Another great video! I bought 6 lavender plants for our new cabin, never growing lavender before, and they were gorgeous. I wanted to plant around 30 more around our acre but the cost was prohibitive. You’ve saved me a bunch of money.
I've tried propagating in both soil and water and with and without root hormone for the soil cuttings. I've had the most success propagating cuttings in the early autumn and leaving them in water until mid January then transplanting the cuttings to seed cells. Woody bases were less successful than green cuttings using this method. When the roots fill up the seed sells, I up pot and by that time of the year, it is usually warm enough to move them into my greenhouse. By the end of the summer, they are in the ground and fully established. By doing this every year, you will have a lush field for decades; pulling out the excessively woody plants and replacing them with seedlings.
If I’m out of commercial rooting hormone, use regular old aspirin.. I crush it up or soak in warm water and dip. Aspirin is made from the weeping willow tree.. has natural rooting properties.
Great job Susan. I have rooted many trees. Figs are easy, Rose of Sharon and Forsythia. I am dancing today. It is raining, really raining. Sept 14 finally it's been months. 70 degrees not 107. Yippee. Happy dance. Hope you have a great week.
I tried lavender from Burgess magazine. They don't like wet feet good drainage. I made a candle with some, with my bee wax (and a candle b/c I didn't have enough wax from combs.) It didn't work out so good. Zone 3b. But, I was excited and learned. It's very aromatic when you roll it in hands.
Susan, I've never been successful growing lavender because I tend to overwater it, however, I have propagated a number of hydrangeas this year. All I did was take cuttings and strip most of the leaves (I cut the top leaves in half) then I stuck them directly into a raised bed (I didn't use rooting hormone). They have all put on new growth so I'm confident that they are rooted. I'm going to leave them outside in that raised bed for the winter and see if they are alive in the spring. Hopefully, this will work out for me. I may try a few lavender plants again next year. I hope you and Bill have a good weekend. ~Margie🤗💐🦋🐝
Hi, Margie! Always a treat to see your comments. Yes, that is exactly how to propagate hydrangeas and I'm amazed at how easy this is to do! Enjoy the weekend.
The lavender field is enviable! So Munstead and Grosso winter over for you-I will take note. I believe I have Munstead. There was a lavender farm near us and always wanted to stop and ask what variety they have. I think it is the French varieties that don’t like our winter. I have been covering with sticks and leaves in winter. This I will try today and I have a boxwood I will try. Can’t find my rooting powder so have to see if they have it locally. I have some Blaze maple cuttings I’m trying again. I had some leftover sand and made a mound on north side of shed and flip a clear tote over. I cut the leaves in half to prevent too much water loss on the plants. I didn’t have the root powder as heard it’s not always necessary. Most are still green weeks after so I think I may be successful this time. I’ve been more vigilant at keeping them moist. It was a wonderful tree and it died from a frost crack because I didn’t cover the trunk in winter. It would be so nice to have maples as we mainly have oaks and cedars and I want other leaves for my compost And some Color! I want to winter over a white sage and will try this method as they seem close to the same liking for growing conditions. I know neither like wet feet.😊. The white sage looked so nice with its silvery white leaves next to blue forget me nots. And the smell is nice also. I’m pretty sure they are only hardy to Z7. Wish I was closer as I would love a snippet of the Strawberry and Cream hydrangea you have😊. I also wish the deer wouldn’t eat everything so I could plant outside a fence. It’s relentless here as the area is like a desert and we are the salad bar. Thank you for showing this! It will be so much easier than from seed. WI, Z5a. We had 40* this morning. Oh, about the Blaze maple, do you know if there is a way to stop a tree from sending up suckers?
Hi, I tried to propagate two shrubs this summer. One was a viburnum and the other was Oregon grape. The viburnum dried out, but the other rooted nicely. I did not cover keep it under plastic though. I am going to keep trying and learning from my experiences. Thanks for sharing your learnings with us!
Hi Susan! I am so glad I found your channel! I’m down here in the lower Yakima Valley, (I know your from Spokane and some people up there don’t seem to know where that is😂) I have tried to grow lavender for about 5 yrs and I lose my plants EVERY YR! I have watched a ton of videos and read so much,I’ve tried rooting, I’ve bought so many plants every yr its ridiculous! I’ve mixed soil with pea gravel and sand and it works for a bit, but come fall they die😢😢 I make goat milk soap and I would love to grow my own lavender to put in it. Thank you for the video! I will try again this yr. I heard lavender grows better in poor soil? Maybe my soil is too rich and I water too much, I do plant them in a raised bed? Thanks again.❤
Hi, Julie. It's nice to meet you! Yes, they don't require any soil amendments and not much water, except while you're just getting them started. I hope your lavender propagation works really well!
@@juliemorton5599 First of all, thank you for subscribing! Second, you shouldn't need to cover them over the winter as long as you're growing a variety that is hardy enough for your region.
@@SusansInTheGarden ok, lol its the same as yours, I’m 155 miles south west of you in Outlook/ Sunnyside WA. I just seem to lose them when it gets cold. Thank you ! 🤞🏻I appreciate your response!☺️
How great that you have a lavender patch, the pollinators must love you! I just discovered a little lavender plant the other day so need to move it once we are done with our rainy day today! There seem to be so many plants that you can propogate and it does save a ton of money! Love you use such high tech equipment! I know the time to set them out is zone dependent, but what month did you set yours out in the spring? Thanks for sharing this important video!
We took the cuttings from our established lavender plants in late May. The rooted/potted cuttings are currently residing in our little greenhouse, so they haven't been set outdoors yet.
I tried this 2 years ago. I had mine in large pots, a window box, and some stuck & rooted into the ground, as an experiment. ( I live in New England) most wintered over perfectly! Conclusion, I don't think we need to shelter them but provide ample soil space ? insulation? for winter!
Your lavender plants look like big balls. When you planted the lavender cutting in the ground, did you plant them one plant at the time or three or four together ?
Hi there. We bought them as bare-root plants from eBay of all places! (this was about 20 years ago). They were planted individually but we later realized we should have spaced them a little farther apart. They really took a beating this past winter so we've been waiting to see what they would do this year and we need to figure what if we're going to replace them or what. There are 300 plants over there!
I began doing this too so fun! On the hydrangeas for three years now my hydrangeas have not flowered. The first year there were blooms after I bought it, but no year since. I don’t know the type of hydrangea it is so not sure how to take care of it. I believe I trimmed the dead bloom canes the first year and this may be the issue. I heard certain strains of hydrangea your suppose to leave the old wood as this is what they bloom from, and I’m not sure if that is the issue. But we also for the past three years had late frosts and it affected the plant and this year the deer got into my bed and ate much of the late spring leafing so I had to fence it and the plant came back nicely, but still no blooms :/
Hi there. You are correct that there are different types of hydrangeas and this impacts when it is safe to prune them. Some bloom on new wood, which is great, since that means pruning them wouldn't impact their blooming cycle. I would recommend NOT pruning it for a year and seeing if it blooms as I believe that is the problem. If you want to send a photo of the hydrangea (when it's blooming) to my email address, Susan@SusansintheGarden.com, I will attempt to ID it for you... but it can be tricky! Cheers.
I’ll be trying this! The friend who’s plant I’ll take cuttings from is about an hour away. Should I add water to the baggie, or do you think it’ll be moist enough without? Thanks!
Hi, Anita. We grow 'Munstead' and 'Grosso'. I haven't had any experience with other varieties, but I know we have to be careful and just select the really hardy varieties for zone 5b.
Thank you for your response. I have not tried Munstead but have tried a new variety this year called Sweet Romance. I am trying propagation from cuttings this year after watching your video. I have 24 starts. Wish me luck!
I bought some Lavender plants in the spring,put them in 3 large pots, they grew lovely spread out nice and Tall but no heads they have no heads just foliage ,they are not in much sunlight could this be the reason,? Barry Willis.
Hi, Barry. That could be the problem because lavender plants really love to be in full sun. However, I should also add that lavender plants need a year or two before they start blooming regularly, so I would give them chance.
Excellent, easy to follow video with GREAT visuals! Thanks so much for sharing. 😊
Now I have to watch your hydrangea video!
Thanks so much!
Another great video! I bought 6 lavender plants for our new cabin, never growing lavender before, and they were gorgeous. I wanted to plant around 30 more around our acre but the cost was prohibitive. You’ve saved me a bunch of money.
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Thank you for giving me the inspiration to take cuttings of my lavender to propagate. I loved the video. 😃
Thank you, Joanne!
I've tried propagating in both soil and water and with and without root hormone for the soil cuttings. I've had the most success propagating cuttings in the early autumn and leaving them in water until mid January then transplanting the cuttings to seed cells. Woody bases were less successful than green cuttings using this method.
When the roots fill up the seed sells, I up pot and by that time of the year, it is usually warm enough to move them into my greenhouse. By the end of the summer, they are in the ground and fully established. By doing this every year, you will have a lush field for decades; pulling out the excessively woody plants and replacing them with seedlings.
If I’m out of commercial rooting hormone, use regular old aspirin.. I crush it up or soak in warm water and dip. Aspirin is made from the weeping willow tree.. has natural rooting properties.
Actually, most plant cuttings will probably root just fine without the rooting hormone but my goal was to demonstrate the standard technique.
Im so excited that I found your channel. Your videos are so right to the point and inspirational. Thank You
Thank you so much, Tina! I really appreciate that.
Great job Susan. I have rooted many trees. Figs are easy, Rose of Sharon and Forsythia. I am dancing today. It is raining, really raining. Sept 14 finally it's been months. 70 degrees not 107. Yippee. Happy dance. Hope you have a great week.
I'm so glad you're getting some relief! I know how you feel. Take care.
I tried lavender from Burgess magazine. They don't like wet feet good drainage. I made a candle with some, with my bee wax (and a candle b/c I didn't have enough wax from combs.) It didn't work out so good. Zone 3b. But, I was excited and learned. It's very aromatic when you roll it in hands.
Susan, I've never been successful growing lavender because I tend to overwater it, however, I have propagated a number of hydrangeas this year. All I did was take cuttings and strip most of the leaves (I cut the top leaves in half) then I stuck them directly into a raised bed (I didn't use rooting hormone). They have all put on new growth so I'm confident that they are rooted. I'm going to leave them outside in that raised bed for the winter and see if they are alive in the spring. Hopefully, this will work out for me. I may try a few lavender plants again next year. I hope you and Bill have a good weekend. ~Margie🤗💐🦋🐝
Hi, Margie! Always a treat to see your comments. Yes, that is exactly how to propagate hydrangeas and I'm amazed at how easy this is to do! Enjoy the weekend.
@@moniquehall4991 I'm in Northeast Nebraska.
@@moniquehall4991 Hi, Monique. Are you asking me or @greenthumbelina7331? If you're asking me, I'm in Spokane, Wash., zone 5b.
Great topic Susan, thank you. Looking forward to the hydrangea and more next year!
Thanks, Dee.
Hi , I’m going to try this on one lavender. Thank you
The lavender field is enviable! So Munstead and Grosso winter over for you-I will take note. I believe I have Munstead. There was a lavender farm near us and always wanted to stop and ask what variety they have. I think it is the French varieties that don’t like our winter. I have been covering with sticks and leaves in winter.
This I will try today and I have a boxwood I will try. Can’t find my rooting powder so have to see if they have it locally. I have some Blaze maple cuttings I’m trying again. I had some leftover sand and made a mound on north side of shed and flip a clear tote over. I cut the leaves in half to prevent too much water loss on the plants. I didn’t have the root powder as heard it’s not always necessary. Most are still green weeks after so I think I may be successful this time. I’ve been more vigilant at keeping them moist. It was a wonderful tree and it died from a frost crack because I didn’t cover the trunk in winter. It would be so nice to have maples as we mainly have oaks and cedars and I want other leaves for my compost And some Color!
I want to winter over a white sage and will try this method as they seem close to the same liking for growing conditions. I know neither like wet feet.😊. The white sage looked so nice with its silvery white leaves next to blue forget me nots. And the smell is nice also. I’m pretty sure they are only hardy to Z7.
Wish I was closer as I would love a snippet of the Strawberry and Cream hydrangea you have😊. I also wish the deer wouldn’t eat everything so I could plant outside a fence. It’s relentless here as the area is like a desert and we are the salad bar.
Thank you for showing this! It will be so much easier than from seed. WI, Z5a. We had 40* this morning.
Oh, about the Blaze maple, do you know if there is a way to stop a tree from sending up suckers?
Hi, I tried to propagate two shrubs this summer. One was a viburnum and the other was Oregon grape. The viburnum dried out, but the other rooted nicely. I did not cover keep it under plastic though. I am going to keep trying and learning from my experiences. Thanks for sharing your learnings with us!
Glad you enjoyed the video, Diane. And yes, it's a learning process for us all!
I think another way for viburnum is to weight a limb down and it will root.
@@dustyflats3832 Yes, that's called "layering."
Hi Susan! I am so glad I found your channel! I’m down here in the lower Yakima Valley, (I know your from Spokane and some people up there don’t seem to know where that is😂) I have tried to grow lavender for about 5 yrs and I lose my plants EVERY YR! I have watched a ton of videos and read so much,I’ve tried rooting, I’ve bought so many plants every yr its ridiculous! I’ve mixed soil with pea gravel and sand and it works for a bit, but come fall they die😢😢
I make goat milk soap and I would love to grow my own lavender to put in it. Thank you for the video! I will try again this yr. I heard lavender grows better in poor soil? Maybe my soil is too rich and I water too much, I do plant them in a raised bed? Thanks again.❤
Hi, Julie. It's nice to meet you! Yes, they don't require any soil amendments and not much water, except while you're just getting them started. I hope your lavender propagation works really well!
@@SusansInTheGarden do I need to cover them for the winter? Thats when I usually lose them, thank you for the reply, also I’m a new subscriber!😉
@@juliemorton5599 First of all, thank you for subscribing! Second, you shouldn't need to cover them over the winter as long as you're growing a variety that is hardy enough for your region.
@@SusansInTheGarden ok, lol its the same as yours, I’m 155 miles south west of you in Outlook/ Sunnyside WA.
I just seem to lose them when it gets cold. Thank you ! 🤞🏻I appreciate your response!☺️
How great that you have a lavender patch, the pollinators must love you! I just discovered a little lavender plant the other day so need to move it once we are done with our rainy day today! There seem to be so many plants that you can propogate and it does save a ton of money! Love you use such high tech equipment! I know the time to set them out is zone dependent, but what month did you set yours out in the spring? Thanks for sharing this important video!
We took the cuttings from our established lavender plants in late May. The rooted/potted cuttings are currently residing in our little greenhouse, so they haven't been set outdoors yet.
I tried this 2 years ago. I had mine in large pots, a window box, and some stuck & rooted into the ground, as an experiment. ( I live in New England) most wintered over perfectly! Conclusion, I don't think we need to shelter them but provide ample soil space ? insulation? for winter!
I've been wondering about this. Thanks for weighing in on it!
Your lavender plants look like big balls. When you planted the lavender cutting in the ground, did you plant them one plant at the time or three or four together ?
Hi there. We bought them as bare-root plants from eBay of all places! (this was about 20 years ago). They were planted individually but we later realized we should have spaced them a little farther apart. They really took a beating this past winter so we've been waiting to see what they would do this year and we need to figure what if we're going to replace them or what. There are 300 plants over there!
I began doing this too so fun! On the hydrangeas for three years now my hydrangeas have not flowered. The first year there were blooms after I bought it, but no year since. I don’t know the type of hydrangea it is so not sure how to take care of it. I believe I trimmed the dead bloom canes the first year and this may be the issue. I heard certain strains of hydrangea your suppose to leave the old wood as this is what they bloom from, and I’m not sure if that is the issue. But we also for the past three years had late frosts and it affected the plant and this year the deer got into my bed and ate much of the late spring leafing so I had to fence it and the plant came back nicely, but still no blooms :/
Hi there. You are correct that there are different types of hydrangeas and this impacts when it is safe to prune them. Some bloom on new wood, which is great, since that means pruning them wouldn't impact their blooming cycle. I would recommend NOT pruning it for a year and seeing if it blooms as I believe that is the problem. If you want to send a photo of the hydrangea (when it's blooming) to my email address, Susan@SusansintheGarden.com, I will attempt to ID it for you... but it can be tricky! Cheers.
Hi! What temperature do they need to be kept at with grow lights? I was hoping I could put them in my greenhouse?Sue
Hmm, that's a good question. I would say 50 degrees would work for your greenhouse, if you can maintain that throughout the winter.
I’ll be trying this! The friend who’s plant I’ll take cuttings from is about an hour away. Should I add water to the baggie, or do you think it’ll be moist enough without? Thanks!
You might try adding just a teensy bit of water due to the distance, or bring along your containers and do the planting part at your friend's house!
What variety of lavender do you grow? I am also in zone 5b and have tried Phenomenal and Grosso. Any tips on other varieties that do well here?
Hi, Anita. We grow 'Munstead' and 'Grosso'. I haven't had any experience with other varieties, but I know we have to be careful and just select the really hardy varieties for zone 5b.
Thank you for your response. I have not tried Munstead but have tried a new variety this year called Sweet Romance. I am trying propagation from cuttings this year after watching your video. I have 24 starts. Wish me luck!
@@anitastyczynski7140 That's wonderful! I hope they will get off to a great start.
I bought some Lavender plants in the spring,put them in 3 large pots, they grew lovely spread out nice and Tall but no heads they have no heads just foliage ,they are not in much sunlight could this be the reason,? Barry Willis.
Hi, Barry. That could be the problem because lavender plants really love to be in full sun. However, I should also add that lavender plants need a year or two before they start blooming regularly, so I would give them chance.