Potting up Rooted Cuttings of Rhododendrons in the Hoop House | A Look at the Propagation Frame
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- Potting up Rooted Cuttings of Rhododendrons in the Hoop House | A Look at the Propagation Frame: In this video, we'll go back to the beginning of summer and see a time lapse of how my rooted cuttings of rhododendrons are doing. I'll be potting them up and also showing my propagation frame so you can see the progression of rooting rhododendron cuttings and getting them in the hoop house.
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Having trouble finding fine fir mulch in Maryland
Mike....you got me addicted to these Rhododendrons....Ive propagated cuttings for years and now i have a new passion ....thanx
Great! You can't go wrong with these plants. They are fun to propagate and provide the most lush growth and beautiful blooms. I think they really enhance a landscape. Have fun, Dale, and if you have questions, just ask.
Mike, i enjoy and share your passion for plants and propagation. Wish i had more space to branch out and explore ideas as you do. Thanks for making gardening even more fun.
You're welcome, Ryan! Thanks for your support.
I’ve used nearly every tip you’ve given for my cuttings of the Pacific Rhododendron down here in SW Washington. I really wanted them for my yard but couldn’t find any at the local shops so I decided to head into the woods and take my own cuttings from native plants in the end of August after a good rain. Nearly all 30 of them rooted I believe. I have my propagation box in my greenhouse for the winter. I’m seeing new growth and I’m optimistic they’ll be successful come next spring. All of the other native plants in my box have rooted as well. I believe only one vine maple didn’t make it. Thanks for the tips!!
Awesome! Glad to hear of your success, Logan!
Hi Mike, love this video thank you. All the cuttings I took 18 months ago took quite some time grow. I thought at one stage that only two of my cuttings had taken. They were the only ones that showed any hint of growing. The growing medium used was just decorative bark that you use as a mulch. Here in the UK we don’t get the finely clipped bark like you use. It was an experiment to see if they would grow in this medium . Out of 26 cuttings I have 20 that are growing great and have survived last winters cold. I’m going to leave them until next spring and then pot them up. I’m really looking forward to that I can tell you!!!
Last week I nearly cried as I drove past the University. They had a huge hedgerow of Rhododendrons that stretched for half a mile. Half of it was cut with a flail hedge cutter and the other half was ripped out of the ground. Wish I could have got some cuttings but they had been cut for over two weeks and just left before going to landfill!! Never mind, take care Mike be safe. All the best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Oh man, that's a shame. It drives me nuts when the county workers come through my area and use a flail mower on everything up and down the street. Really makes things look ugly for a couple years. Good job on the cuttings. It's always fun to watch them explode with new growth in the spring.
Mike i love to watch your videos, they're intresting, i appricate your efforts to spent time to do explanation, yours cutting are doing well, and its so exciting to watch them, and thanks for link below, all the best.
Glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for watching!
I found what I think is a rhododendron seedling growing wild in my flowerbed a few years ago. I potted it up. I am not 100% sure but we have more rhododendron near where I found this so it's possible it's from those.
I don't know what kind of rhododendron I got, but I got a cutting and I have done everything you said to do, let's keep our fingers crossed . I am so excited, I have always wanted a rhododendron and it was also my birthday yesterday I was on cloud nine and so happy.
Wonderful! Fingers crossed. Keep us all informed.
@@MikeKincaid79 I'll do that!
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I love rhodies.:):) My favorite rhody is Pomegranite Splash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work. I love your rhody videos. :)
We planted one of those last summer in the new bed!
I didn't know that you was able to be done and so many ddifferent kinds.
Yep, rhododendrons are my passion and I propagate them by the hundreds.
Very good results, but I wonder if maybe these are a bit overpotted initially. Yes, it takes more work but maybe putting them in a smaller pot and letting them barely get pot bound before moving them to the size you are using right now is better? For me, these would get waterlogged. But they are always under cover so maybe it is not an issue?
Been working with rhododendrons for over 18 years. I’ve tried many different variables. This is what works great for me.
Sister gave me four cuttings of her Rhododendrons in November. Used your video. Planted them in a big grocery store clear plastic box next to my south facing patio door in Chicago, watered them, covered them and left them. After six months they all have new leaves. I am planning to leave them in the box until next spring to pot them. Questions, should I remove the lid? How often to fertilize them and what fertilizer do you recommend? Right now I water them once in 2- 3 weeks with each plant getting exactly 2 tablespoons of water. The plastic lid is always beading with droplets, because of the humidity inside the closed box.
Thanks for posting your videos. Great information.
Once they're rooted, crack the lid to get a little air flow and fertilize with a slow release fertilizer made for rhododendrons. You should be able to find it at your local big box store. Great job on the cuttings.
Hey Mike, still trying to get an idea about my cuttings that i stuck last September. They have a lot of top growth - 3-4" on some of them. Should I pot those up now, or wait until spring? Thanks.
Hi Mike, I've been watching a few of your videos on cuttings and was wondering if you made one on what type of cuttings you can start in the fall/winter here in the pnw? Appreciate your video post!
I've got a video about how to take rhododendron cuttings, which are taken in the late summer or fall. It's getting late in the season but you may be able to take more now.
@@MikeKincaid79 I'll check it out, thanks!
Mike,
Can you look at a Rhododendron flower and guess what type or name of it is?
I can do it with many of them but it usually helps to see the whole plant and it's growth habit.
@@MikeKincaid79 Fair enough. I appreciate it!
WAIT.....Mike.....why not stick those top cuttings from those young plants....?
The growth is too soft. You need to wait until it's hardened off a little. The cutting material should be semi-firm wood. I take my cuttings in August. It would be nice if you could prune early in the spring/summer and use the material as cuttings but unfortunately it doesn't work that way with rhododendrons.
I also love, love, love, the rhody Cherry Cheesecake
Ooooohhhhh, that's a pretty one. We've got lots of rooted cuttings of it now!
Good :) :) whats your favorite rhododendron??????
Hi Mike I live in the north of the UK and was always taught that rhododendrons were propogated by the layering method as they were hard to root, what degree of success do you get with the cuttings method, as I have never thought to do it this way before xx
I get fantastic success with my method and frame. I've spent the past 18 years perfecting this and I've got it down pretty good. I've had years where I've gotten around 80-90% success and some years in the beginning where my success rate was closer to 50 or 60%. Rhododendrons can be propagated by the layering method but it's self limiting because you can only layer the branches that are close to the ground and it's more labor intensive. If you're really interested, I just posted a video in which I show you the success of my frame of cuttings this year. I also have a website (link in description) where I sell a program that teaches this in detail. Here's the latest video I just posted of my frame: th-cam.com/video/_mxTzUvb_U8/w-d-xo.html
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for that Mike, I am definately going to try this xx
I bought a Rhododendrum years ago as a small plant It is now huge and always has an abundance of gorgeous flowers but the blooms are very short lived .Is this normal ? This year i decided to give it some feed especially made for this plant and its not blooming half as well Help !! please
Rhododendron blooms typically last about 2 weeks from start to finish, sometimes a little longer and sometimes a little shorter, depending on the variety. If you want blooms and color for longer, then you'll want to plant more rhododendrons and different varieties that bloom at different times. I have about 300 different varieties and around 1000 planted around my landscape and so I have blooms coming in and going out from March through June and sometimes into July. Around Mother's Day, the whole place is lit up with color. It's a beautiful spectacle but you've got to have more than one variety to make it happen. The best way to rejuvenate a rhododendron is to prune it up from the base to clean all the low branches us. Mulch well with at least a 4 inch layer of good organic material like bark, straw, leaves, compost, etc, and do this out to the drip line of the branches. Fertilize now with a good slow release rhododendron fertilizer. Water well through the summer and don't let it dry out. The following spring, you should have a magnificent show and a much happier plant.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you for taking the time to answer my question and for the comprehensive advice I always thought my plant was missing something because of its short period of blooming but now i know its normal Thank you so much xxxx
Hey Mike, Do you have those massive leaf species for sale?
I don't yet, but plan to eventually. They take much longer to grow. Once they get big enough, I plan to air layer them.
Thank you for your videos on Rhododendrons, I need all the help I can get! We moved to coastal Oregon 2 years ago and bought an older home with about 20 old Rhodies on the front hill. They are huge and very bare looking but still get some blooms.I want to keep them but I don't know where to start. Do I cut them back hard to the desired height? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Sometimes cutting them back hard can reinvigorate them. If you do this, wait until winter when they are dormant. Also, once you cut them back, mulch heavily with organic material like leaves or bark. Fertilize well in the spring with a slow release fertilizer and make sure they have water through the hottest parts of summer.
Hi Mike, So do you know what you did differently this year to get your Senator Jackson's to root for ya? What's the name of the Rhody at the 23:55 mark in this video? It's simply gorgeous!!
I took the cuttings earlier and I think that made the difference. I have plans to back up my cutting timeframe for rhodys even more in the years to come so I can experiment with it. The rhody at the end is 'Polarnacht' or Polar Night in English. Sure it pretty isn't she!
@@MikeKincaid79 So earlier cuttings does the trick!! Good thing you experimented and found this out. I can see them lining your driveway soon LOL So it's Polarnacht???!!! I have that one it's a little itty bitty thing right now and I'm anxiously awaiting blooms this spring. Can't wait to see it in person only seen it in pics. It is so pretty I agree. Now I'm even more excited. Good luck with the senator and thanks!
Ola mike saludos desde chile. Mike cunsulta los esquejes de rododendros aca en chile estamos afin fe verano mike enqe epoca es mejor para acer esqejes grasias mike saludos....
Wow, todo el camino desde Chile! ¡Bueno, gracias por mirar y me alegro de que disfrutes los videos!
Question what do you use in the base of your Propogation box? Is it wood? Is their any drainage? Thank you.
It just drains right through to gravel.
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you
What ever happened to the Lavender Princess?
Oh she's out in the landscape. Got 2 of them out there. Beautiful rhododendron!
why are my rhododendrons flowering now i live in england
LOL, some varieties bloom twice a year. I have a few around here but don't usually film them because the show is much less spectacular than in the spring.
Do I need a greenhouse to grow these
Nope
Can I get seeds for this beautiful plants? I'm been looking for some plants here in Mexico for my mother but no luck 😢😕😞
Sorry, I don't typically collect the seeds.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks
Hope this helps
Do you sell/ship your plants? If so how much? I would love a Rhododendron
Not at this time but I am working on a solution for shipping them.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks
Do you have and cutting for sale!!?
This summer something murdered my pink princess 😭 investigation is still open 😤😤😤
I'm sorry to hear that. Did deer get to it maybe?
@@MikeKincaid79 no....maybe is neighbor but I don't have evidence 😥
Hi Mike, I enjoy learning from you. I wish I saw this earlier. My Rodie was just going in different directions with long thick stems and flowering just at the ends. I cut it all the way back today 9/3/22 and just left the middle straight stem with leaves at the top. I'm trying to propagate what was on the ends of the branches. I hope I didn't harm them by doing this before winter.
It'll probably be OK
Mike, I do not have access to fir bark or pine bark. I can only find hardwood bark double or triple shredded in my area and concrete sand. I am starting a nursery and I bought lots of plants already over the summer and I am also going to buy rhododendrons. Should I wait until spring or should I buy them now and overwinter them? The nursery I found them selles them in 2 " pots. Will they survive winter in zone 6 in my barn? I am thinking for the mix to do hardwood bark with some compost and pearlite. I hope that will do a good job for the drainage but I am nervous because they are not cheap. Hardwood bark stays too wet for too long. Most of my plants are still doing ok just with hardwood bark but some of my plants passed away from too much wetness. It rained a lot this summer in my area. Thanks so much for teaching us!
The potting soil you mentioned sounds great. If it were me though, I'd wait until spring to buy the rhododendrons. That way you're getting them in the beginning of the growing season and will have all summer to safely grow them to a bigger size that will handle cold temps better. Best of luck!
What’s the one with the red/rust on the tomentum?
At which point in the video?
Hey Mike, Great video as always. I was wondering if you get the rhodies to root in sand what type of soil do you pot them up into? And would you try to keep the sand around the root ball if you pot them in a different medium? Thanks
Once rooted, you can plant them in any potting soil. I use finely ground up fir tree bark because it's easy to come by in my area. Rhododendrons have fine hair like roots so it's best to pot up with a small amount of sand around the roots.
I took rhododendron cuttings a couple of weeks ago (a bit late, I know) - I may not have done it right… however, I plan to keep them in soil for a year - how will I know when they’re ready to pot? Can I just pull them up and see if there’s roots or would I damage them if I did that…
After a year, the vast majority of the cuttings that are going to root will be rooted so it's usually safe by then. The biggest sign I look for is new growth but occasionally I will have a few cuttings that are starting to form tiny roots and don't have new growth. You can gently tug on them to find out.
Do we need to water them every now and then after we wet the soil and use the root hormone and close it inside the container? Please advise. This is the first time I am ever propagating and I am a new gardener. Thanks for your time!!!
Brilliant passion
Mike, do you have a source for rhodies that won't break the bank?
I get them from all over. They break the bank because it took the propagator 3 to 4 years to get the plant to a saleable size.
That's cool when you think you lose a plant but you have a cutting of it. Enjoyed the video. Need more babbling though 😂 this video is lacking babble. Not cool bro. Keep up the great videos.
I'll work on it, LOL. Shouldn't be too tough an adjustment.
How to online your rhododendrons
Someday it will happen.
You think pro mix would work to root rodies
Yes, if it's not too wet and there are no nutrients added.
Two years to get these size?
Yes
Can’t get mine to root.
Rhododendrons take a lot of time but if you're patient, you can root thousands of them successfully. For in depth info about rooting these plants, check out the website in the description. I have some paid videos that explain everything I do to be super successful with rhododendrons.
I really like your propagating box. Beautiful plants
Thanks, it cranks out cuttings like a champ, year after year.
Would it work to use the pruned tips as more cuttings to root?
If you prune them in August. I prune in the late winter and it's the wrong time for rhododendron cuttings.
@@MikeKincaid79 Awesome, thanks! I'm still working on getting them to root successfully. Maybe I've been too late doing it in October for zone 7/8.
I have a spider azalea, will it root like a rhododendron?
I've never actually seen one of those until you mentioned it. Evergreen azaleas root the same way as rhododendrons and usually much quicker. I would start there.
@@MikeKincaid79 I will try that in the spring then. Thanks
New to your channel from Northern NJ. Beautiful cuttings of Rhododendrons.
We bought a house 7 years ago and on my walk way I have 2 small white Rhododendron they blooming. The middle one is over 8-10 ft high blooms pink flowers. Needed info how to cut and Propagate since I’ve got 2 acres to put some in.
But the ones you showed are So Beautiful hope to get my hand on some. Thank you for all the information. 🤩🤩🤩
Glad you're enjoying the videos. I've got several videos about propagating rhododendrons, just search the channel. Have fun planting your property!
As usual....real good Mike.. I love the follow up.... it proves the success of your cloning techniques....
Thanks, Bobby 👍
I am new and I have some rhodes that I would love to propagate..when you take cuttings are they new growth or old???..thankyou for the video..enjoyed it!!
The cuttings should be taken in the mid to late summer (I take mine in August) from current season's growth that is semi-firm.
Hi Mike! Rhododendroms are going to be beautiful! So glad you could propagate the ones you had a hard time with. They are so beautiful! I love fragrant flowers.
Good to see you! Hugs from across country!🤗🤗💜 to your girls as well.
Hugs, Camelia! I was so excited to see new growth from that hard to root rhododendron. I hope it does well through the winter. Fingers crossed.
@@MikeKincaid79 it's going to be fine! I hope!
What kind of preemmergent? For weeds? I love your videos and your energy!
Casaron or Preen
You started pruning back the cuttings and all I could think was, You’re killin’ me Smalls! Lol
But you’re the man Mike, you never disappoint. They look fantastic!
Thanks, Joni! I use to get really nervous about doing it back when I first started and it was through lots of experimentation that I found what works. I still get nervous when I only have one cutting of a plant but trial and error has taught me what works.
Hi Mike! Your love of Rhodedendrons is contagious! I hope to get many more varieties. I bought my dad one for Father's Day before he passed away and I have never been able to find another one for myself. I cant remember the name, but it was lavender with a deep purple throat and very ruffled edges. After watching your videos I plan to propagate one for myself. When would be the best time to take cuttings? I was thinking this spring, but wasn't sure. I haven't forgotten you want a Trilby! I am still recouping from both of my knee surgeries and may have to have another surgery in December. It has been a long process since the middle of August. I am looking forward to spring and being well so I can enjoy my gardening again! I have been watching yours and Shellie's videos as I recoup. I enjoy all of them and love seeing such a close family!💚💚💚💚
Where do us mere mortals find such varieties of rhododendron? Also, what are your thoughts on the propagation boxes that you use vs. Misting env? Thanks.
Haha, I've spent 14 years seeking out and collecting all these varieties from all over the place. They can be found but you have to look for them. I've used both propagation systems and the mist is great for thousands of cuttings and the frame is great for hundreds. I like the simplicity of the frame and the fact that I can leave it for weeks at a time without any intervention and everything just keeps on rooting. I plan to set up mist again in the future for more cuttings.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for quick feedback, keep up the propagation, and good spirits man!
Mike thanks for the video. I wound to try this
It's so much fun, Brenda! I have some videos about propagating them and plan to do an update of this one. Good luck and have fun!!!
Where do you get your pots from? Cheers!
All over the place. Craigslist, nurseries that are closing down, friends, etc.
I just got back from watering my 300 plus plants in my nursery, and boom theres mike!!!!
I'm here for ya! What kind of nursery?
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@@Redshomested Sounds awesome! You ever think about filming it?
@@MikeKincaid79 i have but now we are coming into winter and all the leaves are falling off, but i geuss i could make a tour of some kind
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Have you ever propagated spireas? Specifically Reeve's spirea, I cannot find any in depth videos.
Yes, Gold Flame Spirea. It roots really easily as softwood cuttings in the spring.