Wow! I had no idea you could clone petunias until now! Cool! I have about 50 growing downstairs and I was thinking they needed to be pinched (planted them way to early! Lol) so now I know I’ll clone the cutting I take off the plants! Thanks! 😁👍
Awesome, Denise! Glad you found this. I've got many more propagation videos if you're interested. Here's another one about petunias: th-cam.com/video/YOaxtHuU6R4/w-d-xo.html
Hey Mike, I just took cuttings of my bubble gum tunias 2 days ago and I remembered you had a prior video about that so I watched that one again and did a tray of tunia’s, homestead verbena, and cabricholia’s. They are in the greenhouse now so hopefully they do well! I love these videos Mike!! You don’t realize how much you help us Mike, you’ve taught me so much about all of this and I’ve been around this stuff almost 50 years so you can teach an old dog new tricks young man and I thank you for it and I know my wife will appreciate it even more when she has a beautiful yard this summer and I didn’t spend a fortune on it. Thank you for spending your time making these videos for us, I truly appreciate every one of them Mike!!
I really appreciate your comment, Don! It humbles me to hear things like this. Sometimes I don't realize that these videos are that helpful for people and I'm so glad you feel that way. Thank you and have a great spring!
Great video Mike. Epsom salts...my best friend (Grahame) aged 11 slipped a teaspoon into his mum's tea on the morning of his sister's ( Gayle) wedding. I was terrified he'd poisoned her. Fortunately it all worked out in the end, Gayle had a fantastic day. Brenda, Grahame's mum unfortunately didn't give the speech she'd prepared due to other commitments, Grahame's day didn't end so well!
Mike, I've said it before, that's why i always like your videos, you show the results, so many out there just say "hey here's what you do" then a week later the plant is dead and we never see that part. i also know it takes a lot of time and dedication to put these together. thank you for your time!
Greetings and best wishes from India.. Hope you are doing well.. Pls upload how to grow Peonies in a effective way.. Thank you so much for your success in all your efforts..
You should make this into a series with other plants and other experiments like with figs and different types of rooting or different rooting hormones for hydrangeas etc.
Hi Mike, " they're absolutely beautiful, i'm just telling you my way (I root them in water) i just cut some cutting (clones) and I put then in water at the roof (the sun), and then at day three i check them, and i see a 1000 one has rooted like crazy " (I'm just telling) , god luck Mike 🙋.
A Few things root well in just water. I find they are set back when you try to acclimate them to growing in soil once rooted. Not that it can't work but for me it's not worth it.
@@chieflouie2821 yeah it slowly absorbs it and allows for a slow acclimation. I've been researching it to try bc of my poor success with water to soil transplant.
I use Miracle gro consistently...but I also generously sprinkle epsom salt on my petunias, my peonies, my soil garden, my ferns, my hydrangeas and lilac...and they are Absolutely beautiful. I guess to each their own, and thanks, Mike, for the prop lesson.
Miracle grow is a rip off now. I used to get a month out of the plastic container. Now its 2 weeks so u have to buy double or triple. Greedy baaaasstrs
We don't have the products you used here in Sweden. So I bought the substances needed and mixed it myself. Now to my question, how often should I water my green homeplants with this fertilizer? 🇸🇪✌😄
Great ingenuity, Sara! I water my petunias about 2 to 3 times a week but they only get fertilizer about once a week. All plants are different so you'll have to pay attention to how the leaves look and adjust accordingly. Petunias are fertilizer hogs though.
Ok so what’s in “ mikes mix?” What fertilizers are need to make your special mix mike? And where do I buy it? Thanks. I want to learn more how to do this. Thanks for sharing. 😃
Oops, I dropped the seeds in the ground and left them. I touch seeds and plants and they grow like crazy. I cut my grass and it rains the next day. It's crazy.
@@youresoakinginit2113 I cut my grass and the next day it rains. My advice is be kind and helpful as you travel every day and look for good. I just looked out my window and saw a Red Cardinal. Be thankful Too.
Instead of using Perlite and Peat Moss, lately I have been using Coconut Coir and Pumice, which seems to be better. I think coco coir is better than peat moss because when the peat moss is dry, it doesn't absorb water as well as coco coir. Pumice is better than perlite because it doesn't float to the top as easily.
When they need it. Sometimes once a week, and sometimes once a month. I just watch the plant and let it tell me when it needs a feeding. regular water in between.
1/4 teaspoon per gallon of miracle grow is for houseplants. I always used 1 TBS per gallon for outdoor container plants, especially heavy feeders like petunias. You said you used 1/4 tsp but weren’t sure, maybe that’s why it underperformed, if that was the case.
As a fluke I accidentally pulled off a 4” petunia stem and just stuck it in some previously used tomato seed starting soil in my winterizing water jug experiment. At first it didn’t look like it was going to survive but too lazy to pull out & forgot about it. Viola! Next thing I see is a flower blooming from it. It’s always a hit or miss on plants every yr so I’ve grown custom to them dying & always amazed when they don’t. Plants are so much stronger than we think they are.
`Well !!!!!!, ,I enjoyed your video but I was disappointed as well. I thought you would have shown us what kind of lighting system you were putting these clipping under, how much sun and for how long and how to prepare them for rooting. (the whole growth period of the plant) The only thing I got out of this was which fertilizer produced a better plant. The whole thing about the saran wrap. Did you do that to the bigger ones that you repotted. ????????. After all , I am trying to save money and pot my own. Hope this doesn"t sound rude.
Hello. I just bought petunias today from the store and I planted them in my ground. I didnt fertilize today because I think it needs to root into the soil. May you tell me your schedule of miracle gro water souluble fertilizer. It says to use it every 2 weeks, but it looks like you used it more than that. Also how much did you use for those petunias. Thank you!
I use it based on how the plant looks. It can range from every other day to every 2 to 4 weeks. Just depends on how the plant is responding. All plants will respond differently.
Hi Mike, Just wanted to say how happy I am to see how huge your channel is getting! You deserve it with such amazing and extensive videos that take months at times. I am currently trying to root a couple of my petunias but was wondering if you've ever done a video on Impatiens and rooting them to keep for the following years? If so, could you point me to the video and if not could you?
Thanks so much! I'm in awe of how big this channel has gotten and although it's evolved over the years, I try to keep it down to earth and real, staying connected to how it got started. Glad you enjoy it. I don't have any impatiens videos but, yes, you can do the same with them. Maybe it's time to do some videos about them.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes! I've watched you since you were a smaller channel. I usually buy petunias and impatiens for my baskets. I'm currently trying to root double petunias... hoping it works out!
Please stop moving the camera so much and so fast. Your videos are very informative and I enjoy them, but they literally make me sick from so much movement!
Another great video. If you're looking for unusual Petunias to please the Wife, and another experiment in the process, how about cloning the "Night Sky" variety and comparing how temperature affects the flower colour from white to starry to purple.
There is no "best" soil or fertilizer. It really depends on what plants you're growing. So exciting that you are getting into plants. Have fun on your journey.
Hi Mike, SO excited to see a new video! I am curious about how you propagated the petunia cuttings back in January. What environment did you use? Was it the same as your other petunia cuttings from your previous video? It looked like you were using a grow light and they were indoors? I was hoping you could explain a bit more in detail about how you got these beautiful petunias from point "A" to point "B." I'm in the Seattle area so our zone is the same and I'd love to have the success you're having now but am not sure if you used the same method as you did in your previous video that was done later in the spring. We just now have petunias available in the local nurseries that are big enough to propagate and I'm chomping at the bit to do this! Thanks again for your entertaining and informative videos!
Hey neighbor. For this experiment I just propagated them indoors under a grow light setup that I have. All the videos I did through this past winter on houseplants are under the same light so you can watch them to get a better idea of what I'm using. It's an 8 bulb fixture that uses t8 fluorescent bulbs that you can get at Lowes or Home Depot. They're not grow lights but they are 6500K to encourage vegetative growth. The video I did later in the spring was done a couple years ago out in my hoophouse that is covered with 50% shade plastic.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks! I hadn't thought to watch any of your indoor winter plant videos so I will check them out. I'm attempting to propagate (using your petunia method) Calibrachoa cuttings and so far so good! I'll be over the moon if it works! Those are by FAR my favorite annuals but are SO expensive and virtually impossible to even find seeds so I'm hoping this'll work! On another note... My parent's entire backyard is lined with Hydrangeas that my mom propagated throughout the years. Her method is pretty random...I grew up wondering what these "dirt Popsicles" (the failed attempts) all over the greenhouse was but I can now appreciate what she was doing! I think even YOU would be dang impressed (: . I'm looking forward to propagating my own using your tote method...I think it will improve my chances, especially in our bizarre weather. So happy to have found your TH-cam site and look forward to watching what your wife is doing!
One of your best videos yet. Please be careful with that rooting hormone dust flying around, that stuff is NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT GOOD to be inhaling, ingesting, etc. BE CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL and please calm down a bit and less hand flapping. You're starting to get that used car salesman vibe. Just chill out a bit like your 2019 vids. And keep the voice and music same levels so we don't wake up our neighbors when we're watching vids at night. Thank u
i give you an A+ on this one mike. good show. i noticed the one petunia with red and some white on the flower. that looked really beautiful. i remember back in college, the class did a similar experiment with denial of certain minerals to plants and there were big differences. I'm gonna try your combo on my housed geraniums and see what happens. -- I am feeling much better but still in lockdown. almost 7,000 deaths in my county. --be well and have a bright easter to you and your family. later, carmine. 9
OH YEAH!! Doris Day's Send Me No Flowers....a Burt Bacharach and Hal David song commissioned for her film of the same title in 1964. OMG that VOICE! Great sound.... Listen to it normal speed sometime on YT. Love the petunia rooting. Amazing growth on your fert mix Mike! I'm gonna look at that vid and look into making some of it for my petunia's. J
what's up Mike how are you I really like all your videos but I want to ask you something why don't you make videos about herbs and vegetables and if you have grown some food sources I want to see them please best regards from Kurdistan region
Mike Kincaid-- Yeah, this is a good time to remind everyone about Victory Gardens of the WW2 Era. Time to start "putting food by" as Granny used to say... 🌽🌽🌽🍓🍓🍓🍞🍞🍞🍷🍷🍷😄😄😄
Thanks for this video!! I’m a big petunia lover..I love to feed them weekly..I have always used Miracle Grow but I think now you have found a winning combination! Just bought my first ever proven winners supertunias and they should be a real show stopper! 🤩 Thank you!
Hi Mike. I was excited right along with you , I just discovered your videos and have being watching. I will be going to the garden center right now to buy petunias to try this experiment.. thanks 😊
I absolutely love this channel! Just went to a big box store and got some petunias and I’m going to try your propagation method. I have some that I’ve had for over 20 years because I let them seed out every year but they are not the wave kind. My new ones are so I’m definitely going to try this as I’m not sure they will seed out like my old ones. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!! I’ve subscribed 🙂
Trying without hormone now and towards the end of the season, I’m going to take more cuttings and try to overwinter them. Luckily we seldom have frost or snow where I live.
I shared your channel to my friends on facebook .. you're awesome to watched how to learn those gorgeous idea using the suitable soil and fertilizer for the plants .. great things to remember , I save all your videos to watched in the future. Thanks Mike Have a bless day.
What's the exact name of those petunia? Help me🥺 I already gave away 3 beautiful Boston ferns 🙄 and killed two beautiful petunias, well at least that's what they told me when I bought them! 🤥 This is my first and last shot at this. So I have one fern and one (of these?) Left.. first thing is trying to find out exactly what petunia I have! My plant thanks you too🌺
LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!! I am OBSESSED with Petunias especially the sky series the pink sky & electric purple are my favorite & have been learning soooo much on how to take care of them from this channel. Thank you Mike for your knowledge & tips! Your flowers look great as always!
Dude, your "special mix" of fertilizers might be "better" because you have have mixed three ingredients at their normal rates. To be fair, you should have mixed each ingredient at 1/3 the recommended rate (for example). Your "special sauce" is probably better because it's just more fertilizer. Make sense? Fun video, however !!
Calibrachoa "million bells" His flowers is similar to Petunias flowers. It’s perfect for use in hanging baskets, containers or as a small area ground cover.
Hi from Ireland .1 week ago I followed your advice and took petunia, fuchsia, lilac and bidens cuttings. Popped them in a tote and today a petunia has a new leaf!!! I'm so excited 😁. Thank you for your information, enthusiasm and joyfullness
Very nice test, Mike. Your mixture looks like the best choice. I think you also found strong evidence that Epsom Salt isn't really as helpful as we've been told by, well, everyone. As you said, the petunia with only Epsom Salt did the same as nothing, maybe a little worse. I've quit using Epsom Salt in my mixes, and I think I get equal or better results. Thank you for your videos
I've really been using Epsom salt on every plant I own thinking I've been doing something😭 you don't know how great this video is. Time to stop Cheaping out lol
In what did you dip the cuttings ( that tiny bottle) before planting it in the soil. Also , could you please advice me as to what I can use as fertilizer here in Srilanka. I wonder whether all those fertilizers are available here in Srilanka. Epsom salt, yes , I can get hold of .But all those other Names you mentioned, i am not sure whether it is available.
It will differ from one plant to another. I watch the leaves and see how green they are, and adjust accordingly. The petunias get it about once a week, sometimes more.
After watching your petunia propegation videos a million times or more, I finally got the courage to do some cuttings. It hasn't been quite been a month and I checked them after watching this video and I had tons of roots! I repotted them so I hope I didnt jump the gun too fast. I'm so excited. I paid close to $200 on mostly petunias from an online nursery last month. Not anymore, thanks mike!
I know this is an older video, but... I cannot get mother plant in Canada. Any suggestions of an alternative? I already have the miracle grow, but would love a bushier petunias
I love petunia's.But find it so difficult to get my plants to survive. I keep buying plants and no sooner it withers away . Sometimes I don't know whether to water them or not. Plenty of sunshine here and I am.not sure how to treat my plants. Whether to keep it in a shade away from direct sunlight and whether to water it once a day ( only at.night) and to keep them in a shady place. Please advise as to how I could get these plants to survive in a hot climate like Srilanka.
Most people think that petunias shouldn't be watered much. My experience has been the exact opposite. I find that they need an incredible amount of water. I water mine almost daily through the hot summer. They also handle a great deal of fertilizer and will grow huge and beautiful if you pump the fertilizer and water to them. Let the look of the plant be your guide.
Hi Mike, Me again ... lolol You always make such great video's!! Thank you. Please if you can try to advise me... I purchased about 40 bags of organic potting soil on clearance in March and I have been planting petunia plugs like a mad women this past month. I believe I have about 2000 so far. The soil is sopping wet in the plastic bags, between thawing out and being out in the rain. I noticed small bugs in the soil along with tiny ants and I was thinking it might be okay because it's organic soil. I have always used fresh bags of miracle grow potting soil and never saw that before. I think I might have a problem brewing. I see plenty of gnats and I ended up putting the fly strips to catch them. Can I spray my little petunia plants with Hydrogen Peroxide and also water them with Hydrogen Peroxide? Or should I just try to water each and every tray from the bottom with the 4 parts water to 1 part Hydrogen ratio ? I am so afraid of killing these plants and I don't know what to do. I am growing them for neighbors, our local church and town. What would you do
Depends on the plant and other factors but I use the health of the plant and color of leaves as my guide. All plants will have different requirements at different times of the year.
Hi Mike - I just found your channel and LOVE it! Very excited to try and propagate petunias and use your fertilizer. Question: How often do you fertilize your plants? Is it every watering? Thanks soooo much for sharing your knowledge!!!
Hi mike thanks for a great video. Well all the ones I’ve watched so far have been great. Could you please put the link up for the fertiliser so I can get some healthy plants 🌱 😊 and greetings from England
Hi Mike, I’m really enjoying your videos! Great Experiment. I would like to see the effect of your fertilizer on the Eposom salt and Nothing plants now that they’re deficient. Specifically how they’ll recover or if they will recover provided the mix of your nutrients. I’m sure a lot of people have a some plants in house that are suffering, I know i do, lol. Also could i see your light set up over the winter if you have not already shown it. If you did can you just point me to the video. Thank you! Adrijana
Wow! I had no idea you could clone petunias until now! Cool! I have about 50 growing downstairs and I was thinking they needed to be pinched (planted them way to early! Lol) so now I know I’ll clone the cutting I take off the plants! Thanks! 😁👍
Awesome, Denise! Glad you found this. I've got many more propagation videos if you're interested. Here's another one about petunias: th-cam.com/video/YOaxtHuU6R4/w-d-xo.html
This is the most excited I've ever seen someone about fertilizer. Can't wait to get my garden started.
I'll help
I just watched his videos for a week and I can told you I am excited all videos from him and cute little helpers . Thank you 😊
Running out right now for supplies to get started you inspired me. 🤗 great video!!!
This video was great made a believer out of me of how important fertilizing can be
I never fertilize my roses and flower before until 15 days ago🤭
Hey Mike, I just took cuttings of my bubble gum tunias 2 days ago and I remembered you had a prior video about that so I watched that one again and did a tray of tunia’s, homestead verbena, and cabricholia’s. They are in the greenhouse now so hopefully they do well!
I love these videos Mike!! You don’t realize how much you help us Mike, you’ve taught me so much about all of this and I’ve been around this stuff almost 50 years so you can teach an old dog new tricks young man and I thank you for it and I know my wife will appreciate it even more when she has a beautiful yard this summer and I didn’t spend a fortune on it.
Thank you for spending your time making these videos for us, I truly appreciate every one of them Mike!!
I really appreciate your comment, Don! It humbles me to hear things like this. Sometimes I don't realize that these videos are that helpful for people and I'm so glad you feel that way. Thank you and have a great spring!
I'll stand up and tell everyone, That man knows what he is doing, so listen to Him. How's that! 😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣
Lol, thanks for the standing ovation!
You are doing a good job .
The Force is with him!
Don't you just love experimenting? I do! That's the ONLY way you learn. Thank you so much for this!
Great video Mike. Epsom salts...my best friend (Grahame) aged 11 slipped a teaspoon into his mum's tea on the morning of his sister's ( Gayle) wedding. I was terrified he'd poisoned her. Fortunately it all worked out in the end, Gayle had a fantastic day. Brenda, Grahame's mum unfortunately didn't give the speech she'd prepared due to other commitments, Grahame's day didn't end so well!
haha, that's funny
Mike, I've said it before, that's why i always like your videos, you show the results, so many out there just say "hey here's what you do" then a week later the plant is dead and we never see that part. i also know it takes a lot of time and dedication to put these together. thank you for your time!
Thanks! You are exactly the kind of people I make these videos for.
Greetings and best wishes from India.. Hope you are doing well.. Pls upload how to grow Peonies in a effective way.. Thank you so much for your success in all your efforts..
You should make this into a series with other plants and other experiments like with figs and different types of rooting or different rooting hormones for hydrangeas etc.
I'm always looking for more ideas, thanks.
Hi Mike, " they're absolutely beautiful, i'm just telling you my way (I root them in water) i just cut some cutting (clones) and I put then in water at the roof (the sun), and then at day three i check them, and i see a 1000 one has rooted like crazy " (I'm just telling) , god luck Mike 🙋.
Thanks, Mahmoud, I may try this.
A Few things root well in just water. I find they are set back when you try to acclimate them to growing in soil once rooted. Not that it can't work but for me it's not worth it.
@@dougr.2245 I read somewhere growers acclimate by adding soil to the water.
@@chieflouie2821 yeah it slowly absorbs it and allows for a slow acclimation. I've been researching it to try bc of my poor success with water to soil transplant.
I’ll try that . But not now . I’m from Anaheim California and we have heat wave to 107 degrees few day last week.
Now that's my kind of video!! Your energy is contagious!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
I use Miracle gro consistently...but I also generously sprinkle epsom salt on my petunias, my peonies, my soil garden, my ferns, my hydrangeas and lilac...and they are Absolutely beautiful. I guess to each their own, and thanks, Mike, for the prop lesson.
Works great!
Since I have started watching your videos, I decided to try growing things from cuttings and have had AMAZING success!! Thank you for all the videos!!
You're very welcome! That's what it's all about.
Really appreciate the video Mike! Thank you!
Hey, you're welcome! Glad you saw it. I thought it was a great idea for a video and I sure did learn a lot from doing this experiment.
I enjoy your presentation even though I don't plant anything. Well, may be I will try.
Miracle grow is a rip off now. I used to get a month out of the plastic container. Now its 2 weeks so u have to buy double or triple. Greedy baaaasstrs
Thank you so much, big help! really looking for tips how to fertilize my petunia,i have skinny one... the bonus is the link you attached👍
Well, Mike. I for sure will brag on you. You duh man!
Gosh I enjoy your videos so much.
Thank you for doing them.
Thanks, JD, glad you enjoy the videos!
We don't have the products you used here in Sweden. So I bought the substances needed and mixed it myself.
Now to my question, how often should I water my green homeplants with this fertilizer? 🇸🇪✌😄
Great ingenuity, Sara! I water my petunias about 2 to 3 times a week but they only get fertilizer about once a week. All plants are different so you'll have to pay attention to how the leaves look and adjust accordingly. Petunias are fertilizer hogs though.
Can you do a video on how to germinate Japanese Mock Orange Shrubs. Not much on TH-cam about germinating them.
I'll look into it, thanks James.
Ok so what’s in “ mikes mix?” What fertilizers are need to make your special mix mike? And where do I buy it? Thanks. I want to learn more how to do this. Thanks for sharing. 😃
I talk about that in the video. There is a link to the video in which I mix up the fertilizer.
Oops, I dropped the seeds in the ground and left them. I touch seeds and plants and they grow like crazy. I cut my grass and it rains the next day. It's crazy.
Hey, like I said, "You've got to brag about yourself, no one else is going to do it for you."
June Robinson--
Oh youre the one making it rain the day after I wash the car!?! 🤣
@@youresoakinginit2113 I cut my grass and the next day it rains. My advice is be kind and helpful as you travel every day and look for good. I just looked out my window and saw a Red Cardinal. Be thankful Too.
Instead of using Perlite and Peat Moss, lately I have been using Coconut Coir and Pumice, which seems to be better. I think coco coir is better than peat moss because when the peat moss is dry, it doesn't absorb water as well as coco coir. Pumice is better than perlite because it doesn't float to the top as easily.
Sounds like you've got a good combo for potting soil there.
Mike - how often do you fertilize with your mix? Every watering? Or once a week and then just regular water after that? Thank you - love your videos.
When they need it. Sometimes once a week, and sometimes once a month. I just watch the plant and let it tell me when it needs a feeding. regular water in between.
Hi Mike, Do you use that everytime you water?? Beautiful Plants and great info.
Do I use what?
1/4 teaspoon per gallon of miracle grow is for houseplants. I always used 1 TBS per gallon for outdoor container plants, especially heavy feeders like petunias. You said you used 1/4 tsp but weren’t sure, maybe that’s why it underperformed, if that was the case.
As a fluke I accidentally pulled off a 4” petunia stem and just stuck it in some previously used tomato seed starting soil in my winterizing water jug experiment. At first it didn’t look like it was going to survive but too lazy to pull out & forgot about it. Viola! Next thing I see is a flower blooming from it. It’s always a hit or miss on plants every yr so I’ve grown custom to them dying & always amazed when they don’t. Plants are so much stronger than we think they are.
At least he's not calling these petunias, fuchsias.
No kidding, haha
Go peat free 💚
Ebsom salt is great for Boston ferns.....I need info on herb growing since its in most meds....
I'll keep it in mind, thanks.
`Well !!!!!!, ,I enjoyed your video but I was disappointed as well. I thought you would have shown us what kind of lighting system you were putting these clipping under, how much sun and for how long and how to prepare them for rooting. (the whole growth period of the plant) The only thing I got out of this was which fertilizer produced a better plant. The whole thing about the saran wrap. Did you do that to the bigger ones that you repotted. ????????. After all , I am trying to save money and pot my own. Hope this doesn"t sound rude.
Cada cuántos días se riegan las petunias?
Cada riego es con fertilizante?
Se riegan las petunias por arriba o por inmersión?
Gracias 😊
Hello. I just bought petunias today from the store and I planted them in my ground. I didnt fertilize today because I think it needs to root into the soil. May you tell me your schedule of miracle gro water souluble fertilizer. It says to use it every 2 weeks, but it looks like you used it more than that. Also how much did you use for those petunias. Thank you!
I use it based on how the plant looks. It can range from every other day to every 2 to 4 weeks. Just depends on how the plant is responding. All plants will respond differently.
Thank you so much
Very informative thanks Mike, love to see your videos 👍🏼🇨🇦
Thanks, Yanet, glad you enjoy them!
Awesome!! I love my petunias so much and this was so great, they will be even happier in the future! Thank you!
Yeah, this is a really nice fertilizer for them.
Hi Mike, Just wanted to say how happy I am to see how huge your channel is getting! You deserve it with such amazing and extensive videos that take months at times. I am currently trying to root a couple of my petunias but was wondering if you've ever done a video on Impatiens and rooting them to keep for the following years? If so, could you point me to the video and if not could you?
Thanks so much! I'm in awe of how big this channel has gotten and although it's evolved over the years, I try to keep it down to earth and real, staying connected to how it got started. Glad you enjoy it. I don't have any impatiens videos but, yes, you can do the same with them. Maybe it's time to do some videos about them.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes! I've watched you since you were a smaller channel. I usually buy petunias and impatiens for my baskets. I'm currently trying to root double petunias... hoping it works out!
Please stop moving the camera so much and so fast. Your videos are very informative and I enjoy them, but they literally make me sick from so much movement!
Another great video. If you're looking for unusual Petunias to please the Wife, and another experiment in the process, how about cloning the "Night Sky" variety and comparing how temperature affects the flower colour from white to starry to purple.
That sounds really cool!
I am so happy found your channel .. I am beginner and I am getting addicted to plant but don’t what is best soil and fertilizer
There is no "best" soil or fertilizer. It really depends on what plants you're growing. So exciting that you are getting into plants. Have fun on your journey.
Bro I want to see which ferlizer is good for chilli pant plzzzz .... Request you
Ei man, can you make another video of this. Really interesting and try adding calcium nitrate. Get rid of mother plant XD
Nobody can seem to find the mother plant. I think I'm going to have to ditch it.
also any tricks for geraniums
Same fertilizer applies. This is a video I did about rooting them.
Thank you for your comparison on of fertilizers. I will start growing more pots of geraniums with miracle grow now.
Yeah, it works great for most things around here. Have fun, Teresa!
Hi Mike, SO excited to see a new video! I am curious about how you propagated the petunia cuttings back in January. What environment did you use? Was it the same as your other petunia cuttings from your previous video? It looked like you were using a grow light and they were indoors? I was hoping you could explain a bit more in detail about how you got these beautiful petunias from point "A" to point "B." I'm in the Seattle area so our zone is the same and I'd love to have the success you're having now but am not sure if you used the same method as you did in your previous video that was done later in the spring. We just now have petunias available in the local nurseries that are big enough to propagate and I'm chomping at the bit to do this! Thanks again for your entertaining and informative videos!
Hey neighbor. For this experiment I just propagated them indoors under a grow light setup that I have. All the videos I did through this past winter on houseplants are under the same light so you can watch them to get a better idea of what I'm using. It's an 8 bulb fixture that uses t8 fluorescent bulbs that you can get at Lowes or Home Depot. They're not grow lights but they are 6500K to encourage vegetative growth. The video I did later in the spring was done a couple years ago out in my hoophouse that is covered with 50% shade plastic.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks! I hadn't thought to watch any of your indoor winter plant videos so I will check them out. I'm attempting to propagate (using your petunia method) Calibrachoa cuttings and so far so good! I'll be over the moon if it works! Those are by FAR my favorite annuals but are SO expensive and virtually impossible to even find seeds so I'm hoping this'll work! On another note... My parent's entire backyard is lined with Hydrangeas that my mom propagated throughout the years. Her method is pretty random...I grew up wondering what these "dirt Popsicles" (the failed attempts) all over the greenhouse was but I can now appreciate what she was doing! I think even YOU would be dang impressed (: . I'm looking forward to propagating my own using your tote method...I think it will improve my chances, especially in our bizarre weather. So happy to have found your TH-cam site and look forward to watching what your wife is doing!
or you can just use the same fertilizer you used on your zucchini!. haha.
Lol, I've had several people mention that now so I think I'll have to do it.
One of your best videos yet. Please be careful with that rooting hormone dust flying around, that stuff is NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT GOOD to be inhaling, ingesting, etc. BE CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL and please calm down a bit and less hand flapping. You're starting to get that used car salesman vibe. Just chill out a bit like your 2019 vids. And keep the voice and music same levels so we don't wake up our neighbors when we're watching vids at night. Thank u
Thanks for all the tips. Glad you enjoy the videos.
i give you an A+ on this one mike. good show. i noticed the one petunia with red and some white on the flower. that looked really beautiful. i remember back in college, the class did a similar experiment with denial of certain minerals to plants and there were big differences. I'm gonna try your combo on my housed geraniums and see what happens. -- I am feeling much better but still in lockdown. almost 7,000 deaths in my county. --be well and have a bright easter to you and your family. later, carmine.
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Glad you're feeling much better. You're right in the rough part of the country for all this. Stay safe my friend.
will do. i'm hunkering down.
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Why is it 2am and i can't stop watching! You4 videos are so fun!!!!!!! Pumped
Lol, that's awesome! Glad you're having fun. Time to get out in the garden but first, a couple hours of sleep.
Love the comparison. That was fun and good info. thanks much!
Do you have for name? I didn’t get any name that you say flower food I’m sorry my English is not I hope you understand it.
OH YEAH!! Doris Day's Send Me No Flowers....a Burt Bacharach and Hal David song commissioned for her film of the same title in 1964. OMG that VOICE! Great sound.... Listen to it normal speed sometime on YT. Love the petunia rooting. Amazing growth on your fert mix Mike! I'm gonna look at that vid and look into making some of it for my petunia's. J
Glad you enjoyed the video, Jake! I love the older music and I'll look it up, thanks.
They get expensive... and were addicted to buying petunias too! Great tips. Ty
They are so expensive but so easy to propagate!
what's up Mike how are you I really like all your videos but I want to ask you something why don't you make videos about herbs and vegetables
and if you have grown some food sources I want to see them please
best regards from Kurdistan region
I plan to make more videos about vegetable gardening. I've got some videos about it in the past is you're interested.
Mike Kincaid--
Yeah, this is a good time to remind everyone about Victory Gardens of the WW2 Era.
Time to start "putting food by" as Granny used to say...
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Hi, Bro.. I live in Philippines.. Your Fertilizer is not available in Philippines...i want your fertilizer... How can i order your Fertilizer...
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Thanks for this video!! I’m a big petunia lover..I love to feed them weekly..I have always used Miracle Grow but I think now you have found a winning combination! Just bought my first ever proven winners supertunias and they should be a real show stopper! 🤩 Thank you!
They sure are beautiful! Enjoy your new flowers, Shannon.
Very cool video 👍 I just subscribed to your wifes channel.
Thanks, Mark!
I'm sorry but I didn't get what your mixture was 🤔 and what type of soil did you use?
Tell us the amount of each to a gallon of water, just started watching your videos, still learning how to use u tube,
Hi Mike. I was excited right along with you , I just discovered your videos and have being watching. I will be going to the garden center right now to buy petunias to try this experiment.. thanks 😊
Have fun with it, Pat!
I absolutely love this channel! Just went to a big box store and got some petunias and I’m going to try your propagation method. I have some that I’ve had for over 20 years because I let them seed out every year but they are not the wave kind. My new ones are so I’m definitely going to try this as I’m not sure they will seed out like my old ones. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!! I’ve subscribed 🙂
Thanks and good luck Susan!
I am a complete beginner and you have infected me with your addiction!! I love your channel!!!
Haha, happy to infect! Have fun!!!
I never knew you could clone a Petunia. I have to give it a try. Just need some root hormone.
You can root them without hormone!
Trying without hormone now and towards the end of the season, I’m going to take more cuttings and try to overwinter them. Luckily we seldom have frost or snow where I live.
I have grown many by just using water, no soil, to transfer to soil once the roots are a good length.
I shared your channel to my friends on facebook .. you're awesome to watched how to learn those gorgeous idea using the suitable soil and fertilizer for the plants .. great things to remember , I save all your videos to watched in the future. Thanks Mike Have a bless day.
Thanks so much for your support, Donna! Glad you enjoy the videos.
It all depends on the numbers in the fertilizer...middle number equals more blooms/fruit.
if you can keep the video still that would be better. this one make me dizzy. moving too much too fast. the information is good
Thanks, I'll work on it.
What's the exact name of those petunia? Help me🥺 I already gave away 3 beautiful Boston ferns 🙄 and killed two beautiful petunias, well at least that's what they told me when I bought them! 🤥 This is my first and last shot at this. So I have one fern and one (of these?) Left.. first thing is trying to find out exactly what petunia I have!
My plant thanks you too🌺
I have no idea of the exact name. I just picked the "red" one at the nursery, lol.
Question: why are you calling this your house plant fertilizer? Petunias are outdoor… Your mix be good for hanging baskets? Thanks!😊
I grew these indoor all winter
LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!! I am OBSESSED with Petunias especially the sky series the pink sky & electric purple are my favorite & have been learning soooo much on how to take care of them from this channel. Thank you Mike for your knowledge & tips! Your flowers look great as always!
Sweet! Glad you enjoy the channel and even more glad that you love your petunias so much. Have fun!!!
Mike......great video.....interesting test.I've been using Miracle Grow Shake 'n Feed pellets and have had great success over the past few years.🇨🇦
I will do it for you... Toot Toot! Great instructional video!
Haha, thanks Brenda!
I want to see your chickens
I've been building a coop and filming it all winter. About to finish it and post a final reveal!
Hi Im from India. Im not able to find the Miracle grow n mother plant on my amazon.
Dude, your "special mix" of fertilizers might be "better" because you have have mixed three ingredients at their normal rates. To be fair, you should have mixed each ingredient at 1/3 the recommended rate (for example). Your "special sauce" is probably better because it's just more fertilizer. Make sense? Fun video, however !!
Calibrachoa "million bells" His flowers is similar to Petunias flowers. It’s perfect for use in hanging baskets, containers or as a small area ground cover.
I plan to put these into hanging baskets.
You will definitely get a great hanging baskets !
Hi from Ireland .1 week ago I followed your advice and took petunia, fuchsia, lilac and bidens cuttings. Popped them in a tote and today a petunia has a new leaf!!! I'm so excited 😁. Thank you for your information, enthusiasm and joyfullness
Wonderful! Thanks for hanging out with us on the channel, Rachel, and have fun in the garden.
How can I find Aquaduck ????????
What is Aquaduck
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Very nice test, Mike. Your mixture looks like the best choice. I think you also found strong evidence that Epsom Salt isn't really as helpful as we've been told by, well, everyone. As you said, the petunia with only Epsom Salt did the same as nothing, maybe a little worse. I've quit using Epsom Salt in my mixes, and I think I get equal or better results. Thank you for your videos
You're very welcome Don. Thanks for watching.
Blabla bla blabla..... Pffff talk/yell too, wayyyy too much..a stream off words. Info is great but just couldn't finish.
I've really been using Epsom salt on every plant I own thinking I've been doing something😭 you don't know how great this video is. Time to stop
Cheaping out lol
Glad you enjoyed it, Tiffany
In what did you dip the cuttings ( that tiny bottle) before planting it in the soil. Also , could you please advice me as to what I can use as fertilizer here in Srilanka. I wonder whether all those fertilizers are available here in Srilanka. Epsom salt, yes , I can get hold of .But all those other Names you mentioned, i am not sure whether it is available.
I'm not sure what is available in Srilanka but any well rounded fertilizer will work. I dip the cuttings in rooting hormone.
How do you handle petunia/geranium moths? I can't grow them more than one season in a row here in Boston.
Never had that problem. Might be an issue in your area due to different climates.
I'd go with miracle grow + epsom salt
Mike, how much to use 'YOUR FERTILIZER' and how many times in a week? How you use it?
It will differ from one plant to another. I watch the leaves and see how green they are, and adjust accordingly. The petunias get it about once a week, sometimes more.
After watching your petunia propegation videos a million times or more, I finally got the courage to do some cuttings. It hasn't been quite been a month and I checked them after watching this video and I had tons of roots! I repotted them so I hope I didnt jump the gun too fast. I'm so excited. I paid close to $200 on mostly petunias from an online nursery last month. Not anymore, thanks mike!
So glad you're figuring it out, Kelly! You can save a lot of money, this is exactly what the nurseries do.
I watched your videos to.I want to try the propagation i spent 💯
I know this is an older video, but... I cannot get mother plant in Canada. Any suggestions of an alternative?
I already have the miracle grow, but would love a bushier petunias
Not yet, but I'm working on it
@@MikeKincaid79 excellent! I'll keep my eyes peeled
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I love petunia's.But find it so difficult to get my plants to survive. I keep buying plants and no sooner it withers away . Sometimes I don't know whether to water them or not. Plenty of sunshine here and I am.not sure how to treat my plants. Whether to keep it in a shade away from direct sunlight and whether to water it once a day ( only at.night) and to keep them in a shady place. Please advise as to how I could get these plants to survive in a hot climate like Srilanka.
Most people think that petunias shouldn't be watered much. My experience has been the exact opposite. I find that they need an incredible amount of water. I water mine almost daily through the hot summer. They also handle a great deal of fertilizer and will grow huge and beautiful if you pump the fertilizer and water to them. Let the look of the plant be your guide.
Hi Mike, Me again ... lolol You always make such great video's!! Thank you. Please if you can try to advise me... I purchased about 40 bags of organic potting soil on clearance in March and I have been planting petunia plugs like a mad women this past month. I believe I have about 2000 so far. The soil is sopping wet in the plastic bags, between thawing out and being out in the rain. I noticed small bugs in the soil along with tiny ants and I was thinking it might be okay because it's organic soil. I have always used fresh bags of miracle grow potting soil and never saw that before. I think I might have a problem brewing. I see plenty of gnats and I ended up putting the fly strips to catch them. Can I spray my little petunia plants with Hydrogen Peroxide and also water them with Hydrogen Peroxide? Or should I just try to water each and every tray from the bottom with the 4 parts water to 1 part Hydrogen ratio ? I am so afraid of killing these plants and I don't know what to do. I am growing them for neighbors, our local church and town. What would you do
Are they already potted up in the potting soil?
@@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike, I have them in 6 packs and there are six 6 packs per tray. I think I have about 40 trays so far. please help! :(:(:(:(
How much do you give each plant of the fertilizer mix? Or how often do you give them fertilizer?
Depends on the plant and other factors but I use the health of the plant and color of leaves as my guide. All plants will have different requirements at different times of the year.
Those bottles of part A. and part B. are way too expensive. You should try it with just the miracle gro and some Epsom salt.
I've heard this a lot from people and plan to do something like this eventually.
Great information!! (Definitely have motion sickness after watching it, tho).
My creativity and filming skills collide
Hi Mike - I just found your channel and LOVE it! Very excited to try and propagate petunias and use your fertilizer. Question: How often do you fertilize your plants? Is it every watering? Thanks soooo much for sharing your knowledge!!!
Just depends on the plants. For petunias, I fertilize about once a week.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks!
Loved it.👍
So glad!
Hi Mike we're to buy your mix.. I love it.. Thankyou..
Local nursery supply business.
Hi mike thanks for a great video. Well all the ones I’ve watched so far have been great. Could you please put the link up for the fertiliser so I can get some healthy plants 🌱 😊 and greetings from England
Here's the video that describes what I used: th-cam.com/video/e5Nx93MBGUw/w-d-xo.html
Hi Mike,
I’m really enjoying your videos! Great Experiment. I would like to see the effect of your fertilizer on the Eposom salt and Nothing plants now that they’re deficient. Specifically how they’ll recover or if they will recover provided the mix of your nutrients. I’m sure a lot of people have a some plants in house that are suffering, I know i do, lol. Also could i see your light set up over the winter if you have not already shown it. If you did can you just point me to the video. Thank you! Adrijana
Sounds like a great idea for 2 different videos. Just wrote them down, thanks!