Thank you so much for your videos. I really enjoy the 3 stage propagation videos there’s nothing like this any where else. I want to encourage you to continue creating these as I feel that you’ll find an audience. Greatly appreciated.
Great videos on so many levels. Love how far you have come from the first one. Great delivery and good camera work 😀. Plus the bonus was I learned how to take Clematis cuttings, so I'm off outside now, and will pop back in a week or two to see your next video, which hopefully will be called making marrows in Mere ! 😂😂
Aw that is so kind! Thank you - please let me know how you get on with your clematis too? Hehe - I often end up with marrows, instead of courgettes, because - once those plants get cropping! - I rarely remember to check often enough! Hoping to get mine in the ground in the next week or so ... let's see how it goes this year eh!?
Have you ever tried splitting the cutting down the middle or scraping the barcode off of one side. Sometimes exposing that inner layer will give it more places to root from
What an interesting suggestion Larry. No I've never tried that with these; closest I've got is in layering shrubs like hebes. One for me to try in the future, thank you
Wonderful video, I learned a lot, and liked how you covered many small points others brush over. One question: lots of research shows anything other than compost in the bottom, gravel or grit in this case, impedes drainage. It seems to slow down your potting and maybe injure your tender roots when repotting. Do you bottom water or have some other reason to put the gravel on the bottom, or is it just the century old myth persisting. Again, wonderful video, love the series.
Fair question. To be entirely honest, I haven't seen that research! I choose to use a layer of hard material at the base to help ensure better drainage than my bog standard multi purpose compost would be likely to offer, after potentially many weeks in the pots. I agree that there is risk of damage to delicate roots with such hard material. Interestingly I've been experimenting increasingly more recently with using perlite mixed with compost and I've found that suits most of the plants I tend to propagate (mainly herbaceous or evergreen perennials). Thanks for your interest and comment
Plants From BA9 here is a simple UA-cam on the topic, There are many nuances in how you culture starts or cuttings that would benefit from stones, so I’m sharing as you share with us. Hope it is helpful. Kirk ua-cam.com/video/1aHPIZX-6EA/v-deo.html
Ive tried many ways, Use straight stem and this way also, both seems to work, Ive grown all outside, because I dont have a greenhouse, I have roots and healthy clematis cuttings. Some ofcourse have failed, My clematis has huge leaves white flowers, 4 and 5 petals. I took cuttings because I had 1000;s of large flowers for the past 3 years full blooms and full 6 metre wide and 3 metres high and still growing Clemtis Armandii
Young roots tend to grow in a long straight line, until they meet an obstacle, at which point they 'fracture' very slightly and split into two or more directions. If you place any cutting into the middle of a pot, they generally take a little longer to get a good, strong root system. The only obstacles they meet for ages are any lumps and bumps in the potting medium you've chosen to use. Eventually, when they reach the bottom or side of the pot, they will finally begin to branch a lot more quickly. However, if you place them up against a side or - even better - a corner they very quickly reach one or two sides which will promote branching. Hope that helps :)
Hi Lisa L, good question! Young roots tend to grow in a long straight line, until they meet an obstacle, at which point they 'fracture' very slightly and split into two or more directions. If you place any cutting into the middle of a pot, they generally take a little longer to get a good, strong root system. The only obstacles they meet for ages are any lumps and bumps in the potting medium you've chosen to use. Eventually, when they reach the bottom or side of the pot, they will finally begin to branch a lot more quickly. However, if you place them up against a side or - even better - a corner they very quickly reach one or two sides which will promote branching. Hope that helps :)
Thank you so much for your videos. I really enjoy the 3 stage propagation videos there’s nothing like this any where else. I want to encourage you to continue creating these as I feel that you’ll find an audience. Greatly appreciated.
Diana May thank you so much - I must try to do this again with other things x
Very nice. 🌸☘️
planting plants is my favorite..well done host@@Reneboy cafe &Ruby llagas
Thank you for sharing, I've watched a few videos, and so far this is the first successful and the only follow up.♥
That’s not too bad! I can’t wait to check mine but I will give it a month or so before reporting it. Thanks for the video 🙏
Marc, how did you get on?
Great videos on so many levels. Love how far you have come from the first one. Great delivery and good camera work 😀. Plus the bonus was I learned how to take Clematis cuttings, so I'm off outside now, and will pop back in a week or two to see your next video, which hopefully will be called making marrows in Mere ! 😂😂
Aw that is so kind! Thank you - please let me know how you get on with your clematis too? Hehe - I often end up with marrows, instead of courgettes, because - once those plants get cropping! - I rarely remember to check often enough! Hoping to get mine in the ground in the next week or so ... let's see how it goes this year eh!?
Have you ever tried splitting the cutting down the middle or scraping the barcode off of one side. Sometimes exposing that inner layer will give it more places to root from
What an interesting suggestion Larry. No I've never tried that with these; closest I've got is in layering shrubs like hebes. One for me to try in the future, thank you
I will try I do with my fuchsia and it works good question 👍
Wonderful video, I learned a lot, and liked how you covered many small points others brush over.
One question: lots of research shows anything other than compost in the bottom, gravel or grit in this case, impedes drainage. It seems to slow down your potting and maybe injure your tender roots when repotting. Do you bottom water or have some other reason to put the gravel on the bottom, or is it just the century old myth persisting.
Again, wonderful video, love the series.
Fair question. To be entirely honest, I haven't seen that research! I choose to use a layer of hard material at the base to help ensure better drainage than my bog standard multi purpose compost would be likely to offer, after potentially many weeks in the pots. I agree that there is risk of damage to delicate roots with such hard material. Interestingly I've been experimenting increasingly more recently with using perlite mixed with compost and I've found that suits most of the plants I tend to propagate (mainly herbaceous or evergreen perennials). Thanks for your interest and comment
Plants From BA9 here is a simple UA-cam on the topic, There are many nuances in how you culture starts or cuttings that would benefit from stones, so I’m sharing as you share with us. Hope it is helpful. Kirk
ua-cam.com/video/1aHPIZX-6EA/v-deo.html
@@kirkbarley4999 Thank you SO much - I love learning, this is going on my evening entertainment for this week
Love your videos. I'm in Zone 7a in Pennsylvania U.S. when should I do this? Is early May too soon?
Ive tried many ways, Use straight stem and this way also, both seems to work, Ive grown all outside, because I dont have a greenhouse, I have roots and healthy clematis cuttings. Some ofcourse have failed, My clematis has huge leaves white flowers, 4 and 5 petals. I took cuttings because I had 1000;s of large flowers for the past 3 years full blooms and full 6 metre wide and 3 metres high and still growing Clemtis Armandii
Leonna Graca I’m doing my Armandii now, with the leaves being so big, did you do anything different? Did you bury the node? Thanks
Wonderful! I bet your garden looks fantastic for months with so many glorious clematis
Just curious what is the point of rotting and plant them in the corners of the pot, never seen that before!!
Young roots tend to grow in a long straight line, until they meet an obstacle, at which point they 'fracture' very slightly and split into two or more directions. If you place any cutting into the middle of a pot, they generally take a little longer to get a good, strong root system. The only obstacles they meet for ages are any lumps and bumps in the potting medium you've chosen to use. Eventually, when they reach the bottom or side of the pot, they will finally begin to branch a lot more quickly. However, if you place them up against a side or - even better - a corner they very quickly reach one or two sides which will promote branching. Hope that helps :)
Thank you
Nice video. I have a question: why did you insert cuttings by the corner rather than in the center? Thanks in advance.
Hi Lisa L, good question! Young roots tend to grow in a long straight line, until they meet an obstacle, at which point they 'fracture' very slightly and split into two or more directions. If you place any cutting into the middle of a pot, they generally take a little longer to get a good, strong root system. The only obstacles they meet for ages are any lumps and bumps in the potting medium you've chosen to use. Eventually, when they reach the bottom or side of the pot, they will finally begin to branch a lot more quickly. However, if you place them up against a side or - even better - a corner they very quickly reach one or two sides which will promote branching. Hope that helps :)
I would have left most of those on heat in the greenhouse longer.