Taking Cuttings of Rhododendrons in the Garden and Filling the Propagation Frame
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2019
- I was able to get my propagation frame set up with the help of my wife and kids and we got out in the garden and took all of our rhododendron cuttings, then stuck them in the frame.
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My sister and I just sold our family home. About 69 years ago our grandfather propagated a rhododendron and planted it in the yard. We watched your video to learn how to take cuttings, root hormone, plant and try and grow them!!! We probably have about 20 of them. Now we’ll keep our fingers crossed 🤞 and hopefully they’ll grow!! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise!! 🌱
You're very welcome! Good luck with your project.
Thank you Mike! You make this art so fun and refreshing!! :)
So glad to hear it, lorana! Thanks.
Very inspiring. I need to get outside with my secateurs now after seeing this. And...sharpen them like you did. Cheers for the vid.
Hi Mike, I just wanted to thank you for your great advice. I'm a complete rookie gardener in the UK and I watched some of your videos last Autumn. I've managed to get lots of cuttings to grow by following your videos. I'm especially pleased to have got a couple of rhododendron cuttings from my late father-in-law's garden to take. It means a lot to my wife as it will remind her of her dad. Thank you for that! Phil
I'm glad to hear it, Phil! Have fun in the garden.
What did you dip the end in? Are there other things to dip in?
@bigbearlife6642 Hi,
I dipped them in hormone rooting powder. I don't know what else you could use. Sadly, even though I said in my comment to Mike that the cuttings had taken, they died about 6 or 7 months later.
Great video and energy
you may have a red finger sore finger, but you dang sure got 2 green thumbs, you the man.
Thanks Melvin!
Amazing video and makings lot's of brilliant colorful flowers 💐 🪴 🌱 🌿 good job, Mike! 😃
New generation of beautiful Rhododendrons.
Woohoo! Best of luck with the Senator Jackson cuttings! So excited to see the progress of all of these
I so hope that I can get those guys to root this year.
Excited to finally be ready to propagate my red & royal purple with your help!! Thank you😊
Good luck!!
WOW, your rhododendrons are simply gorgeous. I never had a chance to grow any, but I thing I will start now. Your inspiration is so overwhelming, I will dig up some hostas and plant some of this reds providing they are available here in Ontario, Canada.
Thank you, love the video☘️❤️
So glad to inspire you!
Ooo...Elizabeth...intriguing
Another great video. Fire Rim is one that I have and love. I didnt realize it's a smaller variety, but it is gorgeous!
It sure is. Some years it decides to cover itself with flower buds and when it blooms you can hardly see the leaves!
Here in W. Oregon those grow wild at about 3,000 ft elevation. We were picking hedgehog mushrooms deep in a thick patch of Rhodys that are nearly impossible to move through. We ran right into a bear eating the same mushrooms less than ten feet away. That thing started grunting at us like a pig and clicking its teeth. It then ran several tight circles around us. It ran through what we could barely crawl through like nothing. Thankfully it left, so did we. Your vids always bring that memory back lol.
Lol, so you're saying that rhododendrons aren't a good defense against bears, haha.
Never heard of these plants before. I loved the Senator Jackson & Lem’s Monarch!!
If you can grow them, it's worth it!
This really surprise me because I love rhododendrons and where I live they grow in the wild.
Oh and I can see you are back together again good with the gloves!!!
Lol, I fake it well. The gloves are tough to put on and the pinky still doesn't work but I go back to the surgeon next week and hopefully he'll clear me to start working on getting my finger back and strengthening my grip.
Glad to see your hand doing so well. A real answer to prayer and a blessing for you and your family
It's getting there.
Mike - Looking forward to coming up and seeing your place before the season gets too busy. Hope I can have a little of your time to share and learn. Live in Vancouver WA. Have most every rhododendron you did cuttings of in this video. Been growing rhodies for 45 years. Knew Dr Mossman who developed the Taurus, Virginia Richards, Cy Ward and many of the other rhododendron hybridizers of that era. Love your energy and determination. Kelly 🌱🪴👍
I love rhododendrons! I think it gets in your blood and you just can't shake it, lol. That's really cool that you knew the hybridizers of so many really nice varieties. I love the history of these plants and collecting them. We're currently not open to the public but are working toward having a retail nursery and gardens to walk through.
I will be looking for some of these, especially Elizabeth in honor of my grandma.
Elizabeth is a really nice one that stays low growing and is well known for blooming in the spring and fall every year, reliably.
👀👀!
Beautiful rodies Mike! I like the last one a lot!
Hugs 🤗
That last one is an eye catcher in full bloom!
It's gorgeous!
Loving the rhody vids!
Sweet! Me too!
Prelepi su. Blago Vama. Kako bi ja volela da dodjem do njih. Pozdrav iz Srbije ❤❤
Wow thank you for that im going to try this, god bless you.
Have fun and God bless you as well!
Great video🌺 😍
Trying my luck again this year with Rhododendrum‘s, stuck them last week in The plastic totes. So far it looks like the humidity is right, in the location I place them. These were wild from brothers place in the Ga. mountains.
Keep working at it and you'll get them to root.
Took your advise with respect to perlite as cuttings compost and SUCCESS. First time I've been able to propagate Daphne. Semi-ripe with a heel. BTW this one is Darjeeling and as the name suggests would love the PNW. V highly scented.
Am now looking at getting a large white/pink rhodi to plant behind my large red one (I think Taurus or similar)and was looking at Polar Bear, but then Loderi King George stole my heart, WOW! I see that a local nursery has it.
I like your enthusiasm.
If you found a local nursery that has a Loderi King George, grab it!
I love the mauve ones but Also the bright orange ones.
They're all so beautiful! I can never make up my mind which ones I like most, haha.
@@MikeKincaid79 true. I'm on sand near the beach. No big trees, no shade, super hot in summer, mine are struggling 😥
thank you
Hi Mike, took my cuttings last week here in the UK. My daughter bought me a new variegated rhododendron for my birthday on Sunday. It’s and one called Flimmer! Just big enough for two cuttings so fingers crossed. Talking of fingers, hope your pinky is doing well. All the best buddy. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧
That's a nice variety, not many variegated rhododendrons. I've got a sport of that one called Super Flimmer but to be honest it's got so much variegation that the leaves almost look yellow from a distance. Kind of wish I had the Flimmer so I'm a little jealous, haha. Plenty more years to collect them!
Hi Mike, my one is called Gold Flimmer.!
I bought my very first Rhododendron the other day because of you! It is called Dark Lord. 😀
Sounds awesome! I have one called Lord Roberts. Wonder if they are closely related? It's a deep red and is stunning!
Mike Kincaid Mine is a dark maroon/wine color, and I cannot believe how much it has grown since I bought it.
Mike I wish I had the space for trying to grow Rhododendrum’s! And yes I definitely would go for the red. Just pops!👍
In the mean time you can live vicariously through my videos!
Mike Kincaid believe me I do exactly what you said. And try to remember my limitations without getting to upset that I cannot do what I used to do ! Or I try not to be envious of your progress while I set and enjoy your videos Mike and family. God bless you and your beautiful family 🙏🌈
I’m glad you are using your hand, how is it doing? God bless James
I'm just using the first few fingers and thumb but not with anything heavy and only for short duration. I still have to be really careful and the pinky isn't quite working yet but I go back to the surgeon next week to see if he'll let me start working on the pinky strength and getting my grip back.
Watching this video after 4 years. 😢 I really love rhododendron and in nagaland (india) it is also our state flower(rhododendron R - aboreum). i try to propagate so many times but it dies everytime but so lucky thanks to yt for suggesting me your video.❤❤❤😂
Glad you found the video! It's very possible to propagate them, just keep trying and don't give up. Once you figure it out, you'll be rooting them by the hundreds. You can also try layering or air layering. Good luck and have fun!
Love from nepal❤️❤️❤️🇳🇵🇳🇵
Really enjoy learning from you, Mike! Thanks for all the great info. I have a very small, cheap greenhouse - it is basically a plastic tent. Can I use that to put a frame in? Do you have heating in your hoop house? Also, is there a better time of the day to take your cuttings?
Yes, you can put the frame in their as long as it doesn't get direct sun and heat up too much. It's best to take cuttings in the morning.
I would love to have a Scoop Jackson Rhody! He was such a nice man.
Thanks for the comment! I love history and the stories behind the rhododendrons. Never looked this one up so I didn't know who "Scoop" was. I just did a little research and discovered that he was my own state's senator. Also learned he got his nickname delivering papers as a boy. Thanks for that little tidbit of info that spurred me on to read more about it. Now I love this rhododendron even more!
Wow our National flower
I'd love to visit Nepal someday!
So im guessing now is the best time to take cutting???....i want them all!!! Lol
Yes, yes, yes!!!
I like the first red one and the peachy one the most but they are all beautiful, around here the people are so dull, they only like the purple ones. But I got lucky and went elsewhere and found other kinds. 😁😁😊😊🤗🤗
There are so many and they're all wonderful. You know what they say, variety is the spice of life.
Great video as always. Are the red rebloomer "Elizabeth" and yellowish orange to red "Fire Rim" big plants?
Nope, both are smaller plants.
Hi Mike, love your videos, can I ask what time of year is best to take cuttings in the UK? I have a gorgeous hot pink which has just flowered, and what a show it was, I need more! 😍
Around mid August.
Beautiful! At 5:44 there was a Jod… something you missed talking about.
Good eyes! I did miss that one in the video. I squeezed it in after filming that section and forgot to go back. It's called 'Jodi' and is a small rhododendron with small leaves and blooms white and pink very early in the spring.
Where do you get the tool you were sharping your shears? forget me for my ignorance. Not every tool I know by their name in English! :D I'm native from Chile. But I'm in love with United State! I live here for almost 28 years!! I love it here.
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HI Mike, how are you doing? You made an awesome video man, congratulations. Can you tell me how you prepare the soil please.. thanks so much.
It's just finely ground up fir tree bark that I buy at a local landscape supply business by the dump truck load. It's sold as mulch.
I have question. After starting them. How do you care for them in winter when we don't have a greenhouse?
Yes, what time of year do you cut, where on the plant do you cut.???Thanks...
Right now is the time. Cut the current season's growth.
Mike, do you do this after blooming is finished or before when they are just a bud not yet bloomed?
I do this toward the end of summer, in August.
Mike. Thanks for great videos. What is the ideal location for the frame in terms of sunlight? More or less??
No direct sun should ever touch the glass lid but you want as much overhead blue sky as you can get. So the north side of a building is a good location in the northern hemisphere and the opposite side in the southern hemisphere.
Mike, I have my "You teach me" how to select rhododendron cuttings video uploaded. If it isn't doable, let me know and if I can redo it to make it work then I will, if it just isn't doable, then I will drop it. Thanks very much.
OAG
Got my answers up on your video. Hope I'm helping out. By the way, I love your channel and especially the meals you cook!
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks Mike. I will go check it out and I have already asked my subscriber to come over to your channel and subscribe.
OAG
Mike I live in Dublin Ireland. I have two Rhodys. Ones a beautiful mauve on striped leaves. The others a deep pink...this one hasn't flowered in 3years. The mauve flowered after 2years. When do I take slips from these please. Thank so much for your info..love your videos 💚🇮🇪
Take rhododendron cuttings in the late summer, mid August.
Hi Mike thank you for your educational videos, absolutely amazing.
I'm from the UK and ive just got into gardening😁
Do you need to keep the little plants in doors? And how long does it take to get them to a height of about 6 ft.
Thank you in advance
I actually keep my landscape cuttings outside. It depends on the variety and how you care for it, as to how fast it will grow.
@@MikeKincaid79 : I've read at least 10 comments with questions in them, and you've answered every one of them!! And figure out that you could be a really good politician! you answer without really answering the questions.
Nevertheless thanks for sharing what do.
On tauras you took buds off !! On blizz you left the bud on explain please thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I just take the large flower buds off.
This is excellent video, Mike. I love the format, easy to follow. However, I was puzzled about ... You showed pulling out the center bud in one cutting. But most of the ones in the frame seemed to have the center bud. Is it crucial to pull it out or not?
It's not crucial and I usually don't remove smaller buds but if a cutting has a large flower bud then I remove it. I've had good success either way.
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you! and thank you Dorothy for asking! I was just scrolling to see if someone had already asked!
Hi glad you’re recovering well. Same technique for Azaleas? Can they be in the same propagation box with Rhodies? Thank you
Absolutely!
Never knew how tall they get!
We just visited Whitney Gardens in Brinnon, Washington and some of the older rhododendrons were between 20 and 30 feet tall.
Hi mike
What bark do you use? Do you add anything to it?
Finely ground fir tree bark.
This method is called leaf bud cuttings I believe.
Hi Mike! One of my rhodies had a branch break off last week, stuck it in a piece of banana and put that all into no-poo compost; will it take? Now that I see your video, i'm pulling the buds off and paring it down to three leaves cut short - do I have to put it in fir mulch? Finally, is the soil heated from below in your propagation chambers? Thanks!!
Yes, it's heated. Lol at the banana thing, haha. Rhododendrons take time and patience but there are some specifics you want to follow. Look for my rhododendron videos and get familiar with what I'm doing here. If you're really wanting to get into them, consider buying the package on my website. I give all the in depth and behind the scenes details there.
I have always wondered how to sharpen my tools and Clippers. I just saw that you use a knife sharpener that I have. Stupid me, I never considered that, thank you for being so smart! Also, a question. My clippers after less than one year don't seem to meet at certain spaces when I clip. I have tightened the little nut, but it still doesn't cut it one certain point. Do you know what to do other than taking you back to the store and complaining? Love love love you and your videos and your family and your flowers and your propagation Etc
Thanks for being a part of our gardening family! Not sure why your pruners aren't cutting correctly but sometimes mine gets nicks in the blade and I have to sharpen them out or they won't cut right.
I got it now!
You have to give some money to senator jackson ...under the table. And will root up!!
Thanks for all tgat material, you have a real rhododendron material...they grow well in my area. ( As it is rainy as settle...or twice more...I am looking for the right time to cut the wood...is new wood...but still the next season?
Haha, maybe it all comes down to a simple bribe, hahaha.
If you're pruning heavily, then do that in the winter, while the plants are dormant. If you just want to do a light trim, then the spring is best, just after blooming. That way it will still set blooms for the following year.
How do I know when it’s time to pot up rooted cuttings? I rooted some rhodi curt over the winter. Some have shoots 3-4” long; others have tiny only. leaves. I pulled out a couple sort of in the middle, with short shoots. The roots are only about 1/8” long. How do I know when it’s time to pot them up?
I leave them alone for the first summer. Just fertilize and continue to water them right in place and let them grow nice root systems. Then I pot them up the following spring. Rhododendrons are slow starters and take some time to get going.
I'm so glad that you are making propagation videos again. You inspire so many people to try propagating just about anything. Several weeks ago I told you about the red leafed 'Midnight Marvel' hibiscus shoot that I had inadvertently broken off when planting. I had removed all leaves including the buds I left only the top 2 leaves and stuck it into the pot but the shoot didn't survive. Well "hold the phone", yesterday I was watering and noticed that there were little tiny sprouts on it! This has definitely taught me something about being patient and waiting longer before giving up on a cutting. We have finally cooled down a little here and are getting rain so I think I'll plant the 2 large hibiscus plants out into my landscape. Although I'm temped to dig that shoot to see how many roots it has ...I won't. I just love the rhododendrons you have in your landscape ...so beautiful!
Sometimes we learn the best tricks from doing nerve racking things in the garden!
Mike, great to see you could get your rhodies stuck and on time!! Have you ever tried using a stronger rooting hormone for Senator Jackson?? They have #8, # 16, and also # 30 for really difficult plants!! LOL! Some of the Rhodies that I ordered came in this week, soooo excited!!! Now to wait for them to grow!! How many years before a Rhodie liner will bloom?
Some of mine bloom the first year. Just depends on the variety.
I like you clipper sharpener. Where did you buy it from???
I can't remember exactly but I think it was at a local nursery. You can also buy them on Amazon!
Hi Mike, I use loads of wood chip for my garden, from hard woods.. soft woods.. and they put through the conifers. What is in your fur bark. The ones I have would that be OK.
Thank you.
Danny Davies.
It's just the bark of fir trees. Wood chips will break down and compost so I wouldn't recommend using them for rooting but they would work great for mulch like you mentioned. The bark doesn't break down as quickly and is relatively inert.
Mike what is your rooting soil you use to root your Rhododendrons in?
Finely ground for tree bark.
Hey Mike. I joined as member. I have a pest question. My rhoddies get eaten on edges and sometimes holes in middle of leaves. I don't know what it is but looking for any advise to rid those peaky "whatever's"
It sounds like you have weevils. I get them from time to time and just let nature take its course. They don't kill the plant but the leaves are unsightly. They come out at night, so they can be hard to find. There are insecticides that you can use to kill these bugs off. Here's a link to some great information about it, as well as other rhododendron problems that may occur: extension.umd.edu/resource/azaleas-and-rhododendrons-identify-and-manage-problems
Questions. What time of year is best? Is it just water you are cleaning the cuttings with? What is the white mixture you dipped them into? How long between cutting and planting is best? Is there such a thing as too long?
1 question per customer, lol. Just kidding, but I do answer all these questions in other videos. Here we go: 1.) Late summer 2.) Just water 3.) Hormodin #3 rooting hormone 4.) 1.5 years 5.) No
Happy to see your hand healing nicely. 2 questions: did you take out the bud in the centre and if so do u pull the whole thing out and on all species? The bark: is this the same as mulch ? If not can i use mulch instead.?
I take the large flower buds off. I use bark that isn't composted. Just make sure it's an inert material that isn't full of fungi and bacteria.
@@MikeKincaid79 1. why is fungi and bacteria bad? Don’t they benefit from that growing under big trees?
2. Why remove the buds?
Mike, where did you get the green sharpening tool that you are using at the beginning of this video? My husband messed up a pair of great old shears that we inherited from his father by sharpening the heck out of them with a tool that didn't even sharpen them in the right place but over sharpened the blades with a grinder, that there is a little space now that was created between the blades and I can't use them anymore. I got a new Corona Shears and I want to buy this tool to sharpen them myself when I need it. I really loved the old shears, they do not make them as strong. None of them on the market compare to it but the corona will do. Thanks!
There are many on the market. You can go for a cheap one like I use: amzn.to/40ygEum or buy a more expensive one: amzn.to/3Qyx9C9
some one said take cuttings in dec. here so .ore. heating mat.early part,still wating for maybe 3 out 30 or none. What time is the best window.?
I like taking mine in August.
Fire Rim is listed as hardy to Zone 5 - I am in Canada zone 4 - is there a chance? with heavy mulching? It is my absolute favourite!
I'm always trying to break the rules, lol.
What time of the year is it best to start propagating these rhododendrons
Late summer as semi-hardwood cuttings.
What is the soil mixture that you are using for propagation of your Roadies? Please and thank you.
It's finely ground fir tree bark. Here's a video about it: ua-cam.com/video/RSPLOLNXTD4/v-deo.html
Hi Mike can you please tell me what is the white powder you put into the plant before you plant thank you. 😊
Yes, it's Hormodin #3 rooting hormone: amzn.to/34BIN7N
I have Lilac Rhododendron bush. So pretty. Will try doing cuttings of mine, its just finished flowering a week ago. Is it too late to do it. Its 24th June 2020 in UK thanks.....Cheryl in UK xxx
Rhododendron cuttings are best taken in late summer as semi-hardwood cuttings. You can start taking them in early to mid August. Still have plenty of time to get your frame set up.
Hi Mike, I'm loving the videos. I live in Ireland and so far I've been propagating the simple things like roses and hydrangeas and I'm in the process of air layering everything I can think of Lol. But I've got some new arrivals in the form of some Rhododendrons. I'd like to take some cutting of them and as you've said that young plants are the best for rooting cuttings from. And I think I'm going to build a frame of my own but how do you heat the soil underneath the bark? Is it a heat pad of some variety? And if so, where do you find such a thing? Colm
I highly recommend you buying the $47 program on my website. It covers everything you want to know from start to finish, in great detail: propagateplantslikeapro.com
I get my heating pads from Amazon.
Hi Mike. I have a bunch of azalea I planted this past fall. I would like to take cuttings of them next year with the new growth. I expect I should treat them like you do your large leaf rhodo's since they are rhodo's, just smaller. How many months should I leave the rooted cuttings in pots? I would like to get them in the ground by late November.
Azalea root very easily from cuttings and yes, I treat them the same as the larger leaved rhododendrons. Take the cuttings in early to mid August and they should root within 6 to 8 weeks. I like to leave them in their frame on bottom heat for the first winter and then plant them out the following spring but you could try planting them right away. Just make sure you get a good root system on them if you plant directly out in November.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks. I live in eastern Maryland zone 7a so maybe I should just put cuttings into 4 inch pots to start them off and then move them into the basement during winter under grow lights so I will have bigger root ball in spring?
Hello Mike. I love your video's . My question is I live in Florida, I am needing to know if these will grow in Florida. TY
There are some warmer climate rhododendrons and you may be able to grow certain types of rhododendrons that I can't grow here called vireyas. They are a warmer climate rhododendron (in the same family) and i think you'll find them very beautiful. Wish I could grow them here.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you. I am from Ky and I love the rhododendron and all their colors. I will look for the vireyas. Thank you, I am rooting all kinds of things. lol, How about Azaleas and Crep Myrtles? Everyone has them around here. Mine are very old and overgrown. I would like to start some new Fresh ones.
Take evergreen azalea cuttings now. They root well in 6 to 8 weeks.
What growing zone do you live? What is in the soil you're planting them in? Looks like a lot of bark.
Yep, a lot of bark: ua-cam.com/video/eLXHy4A4-xk/v-deo.html I live in zone 8b, Western Washington State.
I love Rhododendrons, but never got the luck to keep it alive indoors, I live in zone 3. Any tips, Mike? Thanks!
The biggest challenge indoors is getting enough light. You've got to have a window with plenty of light for them to grow well indoors.
Hi mike how do u call that white thing u are putting before u dig it in the soil ?????
It's Hormodin #3 rooting hormone. amzn.to/3xaEQTH
Mike: A couple more questions on propagating. I plan to use a opaque plastic tote as my propagating box. QUESTION: Do I need to cut vent holes in it? If yes, some holes in the sides and some holes in the top? I will place the propagation box on the north side of the house with the plan to bring it inside when cold weather comes on. Thanks
C. (OAG)
For rhododendrons, I prefer the outdoor frame with the bottom heat. I did use totes for them when I first started but had little success. If I were to use totes again then I would start them indoors now under lights and probably leave the lid cracked to allow air flow but occasionally mist the leaves.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you for your reply. As for me doing outside, I don't have a greenhouse so bottom heat would be out. I do have a grow light set up in my basement and I could provide bottom heat there. That might work. Thanks
C.
A cool basement and bottom heat would be ideal!
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks Mike. I just watched your video on Why aren't my hydrangeas blooming. We have hydrangeas (old wood bloomers) and they bloom beautifully. I will take your advise and mulch them with pine bark.
C.
Is there a certain time of year when its best to take cuttings?
Yes, mid to late summer. I usually take mine in August.
Is it possible to mix these up and have like red flowers half a year long in your garden? Or do these don't mix up good? I only know rhododendron as a solitary plant ... at my parents place here in Belgium, it's like 4 meters high. :)
Yes, absolutely! That’s the exact idea I had with these. There would be red blooms from the beginning of March through June!
Mike, do you do azaleas too...the same thing as with rhododendrons?
Yes
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what is the white stuff you put on end of stem before putting in soil
Hormodin #3
An outdoor critter broke a branch off my new rhodo. Do I divide it up into cuttings or try rooting the whole branch?
If you're in the northern hemisphere then the best time for rhody cuttings is in August and your branch should go on the burn pile. If you're in the southern hemisphere then you can take individual cuttings and not the whole branch.
Hi "gun man"...where I live , a mike kincade, is a name out of a cowboy movie.
I am very c oncern about this plants cuttins, becouse I'll do it now they already bloomed.
I have been 100 % succesfull with ground layerings but it's very limited
So ..
It's hard to see if yo cut only this year growth or just young wood with a little of "last year's wood"...
Is it just green , not so tender wood??
If I don't do it now, i autumn I'll have not a cold weather, but enough to avoid rooting, and humidity up to 95%. With monster funguses working hard.
So. Green bark , last new growth?
Thanyou mike, you're so inspirational and supportive 😊😊
Use the current season's growth for cuttings of rhododendrons. In my area, I like to start taking cuttings of semi-firm wood (current season) in August/September. So that means you would be taking them in February/March.
Oh, and Happy New Year!
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you
Have a wonderful 1024 year
O propagated rododendros today and got your answer
I'll try to share pictures
Thank you
Hi I'm a complete novice but what is the reason why you take the leaves off and trim the tops also what is the white gunk what you dip them in? Would this be a necessity? Thanks
I cut the leaves in half to save room in the propagation frame, increase air flow around the cuttings, and decrease moisture loss from the cuttings. The white stuff is rooting hormone and will increase your success rate but is not always 100% necessary.
What is the white powder. And where can i by it. From sweden
Hormodin #3 rooting hormone. Amazon
How long do you leave in propagation frame?
1.5 years
Does it matter where you take your cuts? Or does it just have to be on new wood? I noticed you cut them from the bottom of the shrub is there a reason?
Has to be on current season's new wood. I took them from the bottom for several reasons. 1) I like to prune my rhododendrons like trees so it makes sense to take cuttings from the sides and bottom. 2) The best cuttings come from growth that isn't at the top because it isn't as thick and robust and there are less flower buds on the lower cuttings. 3) The plant is too tall to take the top cuttings, lol.
I’ll have to try this and find out what that white stuff is. Thank you! No purple. 😢
Hormodin #3 rooting hormone.
What is that white powder you applied on the cutting
Hormodin #3
Looks like you have almost full use of your pinky again, or at least enough to be able to work with it. How many acres do you have and how many rhododendron bushes? I've never really paid attention to them before but some of them sure are magnificent!
The pinky isn't working yet but i fake it really well, haha. We live on just over 9 acres. The front 2.5 acres is the extent of our plantings so far. We have around 300 different varieties and over 1000 total rhododendrons planted out in the landscape.
Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you but it's going to be incredible before you know it! I was in Portland for a conference a few years ago and I went to the national rose garden and was blown away (even though it rained for most of the visit). Such a great climate for growing so many beautiful plants. I've been looking for some acreage where I live (I'd like 5 acres) but most of the affordable land would be too far of a commute to work so I keep looking. LOL I work in healthcare as well but on the administrative side, not the clinical side.
Yes, the Pacific Northwest is definitely a beautiful region for growing landscapes. The last 4 or 5 years have been tough though with the weather changing and the lack of water through the summer. I'm curious what the future holds for us and in the mean while I'm planting a lot of big leaf maples because they handle drought better than rhododendrons.
When I bought our home the previous owner had several Rhdodendrom planted along the garage and one by one they died I do not know why I thought they where old but it might be something else I'm down to my late one and I trimmed it back this pass spring It seems to be OK but not super strong. It is in full sunlight most of the day so when I do get flowers they dry up and die off within a couple of weeks in a good year They are so beautiful but a short live flower. How can I help these flower stay healthy-looking longer? HELP ME PLEASE
They perform their best in some shade but the best thing you can do for established rhododendrons is prune and mulch, water well through the summer.
Hi mike How long does it take to become a full plant if a grow the rhododendron from seeds
Seeds take a really long time, years, just to get a foot or 2 tall. Unless you're hybridizing or preserving species, I would suggest doing cuttings.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you
Rhododendron have to be a older plant to take cuttings? I just bought one in the spring and thinking maybe I need to wait until it get older.
Thanks for a great video 👍❤️😊
Cuttings from younger plants will actually root better.
Great, I’m going to give it a try. Thanks for your quick response 👍❤️😊