The only channel you need to watch...Mike is the prop king. He doesn't sugar coat it...tells it how it is. You can avoid a tonne(Canadian) of problems by watching his videos. 💯 Can't thank you enough.
I'm not much for plants that don't provide any food, but your love for flowers has almost made me want to grow some ornamentals. I'm still don't have the room for them at my current location, but I do see the beauty. However I must admit I did root some roses that I don't know where to plant. You're infectious.
Ok, I have actuallly just tried the aclaimation of my gardinias that I started 6 months ago, and it was fantastic, I did not lose not one, Doing it the other way , I lost about half of them, thanks to you and me remembering you talking about this awhile back, I saved them all. You are the best. Love to you and all the family.
Too many projects, lol. Starting to feel a little bogged down with this house build project but I'm hoping it'll be done in a year so I can move on to more important things like building a huge greenhouse for the figs.
There is a tipe of iron that makes it available to the plants, I really don't know which one....but I am sure you do. Thanks for the hugs Mike! Good luck! Love hydrangeas! 🤗❤
I was only thinking today about when and how I should take my hydrangea cuttings from their container, then your vides pops up on my feed! It’s like you read my mind! They are from a hydrangea from my great grand parents and then great uncles garden, now all sadly passed away, that was planted by my grandfather nearly 36 years ago (same age as me!) The house is now sadly being sold and I was upset that I would not see the hydrangea again so was desperate to root some cuttings. I found your videos and followed your instructions and have had 100% success rate! Now I have loads spare to share with family. Thank you for all your help! Keep up the good work, your enthusiasm is infectious! 🌸🌼
Green fig cuttings in clear cups. All into a plastic bag. Misted every few days When roots started appearing, I began punching a hole in the bag every few days until I took them out of the bag. Every cutting is now a fig tree and putting on new leaves😁
Another page of notes for next growing season! I’ve been following your teachings/methods and my success has been through the roof! This Propagation 101 series is stinkin amazing, Brother! I did not think about raising the 2L bottle, I’ve only adjusted the cap. Next year, I’ll change up. This should help let more predator bugs in to keep the bad bugs at bay and give my cuttings a fighting chance. You’re the Man, Mike!
Hey Mike!! I’d love to see a propagation video on Lemon Verbena. Since it both has woody growth along with green growth my limited education has no idea which to propagate and if it should be propagated as a hard cutting or soft cutting. Thank you!! I love your videos and they’ve helped me out so much I’m trying to over winterize my black cat petunias :)
I don't have any of that but from the looks of it, I'd say softwood cuttings early on in the summer. Seems like they'd root really easy. I'll look for it at nurseries.
Thanks for the info Mike! And man those hydrangeas are so nice! You have a nice yard, and those pink hydrangeas are beautiful as well.thanks for sharing love seeing all the updates.
@@MikeKincaid79 yup, that was an awsome video. I love seeing the updates on your projects, I cant think of many more other then the cellery? hows that doing? lol
I want to grow some really fragrant roses. So many anymore have NO fragrance. I love the fragrance as much as the rose itself. I need to try some hydrangeas.
Been wondering about this for all my cuttings I gotta finish up for the winter. I won't lie, I was surprised at my success rate initially rooting, and now I'm prettty worried about stuff making it through to the spring.
If the parent plants are cold hardy to your location, they'll make it through. Here's a video to give you hope: th-cam.com/video/wSIb8XuO5is/w-d-xo.html
@@MikeKincaid79 dang this is awesome I feel a lot better about it especially seeing the various levels of snow on it. Part of me was trying to convince myself that as I took it from plants in the area it would be ok, it just felt like the lil 5" containers were so small. Still tempted to put some in plastic totes and keep them in a shed or something haha. Looking forward to spring already!
Awesome video thank you! I knew I had to harden stuff off but I always get impatient.. I did some cuttings of Veronicastrum and Monch aster and those didn't mind not being hardened off... but my Annabelle hydrangea cuttings were super angry! Just a reminder for me to be paitient, all those cuttings took a long time.
That's a great point. It took a lot of time and patience to get the roots so you might as well give them a little more patience to get across the finish line.
Awesome video!!!! I got a few azaleas a couple months ago when I was in Adelaide, and I just purchased a rhododendron and I can't wait until it arrives, I just hope it survives our hot summers in central South Australia Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us all 👏👌🥰👍
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you for the tip. I have areas of my yard that are covered with shade cloth, so majority gets dappled sun during our hot summers, it gets morning sun and I have an area that is protected from high winds and the hot afternoon sun. I am planning on planting them in large pots and placing them where I think they will do well, that way I can move them if I need to. Once I find there sweet growing spot I can plant them in there forever spot. I have to do it this way as I have a problem with spending good money on plants only to have planted them only to have them not perform well or just dying because they were put in the wrong spot for that particular variety of plant.
Great info! I have learned this year thin fig cuttings must be done with a humidity dome or they die. This also seems to be the same with cuttings that look like they have been sitting in a refrigerator for a while too.
Excellent, I wrote a few months ago asking about the signs from cuttings that they are ready to transfer from sand to soil. Can you do a video about that? When is it too much time spent on sand? Do plants have a telltale sign of when they need that transfer? Thanks, fantastic content on you channel.
I could work on a video about that. There's really no exact time to transfer and you can have success with a wide range of root growth. It depends on the plant and how quickly you need to move them. If you want to leave them in the sand to develop more roots, you can just fertilize them right in the sand. I did this with my rhododendrons years ago when I used sand.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks so much for the awesome tips. If you do get to make a video about transfering from sand to soil, I believe it will be a first on youtube, as I have never found any content specifically on this. I today have propagated so much new plants using your methods, I don´t use any other. My only difference is that where I live in Salvador, Bahia Brazil the plants almost always get mould inside the clear container, so I use a mixture of 1 tablespoon of bleach in 1 liter of water, and I sprinkle directly on the cuttings, and all over inside the container.
Hi Mike. I have the same lace hydrangea. I found a broken piece at Lowes. It was very wilted. Now 5 years later it is so big. I did a video of the hydrangeas. It starts out a beautiful blue just like my Niko blue hydrangea and then after a few weeks it turns a lavenderish pink. Still very pretty. Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱🌷🌼🌻🌹🐝☕☕☕
Good subject Mike. My method is to take off the plastic tent after a week or more and hose the down and leaves and expose them maybe an hour. And just incrementally keep increasing the exposure time week to week. All the leaves died but after 2 weeks I saw new shoots on my Silver Poplar cuttings.
Ha Mike! Enjoying your TH-cam n learning a lot. Can you r anyone watching tell me what is the success of growing rhododendron in N. Florida area? I do have several azaleas trees growing in my yard.
I don't have personal experience with that so it's hard to comment with any accuracy. There are varieties that are more tropical. You may want to look into vireyas.
Hello Mike, thanks for the tips and all of the video, and i think maybe if you fed that almost bleached leafs hydrangea in the hoop house some Epsom salt and spray the leafs a bit of iron (iron citrate 3) maybe and i hope so it's gonna work HOPEFULLY, you can try it there's nothing to lose, it's better than waiting for fall and all the leafs will go till next spring to develop once again, (CAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S DEFICIENT IN MAGNESIUM IRON AND OF COURSE NITROGEN, SO IF I WERE YOU I WOULD DEFINITELY DO IT), and thanks for the update and updates yet to become ✌
Mike, this video was very informative and I'm definitely going to try rooting several of my new hydrangeas. I've rooted shrubs in the past, but I didn't really give much thought to how I had managed to get them to live with less humidity. I took this approach (as if I were hardening off seedlings that had been grown inside), I slowly acclimated them to the surrounding air, by taking the cover off for an hour at a time at first and increasing that uncovered time by an hour each day over a 10-day to 2-week period. For some odd reason, that worked for me, but I will definitely try doing it your way when I propagate hydrangeas next year. I also thought that your hydrangeas (with the pronounced yellowing between the dark veins) looked chlorotic and needed some (this is what I use) EDDHA Iron Chelate 6%, added. Of course, I don't know what your soil PH is, but mine is extremely high alkaline heavy clay, certain plants can’t get the iron they need even though it’s present in my soil. YES, it does look like you're digging a final resting place for somebody or something! 🤣😂🤣
Maybe I've got a future in grave digging, lol. Sounds like you've got a great system down for hardening off cuttings and acclimating them to less humidity. I wouldn't change a thing if it's working well.
We are going on holiday in December for 3 months. I have taken cuttings of my dianthus, how can I over winter them without a greenhouse but I do have a shed with windows. How can I over winter them to survive without anyone watering them as I have no family or friends to do it? By the way we live in the UK but love your videos which are SO useful !
A shed should suffice. During the winter, you shouldn't need to water them. Just make sure the pots are moist before leaving and they should be moist when you get home.
@@MikeKincaid79 That's great advice, I thought about covering them with a plastic bag for moisture as I thought they would dry out but I guess that would be a mistake then?
Hi Mike - just found your channel - VERY informative! (I live in FL Zone 10a) Help please… I want to propagate semi hard wood cuttings from a pink trumpet tree. I was going to try vermiculite, rooting powder and tub w/ cover method like you portrayed. For the clear cups, do you put holes in them or no? This will be my first go. Very excited. Thanks in advance. 🌱
Hey Darlene. Yes, I put holes in the clear cups. As far as pink trumpet trees, I have no experience with them. They may root as semi-hardwood cuttings but many times trees are more easily rooted as hardwood cuttings on bottom heat in the late winter or as air layers. Take that with a grain of salt though as I have no experience with that one. Otherwise it sounds like you're on the right track for semi-hardwood cuttings. Good luck and have fun!
Capped bottles and the rub are both good. We need to be very slow because our humidity can get down to 4%. Hey, the shiitake mushrooms are coming up. But, major problem, they're in a worm bed, LOL. Too much nitrogen! Viva Arizona, nieto!
@@MikeKincaid79 That will do it. A nasal inhaler or mist helps a lot if you have that problem. That's why dogs like Termite (Mexican mountain xolo, has fur) have a nasty habit of blowing their noses when they want to go out, it helps moisten the sinuses so they can hunt. Just, NOT ON ME! :)
Hey Mike I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Have you ever tried propagating red-tipped Photinia? I have had terrible success with this plant so far and would love to know your experience if any. I feel like it should be easy to do but they just never take. I’ve done both semi-hardwood cuttings taken mid-summer and hardwood cuttings in winter. Nothing, zero, zilch! The semi-hardwood cuttings even calloused over quickly and I thought I had nailed it, but they never progressed beyond callousing. Help!
I've never tried to root them because I don't like the plant in my area. They never look good for some reason. I would approach rooting them the same as English Laurel. I'll have to give it a go for you.
@@MikeKincaid79 I figured they would do really well in your area, but after a little research it sounds like Photinia leaf spot is very prevalent in your area. Here in northern AZ they are bulletproof. Go figure.
@Mike Kincaid google says to trim lacewood hydrangeas right after the bloom but no later than August 1…. Mine are just now starting to bloom, should I trim them or leave them be this year? It didn’t bloom at all last year because I cut it wrong the yr before. Zone7b, north Georgia Thanks
I leave them until the leaves fall off. It also depends on your location and temps. Will the current season's growth die back to the ground over the winter or does it survive? And how big do you want them to get?
@@MikeKincaid79 it will lose its leaves but the bush/stems stay their normal size during winter months. It’s about 4’ by 4’ at the moment… plenty of room for it grow in its designated area though
What about using a soldering iron to put a few holes in the top of the bottle to allow some of the humidity out? Obviously you would use those bottles only for acclimating. Use other bottles with no holes for beginning cuttings.
Ok, just dropping them in the ground, not a good idea. That explains some things. I new you had to harden off indoor seedlings, vegetable gardening but not rootings. lol Any ideas why I have a 100% kill rate on pine/evergreens e.g. Norway Spruce, Pine, Faux Cedars... in the pot and in the ground.
Yep, rooted cuttings definitely need time to adjust to a big change in humidity. For evergreen trees, I like to root them in the late winter on bottom heat.
maybe the cuttings i take in zone 9b in dry hot air (summer is dry and hot rather than humid) are already acclimated/evolved to low humidity so maybe i dont need to cover them but can just put them in water or dirt with no humidity cover, but im new to this
The plants with the yellowing leaves.. I know that you use the same fir bark mix but maybe when you filled those pots, you tapped into a "bad" section of soil that wasn't quite broken down like the rest and it's robbing the nutrients? Maybe the pots just aren't draining properly where they're sitting? They look like they have multi-level drain holes though, so probably not a drainage issue and besides, I think you have a permeable floor in the hoop house.
Dollars to donuts the pH is off on those hydrangea. Give em a shot of iron and heck the rootball. That's a lot of top growth in a 1 gallon pot for a thirsty hydrangea.
Normally I have double the top growth and haven't changed anything from previous years. Definitely needs more iron. I'll rejuvenated them for next year.
Iron was my first guess. Could be some other micro nutrient as well. It is not nitrogen. N is mobile in the plant and is worse on older leaves, not newer.
Progress for a new house is wonderful!!!
Yes! It’s been a long time getting to this point and we’ve got a long way to go but we’re taking it one day at a time.
@@MikeKincaid79 You will get there!
The only channel you need to watch...Mike is the prop king. He doesn't sugar coat it...tells it how it is. You can avoid a tonne(Canadian) of problems by watching his videos. 💯 Can't thank you enough.
Wow, thanks for the really awesome comment! I appreciate your support.
I'm not much for plants that don't provide any food, but your love for flowers has almost made me want to grow some ornamentals. I'm still don't have the room for them at my current location, but I do see the beauty. However I must admit I did root some roses that I don't know where to plant. You're infectious.
Lol, happy to infect you with the landscape plant disease!
@@MikeKincaid79 😱
Ok, I have actuallly just tried the aclaimation of my gardinias that I started 6 months ago, and it was fantastic, I did not lose not one, Doing it the other way , I lost about half of them, thanks to you and me remembering you talking about this awhile back, I saved them all. You are the best. Love to you and all the family.
So cool to hear Glenda! The plants you sent me are all doing well too. You're a wonderful gardener and duck mom, lol.
You never seem to run out of projects Mike. Your place looks great . Big difference from your first videos.
Too many projects, lol. Starting to feel a little bogged down with this house build project but I'm hoping it'll be done in a year so I can move on to more important things like building a huge greenhouse for the figs.
Hey Mike, great to see you! Isn't that hydrangea fave iron deficiency? The lace cap is gorgeous! You have a fantastic week as well! Hugs🤗💜🤗
I think you’re right about the iron. Hugs!
There is a tipe of iron that makes it available to the plants, I really don't know which one....but I am sure you do. Thanks for the hugs Mike! Good luck! Love hydrangeas! 🤗❤
I was only thinking today about when and how I should take my hydrangea cuttings from their container, then your vides pops up on my feed! It’s like you read my mind!
They are from a hydrangea from my great grand parents and then great uncles garden, now all sadly passed away, that was planted by my grandfather nearly 36 years ago (same age as me!) The house is now sadly being sold and I was upset that I would not see the hydrangea again so was desperate to root some cuttings. I found your videos and followed your instructions and have had 100% success rate! Now I have loads spare to share with family.
Thank you for all your help! Keep up the good work, your enthusiasm is infectious! 🌸🌼
So glad to hear about your success! That's what these videos are all about. Thanks for sharing and good luck moving forward!
Working in the field of flowers and plants is very pleasant and soulful
Yes it is!
Green fig cuttings in clear cups. All into a plastic bag. Misted every few days When roots started appearing, I began punching a hole in the bag every few days until I took them out of the bag. Every cutting is now a fig tree and putting on new leaves😁
Awesome!
Another page of notes for next growing season! I’ve been following your teachings/methods and my success has been through the roof! This Propagation 101 series is stinkin amazing, Brother!
I did not think about raising the 2L bottle, I’ve only adjusted the cap. Next year, I’ll change up. This should help let more predator bugs in to keep the bad bugs at bay and give my cuttings a fighting chance. You’re the Man, Mike!
same
I really appreciate your support and uplifting words. Glad to hear your getting some good info here and able to apply it at your place!
Again you are awesome Mike. Thanks for sharing.
Mr green thumb, good to see you.
Hey Mike!! I’d love to see a propagation video on Lemon Verbena. Since it both has woody growth along with green growth my limited education has no idea which to propagate and if it should be propagated as a hard cutting or soft cutting. Thank you!! I love your videos and they’ve helped me out so much I’m trying to over winterize my black cat petunias :)
I don't have any of that but from the looks of it, I'd say softwood cuttings early on in the summer. Seems like they'd root really easy. I'll look for it at nurseries.
Thanks for the info Mike! And man those hydrangeas are so nice! You have a nice yard, and those pink hydrangeas are beautiful as well.thanks for sharing love seeing all the updates.
Hopefully that was the kind of update you were looking for.
@@MikeKincaid79 yup, that was an awsome video. I love seeing the updates on your projects, I cant think of many more other then the cellery? hows that doing? lol
That thing just kept going. I finally pulled it out after a couple growing seasons but it would probably still be growing today.
@@MikeKincaid79 😂🤣😂😂😂😂
.Great video ! 🌿😊🌿 Plants are the best, specially the people behind them 🌿🤩🌿 You got a new sub from Denmark 🌿😊🇩🇰😊
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video! I'll head over and check out your channel.
That fantastic video, makes good to growing in bottles, lovely of your property, good job, Mike !😉👍🥀🪴🏞
Thanks 👍
Here's the link to the original hydrangea propagation video that we did: th-cam.com/video/l6L_Gf6r698/w-d-xo.html Enjoy your day in the garden!
I want to grow some really fragrant roses. So many anymore have NO fragrance. I love the fragrance as much as the rose itself. I need to try some hydrangeas.
Been wondering about this for all my cuttings I gotta finish up for the winter. I won't lie, I was surprised at my success rate initially rooting, and now I'm prettty worried about stuff making it through to the spring.
If the parent plants are cold hardy to your location, they'll make it through. Here's a video to give you hope: th-cam.com/video/wSIb8XuO5is/w-d-xo.html
@@MikeKincaid79 dang this is awesome I feel a lot better about it especially seeing the various levels of snow on it. Part of me was trying to convince myself that as I took it from plants in the area it would be ok, it just felt like the lil 5" containers were so small. Still tempted to put some in plastic totes and keep them in a shed or something haha. Looking forward to spring already!
Awesome video thank you! I knew I had to harden stuff off but I always get impatient.. I did some cuttings of Veronicastrum and Monch aster and those didn't mind not being hardened off... but my Annabelle hydrangea cuttings were super angry! Just a reminder for me to be paitient, all those cuttings took a long time.
That's a great point. It took a lot of time and patience to get the roots so you might as well give them a little more patience to get across the finish line.
Awesome video!!!!
I got a few azaleas a couple months ago when I was in Adelaide, and I just purchased a rhododendron and I can't wait until it arrives, I just hope it survives our hot summers in central South Australia
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us all 👏👌🥰👍
Make sure to mulch well and keep them watered through the summer. They do really well in 50 to 70% shade in hot sunny climates
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you for the tip. I have areas of my yard that are covered with shade cloth, so majority gets dappled sun during our hot summers, it gets morning sun and I have an area that is protected from high winds and the hot afternoon sun. I am planning on planting them in large pots and placing them where I think they will do well, that way I can move them if I need to. Once I find there sweet growing spot I can plant them in there forever spot. I have to do it this way as I have a problem with spending good money on plants only to have planted them only to have them not perform well or just dying because they were put in the wrong spot for that particular variety of plant.
Sounds like a very reasonable approach. Just don't let the pots dry out, I'm sure you won't.
the hydrangeas are beautiful =)
Great info! I have learned this year thin fig cuttings must be done with a humidity dome or they die. This also seems to be the same with cuttings that look like they have been sitting in a refrigerator for a while too.
Probably because those thinner cuttings just don’t have much in the way of moisture reserves.
Always great info. I love your lace cap hydrangea. It's such an unusual bloom compared to the snowball type varieties.
The lace caps are my favorite. Very graceful blooms
Excellent, I wrote a few months ago asking about the signs from cuttings that they are ready to transfer from sand to soil. Can you do a video about that? When is it too much time spent on sand? Do plants have a telltale sign of when they need that transfer? Thanks, fantastic content on you channel.
I could work on a video about that. There's really no exact time to transfer and you can have success with a wide range of root growth. It depends on the plant and how quickly you need to move them. If you want to leave them in the sand to develop more roots, you can just fertilize them right in the sand. I did this with my rhododendrons years ago when I used sand.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks so much for the awesome tips. If you do get to make a video about transfering from sand to soil, I believe it will be a first on youtube, as I have never found any content specifically on this. I today have propagated so much new plants using your methods, I don´t use any other. My only difference is that where I live in Salvador, Bahia Brazil the plants almost always get mould inside the clear container, so I use a mixture of 1 tablespoon of bleach in 1 liter of water, and I sprinkle directly on the cuttings, and all over inside the container.
Hi Mike. I have the same lace hydrangea. I found a broken piece at Lowes. It was very wilted. Now 5 years later it is so big. I did a video of the hydrangeas. It starts out a beautiful blue just like my Niko blue hydrangea and then after a few weeks it turns a lavenderish pink. Still very pretty. Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱🌷🌼🌻🌹🐝☕☕☕
Sounds like the same one I have. Aren't they gorgeous!
I've tried rooting a hydrangea,we'll see.
thanks
Fingers crossed
I try to do pargating some chestnut today when the dip and grow come in u p s
Never tried that one. Let us know how it works out.
Good subject Mike. My method is to take off the plastic tent after a week or more and hose the down and leaves and expose them maybe an hour. And just incrementally keep increasing the exposure time week to week. All the leaves died but after 2 weeks I saw new shoots on my Silver Poplar cuttings.
That's a great point. Many people think there's something wrong but the buds are still healthy and ready to start regrowing.
Ha Mike! Enjoying your TH-cam n learning a lot. Can you r anyone watching tell me what is the success of growing rhododendron in N. Florida area? I do have several azaleas trees growing in my yard.
I don't have personal experience with that so it's hard to comment with any accuracy. There are varieties that are more tropical. You may want to look into vireyas.
Hello Mike, thanks for the tips and all of the video, and i think maybe if you fed that almost bleached leafs hydrangea in the hoop house some Epsom salt and spray the leafs a bit of iron (iron citrate 3) maybe and i hope so it's gonna work HOPEFULLY, you can try it there's nothing to lose, it's better than waiting for fall and all the leafs will go till next spring to develop once again, (CAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S DEFICIENT IN MAGNESIUM IRON AND OF COURSE NITROGEN, SO IF I WERE YOU I WOULD DEFINITELY DO IT), and thanks for the update and updates yet to become ✌
Mike, this video was very informative and I'm definitely going to try rooting several of my new hydrangeas. I've rooted shrubs in the past, but I didn't really give much thought to how I had managed to get them to live with less humidity. I took this approach (as if I were hardening off seedlings that had been grown inside), I slowly acclimated them to the surrounding air, by taking the cover off for an hour at a time at first and increasing that uncovered time by an hour each day over a 10-day to 2-week period. For some odd reason, that worked for me, but I will definitely try doing it your way when I propagate hydrangeas next year.
I also thought that your hydrangeas (with the pronounced yellowing between the dark veins) looked chlorotic and needed some (this is what I use) EDDHA Iron Chelate 6%, added. Of course, I don't know what your soil PH is, but mine is extremely high alkaline heavy clay, certain plants can’t get the iron they need even though it’s present in my soil. YES, it does look like you're digging a final resting place for somebody or something! 🤣😂🤣
Maybe I've got a future in grave digging, lol. Sounds like you've got a great system down for hardening off cuttings and acclimating them to less humidity. I wouldn't change a thing if it's working well.
@@MikeKincaid79 It's always fun to try doing something different! By the way, I love your propagation experiments.
We are going on holiday in December for 3 months. I have taken cuttings of my dianthus, how can I over winter them without a greenhouse but I do have a shed with windows. How can I over winter them to survive without anyone watering them as I have no family or friends to do it? By the way we live in the UK but love your videos which are SO useful !
A shed should suffice. During the winter, you shouldn't need to water them. Just make sure the pots are moist before leaving and they should be moist when you get home.
@@MikeKincaid79 That's great advice, I thought about covering them with a plastic bag for moisture as I thought they would dry out but I guess that would be a mistake then?
Hi Mike - just found your channel - VERY informative! (I live in FL Zone 10a) Help please… I want to propagate semi hard wood cuttings from a pink trumpet tree. I was going to try vermiculite, rooting powder and tub w/ cover method like you portrayed. For the clear cups, do you put holes in them or no? This will be my first go. Very excited. Thanks in advance. 🌱
Hey Darlene. Yes, I put holes in the clear cups. As far as pink trumpet trees, I have no experience with them. They may root as semi-hardwood cuttings but many times trees are more easily rooted as hardwood cuttings on bottom heat in the late winter or as air layers. Take that with a grain of salt though as I have no experience with that one. Otherwise it sounds like you're on the right track for semi-hardwood cuttings. Good luck and have fun!
@@MikeKincaid79, many thanks! Appreciate you getting back to me.
You're never going to do an update on the that fig log video. Lol very cool video by the way. Those hydrangeas are going crazy.
I was going to until you asked, lol. Keep chipping away at me and I'll get my act together eventually.
@@MikeKincaid79 so where's the update lol
Capped bottles and the rub are both good. We need to be very slow because our humidity can get down to 4%.
Hey, the shiitake mushrooms are coming up. But, major problem, they're in a worm bed, LOL. Too much nitrogen! Viva Arizona, nieto!
That’s true, it can be really dry down there. I didn’t realize the humidity is that low. Explains my daughters bloody nose during our trip
@@MikeKincaid79 That will do it. A nasal inhaler or mist helps a lot if you have that problem. That's why dogs like Termite (Mexican mountain xolo, has fur) have a nasty habit of blowing their noses when they want to go out, it helps moisten the sinuses so they can hunt. Just, NOT ON ME! :)
Hey Mike I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Have you ever tried propagating red-tipped Photinia? I have had terrible success with this plant so far and would love to know your experience if any. I feel like it should be easy to do but they just never take. I’ve done both semi-hardwood cuttings taken mid-summer and hardwood cuttings in winter. Nothing, zero, zilch! The semi-hardwood cuttings even calloused over quickly and I thought I had nailed it, but they never progressed beyond callousing. Help!
I've never tried to root them because I don't like the plant in my area. They never look good for some reason. I would approach rooting them the same as English Laurel. I'll have to give it a go for you.
@@MikeKincaid79 I figured they would do really well in your area, but after a little research it sounds like Photinia leaf spot is very prevalent in your area. Here in northern AZ they are bulletproof. Go figure.
GREAT I AM WORK ON APPLE TREES CAN I USE THIS TYPE OF PROCESS FOR MY TREES
Yes, it works for all newly rooted cuttings.
Okay thank you for the reply I really need help with getting everything I’m doing it to fast I guess
Is the soil too alkaline? Need to make more acidic? Chelated iron?
More than likely
@Mike Kincaid google says to trim lacewood hydrangeas right after the bloom but no later than August 1…. Mine are just now starting to bloom, should I trim them or leave them be this year? It didn’t bloom at all last year because I cut it wrong the yr before. Zone7b, north Georgia
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I leave them until the leaves fall off. It also depends on your location and temps. Will the current season's growth die back to the ground over the winter or does it survive? And how big do you want them to get?
@@MikeKincaid79 it will lose its leaves but the bush/stems stay their normal size during winter months. It’s about 4’ by 4’ at the moment… plenty of room for it grow in its designated area though
Are those hydrangeas suffering from Chlorosis? You could try Iron tone or repot in a more acidic plant medium?
Yes, but they're starting to look better now and greening up. They'll go dormant soon.
videos nice
Thanks
What about using a soldering iron to put a few holes in the top of the bottle to allow some of the humidity out? Obviously you would use those bottles only for acclimating. Use other bottles with no holes for beginning cuttings.
You could do that too. I like being able to close it off with the cap and just have the one bottle.
Ok, just dropping them in the ground, not a good idea. That explains some things.
I new you had to harden off indoor seedlings, vegetable gardening but not rootings. lol
Any ideas why I have a 100% kill rate on pine/evergreens e.g. Norway Spruce, Pine, Faux Cedars... in the pot and in the ground.
Yep, rooted cuttings definitely need time to adjust to a big change in humidity. For evergreen trees, I like to root them in the late winter on bottom heat.
maybe the cuttings i take in zone 9b in dry hot air (summer is dry and hot rather than humid) are already acclimated/evolved to low humidity so maybe i dont need to cover them but can just put them in water or dirt with no humidity cover, but im new to this
Maybe. Depends on your climate and the plants you're working with.
How I can see my cuttings roots are developed in soil?
You'll need a clear rooting container to see them.
haha...I will bring my cuttings to the basement(cooler) for a week or two and then transfer them to the outdoor under shade for two weeks.
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In cuttings...
I am facing a problem with the spread of fungi, what is the solution?
Use an anti-fungal spray like Daconil.
The plants with the yellowing leaves.. I know that you use the same fir bark mix but maybe when you filled those pots, you tapped into a "bad" section of soil that wasn't quite broken down like the rest and it's robbing the nutrients? Maybe the pots just aren't draining properly where they're sitting? They look like they have multi-level drain holes though, so probably not a drainage issue and besides, I think you have a permeable floor in the hoop house.
Yep, permeable floor and plenty of drainage. I’m wondering if you’re right about a bad area of soil.
Nitrogen or iron. Where I am iron deficiently is a problem.
It's probably iron in this case.
Looks like your digging a grave. Lol. Thanks for the next step in propagation. That's very helpful
That's what my wife said, lol
Dollars to donuts the pH is off on those hydrangea. Give em a shot of iron and heck the rootball. That's a lot of top growth in a 1 gallon pot for a thirsty hydrangea.
Normally I have double the top growth and haven't changed anything from previous years. Definitely needs more iron. I'll rejuvenated them for next year.
@@MikeKincaid79 but they are on the end and dry out faster.
Those hydrangeas are chlorotic, they need more iron in the soil.
I was thinking that but the fertilizer I use has iron in it so I was a little baffled by this one. Maybe I just need more.
Iron was my first guess. Could be some other micro nutrient as well. It is not nitrogen. N is mobile in the plant and is worse on older leaves, not newer.
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LOL, it's about the right size, isn't it? I guess the kids better be on their best behavior.
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