RE: gadgets/now hydrangea cuttings

Yes, I do the cuttings, dip them in rooting hormone, put them in small (3-4
inch) pots in potting mix, water them in, and then set them in a saucer of
water in the shade. I usually do 2-3 cuttings per pot. I've moved mine out
into a little more sun now, but they've been in their pots for about a month
and the preziosa still hasn't rooted so I'm trying to give it a little more
light. I had four of those cuttings but the skinny ones didn't make it. Same
with the variegated I'm doing. Only two made it, and they were the thicker
cuttings. 

A


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Daryl
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:15 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gadgets/now hydrangea cuttings

Do  you set a pot of them in a potting mix on a saucer of water? Is that 
what I'm reading?

d

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] gadgets/now hydrangea cuttings


> Daryl, the best luck I've had with Hydrangea cuttings is to set them in a
> saucer of water and LEAVE them that way until you are sure they're rooted
> well. A friend of mine told me that and I didn't believe her. So far so 
> good
> on the ones I've done this year. I'm getting ready to do some Annabelle's
> and see how they work. Also, my best luck has been with softwood, but 
> large
> ones, not skinny. I also put Miracle Grow in the water. I have a H.
> 'prezioza' that I thought wasn't going to make it but as soon as I put the
> container in a sauce of water it started putting out new leaves.
> A

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