How Often do I Water My Cuttings in the Propagation Frame for High Rooting Success
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2017
- People ask me how often I water my cuttings. Well, here's the answer. As little as possible. Watering rooted cuttings frequently is completely unnecessary and can lead to rot in the propagation frame. Proper care of your cuttings is essential to success but it isn't difficult and doesn't include a lot of water. This is one of the most crucial aspects which will determine if you're cutting will turn into a healthy plant or not.
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After watching this video, I went and bought a storage box (with a clear cover of course) and planted some cuttings. Filled that box, and bought 4 more! Followed your directions to the TTTTT, and I am proud to say I have a 95 success rate! THANK YOU! Oh, I planted my cuttings May 22nd of this year, I checked one of the cups and there are roots forming!!!
Awesome, Susan! Glad to hear of your success! What kind of plants are you propagating?
I did too, but all died. I must not have the timing right. I took cuttings in May. Tote is all cleaned and ready to try again this year.
@Handsome Wade Brody Jr. I think he just means air in general not an air flow
Dude, you just changed my life. It finally clicks! Thanks 💚
Awesome! Glad to assist in learning process. Have fun in the garden!!!
I've researched many pages and videos to know HOW MUCH water to give my cuttings. Up until now, I was still confused, as I was getting different answers and knew that other plants needed water. This is the best video I've seen about it. I am no longer confused, since you explained that they don't need to be in water (at the bottom of the cutting) since they have no roots yet,...that the only thing they need is moisture ABOVE THE SOIL. Thank you. That's an eye opener and helped my brain visualize what to do.
Awesome! So glad to help.
Thank u for your video. Love your video everything u said is true . U are a perfect example me and my husband love u take care !!!
Just think of all those cuttings that are now going to be saved - due to golden teaching like this. Thumbs up from me.
Thanks for the support!
I can't like this video enough. This is so true. I have a whole graveyard of dead cuttings cuz I watched this other video (from another channel) that said I needed to water them every day. So my cuttings were doing great on the first week, then I saw that video and started watering every day, and my cuttings just started dying off one by one. It broke my heart! I mean, they were all doing great until I started watering them every day! The cuttings which I stuck directly to the ground and forgot about are now big plants, they all thrived. So he's right-- just walk away and forget about it, you'll be surprised what mother nature can do. :)
That's it exactly!
We are still having temps in the 90s and I worry they are too hot since they are all sad and droopy looking now so I took the lids off during the day for better air flow and put them back on at night. I’m not sure if that’s the right way to do it. They are not in direct light, but I wish they were looking better.
So many videos out there that show the steps for plant propagation but very few that answer the practical questions such as these. Thanks for the help! 👌
You are very welcome Willie!
In searching for “How To’s” in cloning, out of the dozen or more vids I watched, not one adequately covered watering! Thanks. (I just hope my last watering won’t be the last straw for my cuttings!)
me too
If you think they are too wet open the cover to evaporate the excess water then close again.
I agree entirely. I don't even use a tote, I just use nursery pots with drainage holes in them and a soda bottle dome. I water them once, put the dome on, set them under a patio chair, and come back in 6 weeks or whenever I see new growth. I've even left them out over the winter when there was visible frost and it survived.
Sounds like you've got a good system down.
Another good video from Mike. I would like to add that cuttings are very sensitive to pH. Most people who use tap water will have an alkaline pH. The ideal pH for most cuttings to root is acidic, between 5.5 to 6. Acidic pH also prevent molds and promoteq root development
Sounds like good advice
Use filter water or boil water ????
I just watched videos on propagating hrdranrgias and planted a cutting. After watching this video I just learned I did it all wrong. You should have more subscribers in my opinion with this kind of quality info.
Steve, thanks a lot for the really positive comment! Welcome to the family of gardeners we have here. If you have any questions, just ask.
I live in indonesia. Only 2 weather type which is summer and rainy. No snow. Here it is so easy to do cuttings like mint, rosemary, basil, chives, oregano, thyme and all . I must water it a lot on that cutting like everyday because the weather is always hot here. I have never used that kinda box being closed for dew days. So I just put them in my garage/terrace with a roof. It grows okay though. It gets fresh air. I love gardening.
Unfortunately the tropical rain poured n drowned my cuttings on the flower bed. Replanted onto a pot and shifted it under a shade until it grows root and strong.
Thank you so much, Mike. We have to attempt to get cuttings from the ONE blueberry bush (out of eleven bushes) that we have that is actually producing enough blueberries to be worth all the effort we (mostly my husband) has put into the project. We have no idea how old these bushes are, other than that they were here, and smothered with random vines, when we bought this house in 2008. I spent a ton of money on just 3 new blueberry plants early this summer (late May) - one I bought from a local nursery, just because they had been kind enough to direct me to Gurney's, from which I ordered the 2 "Elizabeth" blueberry bushes I really wanted. (The "Elizabeth" blueberry was developed for this part of the country, so I don't know why the local nursery doesn't carry them, but I try hard to support local businesses --- especially when they go out of their way to help me find someone ELSE to buy from. The next week, I went back and spent about $55 on an unusual purple rhodedendron from them, even though by that time it looked pretty unimpressive, being at the end of its flowering period. So they really did benefit from giving good customer service.)
By the way Mike my plants are fine now, thanks so much
Awesome I'll go easy with them thanks for that Mike ☺
Thanks Mike...that was one of the questions I had about starting cuttings!
Glad to help!
I like your youtube series. I appreciate all the wisdom you give for free. Keep up the great work with the videos. I learn by watching rather than reading. (even if the book has pictures.
Lol, I'm the same way. You can tell me something till you're blue in the face and I may or may not get it, but show it to me and I'll usually remember for a long time.
Me too! Show me how to do it!!
Norman Parker That is me precisely except of late . I have started to read Google search stuff, like the specifics in different fruit tree training systems and the last one was. On root grafting. I'm looking for university studies, not forum comments to understand how bud formation and plant hormones work and how to manipulate the plant ( tree usually ) to conform to my plant growth desire. I ran across in a CZcams video a pruning lesson on " double sectorial pruning where a sacrificial limb is grown by pruning just above a Vertical bud . The bud is grown to a branch going straight up . In the process two lower buds develop branches as well That have larger crotch angles that grow more to a level horizontal direction. A more desirable branch then in the following dormant season the vertices branch is pruned . The video wasn't clear as too how to identify the buds as a sacrificial branch or a bud to develop as a permanent branch so far I haven't learned by reading or viewing how to identify the buds
wow, Thanks a lot for making this video Mike! I think this is the clear answer of my failures! can wait to start over my rotting propagation
So glad you found the answer!
I’m having a go at propagating a succulent for the first time and documenting it in my channel. It looks so cool. Wish me luck!
good luck
Using these storage boxes is such a genius idea! I started using them after seeing your video about the hug point hydrangea cuttings. I started with one box and then two boxes and then there was a sale on them so now i have FIVE! All neatly stacked by the back door The other half isn't impressed but he can sod off, i'm over the mooooon! I have literally hundreds of successful cuttings now and hundreds more on the go.
That's awesome James! I was the same way in the beginning. I'd walk through Walmart and just stare at all the totes thinking about cuttings. To this day, every time I see a clear container whether it's glass, plastic, square, or round I'm always thinking about how I can turn it into a propagation unit. Drives my wife crazy!
I leaned from Mike's videos to use tubs as greenhouses and plastic cups as little pots. Thank you Mike
servant of Jesus I got one from Lowes
@servant of Jesus Got mine from Walmart a few years back. Haven't seen them there since but like Jay Russell said, you can find some nice ones at Lowes.
don't u need to do very small holes in the plastic top ? how do you know that the cuttings are ready to take it off the box ?
Thanks! I have loads to I need to plant (big areas, would cost a fortune!), and would rather maintain continuity in some areas by propagation... plus--money and stuff. This helps a lot. Thanks again:)
Glad to help
Great video..
Thanks for all the info on cuttings, am going to give it a try ..
I wanna get some of those clear bins you have, excellent idea..
Yeah, they work great and they're cheap. There's a guy on our Facebook group who bought a ton of them and propagated hundreds of cuttings in them.
You're my hero!! I've started 5 stem cuttings and one leaf cutting following your recommendations. They're doing great!
Awesome! Good for you. Glad to be able to help out!
I plan on leaving them in the box in my shed over the Michigan winter. I do that with my mini hosta collection and come back in the Spring. I don't see why this won't work for my hydrangea cuttings.
We as novice gardeners seem to resort to watering whenever there's a problem or just because we are bored LOL another great video! Thanks Mike!!!
True, lol. Our poor cuttings are getting water boarded on a daily basis, haha.
@@MikeKincaid79 LMAO growing up in a small Island, we were pushed into the water when we were kids and we either swim or sink... I'm alive aren't I? hahaha I think I'm subconsciously reinforcing the bad habits lol
Even after they get roots and should be at this time in regular soil, you still have to be really careful not to over water. I over watered a couple and they fell over quick. I like the info he gives.
Thanks so much!
Great information! Glad I caught this video, thanks!
Thanks for being so clear about this…I’m going to strike cuttings of Clematis Montana, Hortensia& Roses, tomorrow morning, before it gets too warm here( SWFrance, near Bergerac)….using your tote system …
I’m a succulent farmer and for those cutting they don’t want ANY water since they’re full of it already. Now that I’m branching out I’m so glad I watched this or else I would have been inclined to take cuttings and not give them any water and they’d probably dry up and die. Thanks!! Gunna try this now :)
Can slightly moistening the soil encourage root growth from the stem of a beheaded small succulent of 2cms?
The medium I have used is Peat and is of a soft medium.
Thanks Bro. I've lost more cuttings when watering every day l lost more than 500stevia plants. You just change my life. Thanks
Glad to help, Dave!
Mike it is a joy watching you do what you love!
Thanks, Ronnie, I love making these videos for you!
Thanks so much, Mike, You are a genuine person
Thanks, Alberta! That's just about the nicest compliment anyone could have given me. I appreciate you hanging out with us on the channel!
Great video. I'm guilty of over watering. So, this hit home. I like your focus on keeping the humidity high without keeping the soil medium sopping wet. Well done!
Awesome, thanks for watching!
I haven't watered mine since I planted them.
Mike Kincaid, Your video inspired me. I have been pruning my Moringa Oleifera PKM1 hybrid plants and attempting to get the cuttings to grow in containers outside in the Phoenix Arizona heat. Needless to say, despite some early growth by letting them start off the first week in the house in a window soaking partially in rooting compound water, when I planted them outside, they got dehydrated.
So, since see your video and you mentioning the importance of humidity, I covered the 10 gallon and 20 gallon containers with turkey basting bags (2/$1 at Dollar General) and kitchen 17gallon twist tie trash bags respectively and putting those over bamboo sticks to keep the bags from hitting the cuttings, and putting the well soaked containers in mostly shade, the new cuttings are doing well in the make-shift terrariums. I'm optimistic that they will continue to grow more leaves and once its apparent that roots have formed, I will take off the bags and put them in full sun. But, for now, I'm very glad to not have to (over)water them each day and to not have them shrivel up due to dehydration. Your video, Mike is what got me to thinking about how to keep up the humidity. (Especially in Phoenix where the humidity is often 20% or lower.) Thanks again.
I water when the leaf starts to droop and only enough to make the soil moist not wet!
Sounds about right.
Excellent explained
you are absolute right man. great tip
I love your style of presentation lol! I probably found your channel a while ago. but you made good sense to me. and in the last few yrs i've given angel trumpets to my kinfolk from cuttings of my 1 plant. i just watch & listen. thanx man
Awesome! Thank you!
if you do water them a few days in, only mist with a sprayer "lightly" then keep the lid off and the light off until they dry. then clean the lid on the inside and remist lightly. Do not do this everyday. Just maybe once 4 to 5 days in.
It will definitely encourage root growth.
Out of 100 videos your the only guy out here giving out great knowledge on cutting and how to grow them roots correctly 🪴🙏🏽
I appreciate that. My goal is to help you become successful!
Wow! What an idea,you just wake me up when I needed you most,thanks a lot my friend,wonderful
My pleasure 😊
Thanks for this 👍🏻
Love your channel. I’m learning a lot.
You explain so well.
So glad. Thanks for being here, Jennifer!
Aha. That's why my Fiddlelleaf fig cuttings kept rotting. Too much watering
Thanks, I have been killing a lot of cuttings. Maybe now they will be successful.
You can do it, I've got faith in you!
Did you do it?
Thank you so much,,,you answered my question,,,i started regrow plants and learned a lot from you,,,,Thank you so much!!!
So glad you're learning a lot and having fun with it, Shereen! Plants are so much fun!
""Sir,, thankyou very much for your
Clear & informative information,,
because everytime i do the cuttings
of my plants it's just go to waste,, & all my effort to grow plants from cuttings become useless & directly
goes to garbages because of over
waterring..now i know the reason
why & i always remember your good
advice.( from the Philippines ) thanx.
Glad you learned something here. Now put it to good use and make us all proud!
I am using a small greenhouse like $9 and getting amazing results.
Awesome!
Would you mind explaining why and how some cuttings root in water? I guess there is more to it than what you say and more scientific exploration is needed.
Cemal Yalçın Good question!
Single water propagation is different as no rotting would occur and water will be changed every couple of days while overwatering in soil lets rotting occur.. 👍
Roots rot even in water propagation..
@Ella Blun many of my hibiscus and jasmine cuttings shoot first, spend all that limited energy, fail to root and die...why cant they focus in rooting instead of "shoot"ing ....aaargh
Very Informative Video ! Thanks so much because i had the same Question.
Thank u so much! For giving so much insight about this
After seeing your vedio now I'm happy that I have now saved my cutting from over watering waiting for next 4 weeks!
Thank u !!!!!!!!
You're welcome, glad to help!
I made hydrangeas just spat on the end and stuck them in
Good advice. So humid is the rule. And btw, watch out for that rooster :-) Cheers
Wow that’s just what I needed to hear thanks Mike!🙏🏻
Good luck!
i'm your new sub,just love your videos,btw,like your storage boxes idea,you are super smart!
The rooster is so funny.
Which rooting h
I laugh when he said here we go 😀
Yeah love him in the beackground there
🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓
I have to cut my lantana plant because it goes all over the place. I'm gonna use this technique to plant the cuttings and not just throw them away.
I love that stuff. Grew up in Phoenix and we had some growing in our yard.
Love this info. Plants can recoup from dry easier; too wet - they rot and die.
Wow thanks for sharing I’ve planted fire stick succulents almost 3 months ago water very little maybe once every 2 weeks. I just checked again pulled one of my cuttings and no roots again starting to develop 🙄 but they are outside in the elements I going to Walmart and by those containers you have to keep the rootings in a humidity environment. I think that’s where my problem is. Thanks again I learned something today . 👊🏼
Thank God I'm watching your video. I almost kill my hydrangea cutting by watering them every single day. I thought they need more water than normal plant. 😩
Now you know. Glad you found the video!
Yes, thank you for your video, Sir.
Mike - I watch a lot of your videos, so far I am having my best luck in a box I made with cuttings of different kinds, it’s been close to 3 weeks. I carefully pulled out a few cuttings in my box of a few kinds, on the bottoms of some there looks like little tiny literally the size of a human hair coming out of the bottom of them. Are first roots really that small on tree cuttings first roots? Or is it just something from the potting mix you think? Thank you
If you're questioning whether or not it's a root then it's probably not. Only 3 weeks, give them more time.
Mike Kincaid makes sense then! Thank you! Keep up your good work
Most useful video I’ve ever watched!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the information....I have always watered and ruined my cuttings. I've asked people if I need to water and NO ONE could ever answer my question.....again thank you!!!!!
You're welcome, Christy! Glad you're getting some good info here to help you on your propagation journey. Thanks for hanging out with us on the channel!
Not wet, Moist 🤪. Xx
LOL, you're having way too much fun, Cheryl. You're going to get me in trouble, haha.
i agree when i spray my cutting each day i notice slimey rockwool and atmos. best to leave it just moist even better almost dry, one water and sit and go
Thanks for the quick answer n straight to the point
You're welcome!
Thank you you have no idea how many plant lives you just saved🌱🌱🌱
Lol
What if cutting in water propogation getting rotten
Try propagating in soil.
Lower the pH of water
@@asal66 how?
Air and circulation....?
I did this with my strawberries and they ended up moldy
Same here. I tried this method with many cutting and ended up with moldy and fungal cuttings.
Sprinkle some cinnamon on the soil and that would kill the fungus.
He talks about air circulation but keeps them in a tote and forgets them?
Your videos are really informative and if I have a question about garden stuff, I will ask you first.. thanks so much for these videos.. I was actually wondering if you had anything on lilacs.. I have always wanted those..
Hey Mary, thanks for watching! I haven't filmed anything on lilacs but I do have them. I'll have to make some videos!
So nice of you, Mike, love your style!You have a cute personality! And also, I had an 'aha ' moment..re the humidity factor..so thanks for that!
Glad to get your gears turning.
That rooster is great lmao
Man, I do and don't do this all the time hahaha! I overwater my cuttings and underwater my plant's and trees. I'm trying to be very water conscious though being in southern California and preparing for future droughts and further extremes in my lifetime. Blessed with a coastal property from my late parents.
If you're drought conscious like I am, what I have found in my four years (basically nothing), is invest in drought TOLERANT, AND RESISTANT, heirloom seeds. MANY will die, but the ones that do survive, let them FLOWER! Harvest those seeds, and you will have champion drought-resistant varieties FOR YOUR AREA!! I did this with some Orange Amaranth on this very dry desert property and I kid you not their 10 feet tall!!!
Sounds like a smart idea!
over water your trees if you want to prepare for droughts.. huge trees eventually save you a ton of water.. an initial investment with great returns later
Im so greatful you did this video
Bcus im about to some cuttings and i was gonna make the mistakes and I actually have time to maybe save some cuttings that i had started and they are super wet right now 😢
We live and learn. Good luck with your cuttings!
New subscriber here! Love your videos- super informative and helpful. Just starting my journey in the wonders of propagating. 😁🌿
And what a wonderful world it is. Have fun and enjoy the videos. Thanks for subscribing and joining the family here. If you have any questions, just ask!
Something about common sense. However most of us just did not think about. 😂
😂😂true
Hi Mike!
Don't you ever open the lid and let in fresh air? Don't you ever get a fungus issue without letting in fresh air for weeks or even months?
Best wishes from Berlin, Germany!
Marc
This video was made at a time when I was making videos about softwood cuttings. They root really quickly and can be taken out of the tote before fungus becomes a problem. I don't recommend this method for all cuttings like semi-hardwood or hardwood cuttings that take longer to root. You could open the lid for fresh air and it won't hurt anything but my main point was that I don't want people to over-water and cause rot.
Mike Kincaid
Got your point! Thanks for your immediate answer! Have an awesome Sunday!
Marc
Based on from my years of experience about keeping rare Nepenthes alive. As my place is not suitable for humidity issue. I approve all the facts he talks about in this video. You can even let the cuttings alone in an enclosed pot for a year or so, as long as you can see humidity presence in there. Just add some water after seeing humidity is dried out.
You get it! I'll bet you're super successful with cuttings too. Too much water is most people's problem when it comes to cuttings.
Hi Mike so thank you for everything wonderful person so informative
be nice to the rooster okay?!!?!? LOL
Yeah yeah to d rooster! Lolz
I just learned this recently haha my science experiments are getting closer to a final approval!
Sweet! Sounds like you're on the right track.
That was helpful and it kinda makes sense because too much water will eventually rot the cutting.I'm gonna follow this and hope my cuttings survive.I always have had a hard time propagating coleus
Sounds like a good idea for some videos this summer....coleus!
Just root coleus in a jar of water😊
Mike im no Pro" and learning by watching the real Pro's like You" if i can give my 2% i kind of solved the over watering problem just by putting in and around my Plants and cuttings a Hygrometer & Thermometer it gives me a good idea of whats going on ...and since have cut in half the watering and since im having better results...and bought them on line for cheap and tested each of them and compared whith my profesional Hygro &Thermometer and was impressed and was just has accurate...And since we live a happy Life 😅
Thank you
Glad to hear you're having success. I like your methods. Your comment reminds me of something I heard a few years back, "If it can't be measured, it can't be managed." Good on ya, man.
That's very helpful. Thank you very much. I can learn a lot from you.
Great! Keep watching and I'll keep posting.
Awesome! I will use to grow rose cuttings. Thank you so much for this video!!
You are so welcome!
@@MikeKincaid79 I watch all your videos. Thank you keep them coming.
Thanks so much for this!!
Good job I agree no much water bad job cutting for me are successful in shade area s no drying out no water logging nice video I will subscribe
Hey, welcome to the family and thanks for subscribing!
This was timely for me! Thanks again!
You're weclome, June, good luck!
Thank you so much for that video because I have been wondering about that.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow good to know. Thanks for more tips. My bongavilla cuttings just sprout leaves. I was afraid those newly sprout leaves will dry out. So they did ☹️
We manifest our reality, don't we.
such an informative video!
thank you mike :)
You're welcome, Rachel!
Sounds like good advice thanks mate
Awe, the rooster just wanted to be on you tube😀.
Great videos as always, thx.
Lol, thanks
Thanks for your details.
Omg, thank you! I was wondering the same thing because mine didn’t work. I kept watering….ugh
Yeah, less water is better with a closed system and softwood cuttings.
You are awesome. I take a lot of tips from you.
Great! I appreciate you coming here for advice.
you are a great teacher
Thanks this kinda explain why every time I root cutting in water then transferred once good roots have developed in soil they all died..!
Propagating plants in water makes the plant form a different type of root that is more conditioned for that environment so it's a tough transition to soil.
Very nice plant inside the green house
Those big plants behind me are all species rhododendrons.
Mike, you are my inspiration. I watched your hydrangea videos several times, and have my own tote under the hammock in my yard with 12 4" pots of cuttings. They have been sitting there for 4 weeks now, never re-watered, visible condensation in the box. My questions are more on how to care for them from this point on ??? I am in MA, zone 6B. I have no garage, but do have a basement with windows. It gets cold in the basement in the dead of winter, but not as cold as the outdoor temps. The cuttings that I have are from mature plants that my neighbors shared with me, so I know these types are hearty in my zone in the ground. Thoughts ? PS: your vids are awesome !!!!
Glad to help, thanks for all the great questions Lori, and if you have any more, just ask!
I love this video. So helpful. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Amazing video and love the 🐓
Mike ... so much passion on this vid I can hear it in your voice!!! Thanks for this mate. Now I need to find me some hydrangeas here in Sydney. They're quite rare here where I am probably because of the weather...but I love them.
Thanks Sansi! I love plant propagation as you can tell. There are some warmer weather hydrangeas out there, just do a google search. If it gets too hot in your area, you can always plant them in a shady location and mulch well to retain moisture.
You should've seen last year. Super freaking hot. The ones I planted were doing so well and one day I came back from work and shite! All dead. They're just trying to survive again now and I bought these hydrangea fertilizers from the US and boom!!!! Killed them again. Too strong I think. So dissappointed. Anyways...
You're quite a looker too. Damn
Haha, I keep saying that some day they're going to call me up and ask me to be the centerfold for Mother Earth News, lol.
Hahaha Lolz. Is that a nudist exhibitionist mag?haha Let's send it to the universe. Be one with nature I say...
It's a gardening mag in the States, lol.
Why don't we like it, at least I my self like it... because I can't find such detailed explanation about propagation of plants any where else On CZcams and off youtube, and by the way I have seen that video of hydrangea cuttings they have rooted like crazy.... good job MK... go on and keep us guiding as ALWAYS.
Your very kind comments and much appreciated. I enjoy putting out content for you.
Thank u 4sharing.. i have killed so much plant cuttings. 🙏❤
Just keep trying and you'll be a pro in no time.