Tell me everything about rooting cuttings!

[flowerbug]

once you get a few older cedar trees established you can have a nearly infinite number of baby cedars for regrowing. over the years here we have probably grown out hundreds of tiny cedar trees and either given them away or even sold some of them, plus we've used some of them to plant out to cover the gaps in the pine trees that are getting taller and more leggy.

the downside to cedars though is that the deer and rabbits will graze them during tougher winters so you get some pretty funny looking cedar trees.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

If plant starts from cuttings are grown in water, the roots are water roots only. To implement cuttings to soil conditions while in water, each day or two add a tablespoon of sterile soil until the transition is completed to all soil . This will facilitate plant starts to grow efficiently in soil pots or garden soil.

 

[secuono]

Whatever these are, are growing.



Idk how people bottom water....dry soil refuses to absorb it. From the top, there's some pressure and it finds paths through.
Anyway, the hedges are very happy.

 

[secuono]

Ugh. Only 2 are green and still growing.
Cut 4 others to retry.

 

[flowerbug]

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Idk how people bottom water....dry soil refuses to absorb it.
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shallow trays aren't likely going to work that great for bottom watering - especially for a really dried out pot.

once dried out a pot can be watered much better by putting it in the sink with some water in the sink and leave it there for an hour or so. let the water out of sink and let the water drain out and leave it for another hour to release the extra water.

in places that have poorer quality water it can be a good idea once in a while to soak a potted plant anyways to flush out some of the salts and minerals that can build up over time.

the other thing i did once in a while for house plants was take them into the sink and spray the leaves down to get the dust off them. rinse the sink in between plants in case there are any bugs in one plant you don't want to spread to the others. for the bigger plants i would put those in the shower.