Wow!!! That's ambitious and they look great!

Beautiful!!!

Wow! A lot of work!
But they're so beautiful!! Good job!

Mima

Holy cow! Those look great!

Thanks for the pictorial how - to, Bill. I'm doing something similar, but for my really fat cuttings, I'm using "POM " juice bottles, easier to pot over eggs in those. Mist only, still. I see a latent inflo on my Lei Rainbow, but no roots on it yet. So far, so good.

Looking great bill!!

Mike

Wow have they grown!!! Awesome looking!! Thanks for sharing!! Such hard work pays off Bill. ;).

Chuy

That is an impressive collection!
They look great. Very inspiring.
Tally HO!

Nice to have you back Bill! How are you feeling? Have you recovered ok from your surgery?

Your cuttings always look so good. Thanks for the pictures and hope your enjoying some waves!

Andrew

Thanks for the comments. It is actually very quick to plant when all the fixin's are ready. I planted 7 bottles in about 10 minutes yesterday from cuttings broken off by gardeners or accidents. Thanks Andrew. I seem to have a good working heart again. The good thing is before, I labeled each cutting with blue tape and numbers so I only have a few mysteries. Tally Ho- I think only one of these will join my collection (replacement Vera Cruz Rose) the rest are all from trimming up my large plants. Oh and I potted up one for Dewaine. My tree trimmers did such a great job that each got a rooted one potted up as a tip. BTW Chuy- your pod is still maturing so I will let you know when it cracks. Bill

Bill- thanks for the update on the pod ;). Anxious to start from seed!! Never done it before.

Chuy

Hi Bill!!!

It makes me tired just looking at all of the work you have done... Sheesh!!

Great job and very impressive...

Now.. they question is when are you going to extend the property? ;-)

Hope you and the Mrs had a wonderful Fourth!!!

Glad you are feeling better.. Nice to get back to the things we love.. How is the Paddle boarding going? Back at the pier too?

Have a wonderful night!!

Laura

You are so energetic it`s hard to believe you had surgery.

Tally HO!

Bill

I always love seeing your pictures of the spring cuttings! It makes my heart leap with joy! LOL.

Here is an idea...buy out your neighbor then you can extend your property to fit them all :)

Take care!

Nicole

That's just sick! LOL!

WOW!!!! They look great and I do mine the same way. Plastic bottles crammed in black pots. Those do get big you know? :P Very nice looking, healthy looking cuttings. What potting mixture are you using?

powderpuff- I just mixed up 160 gallons (24 cu ft.)of Jack Morgan's mix (25%Big R, 25%Turf n tee, 50% pumice.) I have over 30 ten year olds in the ground and well over a hundred in large pots so I know they get big which is why only one of those cuttings will stay- the rest will go.

Let me know if you need any help getting rid or letting go if some!! Lol ;0)

Chuy

Chuy-you know where I live and are always welcome. Give me a call. Bill

Like Laura said, I'm tired just thinking about doing all that work! They all look incredibly healthy, though, so all the practice over the years has paid off. Paid off for the rest of us, too, who are now using your methods!

The only thing I changed this year about your bottle-rooting is I'm using coir with perlite now instead of a potting mix. So far I've had 100% rooting--with about a dozen cuttings this spring--so I'm very happy with the coir as a rooting medium.

It may also be helped by the fact that I let everything have an extra long time to callus, sometimes in the humidity chamber, first. I even had a couple push up nice inflos and root at the same time. Nice to finally feel somewhat successful at rooting!

Thanks for all the great tips over the years, Bill!

Thanks Bill.....:0) without a doubt I will

Chuy

Bill, no wonder you put yourself in the hospital! You have to take it easy. Guess you'll be have that VW sale soon. They look so good. Peg