Propagation by Cuttings: Winter Field Notes

comfrey roots are cool, these chunks have been in a poly bag in the crisper and just want to grow at every cut end

gooseberry plugs waking up

rooted plugs are similar to how I have then in 2.5" pots, though I think the pot has a bigger root system. brought in a new batch of cultivars for this summer, if all goes well this plant will get a trim in june and...

checking temperature in this unheated room hosting hardwood cuttings

just above freezing on top and warm on the bottom, I added some insulation around the bins. so far it’s looking good. finding a space in a cold climate in the spring that’s cold but above freezing is hard, a completely...

softwood propagation and fall budding around our Manitoba nursery last summer

more hardwood cuttings while the weather is right

i’ll double this up and start moving them into pots under lights in a few weeks. gallon pots with some bushy growth by june is the plan. these are mostly stock plants, to be hard pruned for propagation material...

hardwood cuttings in a cold room on bottom heat

sea buckthorn cultivars root with softwood

it takes two growing seasons or 18 months to grow them. the first year the cutting roots, and then go on to harden off and get established in a bed. In the second year they’ll put on some growth and root mass, then...

rooting house plants in water

I’ve been collecting vines, various philodendron and pothos cultivars, begonia, Christmas cactus, a few others. I tend to put them in community pots and they can sort it all...

excited about these elderberry cuttings from @haomaselections

they’re about one week after sticking. I soaked them overnight, set into deep pots with a perlite/peat/vermiculite mix, had them covered for humidity, used some iba talc, and adding bottom heat today, the tops are at...