Pretty much the same as you. I have a 10'x7' cattle panel hoop house i have a misting setup placed inside. I need to upgrade my misting heads, I'm using the c style head now and i want a finer mist than they produce as i get more soil moisture than i desire in order to keep the cutting misted. Which model mist head to you use. I'm zone 7 here in Oklahoma.
Hi there.. Is there any way I can get in touch with you? I'm trying to set up a nursery here in Africa and could really use a mentor. I would be grateful if we could work something out. Looking forwards to hearing from you
Here in Oklahoma 7B, Have had success with ground layering, but that only works for low flexible branches. At this time I have 6 different cultivars with air layering started, using the clam shell with wet peat moss. But will also now start other cuttings as your method in this video.
If I use the little plastic shotgun solo cups; do I poke holes in the bottom or just cut the bottom out? Also, what season is the best time to do this? I’m in NC. Thanks for the video! Hydrangeas are my favorite! Would love to try this!
I dig a trench every year when I prune my plants. In the trench I place the nice straight cuts and then bury them part way. A few months later I dig out the trench and pot up what rooted in the red clay. (This works for mophead types. Panicale do not work this way)
Just bought a new hydrangea called Little Lime Punch! It blooms green and age to pink and reds. It can have all colors during the blooming period! I am anxious to see it bloom! Sadly it seems to still be under a patient but maybe one year I can try propagating it.
Great setup! On to part 2... BTW, did you notice that the caption file is blank? (at least when I viewed it) I've noticed that my vids do a bit better when captions are good. I found a way to fix it if the auto-captioning glitches and feel free to hit me up for it
I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to all of this, but I'm learning. If you've got a fix, I'd love to hear it! thanks... by the way, I've learned a lot from your channel!
I honestly had no idea you could propagate them! Seems now like a “duh” thing but I have a a ton of hydrangeas on one side of my house and none on the other, so this might help me balance everything out!
Love your channel, i would highly recommend that you raise those plug trays up off of the ground either put them on some pallets or an inverted bottom tray. if it stays in contact with the ground and its that wet, you will undoubtedly have pathogens move up from the ground and that will drop your propagation rate by a lot
Which video should I watch to learn how to propagate large numbers of hydrangeas without a mist system? I’m just starting out and have to pay people to build things for me so a mist system will have to wait a while. Thank you so much for your good teaching and sharing so much learning.
I’ve had good luck propagating hydrangeas. I live in New York and winter is just around the corner. What should I do with these new baby hydrangeas for the coming cold weather?
Great video and tutorial. I'd love to do this on a large scale, but I just don't have the space. I could grow maybe 300 - 400 plants to sell, but I would really like to 10X that amount.
@@savvydirtfarmer For the starts, yes. But when I start potting them up in 5 or 6 inch pots I quickly run out of space. When you say 20X20 I'm assuming you are talking about feet and not inches. I have an area of 8 feet by 8 feet and that's it.
@@northeasttexasgardener Your space is very small, but as you mentioned, you can still grow a few hundred small plants in even that space. Good thing about backyard growing is that it can work regardless of your space. Whether you have a patio to work with or several acres, growing plants doesn't require a lot of space. Sounds like you've got a pretty realistic idea of what you want to do.
Great videos, like going to school, awesome tutorials, thank you PS: Blew my mind with cutting hydrangea with only one node with no none in the soil. I want to do a backyard nursery, thanks
Yeah... I thought I had to have a stripped node under the soil and one above with the trimmed leaves. I will try this method this summer. I use the clear tote method for my container.
Thank you for video. Please please please-tell me where you buy this green plastic scooper for soil. ???? It’s s look so good ., big and comfortable …Zlata Florida
So if I could get a mist system started now, what would I do with the rooted cuttings over the winter? Would they be all right to leave in the plug trays or should they be potted up in 4” trays?
I leave my plants in their trays over winter and they do OK. I lose some, but for the way I do my nursery, no greenhouse or climate control,t that's just part of it. They freeze and thaw, get rain, buried in snow, whatever the winter brings.
@@savvydirtfarmer All is good. I am in the process of building my second bed ... My first(3 years ago) is 8x4 this one will be 20x4........ Time to get cutting!
Hi. I’m rewatching some of your videos as they are so informational. Question please. In winter/cold weather time. Do you still water plants sitting out in the open? Or do you just leave to natures watering?
I am a little confused about the medium to use for rooting stem cuttings. I used the mixture you recommend in this video in plug trays for my azalea and hydrangea cuttings, and put them under mist. In your video on Green Giant Arborvitae cuttings, you used sand and pine bark in a Dollar General dishpan. And that’s how I did my GG arb cuttings also. How do I know which to use for what? Are GG arbs the only plant to grow in the sand/pine bark medium, or can other cuttings be rooted this way too? Thanks as always for your great teaching!
No need to be confused! The reason for using a different media in plug trays is so the plug holds together when you pop it out. If you use sand for plugs, the sand just falls apart when you take them out and you have a bare root plant - which defeats the purpose of making plugs. When using sand in a dish pan, you want the sand to fall right off the roots as you dig them out, leaving you with bare rooted cuttings to pot. You can root anything in the sand/dishpans. You can root anything in plug trays.
@@savvydirtfarmer Well, actually that brings up another question: How would I decide if I want to end up with bare root cuttings or plugs? It seems the GG arbs are sturdier and woodier ending up as bare root cuttings but then, some arbs I have purchased have shipped as plugs still in the little pots.
@@hosta127 There's a trade off. Rooting in sand takes up much less space. Rooting as plugs seems to speed the process up a *little*, as the roots are never disturbed as they are when digging bare root plants. Also, plugs are valuable for certain plants when shipping, as plugs can be pretty much shipped year round. Bare root generally are only shipped when dormant. For the average joe small nursery, most plants are probably best rooted in sand, IMO.
I do not... maybe later when these are ready I'll make one. But the key is to not be in a hurry. They need to completely fill in these little trays first... maybe not until next Spring.
Gr8 video, I live in northeast, what do I do with them in winter? Keep at rm temp? What is lowest temp they can handle, what if not much sunlight? Thank u
I keep mine outside all winter, losing very few. We got below zero (unusual for us) this year. One reason I love paniculata hydrangeas is because they thrive overwinter in pots... just make sure whatever you're growing is hardy in your zone.
I propagated mine for the first time this year. It's been 6.5 weeks. It is doing great. At what point do I take it out of the propagation incubator, and put it in a pot?
I'm not sure what the incubator is, but if they are rooted, you can put them in a pot and keep them watered, and in the shade. Does the incubator have a lid, for humidity? If so, loosen it a little first for a week or two, to allow some drier air in... acclimating the rooted cuttings to a less humid environment slowly. Your chances of success will be much better.
@@savvydirtfarmer I watch Mike Kincade a lot. He suggests using a cleat plastic tote as an "incubator" for propagation. I have also tried 2 liter soda bottles, milk jugs, and other various items. The clear tots, and milk jugs work the best. But thanks for the advice. I will Crack it open tomorrow
Thanks for this video! 2 questions: 1) Can you get multiple cuttings from one stem? Like if there are 8 nodes on 1 stem can I get 8 plugs from the 1 stem? 2) Do you put multiple rooted plugs in 1x plant container? Or is that a no no? I feel like hydrangeas from the nursery have so many stems... Is that just 1 plant or can you put 6 plugs in a medium pot so it gets fuller/more established quickly. Thanks!!!
No - at least not the way I do it. I do them in the winter via hardwood cuttings, or in Mid Spring through summer with soft wood under mist. Maybe there's a way to do them now, but I'm not aware of it.
I stuck about 100 hydrangea cuttings but I’m not sure about what I did, so I will tell you what I did and ask some questions. The hydrangea cuttings I took are this year’s growth but seemed hard, so I treated them as hardwood cuttings and used the method you showed for arborvitae using sand and pine bark/soil conditioner. I did not wound the ends of the cuttings to encourage callousing. I do not have a mist system yet, so I put the cuttings in the rooting mixture in a Dollar Tree dishpan with holes and created a mini-greenhouse for the pan with a white trash bag propped up with sticks so as not to touch the leaves of the cuttings, which I had cut back as you show when rooting. I put the pan on the north side of the house. I am in zone 7. Do you think there is any hope for rooting, or just wait and see?
Sure, there is hope. All you can do is wait and watch. At this time of year, they are going to be slow to root since the days are getting short and the wood you used is pretty hard by now. But it doesn't hurt a thing to try. Try not to be obsessed with them... just wait.
@@The1122007 None needed for most plants. I don't mess around much with plants that are fussy or that take super long to root. Never tried rhododendrons
I'm still watching so you may cover this, but can you plant the cuttings in a large pot or do they need the smaller containers to keep their roots compact?
You can prune hydrangeas any time of year. Just be careful not to cut the buds off if you have a variety that is beginning to set blooms now for next year.
I have been delayed getting my mist system set up but I want to start taking cuttings. Can I just put the filled plug trays in the shade house and water every day? I know it’s not as good as most, but will they still live and eventually develop roots?
YES!! Many plants will root just fine as you describe. Probably even better to increase the shade over them just a tad. I have oakleafs I am experimenting with now and all I have done is take the cuttings and put them in the shade house with the rest of the plants, watering once a day. It's been over a week and so far they still look good. Different plants just propagate differently. Some thrive in the mist. Some don't need it. I'm learning too - which ones do best where
Of the ones you listed, I have propagated boxwood and as evergreens - arborvitaes. Boxwoods take forever to put on growth to a good sized plant, but they do root under mist. Arborvitaes root much easier. SLightly different method, but still under the mist.
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be available. I live in the Southeastern US, and it's available at Home Depot and Lowes types of stores here. But if it's not available in your area, something similar likely is.
I just cut a piece and stick it on the ground right bellow the mother plant. Keep moist and 8 out of 10 they will root. I don’t even use rooting hormone
Stem length is not important as long as you have enough to stay below the surface. A general rule of thumb would be 1-2". You can do it without mist, but you have to do something to make sure the top doesn't dry out, like covering your cutting(s) with some kind of dome or lid to trap humidity inside.
I don't use any particular "system." It's just pieced together and some of it was given to me. For a mist propagation timer, google something like "propagation mist timer control" and you'll find several options.
great video. If i use a deep pot and try to root a long cutting with multiple nodes, will that root more aggressively I am only looking to clone a dozen or so for my own use and I was hoping I could get a jump start. thanks
So the mist timer is on 6 seconds every 20 minutes for how long during the day? Is this misting technique good for most propagations? I watched another video saying mist is good but not too much mist. I'm confused
Mist is good... too much is bad. You just want the cuttings to barely dry before the mist comes on again. Mine starts about 8:30 in the morning and cycles through the afternoon, ending around 4:30. I adjust through the summer as days get longer/shorter but the idea is the same. They also need shade (or mostly shade) or they'll burn up. Some plants need more mist than others... others are finicky about being overly wet. You just have to work through that and find out what works. Most plants, especially woody shrubs, are easily rooted this way. Many perennials and evergreens as well, though. My standard timing is 7 seconds every 10 minutes... I adjust with season from there.
Good question, and I don't know the answer. I don't know how to use a greenhouse. It would be worth trying. If you have cuttings now, now is a good time. Just be aware that hydrangeas need a period of dormancy (winter) in order to continue their lives. Would keeping them alive through the winter mess that up? I don't know, just something to consider.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you! I’ll give it a try and experiment. I’ll let you know how it goes. Love your videos!! I’ll be retiring from the military in a few short years and would love to just be a back yard gardener. I’m soaking up all of your knowledge you’re sharing, so thank you so much!!
Yes very helpful. I'm here in the UK and I've never seen the Ruby slipper hydrangea (I want one now). But, I'm going to take cuttings from my various hydrangeas that I do have. No mist though just very fine watering. It's worth a try so thank you.
I'm also in the UK. I'm a complete newbie to Hydrangeas and I love them! I've been gifted 3 good sized plants that are thriving in the front garden. I'm excited for the possibilities from them!
Hi. I’m watching your video again. A friend of mine let me take some cuttings from her bush and I of course gave her some day lilies cuttings. I took some cuttings and they are already dried up and wilted. Can I cut those down or are they considered dead ? Or should I go get some more to name baby plants 🌱??? Do I use potting soil ? Or does it matter ?
When you buy a plant from a nursery, Lowe's, etc, it will be labelled. If the label says "PPAF," or has a patent number like 18638 (5 digit), or has a disclaimer like "protected from asexual propagation," you'll know it's patented. Stay away from Proven Winners plants and others in branded pots... too much patent and/or trademark issues there. A patent is good for 20 years from issue date.
I live in zone 6, Connecticut. If I do this now, will it be enough time to plant them in the ground or should I keep them in a bigger pot and winter inside the garage?
Hard to say, but you have nothing to lost by trying. I wouldn't root anything at this point in the season with hopes of it surviving winter in the ground. Whatever you root it in, leave it there until next Spring. It needs to go dormant, so make sure that garage is cold and don't let the newly rooted plants dry out in a dry garage over winter or they will die.
I'm surprised that you don't use a rooting hormone, like Dip N Grow. Have you experimented with it and realized that it wasn't beneficial? I noticed that you didn't use it for rooting arborvitae either. Do you find that it's necessary for any of the plants that you propagate?
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you for replying!! I’m a city girl 😂 looking to start gardening. I love this plant and want it in my future home. I don’t know how u popped up on my feed but I subscribed and hope to learn how to grow these and have them all around me one day
Thank you for the info. I was surprised to learn you only need a single node . I would have thought you needed one underground. Do you ever use rooting hormone? Looking forward to your next video ❤️🇨🇦
I have 8 hydrangeas that are rooted and starting to leaf. I want to setup a mist system but don't want to spend a lot of money. Will you tell me what you use and where I can order? I hope to have more plants but have a very limited space. Hope to have a bed 4x6 for cuttings. Thanks, Gary
Most of my plants are sold in trade gallon pots, which are about 2/3 gallon size. Cuttings? I do them in small trays mostly. See my video "propagate hydrangeas like a pro."
@@brandonlagrange5307 totally depends on the plant, your location, local economy, etc. BUT, I sell most of my trade gallon plants (2/3 gallon) for $6 and 1 true gallons for $9. I'm WAY underpriced... I should go up!
@@savvydirtfarmer I just bought some plants online to propagate cuz I watching to much of you doing it and I realized how overpriced they seem for what u get.
@@brandonlagrange5307 Buying plants online can be a blessing or a curse. It's a good way to get any plant you can imagine, but YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR IT! Shipping something as perishable as plants likely results in a lot of claims and losses, so in order to be profitable, growers have to jack the prices up. You have to pay for the convenience.
@@savvydirtfarmer ooooh, thats why I never seen anything like it!! I live in a concrete jungle. guess I can always make one out of and old milk jug lol
How do you propagate hydrangeas? Comment below!
Pretty much the same as you. I have a 10'x7' cattle panel hoop house i have a misting setup placed inside. I need to upgrade my misting heads, I'm using the c style head now and i want a finer mist than they produce as i get more soil moisture than i desire in order to keep the cutting misted. Which model mist head to you use. I'm zone 7 here in Oklahoma.
Hi there.. Is there any way I can get in touch with you? I'm trying to set up a nursery here in Africa and could really use a mentor. I would be grateful if we could work something out. Looking forwards to hearing from you
Here in Oklahoma 7B, Have had success with ground layering, but that only works for low flexible branches. At this time I have 6 different cultivars with air layering started, using the clam shell with wet peat moss.
But will also now start other cuttings as your method in this video.
If I use the little plastic shotgun solo cups; do I poke holes in the bottom or just cut the bottom out?
Also, what season is the best time to do this? I’m in NC.
Thanks for the video! Hydrangeas are my favorite! Would love to try this!
I dig a trench every year when I prune my plants. In the trench I place the nice straight cuts and then bury them part way. A few months later I dig out the trench and pot up what rooted in the red clay. (This works for mophead types. Panicale do not work this way)
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You are making a difference in people's life .
Thank you - that's what we're aiming for.
"Daddy's gonna smoke 'em this time, cause they beat me at everything else!" 😂 That's great! God bless you and your family!
Same to you!
Ha ha ha! Here I am again, refreshing on hydrangeas after the video I saw today!!😄
So happy I found your channel. I love propagating plants... it’s like medicine for the soul. Thank you! ❤️
Just bought a new hydrangea called Little Lime Punch! It blooms green and age to pink and reds. It can have all colors during the blooming period! I am anxious to see it bloom! Sadly it seems to still be under a patient but maybe one year I can try propagating it.
Thanks again great video!!!
Great setup! On to part 2... BTW, did you notice that the caption file is blank? (at least when I viewed it) I've noticed that my vids do a bit better when captions are good. I found a way to fix it if the auto-captioning glitches and feel free to hit me up for it
I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to all of this, but I'm learning. If you've got a fix, I'd love to hear it! thanks... by the way, I've learned a lot from your channel!
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I honestly had no idea you could propagate them! Seems now like a “duh” thing but I have a a ton of hydrangeas on one side of my house and none on the other, so this might help me balance everything out!
Thank you! Your videos are so helpful. I am getting ready to start with a blank canvas yard. You have inspired me on how it will start.
Love your channel, i would highly recommend that you raise those plug trays up off of the ground either put them on some pallets or an inverted bottom tray. if it stays in contact with the ground and its that wet, you will undoubtedly have pathogens move up from the ground and that will drop your propagation rate by a lot
I love hydrangeas! I will try to propagate some this year! Love this video!❤
Which video should I watch to learn how to propagate large numbers of hydrangeas without a mist system? I’m just starting out and have to pay people to build things for me so a mist system will have to wait a while.
Thank you so much for your good teaching and sharing so much learning.
This is the only way I do them, normally. Try Mike Kincaid's TH-cam channel. He does them in plastic totes without mist with good success.
Now I can sort out my plant. Got 3 cutting servive, but think I didn't cut last 2 leaves like you. That will help
Could you make a video on how you built your mister area that you place your cuttings under?
My First Time to see a hydrangeas.. So I enjoyed watching you how is the outcome of your propagation.
Thanks for a great “How to” video!
Sure thing!
Thank for share all this I want to learn all this one day I want to start seling plants ok question wat is the ph on pots for hidrangeas
I appreciate your videos! You are really helpful!
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Thank you for sharing, awes info.
Hi I love your channel ; in Perth West Australia we don’t have that type of Hydrangea : I love it so pretty : thanks for the information ❤
Thank you I love hydrangeas will try
thanks for the useful demo.
Thanks, is a very nice video great information!!!
Love your work .
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you and very easy instructions to follow!
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve had good luck propagating hydrangeas. I live in New York and winter is just around the corner. What should I do with these new baby hydrangeas for the coming cold weather?
Cover them with white plastic.
Great video and tutorial. I'd love to do this on a large scale, but I just don't have the space. I could grow maybe 300 - 400 plants to sell, but I would really like to 10X that amount.
You can do it! Start with 300-400. You can do that in a space 20x20 or smaller.
@@savvydirtfarmer For the starts, yes. But when I start potting them up in 5 or 6 inch pots I quickly run out of space. When you say 20X20 I'm assuming you are talking about feet and not inches. I have an area of 8 feet by 8 feet and that's it.
@@northeasttexasgardener Your space is very small, but as you mentioned, you can still grow a few hundred small plants in even that space. Good thing about backyard growing is that it can work regardless of your space. Whether you have a patio to work with or several acres, growing plants doesn't require a lot of space. Sounds like you've got a pretty realistic idea of what you want to do.
Great videos, like going to school, awesome tutorials, thank you
PS: Blew my mind with cutting hydrangea with only one node with no none in the soil.
I want to do a backyard nursery, thanks
thanks!
Yeah... I thought I had to have a stripped node under the soil and one above with the trimmed leaves. I will try this method this summer.
I use the clear tote method for my container.
Liked your video.
Thanks for the visit
Great video. Have you done propagation with rooting powder or aloe leaf?
No. I don't use any rooting hormone at all. I have tried and couldn't see that it made any difference.
You demonstrated well how to do the top of the cutting but what is the bottom is it another node or not?
Single node at the top - nothing on bottom.
Thank you for video. Please please please-tell me where you buy this green plastic scooper for soil. ???? It’s s look so good ., big and comfortable …Zlata Florida
Pretty sure there’s one in the Savvy Dirt Farmer Amazon store
Another excellent video 🔥🔥👍👍
Thanks for the visit 👍
So if I could get a mist system started now, what would I do with the rooted cuttings over the winter? Would they be all right to leave in the plug trays or should they be potted up in 4” trays?
I leave my plants in their trays over winter and they do OK. I lose some, but for the way I do my nursery, no greenhouse or climate control,t that's just part of it. They freeze and thaw, get rain, buried in snow, whatever the winter brings.
@@savvydirtfarmer thanks again. I’ll see if I can get the mist shade system done soon.
What type of misters do you use? Name and source? Thank you for the video and information
I wish I knew! I've got to figure it out myself.
@@savvydirtfarmer All is good. I am in the process of building my second bed ... My first(3 years ago) is 8x4 this one will be 20x4........ Time to get cutting!
Hi. I’m rewatching some of your videos as they are so informational. Question please. In winter/cold weather time. Do you still water plants sitting out in the open? Or do you just leave to natures watering?
Only water occasionally in winter if we go weeks without rain or snow
I am a little confused about the medium to use for rooting stem cuttings. I used the mixture you recommend in this video in plug trays for my azalea and hydrangea cuttings, and put them under mist.
In your video on Green Giant Arborvitae cuttings, you used sand and pine bark in a Dollar General dishpan. And that’s how I did my GG arb cuttings also.
How do I know which to use for what? Are GG arbs the only plant to grow in the sand/pine bark medium, or can other cuttings be rooted this way too?
Thanks as always for your great teaching!
No need to be confused! The reason for using a different media in plug trays is so the plug holds together when you pop it out. If you use sand for plugs, the sand just falls apart when you take them out and you have a bare root plant - which defeats the purpose of making plugs. When using sand in a dish pan, you want the sand to fall right off the roots as you dig them out, leaving you with bare rooted cuttings to pot. You can root anything in the sand/dishpans. You can root anything in plug trays.
@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you for clearing up my confusion. I understand now.
@@savvydirtfarmer Well, actually that brings up another question: How would I decide if I want to end up with bare root cuttings or plugs? It seems the GG arbs are sturdier and woodier ending up as bare root cuttings but then, some arbs I have purchased have shipped as plugs still in the little pots.
@@hosta127 There's a trade off. Rooting in sand takes up much less space. Rooting as plugs seems to speed the process up a *little*, as the roots are never disturbed as they are when digging bare root plants. Also, plugs are valuable for certain plants when shipping, as plugs can be pretty much shipped year round. Bare root generally are only shipped when dormant. For the average joe small nursery, most plants are probably best rooted in sand, IMO.
Do you have a video describing when to pot up?
I do not... maybe later when these are ready I'll make one. But the key is to not be in a hurry. They need to completely fill in these little trays first... maybe not until next Spring.
Makes sense. When you can see roots everywhere. I look forward to the follow up video. Thanks.
Super easy to understand video! If you don't have mister, just water occasionally? Also, do you leave them in shade to continue or sun? Thanks!!
Shade is your friend with plant propagation.. You can hand water several times a day, especially when it's hot, and successfully propagate them.
Great information 👍I just subscribed to your channel
Thanks! Very good to have you on board.
Gr8 video, I live in northeast, what do I do with them in winter? Keep at rm temp? What is lowest temp they can handle, what if not much sunlight? Thank u
I keep mine outside all winter, losing very few. We got below zero (unusual for us) this year. One reason I love paniculata hydrangeas is because they thrive overwinter in pots... just make sure whatever you're growing is hardy in your zone.
Loves it.
Great work!! Thank you!
Thank you for watching
do you sell your hydrangeas, I live in the southwest and cant get hold of hydrangeas?
I propagated mine for the first time this year. It's been 6.5 weeks. It is doing great. At what point do I take it out of the propagation incubator, and put it in a pot?
I'm not sure what the incubator is, but if they are rooted, you can put them in a pot and keep them watered, and in the shade. Does the incubator have a lid, for humidity? If so, loosen it a little first for a week or two, to allow some drier air in... acclimating the rooted cuttings to a less humid environment slowly. Your chances of success will be much better.
@@savvydirtfarmer I watch Mike Kincade a lot. He suggests using a cleat plastic tote as an "incubator" for propagation. I have also tried 2 liter soda bottles, milk jugs, and other various items. The clear tots, and milk jugs work the best. But thanks for the advice. I will Crack it open tomorrow
@@hughphillips67Mustang No problem. I like Mike Kincaid a lot. Also Mike's backyard nursery is a great resource!!
I grow microgreens and use coco coir. What are your thoughts on using the coco after I have composted it as a way to get a second use out of it?
Would probably be fine as long as it was mixed with something that drains well
My hydrangea propagated itself. I had no idea it could do that.
Thanks for this video! 2 questions:
1) Can you get multiple cuttings from one stem? Like if there are 8 nodes on 1 stem can I get 8 plugs from the 1 stem?
2) Do you put multiple rooted plugs in 1x plant container? Or is that a no no? I feel like hydrangeas from the nursery have so many stems... Is that just 1 plant or can you put 6 plugs in a medium pot so it gets fuller/more established quickly.
Thanks!!!
Sounds like a good video idea... give me a little bit. Good question.
Following up! Would love to see this video
That's ok the question I want to know the answer to.
@@sandrabright4101 the new video is up! Check it out. He explains what to do
I just bought them Hydrangea & corn silk but I dont know how to drink them.😪
Is early fall a good time to propagate limelight Hydrangas
No - at least not the way I do it. I do them in the winter via hardwood cuttings, or in Mid Spring through summer with soft wood under mist. Maybe there's a way to do them now, but I'm not aware of it.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I stuck about 100 hydrangea cuttings but I’m not sure about what I did, so I will tell you what I did and ask some questions.
The hydrangea cuttings I took are this year’s growth but seemed hard, so I treated them as hardwood cuttings and used the method you showed for arborvitae using sand and pine bark/soil conditioner. I did not wound the ends of the cuttings to encourage callousing. I do not have a mist system yet, so I put the cuttings in the rooting mixture in a Dollar Tree dishpan with holes and created a mini-greenhouse for the pan with a white trash bag propped up with sticks so as not to touch the leaves of the cuttings, which I had cut back as you show when rooting. I put the pan on the north side of the house. I am in zone 7.
Do you think there is any hope for rooting, or just wait and see?
Sure, there is hope. All you can do is wait and watch. At this time of year, they are going to be slow to root since the days are getting short and the wood you used is pretty hard by now. But it doesn't hurt a thing to try. Try not to be obsessed with them... just wait.
Just saw this video. I noticed you did not dip the stems in a hormone powder. Is it just not needed with hydrangeas? Thanks for the vid.
I don’t use it for anything
@@savvydirtfarmer Nothing? Ever use it with Rhododendrons? I am going to try the Hydrangeas method. Thanks
@@The1122007 None needed for most plants. I don't mess around much with plants that are fussy or that take super long to root. Never tried rhododendrons
Thank you! 🌸🌷💕
No problem 😊
Great info.
Thanks for watching!
Do you have to fertilize as you’re waiting for them to grow
No need to before they have roots. Once rooted, they need some kind of fertilizer to grow.
I'm still watching so you may cover this, but can you plant the cuttings in a large pot or do they need the smaller containers to keep their roots compact?
The small containers are just for getting a lot of cuttings into a small space. But doing just a few in larger containers should work ok.
Hi my cutting in water has new leaves but no roots .do I plant it in sand
I don’t know, never tried propagation in water. I’d probably just leave it alone for now and see if roots start developing
How long till roots make? When to plant separately? Thanks 👍
They take 4-6 weeks to begin rooting. Don’t rush. Let their roots develop pretty well before moving.
Thanks, I appreciate your videos and help 😊
My hydrangeas are doing really well. I have a few long stems that have no flower. Can i trim them off?
You can prune hydrangeas any time of year. Just be careful not to cut the buds off if you have a variety that is beginning to set blooms now for next year.
It’s the first of October,and I live in a 7a region,is this a good time to plant hydrangeas?
Great time to plant any shrub or tree!
where do you get your pots from? Greatly appreicate your channel and sharing how you do things.
Ebay
I have been delayed getting my mist system set up but I want to start taking cuttings. Can I just put the filled plug trays in the shade house and water every day? I know it’s not as good as most, but will they still live and eventually develop roots?
YES!! Many plants will root just fine as you describe. Probably even better to increase the shade over them just a tad. I have oakleafs I am experimenting with now and all I have done is take the cuttings and put them in the shade house with the rest of the plants, watering once a day. It's been over a week and so far they still look good. Different plants just propagate differently. Some thrive in the mist. Some don't need it. I'm learning too - which ones do best where
@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you so much for the encouragement! 🙏🏻😁
Where and what kinda mist sprayers do you have?
I'm looking for more myself. I got these from someone else.
I love your channel!! I plan to save over the winter for a small greenhouse! (I’m from Massachusetts!) your videos have been so so helpful! :)
Awesome! Thank you!
Great info as always. Thanks
Thanks for watching, Marilyn!
I'm interested in propagating evegreens, things like rhodys, boxwood, barberry, holly, and laurel. Same process?
Of the ones you listed, I have propagated boxwood and as evergreens - arborvitaes. Boxwoods take forever to put on growth to a good sized plant, but they do root under mist. Arborvitaes root much easier. SLightly different method, but still under the mist.
Your cutting is it called internode !!!I thought you had to cut under a pair of leaves ? Does your's root faster !👍👍
These root well enough in 4-6 weeks to take them out of the mist and place in shade for more growing.
Just subscribe bc yr bad ass. 1 hell of a backyard thks
Hello , where do I find fine pine bark to mix with miracle grow potting mix?
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be available. I live in the Southeastern US, and it's available at Home Depot and Lowes types of stores here. But if it's not available in your area, something similar likely is.
I just cut a piece and stick it on the ground right bellow the mother plant. Keep moist and 8 out of 10 they will root. I don’t even use rooting hormone
Sounds great! This never needs to be made complicated.
How long until you expect roots to begin to appear?
About 4-6 weeks.
Great video! I have a hydrangea that I want to propagate. How long should the stem be? Will they grow if I don't use a mist system like what you have?
Stem length is not important as long as you have enough to stay below the surface. A general rule of thumb would be 1-2". You can do it without mist, but you have to do something to make sure the top doesn't dry out, like covering your cutting(s) with some kind of dome or lid to trap humidity inside.
Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it!
What misting system do you use? Especially the timer that can do the 10 minute intervals
I don't use any particular "system." It's just pieced together and some of it was given to me. For a mist propagation timer, google something like "propagation mist timer control" and you'll find several options.
great video.
If i use a deep pot and try to root a long cutting with multiple nodes, will that root more aggressively
I am only looking to clone a dozen or so for my own use and I was hoping I could get a jump start.
thanks
Try some with multiple nodes and some without.... I don't know. You may learn something cool!
@@savvydirtfarmer I'm traveling but i will try this summer.
So the mist timer is on 6 seconds every 20 minutes for how long during the day? Is this misting technique good for most propagations? I watched another video saying mist is good but not too much mist. I'm confused
Mist is good... too much is bad. You just want the cuttings to barely dry before the mist comes on again. Mine starts about 8:30 in the morning and cycles through the afternoon, ending around 4:30. I adjust through the summer as days get longer/shorter but the idea is the same. They also need shade (or mostly shade) or they'll burn up. Some plants need more mist than others... others are finicky about being overly wet. You just have to work through that and find out what works. Most plants, especially woody shrubs, are easily rooted this way. Many perennials and evergreens as well, though. My standard timing is 7 seconds every 10 minutes... I adjust with season from there.
@@savvydirtfarmer ok that makes sense. I've been learning how to propagate and misting seems very important. Thank you so much!
When is the best time to propagate? If I kept them in a greenhouse throughout the winter, could I cut in the fall?
Good question, and I don't know the answer. I don't know how to use a greenhouse. It would be worth trying. If you have cuttings now, now is a good time. Just be aware that hydrangeas need a period of dormancy (winter) in order to continue their lives. Would keeping them alive through the winter mess that up? I don't know, just something to consider.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you! I’ll give it a try and experiment. I’ll let you know how it goes. Love your videos!! I’ll be retiring from the military in a few short years and would love to just be a back yard gardener. I’m soaking up all of your knowledge you’re sharing, so thank you so much!!
Yes very helpful. I'm here in the UK and I've never seen the Ruby slipper hydrangea (I want one now). But, I'm going to take cuttings from my various hydrangeas that I do have. No mist though just very fine watering. It's worth a try so thank you.
I'm also in the UK. I'm a complete newbie to Hydrangeas and I love them! I've been gifted 3 good sized plants that are thriving in the front garden. I'm excited for the possibilities from them!
So you could basically buy a plant and propagate into many plants?
That's exactly how it works!
Thanks for the extremely quick response!! I've been watching your videos for about an hour. I'm going to sub your channel right now!! Thanks again!
Hi. I’m watching your video again. A friend of mine let me take some cuttings from her bush and I of course gave her some day lilies cuttings. I took some cuttings and they are already dried up and wilted. Can I cut those down or are they considered dead ? Or should I go get some more to name baby plants 🌱??? Do I use potting soil ? Or does it matter ?
When new cuttings wilt, chances are they are dead.
@@savvydirtfarmer ok thank you ! I knew that I’m getting overwhelmed with trying to get everything done in time
Great Video !!! Have you ever tried Hydrangeas in a cloning bucket? I've had good luck with annuals but never something like a hydrangea!
I have not tried it.
@@savvydirtfarmer Great (Sigh) I'll do it than!!! LOL!!!
How do you know if a plant has a patent?
When you buy a plant from a nursery, Lowe's, etc, it will be labelled. If the label says "PPAF," or has a patent number like 18638 (5 digit), or has a disclaimer like "protected from asexual propagation," you'll know it's patented. Stay away from Proven Winners plants and others in branded pots... too much patent and/or trademark issues there. A patent is good for 20 years from issue date.
If you google the name of the plant and the word patent, you will usually get some good information.
Can I do this without misting?
You can. You will need some type of tote, or some kind of container with a lid to create humidity if no mist. Also, if in a container, no direct sun.
I live in zone 6, Connecticut. If I do this now, will it be enough time to plant them in the ground or should I keep them in a bigger pot and winter inside the garage?
Hard to say, but you have nothing to lost by trying. I wouldn't root anything at this point in the season with hopes of it surviving winter in the ground. Whatever you root it in, leave it there until next Spring. It needs to go dormant, so make sure that garage is cold and don't let the newly rooted plants dry out in a dry garage over winter or they will die.
@@savvydirtfarmer you right worth the try. Ill try it
I'm surprised that you don't use a rooting hormone, like Dip N Grow. Have you experimented with it and realized that it wasn't beneficial? I noticed that you didn't use it for rooting arborvitae either. Do you find that it's necessary for any of the plants that you propagate?
I’ve used it - couldn’t see any difference at all. Maybe helpful if I weee doing different plants with a different setup, maybe??
Enjoy your videos, i do several hundred cuttings a year and love comparing notes. what zone/ location are you.
Zone 7
@@savvydirtfarmer What time of the year do you take the cuttings?
@@AlexPerez-fc3ov For me about Mid May through July.
@@savvydirtfarmer Cool, Im in zone 7 too
How long does this take to grow to survive out of the mist? I would love to grow some for my future home
4-6 weeks to root; then need the rest of the season in shade to semi shade to start growing really well to have good, strong roots for winter.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you for replying!! I’m a city girl 😂 looking to start gardening. I love this plant and want it in my future home. I don’t know how u popped up on my feed but I subscribed and hope to learn how to grow these and have them all around me one day
@@millymils they're great plants! Will be posting part 2 of this video on Friday.
Thank you for the info. I was surprised to learn you only need a single node . I would have thought you needed one underground. Do you ever use rooting hormone? Looking forward to your next video ❤️🇨🇦
I don't use rooting hormone one anything I propagate.
You need a leaf node where undifferentiated cells are in the soil to root
Can we just cut stems about 6 inch and stick into ground 4 inch deep outside or not?
I've never tried.. but could work as long as the ground is well shaded and well draining... maybe?
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I have 8 hydrangeas that are rooted and starting to leaf. I want to setup a mist system but don't want to spend a lot of money. Will you tell me what you use and where I can order? I hope to have more plants but have a very limited space. Hope to have a bed 4x6 for cuttings. Thanks, Gary
You need an irrigation timer, hose, and some type of mist heads. I don't know any place to buy a ready to use kit where it's and all in one setup.
Cannot believe you threw the bloom off the brunch 🤭🤭
No rooting compound required?
Not one drop
Do the hydrangeas in your area (7) take the full sun
What size pot do you put cuttings in? What do you sell them for?
Most of my plants are sold in trade gallon pots, which are about 2/3 gallon size. Cuttings? I do them in small trays mostly. See my video "propagate hydrangeas like a pro."
@@savvydirtfarmer I did what do 1gals go for? Or did I miss it in the video?
@@brandonlagrange5307 totally depends on the plant, your location, local economy, etc. BUT, I sell most of my trade gallon plants (2/3 gallon) for $6 and 1 true gallons for $9. I'm WAY underpriced... I should go up!
@@savvydirtfarmer I just bought some plants online to propagate cuz I watching to much of you doing it and I realized how overpriced they seem for what u get.
@@brandonlagrange5307 Buying plants online can be a blessing or a curse. It's a good way to get any plant you can imagine, but YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR IT! Shipping something as perishable as plants likely results in a lot of claims and losses, so in order to be profitable, growers have to jack the prices up. You have to pay for the convenience.
If you have mist you don't need to cut the leaves back at all. 2 or 3 weeks they are rooted and out of the mist!
where dud u buy the scooper thingy?
I think tractor supply. But it's the same type of thing you can find at any feed store.
@@savvydirtfarmer ooooh, thats why I never seen anything like it!! I live in a concrete jungle. guess I can always make one out of and old milk jug lol
@@nomanejane5766 whatever works. Coffee can, plastic dish, etc.
Ruby Slippers are listed as Zone 5-9, would you grow them in Zone 5 to resell?
Certainly worth trying!
You can use egg cartons. The paper ones😙😜