Hi Thelma,please help. I am new to gardening and bougainvillea. I planted some bougainvillea cuttings 2 days ago,but unfortunately this was before I found your video,and i followed another video I found on TH-cam where the person covered the new cuttings in the plant pot with a plastic bag,creating a greenhouse of sorts. Did i ruin my chances of my bougainvillea rooting by doing the same? Can i take the plastic bag off and hope to salvage my cuttings? I'm in Barbados btw if that helps. Definitely am subscribing to your channel.
I once followed the advice of rooting boug cuttings under plastic and was disappointed with the results. While the buds emerged much faster under cover than uncovered ones, rooting was much slower. Also, a much higher proportion of covered shoots shriveled when the covering was removed at the end of the propagation period. If yours are semi-hard or hardwood cuttings and they have not pushed out shoots as yet, it should be safe for you to remove the plastic bag, Just be sure to keep the rooting media moist. If you can get more cuttings, I'd say set up another batch following the methods shown in our video 'Propagating Bougainvillea From Stem Cuttings'. I hope this helps you. Thanks for subscribing. Btw, I lived in Barbados for 10 years, made a lot of friends, did a lot of gardening and loved it:)
@@thelmamccatty9181thank you so much for your response and recommendations. Will definitely do as you suggested. Glad you hear you loved Barbados and made some friends. We definitely are "One Caribbean."
Hi Amoya, thanks for your question. This is my second attempt to answer. The first attempt disappeared before I finished so ignore it if it shows up😊 I use equal parts soil + compost+ sand as a standard mixture as its cheaper. I will add vermiculite, perlite and/or coconut coir depending on the plant. As you know, the right potting mix is important for good plant growth. So I'm thinking it's time I do video on this. 😊💕
This bougainvillea training demo was done between November and May. But remember we are in Jamaica, and this is actually our best period for plant propagation and growth!😊
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Hi Thelma,please help.
I am new to gardening and bougainvillea. I planted some bougainvillea cuttings 2 days ago,but unfortunately this was before I found your video,and i followed another video I found on TH-cam where the person covered the new cuttings in the plant pot with a plastic bag,creating a greenhouse of sorts.
Did i ruin my chances of my bougainvillea rooting by doing the same?
Can i take the plastic bag off and hope to salvage my cuttings?
I'm in Barbados btw if that helps.
Definitely am subscribing to your channel.
I once followed the advice of rooting boug cuttings under plastic and was disappointed with the results. While the buds emerged much faster under cover than uncovered ones, rooting was much slower. Also, a much higher proportion of covered shoots shriveled when the covering was removed at the end of the propagation period.
If yours are semi-hard or hardwood cuttings and they have not pushed out shoots as yet, it should be safe for you to remove the plastic bag, Just be sure to keep the rooting media moist.
If you can get more cuttings, I'd say set up another batch following the methods shown in our video 'Propagating Bougainvillea From Stem Cuttings'.
I hope this helps you. Thanks for subscribing.
Btw, I lived in Barbados for 10 years, made a lot of friends, did a lot of gardening and loved it:)
@@thelmamccatty9181thank you so much for your response and recommendations. Will definitely do as you suggested.
Glad you hear you loved Barbados and made some friends. We definitely are "One Caribbean."
Please can you tell me what is your general potting mix
Hi Amoya, thanks for your question. This is my second attempt to answer. The first attempt disappeared before I finished so ignore it if it shows up😊
I use equal parts soil + compost+ sand as a standard mixture as its cheaper. I will add vermiculite, perlite and/or coconut coir depending on the plant.
As you know, the right potting mix is important for good plant growth. So I'm thinking it's time I do video on this. 😊💕
Did you mention the timeline, what time of year for this x
This bougainvillea training demo was done between November and May.
But remember we are in Jamaica, and this is actually our best period for plant propagation and growth!😊