EASY HYDRANGEA PROPAGATION FROM CUTTINGS ACORN HILL. HOW TO TAKE SOFT WOOD CUTTINGS FREE HYDRANGEA
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2022
- FREE HYDRANGEAS. It’s easy to create more plants for your garden without having to fork out at the garden centre. Take softwood cuttings from your ornamental shrubs and woody herbs, and you can boost stocks for free
HOW TO TAKE SOFT WOOD CUTTINGS. Softwood cuttings should be taken during spring and summer, from March to August. Choose strong, current season’s shoots, as they have the potential to root quickly and rapidly grow into new plants. Taking cuttings is simple and easy, and a cost effective method of filling gaps in beds and borders. It’s also a great way to replace dead shrubs, or to create gifts for friends and family.
EASY HYDRANGEA PROPAGATION FROM CUTTINGS
STEP 1. Remove shoots, longer than the finished cutting, just above a leaf on the parent plant.
STEP 2. Use a pair of pruners or a sharp knife to cut just below a leaf joint and remove the leaves from the bottom half of the cutting.
STEP 3. Reduce leaf area by half to minimise water loss from the cutting.
STEP 4. In a container (in this project I used an empty plastic water bottle with holes on the bottom for drainage) filled with perlite, stick the branch down into the bottom of the container.
STEP 5. Place your bottles with cuttings in another container which acts as the propagation box. I use a regular plastic storage bin (ALSO WITH HOLES ON THE BOTTOM FOR BETTER DRAINAGE, please).
**Don't forget to place the lid loosely on the bin.**
STEP 6. Water the cuttings directly with a garden hose often. I do this daily for good insurance that the moisture is even. - Jak na to + styl
I watched your hydrangea propagation video last year where you had really got results. Would love to see how those cuttings are growng now after planting.
Hello Corliss. Totally appreciate your interest in my propagation DIYs. Those that I propagated have grown well. In the opener of this current video, the hydrangea I got the cuttings from were the direct descendant of my pro payed cuttings last year.
I really should do a full on update videos of my propagation and other DIYs. Again, I totally appreciate your presence in the channel and your interest 🙋🏻♂️😃🙏🏼
Thank you!
My pleasure ! 😇
You make it look so easy. Thanks for the easy step-by-step!
One of the BEST ways to get FREE PLANTS!
I have a hydrangea I am going to make cuttings from thanks to your excellent video showing me how to do it.
Another plant that I am very fond of propagating in the early growing season as well! 😃
No propagation box or perlite needed if you just air layer. Just take a lower branch leaving it attached to the mother plant and strip a couple leaves and bury that portion of the stem with a couple inches of the existing soil. No supplies needed. Let Mother Nature do the rest… I do this with all my garden shrubs…rhododendrons, blueberry bushes, rose bushes….
You will notice new growth on the plant and that is when you cut it from the mother plant and dig up.
Such an excellent idea. I’ve always said I’ll try it. This year I will. Thanks a bunch!