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Home » Mondays with Mike » Potting Up Our Rooted Cuttings

Potting Up Our Rooted Cuttings

Updated : November 5, 2014

5 Comments

It’s a busy week for us… digging water lines, installing drain pipes, making retaining walls and potting up our rooted cuttings.

Small Plants Like this Sell Like Crazy and in Many Cases You Can Find Buyers all over the Country that Will Buy from You.  Just Put them in a Box and Send them Off.  Nobody Coming to Your Home Ever.

 

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Comments

  1. Frankie Holt says

    December 20, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    Mike:
    You have taught me so much about rooting different types of plants. I go back and reread the information you have written to make sure I’m doing the correct steps to get the roots growing.
    My next purchase is going to be pruners. Thought I would take a chance at winning a pair.
    Thank you so much.

    Reply
  2. Cody says

    May 2, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    I have a ton of Rose of Sharon’s I tried rooting last June and about 40-50 of them took and are growing like a weed! They’ve grown about 10-15″ each. They are in a sand box, is it already to late in the season to put these in individual pots?
    The box is just a 12″x12″ square with no bottom.
    I also have about a dozen bougainvillea that I’d like to pot as well. I’m located in south Texas zone-9 Let me know what y’all think. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 3, 2016 at 7:28 am

      Cody,

      If you can get them out of the sand without damaging roots you can still pot them. Pot them and put them in shade. See this https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2016/03/pulling-rooted-cuttings-from-the-sand-propagation-bed/

      Reply
  3. Rod says

    February 23, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Mike, I did some tri-colored beech cuttings late last Oct. Right now they look like they are budding out nicely.
    I put them in four inch pots. When should I repot them, or should I. I really don’t expect to plant them for trees due to lack of space. Would they be a good sales item if I could get them to grow?
    I live in Southern, Idaho not far from where cuttings were taken.
    Thanks, Rod

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 24, 2015 at 12:13 pm

      Rod,
      If you can get them to root they’d be awesome plants to sell. Don’t bother repotting until they are root bound in the containers they are in. Should be good for most of one growing season.

      Reply

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