Re: overwintering cuttings

I do not think they will need a lot of light but I wonder about how you will
keep the small plants from drying out during the long weeks of winter.  I
would think they would need larger pots or put into mulch outside maybe
covered with plastic during the coldest periods.  I lost 200 magnolia
cuttings outside in April when we had a freak snow and cold period.  Now I
put everything in a coldframe or under plastic which acts as a coldframe.
My orchid tables are covered with the plastic and weighted down.  A small
amount of air is trapped to protect the tender plants from the drying air
and extreme cold snaps.
Let us know how the plants make it in the spring.  I need two more weeks to
pot up my hellebores but will not get it.  They are on their own.
Nancy Robinson


> A few years back I overwintered cuttings taken that June in quarts sunk in
> the ground.  Didn't do so well here in Zone 5.  Last year I overwintered
> cuttings in qts and 4 inch in the garage and they did great.  It ranges
> maybe 40 to 550 in there.  This year I was ultra-successful with cuttings
> and have a bout 4 trays of 2inch and 4 inch pots of young shrub cuttings
> which I know wouldn't make it outdoors, so they'll be garaged.
>
> My question is, how much light do they need over winter in these
conditions?
> I have one window in the garage and it's packed with overwintering grasses
> and other plants.  Since these cuttings won't go totally dormant over
> winter, won't lose their leaves, will they survive on a shelf with very
> little light?  Or do I need to set up fluorescents for them?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> Kitty
>
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