I've potted-up lamb's ears two different ways. Neither is quick. One way is to do it in the fall and I only take one stem with roots on it. I then leave it to winter over and by the time market starts in the spring, it has several new stems branching out and looks like a well developed plant. I make sure it is well water before I cover it up with straw for the winter.

The other way solves the water/dry issue. I only use this way if I have a lot of room and don't mind having a pot visable in the garden. I take a 4" pot filled with potting soil, place it next to/under a stem with roots dangling, then lay the area with the roots on top of the potting soil in the pot. I secure the whole thing with a sod staple over the stem, through the pot, and out a drainage hole in the bottom. When I see new stems (month or so) I clip it from the mother plant.

Thank-you for taking your time to reply loodean! I'm glad to know that it looks like it is a challenge to pot lambs ear and I'm just not being extremely dumb!

I can get them to root no problem but when they get watered from overhead the leaves take on a crusty appearance which really detracts from their fuzziness. Not really what I want to take to the market as I want people to stroke them and ooh and ahh over their velvety softness. I guess I need to keep them under cover when it rains but what a pain that its. Theresa.