Why Do Cuttings Fail? Propagation Tips
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- If you're propagating plants by cuttings, you've almost certainly asked the question: why do some of my cuttings die? They may rot (from the bottom up) or dry out (from the top down) but the real cause of failure can be difficult to determine. Here I break them into 3 categories:
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:24 Failure Examples
3:45 Choosing difficult plant or method
6:30 Cutting technique
8:45 Growing environment
I'll share as many propagation tips as I can, but there's no way to cover all of the techniques and scenarios in a 10 minute video. Feel free to drop your questions in the comments below, and I'll try to help with more specifics.
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I can’t believe he jumped straight into the content without wasting our time, good video sir
Loved that. No dilly-dallying. I’m researching, so that is invaluable.
I can’t believe it’s not butter
Yep, I like that about his videos. His willingness to share his knowledge is also appreciated.
@@Gasp7000 maybe he's not an *"influencer"* yet. 😂🤣
yeah good advice I will take to heart, especially that bit about always taking a cutting from a plant.
You forgot to mention the fourth reason : Spite. I have had countless cuttings fail, just because they wanted to annoy me. The damage/loss due to spite is usually inversely proportional to how important/urgent/expensive the cuttings were, and how much time/energy was invested in them.
Great video by the way...
Thanks - I'll add it to the list!
What dose spite mean?
"Spite" means the plant dies because you want it to grow.
Well, you did mutilate it....
🤣🤣
I have been growing stuff from cutting since a kid, and it was always a lottery as to what survived. This was SO helpful thank you for sharing.
My pleasure Davy!
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Right 🤣
I subscribed because you just delivered the content without too long introduction. Your presentation is relevant abd straight to the point. Thanks for this information. Cheers ❤
I was able to propagate 3 roses with 100% success. Thank you!!!!
Excellent!
3:38 "Let's get right down to the root causes here." Nice one.
Hearing the rain in the back is awesome
wow! this really opens my mind now.... i usually fail in cuttings.. almost all the time. I'd feel lucky if I'd be successful! thank you so much
Thanks indeed. Very informative and organized presentation with no unnecessary talk. ❤
Thank you Jason. I find your videos very informative, clear, and easy to follow. Great work.
Thanks - I appreciate the encouragement
Hey, thanks for the shout out! I really appreciate it. Nice setup you've got there!
Hey, my pleasure. I'm very appreciative of what you do for the plant propagation community.
Mike, I am having trouble finding your Facebook page.
@@travelinglovebugs7 me too 🙁
@@travelinglovebugs7 look him up on UA-cam and then look in the show notes.
Excellent video, thank you soooo much for shareing your experience. It makes my gardening life much easier👍🍀
Many thanks, Jason. I'm an old timer and have enjoyed horticulture most of my life, but I learnt a lot from your clear and ordered presentaion. Mac F, UK
Concise, informative, and super helpful. It's rare to find excellent material like this on youtube.
Thanks for the encouragement Benjamin
Thank you so much for all the videos and information you share. I’ve been watching many of your videos and in my opinion you’re an amazing teacher, as well as, an expert in your field. I so much appreciate all you do for those of us looking to learn to grow and care for our rose gardens. I understand all the hard work you put into presenting the information and creating these videos and I’m so thankful to you. I’ve learned so much from your videos.
Thanks for the encouragement Claudia!
Great information, very well explained. Thank you!
Thanks, for your sharing your knowledge and experience, God Bless you!
Ur explanation are so scientific and makes everything so clear. You could write a book too.
My rose cuttings are getting successful after watching ur videos
I have had luck with Hibiscus. After cutting I place them in water in a vase for about a week.
The rooting hormone falls off when I insert the cutting in the ground! :-(
@@LegendLength Yes, me too. But putting the cuttings in a vase with water for 1 or 2 weeks first helps a lot.
Thanks for being honest and very informative, sharing and techniques.
Superb video, straight to the point without unnecessary waffle, thank you. 😊
This is very useful. Thank you for the knowledge .
Hi Jason. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, loving the content and it very helpful in getting me started. Think my first attempt is a failure (Lilly Pilly cuttings looking burnt) but will treat as a learning curve and keeping watching your channel to improve my chances moving forward.
Such helpful and well-delivered content! Thank you! 🤎
Finally !
Very good and prob. one of the best vids on propagation on youtube, very well done
thank you
You answered like 3 things w/o me snaking anything. Thanks my dude.
My pleasure Shawn.
finally i found no nonsense source of information, thank you!
Absolutely brilliant class on the do’s and don’ts on rooting cuttings.
Armed with your facts now, I will probably be wasting much less time.
Thank you for this information on how to propagate with a whole lot more invaluable guidance!
God bless you!
Agreed. These presentations are so good. Very efficiently done😁
Very interesting n informative and straight to the point.
Wow 🤩 thanks for share is always encouraging to know about your experience
This info was very helpful, thank you.
Fantastic guidance. Thank you for being so detailed and forthcoming...
Absolutely love this. Extremely helpful!
This is the best video I have found on the topic. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! I appreciate the feedback
Massive kudos to your presentation, information and wisdom. I've been gardening for 20 years (badly) hit or miss with everything. This year I am learning so much and your video really helped me. I just started 60box elder cuttings last week (before your video) and now I will be able to see what is and isn't working as they develop.
Thank you again! You made a subscriber out of me.
Thanks Dannielle
Brilliant, practical, down-to-earth advice! Thank you for this video!
Very great help, I like that you discussed the problem why it does not work. So far, I was not able to propagate roses, carnations, geraniums... I try with many plants, for my place, or community garden.
Also that you share your secrets, which many do not.🙏
Just recently found your channel and I'm really loving your content.
Great video. You're a natural teacher. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement
This is by far the best video on the subject ever published
I LOVE your videos, Jason. I go to your channel when I feel sad and need a pick me up, lol. Subscriber from Florida.
Thanks so much Leah!
Great sound even with the rain background. Like the idea of the plastic box for keeping humidity.
Thanks Giovanni - I nearly skipped the video because of the rain noise. Glad I didn't.
I love the rain sound... cosy and relaxing.
excellent, much needed information. I have an incredibly hardy rose that I really want more of, but my cuttings failed last year. I'll try again this year with this new knowledge. the hybrid tea has survived drought, ice storms, hurricanes, extreme heat, and both too much and too little attention over the decade I've had it, so if any rose deserves to multiply, this one is it! thanks for giving me quality information and hope for trying again.
Sounds like a keeper!
I love the you tube video which doesn't show ads , nice and thanke for such a Important information about rose plant.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou as a new gardner you have a gift for making things easy to understand. Its so frustrating trying to find videos just to turn it off because i have no idea what they just said for the last fifteen minutes
This your BEST video! Hell! One of the BEST all around video "." Fast to the point. Like they say on T.V just the facts ...😆 you left us wanting more 🌹
Thanks Elko. I appreciate the feedback
I found that cuttings(stems thinner than a pencil) from young plants generally tend to be more viable in rooting even without hormone. Although the downside would be that it will take longer time for the plant mature but at the very least they are alive.
True and the root tip should have a very long angled tip to give the plant room to absorb nutrients.
This really is excellent lol a lot of great tips and advice but also lots of resources for even more info. Great channel right here.
Loved the explanation! U exactly told the types of problems that a stem cutting will go through!!! Excellent work!
Outstanding information!
I appreciate it Bruce
This is a great post & time codes is a great idea.
Another method that really helps is to not cut, but to push off suckers on plants like crepe myrtles, peregrinates, etc. That partial node at the bottom really helps. You still cut the top off as needed. This really helps on hardy hibiscus by pushing off new spring shoots, sometimes a few small roots are already present. I am in east Texas doing one or two at a time, so I cover with a baggie and keep in the shade. Very high success rate.
Fellow east Texan here. I blame everything on the heat and humidity (and not the good kind.) :-)
Today is my first time trying a cutting for anything. This really helps!
Thank you! Really! I've been getting really quite upset with myself. This was so helpful! God bless you sir 🖤
That rain is so nice to hear.
Lovely sound ,especially when it’s not going down the back of your neck😮
I am hooked! Your explanations are so succinct and methodical. You have also much humility in sharing your failures as well as your successes. Thank you so much!
You are very good with your instructions on doing roses I've got my first rose planted thank you
I’m glad I watched this! I never thought about going to culture guides. Super helpful! Great video.
Thank you for your tips!
Thanks Jason, as always very informative and concise. Hope to be as good at propagation as you someday!
Thanks Bob
Fantastic!! Very detailed and instructional. Good man, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.
I've been waiting for this video! 😊 Thank you !! I've been pretty successful (thanks to your very helpful and precise tips and suggestions) when propagating roses, but it's always good to improve the success rate 🌺 I am always looking forward to your videos!
Thanks Marcy.
Great info ..I actually done a softwood from my hydrangea and a hard wood from my Rose's this past yr. I'm starting to really see what you shared with both thank you. Please continue teaching...blessings
Very good video thank you for all your knowledge. I am very new all this thanks
I just stuck some rose cutting in the ground out side in London uk in winter and I was surprised to see I now have some leaves showing on some
The ground was very water logged over the winter. Can’t believe they survived
This is so good. I'm failing at growing periwinkle cuttings now. Will try again.
For bushes and any plant with a firm stem, we tie a piece of polythene at the top of the cutting to prevent moisture loss. It really helps!
Thanks for sharing your method!
Do you like a bag over the cutting? Tied at the bottom?
Do you still need to do that if you have the cuttings in an enclosed container that you spray everyday?
@@user-qt6mm9gg5w no it for people with no cover if you have a lid that does what the plastic cover or clinging film does
there is an old trick to sectioning a woody trunk into a bunch of short pieces (like a T plant, dracaenea etc) : dip the top in melted candle wax.
This is a really informative and well organized video. Thank you!
I appreciate the encouragement Jill
Thanks for sharing. Good tips. Going to see how propeogating in ground and just trying out some simple methods works
Thank you so much! Most thorough and helpful video by far
🙏 Thank You so much 😊 Very informative ! 💕
Very helpful information, thank you Jason, you confirmed my suspicions. I am propagating cuttings from mango, avocado, and Camellia Sinensis (tea) in Hawaii, this time of year the days are still warmer, but the nights drop 20 to 30 degrees cooler depending upon sunny or cloudy conditions. I have been focusing on the warmer part of the day and not realizing that the soil is not fully warming up the same leading to more moisture than needed. This is the third fall season that I have tried to overcome this challenge and this video identified what I suspected. Although you are in Canada, your greenhouse growing environment is probably very similar to the natural environment here right now and I have been watching your videos to see how you adjust to the changes. Very helpful indeed. Thanks again. 👍
Thanks and best luck with all your propagation! Would love to try growing in a more tropical climate someday.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I can tell you that it's a curious experience because the seasons are similar and not at all the same all at once. Lol
Probably the most significant difference is no hard frost or significant dormancy to allow plants to regenerate like now up North. Also which island and where on the island matters greatly. I live on the island of Hawaii which is the active volcano on the west side of the island with mostly volcanic rock and typically the hottest part of the state. Shade trees are necessary and so is irrigation and erosion control because when it rains you might get the wonderful light falling rain or up to 6in/15cm in 5 minutes. Hahaha... Actually the biggest challenges are pest and weed control because of the lack of severe cold that naturally limits their populations. Most other things are typical of particular areas like anywhere else, damp areas have mold, mildew, fungus, wet rot, and all the things that go with it much like Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest, arid and sunny, to all the in between. This is specifically different because the volcanoes are over 13,000ft/4,600m high and literally create their own weather like the challenge I have with cuttings during this time of year. Lol
When it snows on top of the mountains that cold air flows down as the sun goes down much like opening the freezer door and feeling the cold air on your feet after a minute or two. Some very interesting things that can influence growing and especially cultivating. Most people leave this time of year alone, but I am determined to find that success because it seems to be similar to the spring/ fall transition without the extreme weather/temperature fluctuations with sleet/snow and then back to 60/70f- 10/20c. Of course your growing season is like 6 hours, so you really have to be ready. Lol
I am actually quite impressed with how successful you are considering all the limiting factors in your area. Compared to most areas you folks have one of the shortest growing seasons on the planet aside from the polar caps. Lol
I think our winter months are probably very similar to your summer. You really should take some time and come to Hawaii during your slower time just to reccoup and see how nature does a greenhouse. ⛰🌋🗻🏖🏝👍
Thank you! This was very helpful. I didn't know about what dying from the top meant vs dying from the bottom.
Excellent video brother thanks for your time and expertise!🙏🏻
My pleasure
Wow! I mean fantastic information and extremely well explained!
I've done a lot of research on the subject and it was all consolidated here in this great video. 🌱❤
Thanks Dustin. I'm glad you found it useful
Lovely information, thank you
No Jason, we're not all geeks loving and willing to share new info!! But hey, this IS how I am so nice to meet you, kindred spirit!
Thank you for all the advice. Love your program.
Thanks Phillip
Thanks for d tips Jason. Nice to know why we should need to clean d pruners with alcohol or Lysol first
Look at “air rooting”..& make a package of dirt , around the damaged stem ... that has some cloning gel added- to cause root growth...
(& You leave the item on the plant... until the roots are already growing...)
Great setup and info.
Thanks
What a fantastic vid. Thank you for your wisdom and may God bless you.
It’s really good explanation will be careful for propagation of cuttings in future.
Thanks love, your the best!😉
Awesome info and thanks for sharing. Very helpful because I tried growing my citrus from cuttings and not many survived. So will use your techniques from now on. Regards from Melbourne Australia 😊
Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through a drought and we fail on cuttings. Thank you for sharing this video
I bought a rose plant. It is amazing. When it grows a new stem, It grows 6-8 rose per stem at a single time.
I have 8 rose on a stem now and rose size is about 90mm-110mm. size of single rose is more than my palm
I have 5 rose plans. One of them looks like valentine rose and size is about 80-90 but it only grows 1-2 rose when stem is new. 3rd grows 4 roses per stem when the stem is new & looks same like valentine rose.
The other rose plants grow small roses but their fragrance is amazing.
Thanks for this Jason. I tried propagation this year for the first time. I had a few successes but far more failures. Next year I will try your advice.
Best of luck Dennis
Excellent content. literally I was taking down notes . Direct to the point.
Very helpful and informative. Thanks.
Thanks so much for these informations, you explain it very simply. I watch you from France, I try your method and it work well. Keep going with your videos ! ;-)
Thanks for the encouragement!
I took hundreds of cuttings in the late spring, the time stated as the best time for them. Some were firm tip cuttings, others small semi-hard wood. Most were not dipped in rooting hormone as I did not have access to it it at that time. I stuck the cuttings some into sharp sand, some in commercial potting mix, some in a mix of two different brands of potting mix, and some in a mix of sharp sand and potting mix. Stuck them into tubes. They in trays under 75% shadecloth as summer was coming on, and were watered every day to keep them moist. For many weeks they stayed green and alive looking, and in fact some continued that way for up to four months! Yet most of them did not grow roots, and eventually died off.
In the distant past I regularly propagated most of these same kinds of plants using our ordinary garden soil, no rooting hormone, and four-inch pots with a number of cuttings in each pot - and had a good success rate.
Have you any ideas or suggestions about what I have done wrong with these latest cuttings?
Hi Lori - it's encouraging that you've had good success in the past. I don't know that I can trouble-shoot accurately from just a description, but maybe the first thing I'd consider is the shade/moisture. A moist shady location will do a good job of keeping cuttings green, but also may not be offering the right conditions to encourage fast rooting. If you're don't treat with rooting hormone, the cuttings rely light to help send down their own natural rooting hormones to the base of the cuttings.
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Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for taking the time to make this awesome video
My pleasure Jessica - and thanks for watching
Interesting! I don’t have much time for propagating of plants. I do geraniums when they break by accident, but that’s so easy it has no merit!
As always, a pleasure to learn from you. Keep well and enjoy your work. Thanks 😊
Hello Jason, thank you for a very informative video. You are a walking talking book how to do things. And thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I’m doing cutting of different plants myself and the best results I get from rooting in sharp sand. I use flower pots and keep them at north facing side of my greenhouse.
Thanks Anna. I need to revisit sand - when I did it (early on) I found it too moist, but I think it wasn't a coarse enough sand.
Fraser Valley Rose Farm
I normally don't cover cuttings in sand, they are outside on the north facing side of my greenhouse. I give them a shower every other day unless it was raining. It is more suitable for summer. And I use a rooting hormone as well.
This is definitely the best video i have seen on this topic. Very useful information. Thank you very much. 😊
Most welcome
thank you so much. very helpful video. God bless
Cuttings were bought from a reputable nursery. I am going to try again this spring.
Coronavirus is
I need to remove a favorite boxwood, and want to root at least a dozen from it. Any particularly important info would be appreciated, or if you have a video that I haven’t seen, please help! And I so enjoy Mike Kincaid. You are both lifesavers (and tantrum preventers).
Thanks. I think I'd take it low (temp) and slow on boxwood.
Absolutely brilliant video Fraser,
What a blessing this video is to me. Thank you!!