I've been really, really busy today - then had to go to work! Rather have stayed home & finished up with the brugs & a package for Joyce! (Joyce - finished & will be shipped tomorrow!) (Shawn - received your check!) Thought I'd get those two things out of the way - before I start this LONG thread! Please bear with me - as I've not done anyhing like this before. OK! Ready! Set! Go!
Some people have asked during the summer - if I bury my brugs in their pots directly into the ground. I don't. I cut mine each year & start with new cuttings - like most that don't have the necessary storage space for larger plants. I avoided the question because I was doing a little experiment on my own. Sorry folks for not answering you directly. I apologize. :) But now I can share the little experiment with all of you! Maybe, just maybe, it will work for others! Hope so! Especially in rooting the more harder 'doubles!' Yeah! You know what I'm talking about! The dreaded 'doubles!!' lol! Sorry - got carried away there! On with the experiment.
Many of you have a Home Depot! I do - but no Lowe's! Stinks too! I'd like a little competition between these two stores in our area. :) Anyway - at Home Depot they have a 2' long (green) hard plastic border. It's approximately 5 1/2" high. It interlocks to make your garden borders. You can keep connecting them for how much you might need as far as how many feet you want your border to be. I didn't purchase them for that reason. (they sell for $1.09 each) When wrapped around the base of your brug - it's about a 7 1/2" circle.
When the brug is planted - wrap one of these borders around the brug. Fill it to the top with Shredded Cypress Mulch! I put a little more! Make it a HEAPING pile! lol! I did this for two reasons. One - to help retain moisture during the hot summer! Less watering always helps! We all know how they LOVE to drink!! And two - coming soon! I've included pics & I'm sure some are a little blurry! (It was down right COLD this morning!!) Im sure you'll see what I'm talking about as you scroll down. Mind you - I only tried this method with the 'doubles!' They are ones I seriously have a problem with in rooting. Out of the double brugs I have - ALL worked with this method. If it had been a little warmer I would have taken pics all darn day of my progress! lol! But then - I couldn't have gone to work! I hate work - it's a dirty word!! I would imagine this method would work with the singles also! (Duh! Had to throw this in!) lol! I've also added a little information below each picture. Before & after shots! :) Received an email from Bonnie concerning rooting an 'Adeline! Bonnie - this first set of pics are for you!! :))))
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Green garden border around 'Adeline!'
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Green garden border removed - exposing Shredded Cypress Mulch!
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Pull away Shredded Cypress Mulch - very gently! And look what we have here!! Roots!!
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ALOT of roots!
Next we have 'Golden Lady!' Same method!
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And then we have 'Double Peach!'
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And now for 'Pink Perfektion!'
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And now - just a few of the finished, rooted & potted products! I have alot to do before the night is over! Trust!! :)
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Now was that hard or what?? lol! If this method were to work each year - wouldn't it be GREAT????
Most of you know I purchased the new house in August! These babies didn't have alot of growing time to get established - but they did WAY better than I thought they would. They probably would have had larger root systems if they had not been moved! But - it had to be done! The nice thing about this method - just thought I'd mention this. The original root system is still IN the ground - covered & mulched for the winter! If they come back next Spring - Great! If not?? Isn't that why we have BACK-UP cuttings?? :))))
This is a list of what I ended up with - already rooted:
'Adeline' - two rooted cuttings.
'Creamsickle' - five rooted suttings.
'Day Dreams' - three rooted cuttings.
'Divinity!' - (Brenda's baby - the triple white) - one rooted cutting.
'Double Delight' - to rooted cuttings.
'Double Peach' - one rooted cutting.
'Enchanted Double White' - two rooted cuttings.
'Golden Lady' - two rooted cuttings.
'Hawaian Double White' - three rooted cuttings.
'New Orleans Lady' - three rooted cuttings.
'Pink Perfektion' - two rooted cuttings.
'Sweetheart' - two cuttings.
'Tiara' - two rooted cuttings.
I'm happy the way this little experiment turned out! And if anyone else decides to try it - good luck to you! I honestly think it can work! But does this stop me from getting MORE cuttings to cause me winter stress?? NO!! lol! I love cuttings!! The more - the better! :)
Mike
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