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You are here: Home / Plant Propagation / Cuttings / How I Shade My Cuttings

How I Shade My Cuttings

Updated : June 17, 2024

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I came up with an easy way to shade my cuttings this year PLUS I have a bit of a surprise for you. AND… you’ll get to hear from Amber! Watch the video below…

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Comments

  1. Charlie Harris says

    July 18, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    Mike, what can one do about tomatoes getting yellow leaves and dying?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 19, 2013 at 7:44 pm

      Charlie,

      I’m going to pass on this and hope somebody else with more experience with tomatoes can contribute. I’m really not much of a vegetable gardener, spent my whole life working with landscape plants.

      Reply
  2. Mike Smith says

    July 12, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Where does one get snow fence and is it cheaper than shade cloth?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 14, 2013 at 7:21 am

      Mike,
      Our local lumber yard and our feed store both have snow fence. I paid $50 for a 50′ roll 4′ high.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    July 12, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Where does one get snow fence?

    Reply
  4. Rebecca says

    July 10, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    What is the soil you used in your crazy garden? It looks like sand?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 10, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      Rebecca,

      Yes, we use sand for rooting cuttings.

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        December 30, 2013 at 4:18 pm

        What kind of sand is it special

        Reply
        • Mike says

          December 30, 2013 at 7:03 pm

          Just about any sand will work, but coarse sand is much better than fine sand because it drains better.

          Reply
  5. john Wheat says

    June 21, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Hi Mike, I love all of your videos and your course, which i bought from you. I love it all. Iwould like for you to fill us in on saving seeds of trees and shrubs. Is this important or do you suggest staying with cuttings. I have had great luck with cuttings and looking forward to spring to start selling some of them. Fill me in on seed saving of the shrubs.
    Thanks and keep up what your doing. My best John

    Reply

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