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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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 Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 9:48:43 PM
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Has anyone started plants that way, by taking cuttings and then rooting them, If so, tell me how to do it PLEASE....
Farmgirl Sister #368
~~~**Terri**~~~
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 05:32:37 AM
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Well, Terri, last year I rooted lots of Rose of Sharon from cuttings and I've done roses crepe myrtle. I put the cuttings in a bucket or vase of water and when I'm ready to put one in a pot or in the ground, I cut it again, usually on a slant to give more surface area and dip the end in a rooting hormone and flick any excess off with my finger. Then just put it in the pot. If I'm rooting a rose in the fall, I cover it with a glass jar and leave it until spring. I'm planning to try to root some roses in May this year. An old gardening friend once told me that if I root a rose in May, I'd have blooms the same season. It worked for me the one time I tried that. :)
Farmgirl Sister #50
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DebbieSue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 3:09:54 PM
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| Miss Bee Haven!! I am going to try this !! My Hubby LOVES The Rose Of Sharon shrub...and I have had such a hard time getting one to take off and grow....Maybe I can get a cutting from someome and try.....Do you leave it in water until it sprouts some roots? Thanks so much! DebbieSue |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 08:13:38 AM
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Hi, Debbie Sue! Last summer, I just put the cuttings in pots until they were rooted. When they put out leaves, they're ready to go in the ground. I just turn the pot over, tap it, and just put the whole dirt ball in the ground. They're a pretty hardy plant.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 08:16:46 AM
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Ha! Up here, in No. Kentucky, all you have to do is let the Rose of Sharon pods fall onto the ground--INSTANT rose of sharon!!! :)
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 08:34:10 AM
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Jonni, it's a wonder any stray Rose of Sharon plants in your yard don't just up and die from your 'withering gaze'!!!! :D
Farmgirl Sister #50
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 09:01:00 AM
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I know!!! I've been trying--to no avail. Guess my "superhero" powers just elude me!
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Rooting Cuttings?
