something. Try for yourself and see what you like because it's different for everyone, and people who pose as absolute authorities on the subject I find are the ones who know least of all. :ha:
Here's some of my succulent cuttings this morning. The taller one is from a gardener in Turkey! You can also see some pink and white polka dot cuttings to the right that I rooted as well (totally easy)...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI3049.jpg
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jmoore
07-11-2010, 08:47 AM
We don't seem to able to buy wilt-pruf in the UK, no call for it suppose. Checked out the price on ebay, my goodness it's expensive! I'll carry on using a plastic bag.
Anyway, I generally don't use rooting hormone, I do for rosemary. I find plants generally produce their own of every kind of growth regulator all you have to do is stimulate the plant to produce the one you want eg pricking out the growing point, cutting below a node and planting it that kind of thing.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-11-2010, 09:06 AM
Yeah James, a lot of the products that the books tell you are necessary, such as rooting hormones, oftentimes aren't needed at all. Wilt-pruf and other anti-transpirants are not a must either, for success.
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sunfish
07-11-2010, 09:12 AM
Description wilt pruf
The safe way to reduce moisture loss when plants are under stress due to winter kill, windburn, transplant shock and drought. Dries to form a clear and flexible protective coating without interfering with plant growth. Protects against cold drying winds of winter and hot drying winds of summer. Protects plants when roots are frozen in the winter depriving them of their normal moisture intake. Protects tender transplants while their root systems are developing. Protects and extends the life of christmas trees and wreaths by reducing moisture loss. Ingredients: An Organic Polymer Consisting Entirely Of Carbon And Hydrogen.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-11-2010, 11:10 AM
Thanks for the info, Tony.
Here are some succulent cuttings I recently received from Texas...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3051.jpg
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Dean W.
07-12-2010, 06:11 AM
I'm going to work on these Rose of Sharon cuttings. They bloom profusely without anyone taking care of them. Got the cuttings from my neighbor. Wish me luck!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34029&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34029)
The Hollyberry Lady
07-12-2010, 06:40 AM
Good luck Dean, with your "Rose of Sharon". Let us know how they work out for you...
Here's another "Amythest Beautyberry" cutting doing exceptionally well and growing new shoots everywhere...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3057.jpg
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Richard
07-12-2010, 09:23 AM
Yeah James, a lot of the products that the books tell you are necessary, such as rooting hormones, oftentimes aren't needed at all. Wilt-pruf and other anti-transpirants are not a must either, for success.
If you get a real horticultural textbook, not something written by a fertilizer company or retail sales company -- then you won't be bombarded with product recommendations. Also, you'll learn some interesting facts about the actual needs of plants.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-12-2010, 10:18 AM
Thanks Richard, but I have over 30 real gardening textbooks and know much about the actual needs of plants.
Why don't you post some shots of your cuttings Richard, and let us see some of your results. Books are great but they don't hold a candle to actual hands on experience.
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Jananas Bananas
07-12-2010, 11:22 AM
Miss Hollyberry Lady, you are my inspiration! I would not have started back with trying to grow from seed had I not seen your postings months ago. And now I am attempting to root some variegated calamondin for Cheryl. I hope it works. I cut at a slant below nodes and dipped in rooting hormone and stuck them in my lucky pot (that never hurts, right?). Though I know you can match the best of them technically, I love the way you do it where everyone can understand and we get to benefit from your experience. The proof is in the pudding!
Here are the calamondin:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34033&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34033)
~JaNan
Richard
07-13-2010, 01:48 AM
Thanks Richard, but I have over 30 real gardening textbooks
OK, so why are you so down on them?
Why don't you post some shots of your cuttings Richard, and let us see some of your results. Books are great but they don't hold a candle to actual hands on experience.
At the moment I have over 4,000 plants under propagation. Previously I had a large collection of photos on this site but there were several threads complaining about photos clogging up disk space so I removed them.
Richard
07-13-2010, 02:17 AM
Miss Hollyberry Lady, you are my inspiration! I would not have started back with trying to grow from seed had I not seen your postings months ago. And now I am attempting to root some variegated calamondin for Cheryl.
You might find these two pages (78 & 51) from the AHS book interesting.
jeffreyp
07-13-2010, 05:00 AM
Rootone contains a carcinogen. Read the label. It is illegal to use on edible and fruiting plants.
Realize that "fruiting trees" are trees with fruit on them now; NOT "fruit trees." There's a big difference! What they don't want is for you to use it on a plant that could contaminate currently existing fruits.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-13-2010, 07:09 AM
Cool that I've been an inspiration to you, JB! Thank you for your compliments. Growing from seed is so much fun and so rewarding. I like to encourage new gardeners especially and let them know there's no limit to the possibilities.
The thing I love about gardening is that there's no one way of doing things, even though some people will tell you there is. Books are truly great and informative but I don't allow them to curb my creativity or prevent me from experiencing and discovering things for myself.
I sure wish you luck with your variegated calamondin cuttings. Looks like you've got a good shot at getting them to root. Thanks for the pic.
Here's a marigold cutting I got to root. It's not looking the best but it will soon...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3065.jpg
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There are very few things I have tried to root using cuttings with the tip and all but half of 4 leaves removed--placed in moist soil in a plastic bag in the shade. For the few that do not work that way, air layering will usually work.
Wilt-Pruf, misting, and the plastic bag all reduce moisture loss which is the critical factor. I have found little need for rooting hormone and from what I was told, the injury to the leaves causes the cutting to produce natural growth hormones.
As for rooting figs, I don't remember the dates, but my dad used to take fig cuttings, tie them in a bundle, wrap them with burlap, bury them in the ground on a certain in the fall, and then dig them up on a certain date in the spring--they would all have a white callus ring on the bottom ready to send out roots when stuck in the ground.
Richard
07-13-2010, 12:41 PM
Realize that "fruiting trees" are trees with fruit on them now; NOT "fruit trees." There's a big difference! What they don't want is for you to use it on a plant that could contaminate currently existing fruits.
Not true. Read the label.
sunfish
07-13-2010, 12:51 PM
This came from rootone site.
Q: Can I use Rootone on vegetable or fruit cuttings?
A: Rootone is only made to be used on ornamental plants.
Basil/Herbs and Rootone - Plant Propagation Forum - GardenWeb (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CEMQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.gardenweb.com%2Fforums%2Fload%2Fpropa%2F msg0119183127537.html&ei=Nqc8TMC9B5SesQOt6rzaCg&usg=AFQjCNFhtGbl629JIcGNRuDK6_xbW2FFMQ)
jeffreyp
07-13-2010, 01:59 PM
doesn't make sense for hard wood trees. By the time a citrus tree fruits the rooting chemical is long gone.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-15-2010, 06:01 PM
My male and female Hollyberry cuttings are showing signs of growth!!! :woohoonaner:
Here's the male "Blue Prince" Holly cutting, and you can see the leaf bud in the center is beginning to grow...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3076.jpg
Same thing with my "Blue Princess" female Hollyberry cutting, the leaf bud in the center is beginning to grow again...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3077.jpg
The Wilt-Pruf I sprayed the cuttings with has really preserved them during this process. I've had Holly leaves simply drop off in the past because of too much moisture loss during the rooting process, but these ones are just perfect!
: )
jeffreyp
07-15-2010, 11:28 PM
I've used something similar to rootone called dip-n-gro on citrus. I like hollyberry's idea of using wiltproof. Another option is to use damp sand in minipots in their own minigreenhouse like I mentioned before.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-17-2010, 12:13 PM
Amazing that these Callicarpa cuttings are starting to root already in such a short period of time! :woohoonaner:
No Wilt-Pruf sprayed on these guys though because they're rooting in water. I'll spray them when I transfer them into soil in about a week...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3113.jpg
More still...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3114.jpg
Hope everyone's cuttings are doing well. :waving:
: )
Dean W.
07-17-2010, 02:26 PM
My Rose of Sharon cuttings are desicating badly. All the leaves dried up on them. I did use root tone, but there in the greenhouse. It's been getting a 100 degrees easy in there.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-17-2010, 03:37 PM
Maybe should have tried covering them. Sorry to hear that, Dean.
: (
Dean W.
07-17-2010, 03:49 PM
I can always get more cuttings. Maybe there is a better season to do it.
The Hollyberry Lady
07-18-2010, 08:35 AM
Spring is notorious for being a great time to root cuttings. Good luck with your next ones.
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
07-19-2010, 04:24 PM
All these potted succulent cuttings have developed roots...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3125.jpg
Gonna try a bit of an experiment...
I have a green Maple tree seedling and I learned that Maple trees become more dense and full if you prune the tops off of them when they reach a foot tall or so. I wonder if the cutting will root into a whole other tree?
: o
No point in throwing it away and not giving it a try - gonna prune it anyway so the tree will get bushy.
I'll spray the tree top with wilt-pruf to give it a really good chance of survival until roots appear. I've never tried to propagate a tree from cuttings.
Here's the Maple tree today just before I "top" it...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3126.jpg
Be interesting to see how it works out...
: )
Here's a "Sticks on Fire" rooted from a cutting. Dont know much about it but a nursery owner in LA gave me it after we had talked for a long while last March. ......maybe he just wanted to get rid of me:ha:
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0368.jpg
sunfish
07-19-2010, 08:00 PM
Across the alley
Stick's on Fire
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34498&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34498&ppuser=2868)
Across the alley
Stick's on Fire
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34498&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34498&ppuser=2868)
Thanks Tony, I think I'm going to need a bigger pot!:ha:
Dalmatiansoap
07-20-2010, 06:24 AM
that looks like a fun growing suculent
sunfish
07-20-2010, 09:27 AM
The sap of the firestick succulent plant can cause skin irritation and temporary blindness if it comes into contact with the skin or eyes.
There seems to be some confusion between the Firestick plant and Pencil tree. Some sites say it's the same plant others say it's different.
that looks like a fun growing suculent
That old line!:ha:
john_ny
07-20-2010, 07:40 PM
HB Lady - I don't know what type of maple you have, but I can tell you of some of my experiences. I have a silver (garbage) maple on the property, and it produces millions of seeds, that germinate everywhere. I have grown a few Norway maples, from seed. These are more substantial, and make nice shade trees. Most of what I have dealt with are Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum). We've produced over 150,000 of these, from seed. There is a cemetary nearby, that is over 250 years old. They have all kinds of old J. Maples there, and I was allowed to gather seed. The most popular kind was the low growing, more shrub like, rather than tree form, variety called, "disectum".there leaves are the real skinny lacy like ones. However, when you gather the seed, you only get from ½ to 1% of this type, even if the seeds are taken from a disectum parent. So, I figured I'd look into rooting some cuttings. I found that there is a very small window of time, each year, only a matter of weeks, when cuttings are viable. I tried, a couple of times, unsuccessfully. This is why most of these plants are grafted.
Now, though, I have another plant that is notoriously easy to root from cuttings, even a single leaf; the cane type begonias. We have one that has been in my wife's family for over 100 years. I took one of the progeny outside a few weeks ago, for it's summer vacation, and a leaf got broken off. I took it inside, and placed it in a glass of water and, two or three weeks later, here is the result.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34529&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34529&ppuser=826)
The Hollyberry Lady
07-21-2010, 04:04 PM
Wow, thanks for the great information, John, and the cool shot too. I don't anticipate having much success with the maple cutting and actually this evening it's not looking that great, but I was topping the tree anyway and just thought I'd give it a try.
Anyway, here's some Callicarpa cuttings whose roots grew in a glass of water. I'm potting these ones up tonight. Two of these are going to be yours, Howard! :ha: Just wanna get them into soil and get them growing a bit but I'd say your two beautyberry shrubs are in the bag! Look at these beautiful white roots...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3136.jpg
Great shots of your 'sticks on fire' cutting, Bob! Thanks for sharing a piece with me.
: )
saltydad
07-21-2010, 09:24 PM
Sticks on Fire_
Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire'*at*San Marcos Growers (http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=622)
Great Sherry! Now to just think into the future and figure out where to put these guys in a year or so. :ha:
The Hollyberry Lady
07-22-2010, 03:04 AM
Howard, when you saw the size of my shrubs, you may have felt gripping fear! :ha:
My one has a 6 foot spread!
: o
Keep in mind that Callicarpa shrubs can be shaped and pruned to any size you desire keeping them. However, when they are allowed to sprawl and grow large, they are stunning specimens. My pics hardly do them justice, in fact.
My cuttings have been taken from a three year old established shrub and they will begin producing berries likely immediately.
Although...
there's a possibilty that you may miss out on fruits this season though due to the interruption in natural growth and plus the rooting process. It will be interesting to see how the cutting shrubs perform. They are perennial and come back reliably each year with no mulching required.
I find pruning the shoots makes the shrubs bushier but at some point you just let them grow and don't interfere - unless you want to keep a smaller shrub and then you can prune them on-going.
I'll show shots of your actual little shrubs later when I get them going for ya, Howard. They've rooted though so the hard part is over!
Bob, yours need to be mailed soon because they're outgrowing my window sills! :ha: The cuttings have grown several new branches, with leaves and roots everywhere. :02:
: )
john_ny
07-23-2010, 03:39 PM
Regarding the use of rooting hormones on edibles, I think that manufacturers are just covering themselves. (although, years ago, I heard a rumor that some nursery in New Jersey got fined for doing so) Look at ads, in newspapers these days, and you can see a half page ad for heartburn (or something else) medication, and then a full page of warnings, dangers, disclaimers, etc. It boils down that this should cure (whatever ails you), but you may get nausea, vomiting, depression, suicidal tendencies, or even death.
If I dip a peach cutting in a 01.5% solution of hormone, most of the solution runs off,
maybe 1 drop clings, the cutting roots and, two years later, the tree is 6 feet, and I pick 30 peaches from it, how much of 1½% of one drop is in each peach?
The Hollyberry Lady
07-25-2010, 04:46 PM
Really especially loving these succulent cuttings at the front of the pot from "ShearMe" in Texas. They're sure looking good today and taking off nicely for me...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3168.jpg
: )
Abnshrek
07-26-2010, 03:43 PM
Plumera cuttings I got from Jimmy :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34816&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34816)
Dragon Fruit I rooted in the last month & growing (from Dean) :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34819&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34819)
sunfish
07-26-2010, 04:04 PM
Mexican Lime from cutting
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34824&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34824&ppuser=2868)
The Hollyberry Lady
07-27-2010, 09:58 AM
Female Holly cuttings...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3171.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
07-30-2010, 08:23 AM
It was only one tiny little piece that Zac sent, but I'm just loving this white, green, and pink colored sedum cutting from Texas. It's really taking off for me now...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3207.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
08-03-2010, 09:34 AM
Plumeria cutting from Bob, that I stuck in the ground. It's rooted & really taking off nicely for me now...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3216.jpg
: )
Richard
08-03-2010, 11:23 PM
About half of the 53 fig cuttings I rooted in late June are now sporting new leaves.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/53_Fig_Cuttings_400x300.jpg
soundofthemusic1
08-08-2010, 12:05 PM
First of all, congratulations to everyone on a great success in rooting cuttings, and thank you for posting your pictures. It helps me understand there are so many plants that can root from cuttings with proper care.
However, I share the same experience with Dean that after three new leaves appeared on my rose cutting, it desiccated due to the heat of 100 degrees hot weather here. I did try to revive it, by putting a plastic bag on and by keeping some water on the bottom of the pot, but to no avail.
In the past, I have tried hard reviving all my plants that got damaged by deer, rabbits, the weather, and my inexperience. Sadly to say, my success rate is very low when the plant is semi-hardwood or hardwood. I wonder whether I can ask for some advice on my hydrangea that suffered severe damage by the deer. It has a sentimental value to me because my mom rooted the hydrangea from cuttings a year ago.
Since the damage, I have tried to keep it watered and some leaves did come back, showing a sign of recovery. But then the new leaves dried up. The weather has been too hot with no rain. I must have underwater it one day, or maybe I didn’t need to fertilize it, or both. I checked the plant this morning, and the branches are starting to look dry. So, I covered it with newspapers even though it is in a shady, less visible area.
Other than covering it up and watering it, what else can I do to save it?
I hope it is appropriate to post my question in this forum. Thanks!
The Hollyberry Lady
08-08-2010, 01:39 PM
SoundoftheMusic1...
Is there a chance you could show a shot of your hydrangea?
It definitely sounds like it's suffered a dry spell and that's likely the cause for the dry leaves and branches. Hydrangeas like a lot of water, so you'll need to be consistent if you want it to flourish and do well for you.
Over-watering is usually followed by yellow leaves with black edges. When underwatered, leaves usually droop and turn brown.
Glad this thread has been helpful to you...
I think you might have more success with your cuttings if you took them at a better time of year...Spring is usually best although many cuttings will root in Summer and Autumn as well. If you have supplemental plant lighting, even Winter is an option.
Moisture is the most important thing when trying to root cuttings, and providing a steady and uninterrupted supply of it, can be tricky. When I first started trying to root them, I failed miserably, over and over again. Practice is the best teacher of all and eventually you'll know just what conditions to provide, and that work the best.
Good Luck!
: )
saltydad
08-08-2010, 06:01 PM
Soundofthemusic1- I had a brug cutting that was growing outside beautifully that was stripped to a stick by rabbits. After cursing up a storm, I pulled the stick out and potted it in a mix of MiracleGro potting soil and perlite, as I do for my plumeria cuttings, and brought it inside for the winter. It did real well, although did have spider mites. I brought the pot outside slowly this spring, and it is 3 ft. tall now with a side shoot over a ft. Good luck.
soundofthemusic1
08-09-2010, 10:43 AM
Hi, Sherry,
Thank you, as always, for your kind words and encouragement.
My newly purchased batteries won't power on my camera; it will take eight hours to charge them before I can try to take a picture. I have an out-dated digital camera, and I'm assuming that Cannon has fixed some problem when the camera was shipped to them for repairs recently. I would like to show some photos when I get them.
My mom rooted those hydrangea cuttings in hot summer days here in Georgia, with plain ground soil in a pot and no rooting hormones. Any plants that come from other's special care, such as the plants you grow for others, are all very precious. I wish deer and rabbits can understand that before they destroy plant lives.
And thank you, Saltydad or Howard if I'm not mistaken,
I have been placing plants back into pots or moving them to a more hidden place for all injured plants. I was just debating whether I should do that this morning in the very humid weather here in Georgia.
Both Sherry and you help me understand soil is a major key to success of growing plants, and so is perlite. Boy, did I learn that lesson hard this past spring when 95% of my seeds did not sprout - I made a huge mistake, buying 20 bags of potting soil/top soil from Lowes?
I’m very happy for your brug cutting. What a great comeback! There may be just tiny hope left for my hydrangea.
Thank you both again!
Rae from Georgia
soundofthemusic1
08-10-2010, 10:11 AM
Hi, Everybody,
I'm not 100% sure how to post a photo here, so please bear with me.
This was my hydrangea, back in May, after about a month's growth for the first time outdoors:
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35460&ppuser=5961><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35460&size=1 border=0></a>
Here is a picture of what it looked like this morning after I placed it back into a pot:
<a ref=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35456&limit=recent><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35456&size=1 border=0></a>
Same picture but without the flashlight:
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35457&limit=recent><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35457&size=1 border=0></a>
I can't get a clear picture of the stem to show you, but there is hardly any green left.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35458&limit=recent><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35458&size=1 border=0></a>
The branch on the left died after the deer nearly demolish it two month ago. The branch on the right was showing signs of severe stress yesterday and looked dead this morning.
I couldn't tell how the root looked like because I didn't want to disturb the soil around it. I did use a plastic bag to cover it up and placed the pot in a shady area with dappled sun between 11-2. I also read more information from other web sites that DO NOT USE FERTILIZER at this time. My questions is this, can I at least use 10-10-10, to help with the recovery process even though it looked like 99.9% dead?
I will do what Sherry suggests in another thread. Just try and experiment with it, as I did in the past. It would be an accomplishment if I can save it.
Thank you!!!
Rae from Georgia
Tony O
08-10-2010, 10:56 AM
I'd hold back on any fertilizer4 till it starts growing again. Also, don't over water it or the roots could rot. Did you get some cuttings from it?
The Hollyberry Lady
08-10-2010, 11:19 AM
Rae, this is very important...
NEVER
fertilize a sick or unhealthy plant, as it will almost always result in death! Just plain water and no strong sunlight, are your best chances for success. Thanks for sharing shots with us.
It sounds like you are doing things right and I sure wish you luck. Hopefully it will sprout some new leaves for you shortly...
: )
soundofthemusic1
08-10-2010, 11:59 AM
Thank you, Tony O and Sherry,
No, I did not get any cuttings because the plant looked dead to me. But I did cut off bits and pieces from the right-hand side branch to look for any vital signs; that branch was still somewhat alive until this morning.
Thank you both for the tips on fertilizers and water. You have been more than helpful.
Rae from Georgia
pineapplefarmerwannabe
08-13-2010, 12:56 PM
All these potted succulent cuttings have developed roots...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3125.jpg
Gonna try a bit of an experiment...
I have a green Maple tree seedling and I learned that Maple trees become more dense and full if you prune the tops off of them when they reach a foot tall or so. I wonder if the cutting will root into a whole other tree?
: o
No point in throwing it away and not giving it a try - gonna prune it anyway so the tree will get bushy.
I'll spray the tree top with wilt-pruf to give it a really good chance of survival until roots appear. I've never tried to propagate a tree from cuttings.
Here's the Maple tree today just before I "top" it...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3126.jpg
Be interesting to see how it works out...
: )
I actually rooted a maple limb about 7 years ago,when I was 16 at my stepdad's house,I didn't use any hormone,just watered it a lot.
The Hollyberry Lady
08-25-2010, 11:33 AM
Good Lord, not more Beautyberry cuttings...
Yup, more! :ha:
These ones have many berries on them so I'm looking forward to seeing how easily they root...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3382.jpg
: )
soundofthemusic1
08-25-2010, 02:20 PM
Good Lord, not more Beautyberry cuttings...
Yup, more! :ha:
These ones have many berries on them so I'm looking forward to seeing how easily they root...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3382.jpg
: )
Hi, Sherry,
Are you trying to root those beautyberry cuttings in water or soil this time?
My mom rooted hydrangea cuttings with flowers on them in potted soil with success, maybe less flowers than the berries you show. What you are trying sounds very hard, but still feasible, to me. Definitely, I'm curious about the development of your beautyberry cuttings.
Best of luck to you... :o
Rae from Georgia
The Hollyberry Lady
08-25-2010, 09:30 PM
Definitely trying to root these in water because it seems to be a very successful method with Callicarpa and I love how easy it all is.
I got the feeling from my last cuttings, they could go on growing indefinitely in the water and the roots grew like crazy. I did root a few in soil too with a bit of softwood rooting hormone (wood was soft then but now it's hard) and they were successful also but slower to take, I found.
I definitely wanted to supply those big berries on my new cuttings with some steady moisture and knew that the water would be best for this. Hoping they'll root fairly quicky for me even though they are focused on ripening their fruits, not growing roots.
Normally you wouldn't root cuttings with fruits already on the vines because it's the wrong time. Better to wait until the plant is in vigorous vegetative growth, as most plants are in Spring. This is kind of an experiment because Beautyberry is so easy to work with.
All my other cuttngs will be mailed out within the week to the folks I promised them to. They are ready! Get them in the ground promptly and the roots will have plenty of time to establish for next Spring. Or you can keep them inside all Winter and put them out next year. That's up to you guys.
Some cuttings are larger than others, but all of them have excellent root systems which is what counts at this early stage. Don't prune them anymore this year when you receive them, unless they are staying inside. Otherwise, begin pruning again next Spring.
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
09-29-2010, 09:39 AM
Remember these cuttings I got from Zac in Texas?...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3051.jpg
Well just look at one of them now blooming in my indoor bathroom garden: :rolleyes:
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3681.jpg
I love the way the little flowers look like mini pink lilies...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3684.jpg
Lots more buds that will bloom soon...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3683.jpg
Thanks Zac!
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
09-30-2010, 02:01 PM
Took these shots today:
This is one of my favorite sedum cuttings from Zac in Texas because of the tri-colored leaves (green, white, and pink). It's slow growing but I can tell it's going to be a real beauty once it gets going...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3727.jpg
Took this shot of the whole pot so the other Texas succulents could be seen...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3725.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
10-11-2010, 12:38 AM
Autumn is a time when Holly shrubs put on their best growth. Must be why my "blue princess" female holly cutting is beginning to grow...or at least the leaf bud in the centre is really swelling much more now and I'm waiting for it to burst open with new leaves...
Not the best shot because I was in the middle of misting some stuff, but I took a fast shot to show how healthy it still is after all these months...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3793.jpg
I removed the one other set of leaves only to encourage it to root a little quicker. I'm actually shocked that it's rooted at all because it's not traditional to root Holly cuttings upright in the soil. I used Wilt-Pruf though to lock in the moisture which I think played a big role.
These cuttings are for Saltydad when they root more, as they are just beginning and much slower because these cuttings were taken late in the season...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3760.jpg
: )
soundofthemusic1
10-18-2010, 03:58 PM
Sherry,
Those tri-colored sedum of yours are indeed beautiful. When I visited the sedum garden at Stanford University a few years ago, I saw all sorts of interesting sedums, but nothing tri-colored. Are they Sedum spurium Tricolor?
I removed the one other set of leaves only to encourage it to root a little quicker. I'm actually shocked that it's rooted at all because it's not traditional to root Holly cuttings upright in the soil.
It is very interesting to learn that it is not traditional to root Holly cuttings upright in the soil, but how else will you root them?
When I read about your rooting Marigold in water, it inspired me to root basil the same way. I covered my glass jar with a plastic bag and put tiny bit of fertilizer in the water, and in about a week, the basil cuttings rooted. It was really a fun and satisfying experience. Thank you, Sherry, for the inspiration. :goteam:
Richard
10-18-2010, 06:53 PM
Got Hylocereus cuttings? :)
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Hylocereus_cuttings_2010-10_300x400.jpg
The Hollyberry Lady
10-18-2010, 09:20 PM
Great cuttings, Richard! :goteam:
Rae, I apologize but somehow your post got past me and I didn't see it until now...
As for the tri-colored sedum...I understand it is pretty special although I'm not sure what it is exactly. Would you like a piece in Spring when it really gets going? Zac from Texas sent me the cutting and tells me they're slow to get growing but once they do...look out! He only sent me a tiny 2" piece but it got tall enough for me to break it apart and now I have two cuttings growing. They are both doing super and I can tell they will grow terrific here.
Holly cuttings are normally not rooted the way I've done mine at all...
Normally 6" Holly cuttings are taken from new canes of new growth while the bush is dormant, which means the cutting will be leafless. Although they are leafless they still have bumps on the canes known as bud unions. The following year's leaves grow from these.
You dip a bundle of these cuttings in a hardwood rooting hormone powder and tie them together in groups of about 5-10. In an area of your garden that receives full sunshine, dig a hole 12 inches deep. Drop the bundle in, in an upright position and cover it over with 6" of soil.
Mark the area with a stake, so in Springtime you know where to look for little sprouting Holly shrubs...
: )
Richard
10-18-2010, 09:49 PM
Holly cuttings are normally not rooted the way I've done mine at all...
Propagation under mist of Holly and related plants is popular in the trade. Take hardwood cuttings just as the plants are breaking winter dormancy -- about the diameter of a pencil and a few feet long with plenty of nodes near the end. Dip them in rooting hormone and pot in porous media, then put them in a mist bed. If you don't have a mist bed and you are just doing a few, then a cloche works very well provided the day time media temperature is in the low 70's F and the night time media temperature stays above 60 F.
The Hollyberry Lady
10-18-2010, 09:58 PM
It's not necessary to be this technical however with your environment or conditions. I rooted my Holly cutting in an open bathroom window, and in such a way that contradicts what all the textbooks say about how to root Holly cuttings. It was a successful experiment.
Don't be discouraged by technicalities that really are not necessary and certainly not the only way of doing things. I didn't even need to mist my Holly cutting, although I did use Wilt-Pruf to lock in moisture while rooting took place.
Sorry again Rae, about missing your post. Hope this answers your questions. Great too about your Basil! :goteam:
: )
Richard
10-18-2010, 10:14 PM
It's not necessary to be this technical however with your environment or conditions.
Yes it's true that some plants root easily. Hylocereus is especially easy, just stick cuttings into moist well-draining soil and ignore them for 6 weeks.
But a cloche technical? I think of it more as indispensable. Try open rooting of Myrteae some time.
soundofthemusic1
10-18-2010, 10:25 PM
Great cuttings, Richard! :goteam:
Rae, I apologize but somehow your post got past me and I didn't see it until now...
As for the tri-colored sedum...I understand it is pretty special although I'm not sure what it is exactly. Would you like a piece in Spring when it really gets going? Zac from Texas sent me the cutting and tells me they're slow to get growing but once they do...look out! He only sent me a tiny 2" piece but it got tall enough for me to break it apart and now I have two cuttings growing. They are both doing super and I can tell they will grow terrific here.
Holly cuttings are normally not rooted the way I've done mine at all...
Normally 6" Holly cuttings are taken from new canes of new growth while the bush is dormant, which means the cutting will be leafless. Although they are leafless they still have bumps on the canes known as bud unions. The following year's leaves grow from these.
You dip a bundle of these cuttings in a hardwood rooting hormone powder and tie them together in groups of about 5-10. In an area of your garden that receives full sunshine, dig a hole 12 inches deep. Drop the bundle in, in an upright position and cover it over with 6" of soil.
Mark the area with a stake, so in Springtime you know where to look for little sprouting Holly shrubs...
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Sherry,
No apology necessary. :cool:
When I googled this afternoon, your sedum appeared to be Sedum spurium Tricolor. If so, it is a groundcover that will have pink flower in the summer. I grow several sedums; they are really easy for me, but I don't know why deer would eat them. And thanks for offering the cutting to me. I may accept your offer at a later time.
What a thorough explanation of how to root holly cuttings :drum: ! I now understand the big difference is no leaves are required for the rooting process.
Best of luck to you and everyone else with your cuttings!
Jananas Bananas
10-18-2010, 10:35 PM
I wonder if I could get Texas sage to root like that? I need to trim one of my bushes and was hoping to root the cuttings. It is my favorite bush but it has gotten kind of gangly looking and hope I can give it a "haircut".
It is the bush in the background. The one in the foreground is also a Texas sage "Silver" but it grows much slower.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37626&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37626)
Let me know what you think Sherry - need some advice!
~JaNan
The Hollyberry Lady
10-18-2010, 10:46 PM
Despite the technical textbook answer Richard will likely give shortly, I am huge on experimenting Janan, and have done many times what the textbooks said could not be done, so I say...
go for it! :goteam:
Let us know what happens...
Gorgeous shot, by the way Janan!
: )
Richard
10-18-2010, 11:16 PM
There is an short but informative article about Texas Sage here: Wikipedia - Leucophyllum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum). Green cuttings are easily rooted in soil media or inert porous media with or without hormone. The hormone in seaweed extract will work just as well as rooting hormone with these plants.
As the Hollyberry Lady suggests, go for experimentation! I always like to know ahead of time what the known successes and pitfalls are -- especially before experimenting with several thousand dollars of nursery stock.
Willow87
10-26-2010, 03:53 PM
I took a cutting from my P. Incense today. Here is a picture. I'm hoping for some success.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37828&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37828)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 05:28 PM
Wow...cool Cameron! :08:
As you know, I've rooted passiflora cuttings before too, and in fact one of them I sent to Bob recently in the States.
They really are not difficult and take a few weeks. East light or a grow light is preferable. Just make sure, as I have mentioned already, that the leaves are not touching the covering while rooting is taking place.
Here's some stuff I am currently rooting:
"Sticks on Fire" (Euphorbia Tirucalli) succulent cuttings from Bob...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3953.jpg
Rooted Martha Washington Pelargonium cutting in wine glass filled with water. You can see the roots...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3962.jpg
Roger Meyer Dragon Fruit cutting from Bob & Patty...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3915.jpg
: )
Willow87
10-26-2010, 05:32 PM
Thanks Sherry. This is my first time rooting passion vine cuttings. I was removing alot of dead vines from the Incense and I accidentally broke a piece. So I just decided that I would root it instead of throwing it away. Your cuttings look great! Good luck with them
:)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 05:44 PM
Thanks Cameron. That's exactly what you should do when a piece of a plant breaks off...try to root it. :08:
I took my cover off each day and misted my cuttings just to spoil them, but it isn't necessary. However it is true that misted cuttings root faster with much less drying out. I use wilt-pruf these days though, to replace misting, and it ensures minimal moisture loss.
Let us know how things work out for you, Cameron...
: )
sunfish
10-26-2010, 05:48 PM
Wow...cool Cameron! :08:
As you know, I've rooted passiflora cuttings before too, and in fact one of them I sent to Bob recently in the States.
They really are not difficult and take a few weeks. East light or a grow light is preferable. Just make sure, as I have mentioned already, that the leaves are not touching the covering while rooting is taking place.
Here's some stuff I am currently rooting:
"Sticks on Fire" (Euphorbia Tirucalli) succulent cuttings from Bob...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3953.jpg
Rooted Martha Washington Pelargonium cutting in wine glass filled with water. You can see the roots...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3962.jpg
Roger Meyer Dragon Fruit cutting from Bob & Patty...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3915.jpg
: )
Which Passiflora's have you rooted ? I've found some more difficult nthan other.
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 05:52 PM
I rooted "Caerulea" Tony...and sent it to Bob In New Jersey after I rooted it and grew it for a few months. It continues to grow for him now. :goteam:
I used a 2L pop bottle to cover it, making sure none of the leaves touched the bottle in any way. The process took about three weeks in my east facing kitchen window.
Maybe Bob will show a shot of it...
: )
Willow87
10-26-2010, 06:10 PM
Wow I've never heard of wilt pruf. I need to save more bottles lol. I used a plastic strawberry carton as a mini greenhouse. I still have one so maybe I could use that too
Willow87
10-26-2010, 06:48 PM
I love Caerulea. I'm going to look for it next year. I think that's my favorite type of passion vine.
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 07:17 PM
I agree Cameron, and Caerulea is my favorite also. The leaves are such a luxuriously dark green and they feel silky.
As long as your plastic cover is large enough so the cutting doesn't touch it and it lets light through, anything can be used as a pseudo-greenhouse. :08:
Bet your cutting will root into a new vine soon!
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 07:27 PM
By the way, Cameron...
Did you know Caerulea is recommended for container growing? Yup, it is.
Here's the very vine I rooted Bob's cutting from. I grew it from seed and it's nearly two years old now. Here it was last Autumn when I brought it into the sunporch. I put a trellis behind the pot for it to climb...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/426.jpg
If you notice how incredibly bushy & full it is? This is a direct result of constant pruning of the new shoots. This is how vines like to be treated and should be pruned regularily to make them dense.
Even your cutting, Cameron...be sure to prune it lots once it gets growing for you. You won't believe how full it will get for you.
: )
Willow87
10-26-2010, 07:28 PM
Around here its mostly an evergreen except during colder winters. I'm going to find someone local who grows them. The ones I've seen in the Nurseries are too overpriced in my opinion. I'm hoping I'll have a new rooted passion vine soon. The Maypop has roots on it already, so would it take less time to get new growth?
Willow87
10-26-2010, 07:31 PM
Wow Sherry that is beautiful!!!!! I think that was my problem with my other one. I didnt prune it enough. I had it growing in a container and it got huge. Great Job Sherry!
sunfish
10-26-2010, 07:51 PM
Passiflora Coral Glow from cutting
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37830&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37830&ppuser=2868)
Mexican Lime
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37832&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37832&ppuser=2868)
Willow87
10-26-2010, 07:53 PM
Wow great pictures Tony!
sunfish
10-26-2010, 08:08 PM
If you want your Passiflora to flower you'll need to let it grow some long branches
Willow87
10-26-2010, 08:11 PM
Ok. I trimmed the dead parts of the P. Incense but I definitely want it to grow more. I have to bring it indoors this year. So I'm hoping it will do well. My poor humidifier is going to have to work overtime this winter lol
sunfish
10-26-2010, 08:36 PM
Ok. I trimmed the dead parts of the P. Incense but I definitely want it to grow more. I have to bring it indoors this year. So I'm hoping it will do well. My poor humidifier is going to have to work overtime this winter lol
That is fine go ahead and keep it trimmed through the winter. Come spring let it grow if you want it to flower. You can trim it back again next winter and root the cuttings
Willow87
10-26-2010, 08:38 PM
Thanks Tony. So how far back should I trim it?
sunfish
10-26-2010, 08:45 PM
Thanks Tony. So how far back should I trim it?
You do not have to trim it. It's just a matter of what is manageable for you.
Willow87
10-26-2010, 08:49 PM
Oh ok. I have it in a 5 gallon pot right now. its a nice size because its not too big. If the cutting i have roots, then I may trim off a few more to root those
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2010, 08:54 PM
I've trimmed mine back as far as 6" with success....but I was overwintering mine and couldn't bring a huge vine in the house. Even one cut to soil line returned for me.
Keep in mind also that some vines grown from seed don't flower until the 2nd year.
After initially pruning your vines and when you have many branches going in every direction, just let them run, as Tony suggests. Some of mine wrapped around my trellis 3 times over! :eek:
: )
Willow87
10-26-2010, 08:59 PM
Oh wow. I'm hoping mine thrive. I cant wait to see the flowers next year
sunfish
10-26-2010, 09:02 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34658&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34658&si=incense)
Willow87
10-26-2010, 09:12 PM
Oh WOW! that's breath taking. Thanks for posting that pic Tony
soundofthemusic1
10-27-2010, 11:22 AM
Oh WOW! that's breath taking. Thanks for posting that pic Tony
I second that, Cameron. Tony is also an amazing grower of potted citrus trees. I don't always see all the great pictures of plants posted by everyone, and certainly I don't mean to offend other advanced gardeners in the org, but Tony's pictures have caught my eye. ;)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-28-2010, 12:57 PM
I have to agree that Tony's pretty fantastic! :goteam:
Tony, you've got some of the best damn passiflora vines I've ever seen! I'd love to do a seedtrade with you sometime...
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
11-24-2010, 12:07 AM
Rooted this little polka dot cutting under glass. It'll be a deep red color when it gets some sun but here it was today...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00177.jpg
Also have dwarf keylime cuttings rooting too. :D I'll show soon...
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
12-18-2010, 06:10 PM
Trying to root this succulent cutting from Janan...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00760.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
12-19-2010, 02:37 AM
Also trying to root these colorful succulent cuttings from Janan as well...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00766.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
12-27-2010, 10:16 AM
My Roger Meyer Dragon Fruit cutting is growing roots everywhere...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00917.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
01-09-2011, 03:45 PM
Here's the "Leopard Spots" mother of a thousand cutting from JaNan to the left of the photo, that's now shot right up for me...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01404.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
01-23-2011, 05:15 PM
Wow...just look at it today! It's growing like crazy...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01729.jpg
Thanks, JaNan! ;)
: )
Jananas Bananas
01-23-2011, 05:28 PM
AND it's starting to make it's own babies I see! Good job Sherry, resurrecting it from dead!!!! YOU rock! :0517: ~J
The Hollyberry Lady
01-23-2011, 05:52 PM
Oh and here's another cutting I took today and am working on rooting...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01742.jpg
It's a Gaultheria Procumbens "Hillberry" dwarf shrublet that will have red berries on it! :D
Here too is my morning lights succulent cutting rooted now...it's from JaNan. ;)
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01745.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
01-29-2011, 05:30 PM
This little plant started from cuttings has really taken off for me...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01806.jpg
: )
Richard
01-31-2011, 09:41 PM
Here in coastal southern California, its time to take cuttings from Fig trees and root them. Here's one of my trees, already for pruning:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Janice-Kadota_2011-01-31_300x400.jpg
Dean W.
02-01-2011, 10:49 AM
Did you graft that tree, Richard? Or is that the way your supposed to prune them?
Richard
02-01-2011, 11:35 AM
Did you graft that tree, Richard? Or is that the way your supposed to prune them?
It's not grafted. What you see is the main tree with white bark and 3-4" diameter branches ending about waist high. That is where I typically prune it every year at this time. From that grow numerous (40+) whips 10-foot long or more that will be loaded with figs ripening in the late summer. However, last year's weather was very different, so I also pruned it in the mid summer and instead of harvesting figs I planted the 50 or so cuttings. Now what you see are the whips that emerged in the late-summer early fall. I will cut those for rooting, but also let the tree have its normal cycle of growth.
Dalmatiansoap
02-01-2011, 12:35 PM
Interesting method Richard. Im planning to plant few new Fig trees and I also have some old to prune. Is there somewhere better explanation of that pruning method so I can check that a bit better?
Richard
02-01-2011, 11:51 PM
Interesting method Richard. Im planning to plant few new Fig trees and I also have some old to prune. Is there somewhere better explanation of that pruning method so I can check that a bit better?
Check the 3rd paragraph: Figs for San Diego Climates (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/column/PTP_2009_09_Figs.htm)
The Hollyberry Lady
02-02-2011, 08:47 PM
JaNan, I put some of those little babies that grow off the 'leopard spots' mother-of-a-thousand leaves, in soil, and they are now rooting and getting a little bigger! Totally cool! :D
I'll show them soon...
: )
notrecruiting
02-03-2011, 12:15 AM
I don't have any pics but I've done several "clones". I've done mint and basil in water, I've done Bell peppers in water. I then read that it was a bad thing to root things in water, the posts said that the plant is realistically growing two sets of roots because the "water" roots can't do what needs to be done once put in soil so the plant needs to then grow "soil" roots. So, after reading that I've also done mint, basil, bell peppers and scotch bonnet peppers in soil....I personally feel that soil cloning is much more difficult. If the soil is too wet you get rot and fungus and mold and all sorts of problems. If your soil is too dry you don't get roots and the leaves dry out and die. I've found that what works best for me is the misting the leaves thing. I mist the leaves 'til the water drips down into the soil, and the top of the soil is just moist. I haven't tried the cover yet though. I sometimes cover seed that I'm trying to germinate to keep the soil moist, but even then I uncover them for a couple of hours a day to prevent mold and fungus.
The Hollyberry Lady
02-15-2011, 08:56 PM
I'm currently working on rooting cuttings from my weeping pussy willow tree...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02041.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02013.jpg
Notrecruiting...
Sounds to me like you've got the absolute right ideas about rooting cuttings, and I couldn't agree more about the water roots as opposed to soil roots. Oftentimes the transition from water to soil means the death of the cuttings, it it isn't covered until soil roots develop. I've learned the hard way unfortunately. :(
Misting is one the greatest tools when it comes to rooting cuttings and it can sometimes make or break the process. I also agree with what you said about removing covers for a time each day, to promote air-circulation and prevent mold growing bacterias from developing & spreading.
Thanks for your great post. :D
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
03-08-2011, 01:17 PM
I just took these softwood weeping pussy willow cuttings last night and today they're standing up tall under the plastic...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02537.jpg
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
03-12-2011, 01:45 PM
This Roger Meyer Dragon Fruit cutting I got from Bob (& Patty ;)) is really taking off nicely for me now...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02624.jpg
: )
Richard
03-17-2011, 07:46 PM
Here's 20 freshly-cut fig cuttings healed in 1-gallon pots and ready for propagation under mist ...
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Fig_Cuttings_2011-03-15_300x400.jpg
... like this!
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Fig_Cuttings_under_mist_300x400.jpg
The Hollyberry Lady
04-10-2011, 05:47 PM
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03568.jpg
Dwarf Keylime from Bob, rooted and growing. :D
: )
Jananas Bananas
04-12-2011, 07:35 PM
Trying to root this tomato piece in my AeroGarden that I accidentally broke off my tomato:
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110412014.jpg
~J
The Hollyberry Lady
04-12-2011, 07:43 PM
I bet it works JaNan. The instruction booklet says that cuttings will root in the A-G.
Good luck! :goteam:
: )
Patty in Wisc
04-12-2011, 10:01 PM
I've been good at rooting cuttings but, the last year I could not root fig cuttings as before. I told R3tic & Magilla Gorrila I would root some & send them. I tried 3-4 times & they wouldn't take. Finally, they rooted & were putting out leaves - in a cup, on the sill in sunroom. I had the window open & was gone during a wind storm & they got blown off... laying on floor dead. But yet, 3-4 yrs ago, I broke off 2 small branches by accident & just stuck them in soil in pot & they grew!!! No hormone....not even cut - just broke off & stuffed in. Go figure!
The Hollyberry Lady
04-12-2011, 10:18 PM
I rooted Fig cuttings in a glass of water in my south window. ;)
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
04-23-2011, 10:38 AM
Weird, but one of my dwarf keylime cuttings from Bob is developing buds before leaves...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04157.jpg
This cutting has no buds but it's putting on leaves...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04161.jpg
: )
Jananas Bananas
04-24-2011, 12:09 PM
This is a tomato that I accidentally broke off when trying to get it on the other side of the trellis. I stuck it down into a pod of the AeroGarden and it rooted - very well I might add! :)
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424078.jpg
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424084.jpg
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110424076.jpg
It will be going back in a pot and outside today!
~JaNan
The Hollyberry Lady
05-03-2011, 10:13 AM
That's so awesome, JaNan. I haven't tried cuttings yet in the A-G but I might in future when I buy more systems.
I'm going to try to root some Hydrangea cuttings soon. I'll get some shots.
: )
Jananas Bananas
05-03-2011, 10:19 AM
Thanks Sherry! That's a large growing tomato so it is outside now. I have started another rooting/cloning try now:
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110428006.jpg
New Guinea Impatients
~JaNan
The Hollyberry Lady
05-03-2011, 10:32 AM
Impatiens cuttings root easily in a glass of water so no doubt they'll do excellent in the A-G!
You should keep it in there and let it bloom! :goteam:
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
05-13-2011, 08:39 AM
"Orange Mint" cuttings rooted and growing...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0218.jpg
The leaves smell like earl grey tea and orange bergamot.
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
06-07-2011, 09:30 PM
This is just about one of the best horticultural experiences I've ever had! Oh how I've waited for this
day. :D
Remember that one year old 'blue princess' holly cutting I had in my bathroom window? It took a year to root and the leafbud kept swelling and swelling, but didn't actually begin to grow until last week, when it burst wide open with all these leaves! Here it is today...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0679.jpg
What makes this so special is not only that it took a little over a year to grow, but also because holly cuttings are not normally rooted this way at all...it's very unusual. It was an experiment...one that turned out successful. I won't take all the credit though because some of it goes to "Wilt-Pruf" which I sprayed the cutting with when I first snipped it. ;)
This thing lived through a cold winter, open windows, steamy showers, and whatever else for over a year and now it's rooted and growing! I'm so thrilled. The male cutting didn't make it but it nearly did. I think I've discovered a new way to propagate holly!
Oh and those are the two 'jack-in-the-pulpit' seedlings that took a year to germinate too, also in the pot with the holly. They haven't begun to grow just yet but are doing well nonetheless. I'm waiting for some new growth and then I will transplant them. I intend on raising that holly girl cutting into a gorgoeus berrying shrub! Yippeeeeeeee!
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
06-09-2011, 10:57 PM
I just recently rooted these new polka dot cuttings using the extra light from my aero-garden. They're now growing...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0770.jpg
They're incredibly easy to root. ;)
: )
john_ny
06-10-2011, 11:24 AM
Quote
"What makes this so special is not only that it took a little over a year to grow, but also because holly cuttings are not normally rooted this way at all...it's very unusual"
You mention that holly cuttings are not normally rooted this way. How are they rooted, then?
The Hollyberry Lady
06-10-2011, 12:06 PM
Well John, normally you take 6" long cuttings from the new canes while they are dormant in late autumn. The leaves are all completely removed and a bundle of about 5-10 canes is tied together and buried in a 12" deep hole, so there is at least 6" of soil covering the canes. You don't want any part of them to be uncovered. Mark the area so that in springtime you know where to look for your new little Holly sprouts. You can then transplant them or leave them where they are. ;)
The way that I did it is very unusual but I believe that 'wilt-pruf' is key to my success. :D
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
07-24-2011, 01:55 PM
I picked this cool kit up yesterday because I heard it works fantastically. Anyone ever tried it?
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1929.jpg
It comes with 6 gel filled containers...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1932.jpg
Looking forward to giving it a try...
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
11-01-2011, 11:26 AM
A Fig cutting I have rooting in a jar of water...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2424.jpg
: )
lkailburn
11-02-2011, 08:51 PM
^ ooo, which variety?
-Luke
The Hollyberry Lady
11-02-2011, 08:59 PM
Atreano, I believe. ;)
: )
lkailburn
11-07-2011, 10:01 AM
Hbl- have you tried that gel root kit yet? I have seen that at my local nursery. What is in the gel? I get so worried with some of the kits because I keep hearing about things being carcinogenic and not for use for edibles(100% of what I grow).
-Luke
sandy0225
11-07-2011, 12:26 PM
I'm rooting a "little" cutting of alocasia calidora right now. It's about 7 feet tall!
The Hollyberry Lady
11-07-2011, 01:32 PM
Good luck, Sandy. Be sure to show us a shot later. ;)
Luke, I had two kits and ended up mailing one to Bob and the other to Janan, as gifts. I never did buy another for myself.
I don't have too much trouble just rooting stuff in soil or water so that's why I wasn't as motivated to try the kit myself. I did think they were cool though and Bob told me they worked for him previously and that it was cool because you could see the roots forming in the gel.
Maybe Janan could let us know how hers works out..
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
05-09-2012, 06:29 PM
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6159.jpg
Atreano fig cutting rooted in glass of water. :D
: )
Tim MA z6
05-11-2012, 05:55 AM
Great thread!
Does anyone know how to propagate Southern Magnolia? I have a 16 foot (5m) tall hardy cultivar in my back yard and cuttings don't root easy. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks.:03:
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