Thank you for shearing all your learning!!! I just try for curiosity your method with roses , hydrangea, and petunias at the same time on Jun….. and it worked !!!!!! It’s amazing… it July and I don’t know what’s the next step for the plants , how to get them out from the cups without kill the cuttings , to aclimaté them for keeping outside and it’s a long way to winter . Thank you Mike!!!!
Thanks for the conclusion to this series. Congratulations to Karen, and thank you for the suggestion! I'm so glad that squirrel ran by and led you to take us on a tour lol. Absolutely stunning! I'm glad you got to get out there and take a look at the beauties you had been missing because of what I am sure is the frenzy of the house build. Looks like it is coming along nicely and hopefully without too many glitches (there always are).
Mike, you’ve helped me so much. Each family member, cousin etc can now have Nan’s hydrangea! 1 burning Question: Blue ball, black steel? I have one and I know nothing about the rights to propagate and potentially sell, small scale like eggs. Josh, GB
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for replying. It’s in it’s 2nd season in ground, black stems but flowers are the dreaded pink not blue, I’m gonna give it another couple weeks see what happens. It’s marketed as a true blue, maybe it needs a few years to establish? I’m not gonna treat it. Edit: this was meant for the black steel blue ball comment
I can't believe I recognized "Ring of Fire!" My early rhodie in San Francisco is good, ol' 'Cornubia." So many beauties, Mike! I also have "Tahitian Dawn"; an ancient "Countess of Derby", " Naselle", "Horizon Lakeside", " Hon. Jean Marie de Montague", " Manda Sue", and "Polarnacht". If I had a large garden, I'd add so many more.. love those apricot blends. Thanks for the mini tour. Hydrangeas are so easy to start here from cuttings. I also grow Dichroa febrifuga from cuttings. I have a pop-up mini greenhouse where I start perennials and more...no bottom heat.
I'll bet you have a beautiful garden down in that warmer climate! Sounds so nice. You have a few varieties I don't have. Now we just need to get through the winter.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Henry is on a roll! Made my day! Ring of fire is a beauty! That hydrangea that was under the led light all winter,grew like crazy but I like the one without the lid..... it's sooo green 💚 Have a blessed week Mike, always good to see you! Hugs to you and your girls ❤❤🤗🤗
I have learned a lot from your videos. Really never tried hydrangeas in my garden. Zone 4./5 on the south side of the Lake Superior. We get a lots of snow covering for the winters which probably helps insulating the roots so they don’t winter kill.Thought they wouldn’t do well where I live but a friend gave me a start off her pink mop head probably an endless summer variety 2 years ago and it is doing great in my garden. As tiny as it is it has beautiful big pink blooms that last a long time. Actually most of the summer. Well this past summer a different friend brought me a bouquet of the blue lace caps. They don’t do well cut and in water in the house as a flower as they all drooped quickly. This is now the end of July and I decided to try and root ,cuttings after I watched your video. I put a bunch of cuttings in a pot and put a 2 liter pop container over them and they sat the rest of the summer outside on a table under my spruce tree in indirect light. Well low and behold it now October and they have lived and have new growth of little baby leaves. SO now what do I do as they might not make it outside for the winter. SO I’m going to do a experiment. I will leave some outside in a pot and the others I will bring in the house and put them on my window sill in indirect light for the winter. I don’t want to invest in grow lights even though you showed us they really get a lot bigger that way. I’m going to divide them with one plant in a new pot and see what happens. I’ll let you know in the spring. Thanks for your information. By the way I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan where we got tons of snow. I have rooted Hardy roses to my area by layering and was successful. So we will see.
That's so cool, Judith. I like how you are experimenting in your area, to see what works best. I'd love to hear how they all turn out next spring when it warms up. Stay warm this winter.
You win some and you lose some. Many people in my area grow hydrangeas and they are beautiful. So for now I’m just enjoying my pink one and a white one, Annabelle.
Mike, the Rhododendrons are gorgeous, and I'm so glad you kept showing us just one more! We love seeing all of the beautiful trees and shrubs on your property. I have two winter hardy Rhododendrons (P.J.M. & an unknown larger flowering one) both were beautifully budded up this year and then we got a 3-day cold snap with hard freezing temps (21°F), so all of the buds froze. I hope they bloom next year. You've convinced me that I need to propagate some of my hydrangeas. I'm looking forward to your next videos and hopefully, you'll also show us more of the house build. Blessings to you and your sweet family! ~Margie🤗💚🌱💐
Congratulations Karen! I've been wondering about how that pear was doing, I remember asking on my R C CRAY Z account, now I know lol. Hahaha yup I'm patiently waiting on the house build updates 👍 I'm waiting on the Mrs japanese maple update lol. Man those Rhodies are looking great! When they bloom there will be a wall of beauty! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hey, Mike! I just want to say thank you again for doing this for me. I sent my address and you told me that it was in the process of getting ready to head my way. James, the young man that helps me in the garden, was just as excited as I am! I absolutely love your videos and look forward to seeing a tour of the rhododendrons once they are all open. I enjoyed last year's 2 part series. I will be watching for the hydrangea to arrive soon! Thanks yet again!
You said you wanted a hydrangea bed after you finish the house so there you go So glad you took us on a tour of the rhodes Your voice goes into hyper mode and you get amped up when you talk about them I have a feeling they may have a special place in your heart You definitely hit the nail on the head when you said "I just can't stop" No words were closer to the truth Spoken like a true crazy hoticulturist (haha) 🌳🌿🍁🏵️💮🌸🌷🌹🍀 🇨🇦🦩
I just dig goin on yard tours at your place, brother. You’ve done such a fantastic job setting your property up. I hear ya on the cool weather. Still have FEET of snow in the yard up here. (Usually just some white stuff in the deep shadows by now). I say we call it and let’s ring in the new ice-age! 😏 Got your 3-cup method in full effect. Works great with propagating seedlings as well!
All three hydrangeas are good, but that big one is like ready to go outside and soon That Bartlett pear is blooming so well. Wow it is amazing. I love the Rhodies. Those buds are humongous! The colors are stunning. 😍 Absolutely beautiful. All three, the hydrangeas, the pear and the Rhodies are all a bunch of beauties. Job well done, and keep us updated on everything Kincaid's! Great channel for sure! 👍
Mike, Watching this gave me a thought and now doing much the same using white plastic 5 gallon buckets. I use 2 buckets and one snap on lid. This works great for larger cuttings needing some headroom. In the bottom of one bucket I drill a few small holes for water transfer. In that bucket goes the rooting medium and cutting(s). The second bucket is the water basin for some water to keep things moist. I place the first bucket into the second bucket as though stacking them inside each other like your cups. Pop the snap on lid onto the first bucket but only snap it on with clips from opposite sides leaving the others unsnapped to allow venting. Could even remove the seal from the lid. I fortunately have easy access to these types of buckets and make good use of them with this.
I found your channel recently and I love all your videos. Also, I realized today we live in the same area. Good luck with your new home build. Take care.🙂
Love your channel! I’m learning lots, and absolutely love your energy! Finding your build interesting as well, as we’ll be starting ours on 7 acres in Nova Scotia this summer.
Help! I have eight hydrangeas in my yard. One is leafing out like crazy. The others have growth from the base, and one or two bits of green close to the ground, but the buds from last year are brown, doing nothing. We had little snow this year. should I have been out there watering? But then why is one doing fine, the rest not?
Yes, it's odd how cold it's been. Thanks for sharing that, it's interesting to hear that the same is true in other parts of the world. As long as it doesn't freeze, the rhododendron blooms will come on one way or another, even if they're late.
I’m going to try to root some hydrangeas now. Thanks for the video tutorials. Also, how do you get the Rhodes to bloom? I have two, and neither of them bloomed this year.. One is an old one that my hubbie pulled out of my parents’ yard three years ago. It has survived, but no flowers yet. The other one I planted from a Lowe’s store a few years ago. It is about 2.5’ tall but has never bloomed. I kept netting over it last summer and through the winter to keep deer from eating it. It did have new growth this spring,but no flowers. Please help!
Hi Mike, I’m hoping to start crossing varieties of Rhododendrons to see if I can come up with something nice. Do you have any tips on how to start this process?. I got really upset last week as a local college used to have a complete hedge of Rhododendrons about half a mile long and when they were in bloom there was nothing better. Went past yesterday and they have raised the who’ll hedge to the ground and replacing with chain link fencing!! Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
That's a bummer. I hate to see that anywhere. A medical building, on my way to, work recently did the same. Ripped out all the old rhododendrons and didn't replace them. It looks ugly now. The best we can do is beautify our own sanctuaries at home. As far as breeding, I've wanted to do it, and even played around with it a little, but nothing serious. The first thing I'd do is read up on it first because there are some rhododendrons that don't cross well. There are lepidotes and elepidotes. There are a few hybrids that mix the 2 but not many and they aren't as vigorous.
Thanks Mike! It’s just a shame as I would have loved to having taken a load of cuttings and worked from there!! I started with two Rhodo’s and now I’m up to ten haha!. Two are from my very first cuttings so I’m really happy.. looks like I’m off to do some reading, all the best. Graham.
Mike you have taught me SO much about propagating over the years, while rewatching your hydrangea prop. video from five years ago, I just wanted to do the same for you and teach you ONE thing…It’s pronounced Tur-JID (not tur-GID!) soft “G” haha! We LOVE ❤you in Toronto and have learned so much from your channel, Thnk u…looking forward to next video in zone 4B❤! Wish we had a greenhouse w such a short growing season up here BUT I’ve been able to double my hydrangeas over the last few years w your help…! Do u guys also suffer from a weird caterpillar that closes up 2 hydrangea leaves around a bud- every spring? We’ve been fighting them in Ontario for at least 4 seasons in a row now….every spring hand squishing as many new caterpillars as poss. , it only seems to affect hydrangeas! Aside from that, we’ve been able to apply your propagating ideas to other plants as well and especially like any info you have when it comes to roses! Thanks for your enthusiasm- you are an excellent teacher!
Well I really appreciate all the positive feedback and I'm very glad you're learning from the videos and putting that info to good use! Thanks for the proper pronunciation, lol. I've been corrected a lot for that one over the years. I even made fun of myself pronouncing it wrong in one video. Yeah, you guys definitely have a short growing season. A greenhouse would be an enormously fun upgrade for you, as you'd be able to grow so many more plants and for longer. I wish you all the best and hope you're enjoying your spring. I'll definitely do more rose videos. Do you want rose propagation or rose growing videos?
I neglected to mention I live in Maryland, where our winters are normally mild, don’t know what this year will bring though however, tomorrow will be 1 October, and I am not sure about planning them in the raised garden as I mentioned before, or leaving them in the tote on the porch for the winter just wanted to add that information. Thank you.
Shady area? I have one that gets morning sun and continues to get fungus when it starts getting cold. I cut it down, removed mulch around the trunk and treat with fungicide. Comes back in spring and looks great. I thought I should transplant so it gets more sun. What do you think?
It may need more sun. You know your location best and it may be too dark and cool in the spot it's currently in. You can always propagate it and try growing in multiple locations to see what happens.
Are there other kinds of plants that would do well with the 3 cup propagation method? I’m a teacher and this looks like an ideal project for my students. I’m just wondering what else we can try to propagate this way.
Very interesting how the grow lights made such a big difference. Is it because of the hours of light or the kind of light? The plant toward the end of your video, Podophyllum pleianthum, I think is the same plant that is called May Apple around these parts, some people dig the roots and sell them, they're everywhere. When riding in our mountains sometimes you can see them covering the whole area, didn't know nurseries sold the plants. If I knew how to package them I would ship you some.
@@MikeKincaid79 This retired florists isn't looking for any side jobs, lol. Hubs and I did our share of fall ginseng digging as a hobby but I'm a bit too old for that now. I'm not sure how many pounds of wet may apple it takes to make a pound of dry or even how much it pays now, just a lot more digging to get a pound of may apple than it was for ginseng. I live in central West Virginia, beautiful mountains all around us.
Hi Mike my kids but me Hydrangeas for Mother’s Day a beautiful blue and just drying on me watt ken I do to see if Ken bringing back it is a wood one thanks for answering 🙏❤️i am in Canada
This might sound simple, but make sure it's watered well and the roots have moisture all the way down throughout them. If it's got a disease and is dying, then there might not be anything you can do, but water well and let's see what happens.
Love your plants, I have a yard that needs color but I live in nothing but sand and it's hard to keep them growing. I live in south San Antonio and it gets pretty hot, can you please give me some tips.
Hey Rebecca, you definitely live in a much hotter climate. I'd recommend that you don't fight the weather and try to grow plants that aren't acclimated for your area. Try to find plants that do well and landscape with them. I think in the long run you'll be much happier. I'm from Phoenix originally, so I know all about hot desert weather. They have Mexican Bird of Paradise that grows all over Phoenix and it's the most beautiful plant down there in my opinion. Oleander is also another beautiful flowering plant. Fig trees would probably grow very well there for you too. I'd stick with those plants and maybe throw in a nice cactus or 2 that blooms, and maybe a palo verde tree. Look for native plants that will bloom and I'm sure you could create an oasis of color at your place. Remember, all blooms come to an end and even at my place it looks drab and dreary in the winter.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you Mike, my roses are doing great but I hate pruning them and I know I have to. Love watching your videos and happy to see your house being built.
Hey Mike, I’ve been following your channel and have been nurturing to hydrangea cuttings since mid June. They are beautiful and have developed wonderful new growth. They are both in pots, one ceramic and one terra-cotta. I have them in a clear tote on my front porch with does not get direct sun. I was planning on overwintering them in that tote, or planting them in a raised garden bed on my back deck and letting them go through the winter like that. My question is if I decide to leave them in their current pots in the tote on my front porch, how often during their dormant. Should I water them? I’m not sure which is the better method planning them in the raised garden and letting them go through the winter like that or overwintering them in their pots in the tote on the porch you are more so the expert on that and would know I would appreciate any input you could give me. Thank you.
I did this but in a small plastic tote with perlite and they rooted beautifully! Question though... just saw where u can root from a cut leaf?!?! Is this true?? She cut a leaf in half and boom... it rooted, also she cut a leaf from the stem, put the stem end in a round cut potato and it rooted too!
Mike, my blue hydrangeas are all turning green and kinda looking old with slight browning in flowers. What happened? Also some of the leaves are brown and crisp on edges. Too dry? Too much sun? My one plant gets about 1-2 morning sunlight only. I’m in S TX but it isn’t very hot yet (mid 80s to low 90). What should I do for both? Is that normal life cycle for blue hydrangeas?
Interesting, that pear tree has me wondering ... Same experiment but with fruit tree cuttings, some blueberry cuttings, and what not. No need for led lights, or fluroscent, just really wondering if that could work as well. I mean the biggest issue with most fruit trees is their hard to root, could that work too kept the cutting hydrated long enough to produce roots as well? Granted I know grafting is the preferred method but if it could be just that easy as 3 cups lol.
You're absolutely right, Jim! I didn't even notice it when I made this video a week ago but went out there last evening with my daughters and saw it. It's now up and about 5 inches in diameter. Pretty cool you noticed that.
Lol, I know, I'm feeling the pressure. The framing phase is taking more time and there will be more to edit. They just finished so I'll work on a video soon. I love that you're chomping at the bit, haha.
So it’s July and I have rooted cuttings of hydrangea (and trying some others.) Should I repot and use the cup method to keep them inside over winter? I am assuming they need more growing time before living outside in their 4” nursery pots? (Zone 5, WI) or would they make it outside? Or just inside and light but no top cup? Or any other tips on the best way to help them make it through winter in pots? (We might be moving in winter so these were my attempts to not dig up whole mother bushes.)
I wouldn't put it back in a sealed cup system if it's already rooted and growing in a pot now. Just give it good lighting and treat it like any other indoor house plant through the winter. I'm worried that if you leave it outside in your climate, that it may not live due to extreme temps.
I like to wait until the new growth is strong and doesn’t wilt over too fast after taking the cutting. That usually means the end of June or beginning of July around here.
Mike I just did 40 cuttings from a blue hydrangea I want half to be blue n half to be pink. I'm using the triple cup method. How do I add lime for pink and acidification for blue? Like how much to a Dixie cup
I've never tried to do that in a dixie cup but it sounds like a neat idea. I'd just follow the dosing label on the bottle of whatever solution you're using. Maybe a little sprinkle of sulfur would help with the blue color.
HI mike, great video, inspiring, and I'm definitely going to try with my "runaway bride" hydrangea. One question, and I have shrubs with this as well - at 6.34mins on the video, the large hydrangea has a red/purple leaf. Is this a nutrient deficiency or a fungal problem?
@@MikeKincaid79 not particularly at the moment. I'd gone from a hair over 1 acre that I didn't do anything with for over 10 years to needing a spreadsheet to keep up with plants so I can get a well formed retirement garden, well, by the time I retire. Just always looking for new things and places to order from.
Just found your channel, im pretty new to hydrangea cuttings so i just wanted to make sure. Some of the cuttings (6weeks later) now have a purplish/redish color on the leaves that i snipped 50% off. Is that normal? I do see what looks to be a bud just above the leaves. And i confirmed that they rooted btw
@@MikeKincaid79 my cuttings grew quite nicely. It already had 4 sets of leaves. Can i plant them in my garden? I have a very mild climatr (zone 8b) and its still about 20 degrees celcius outside (68fahrenheit)
Mike! I think I have a great question, your 3 cup method and, I call it a container you call it a tote/toat? are sensational. Back to 3 cups: I’m starting to see “roots” I thought but I’m vaguely familiar with one type of fungi I’ve seen in several previous experiments, I think WOW roots, then every day they look more like, and then turn into small spores or mushrooms, tiny stalk and small thin cap. Is this a result from my media, and nature or is is somehow possible my cups are to moist? I use extra tape to make sure I have an inch minimum of distance from cup bottom to the bottom of the outside cup. The medium is never saturated or bottom watered this way, in my set up anyway. I don’t fear these things but should I? I mean technically all these guys are in their own controlled sealed ecosystem. Love the videos chap, please continue. Regards, Josh, GB
I get them in the cups sometimes too. A composted mulch or potting soil will contribute to this more than fresh material that's inert. It's never caused any problems with my cuttings.
First-year sleep second-year creep third-year leap is an old gardening adage you might be familiar with. Is that Bartlett pear self-pollinating? I think having its own root system is best for genetic integrity.😁👍
Yes, it's self pollinating but they say it will produce more with a friend close by. I love how strong it's growing on its own roots. A few years ago, I'd have thought otherwise but I'm starting to prove myself wrong. Everything I'm growing on its own roots is doing very well.
Why don't try to clone that plant off a section that looks good. I noticed some sections look better than others. Also maybe it doesn't like the spot it's in.
It seems to be a weird spring all around the northern hemisphere...Cool, overcast and dreary..Just depressing really. Don't know how or why, but I've gone bonkers on hydreangeas this year; specifically paniculata types. Hope I don't catch rhodies' disease or so help me God >
Nah...the easiest method. Push over branches of the mother plant. Place soil over the branch. Put a brick or stone over the branch. The following year the branch will have rooted. Cut it from the mother plant. Dig it up and wala...a new rooted plant.
Karen Shapiro is very lucky and you are awesome for doing that!
Thank you for shearing all your learning!!!
I just try for curiosity your method with roses , hydrangea, and petunias at the same time on Jun….. and it worked !!!!!! It’s amazing… it July and I don’t know what’s the next step for the plants , how to get them out from the cups without kill the cuttings , to aclimaté them for keeping outside and it’s a long way to winter .
Thank you Mike!!!!
Slowly acclimate in a shady spot. Then up pot them and fertilize. Keep them watered through the summer and continue growing until winter.
I love seeing a glimpse of the house!
It’s coming along. Working on editing the next one now.
@@MikeKincaid79 That's great!
I totally loved this video, perfect. Love to all of you💞💞💞
Love right back at ya, Glenda!
Wow... visually ideal.
Thanks for the conclusion to this series. Congratulations to Karen, and thank you for the suggestion!
I'm so glad that squirrel ran by and led you to take us on a tour lol. Absolutely stunning! I'm glad you got to get out there and take a look at the beauties you had been missing because of what I am sure is the frenzy of the house build. Looks like it is coming along nicely and hopefully without too many glitches (there always are).
A few glitches but nothing serious. It’s coming along real nice. I’m working on editing the next part of the series.
Beautiful flowers
Yes the mini individual greenhouse! Very effective and affordable way to grow cuttings! Nice Mike
For sure!
Mike, you’ve helped me so much. Each family member, cousin etc can now have Nan’s hydrangea!
1 burning Question:
Blue ball, black steel?
I have one and I know nothing about the rights to propagate and potentially sell, small scale like eggs.
Josh, GB
Not sure, I’d have to research it. That’s great to hear that your able to get copies of your Nan’s hydrangea to the whole family!
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for replying.
It’s in it’s 2nd season in ground, black stems but flowers are the dreaded pink not blue, I’m gonna give it another couple weeks see what happens.
It’s marketed as a true blue, maybe it needs a few years to establish? I’m not gonna treat it.
Edit: this was meant for the black steel blue ball comment
I can't believe I recognized "Ring of Fire!" My early rhodie in San Francisco is good, ol' 'Cornubia." So many beauties, Mike! I also have "Tahitian Dawn"; an ancient "Countess of Derby", " Naselle", "Horizon Lakeside", " Hon. Jean Marie de Montague", " Manda Sue", and "Polarnacht". If I had a large garden, I'd add so many more.. love those apricot blends.
Thanks for the mini tour. Hydrangeas are so easy to start here from cuttings. I also grow Dichroa febrifuga from cuttings. I have a pop-up mini greenhouse where I start perennials and more...no bottom heat.
I'll bet you have a beautiful garden down in that warmer climate! Sounds so nice. You have a few varieties I don't have. Now we just need to get through the winter.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Henry is on a roll! Made my day! Ring of fire is a beauty! That hydrangea that was under the led light all winter,grew like crazy but I like the one without the lid..... it's sooo green 💚 Have a blessed week Mike, always good to see you! Hugs to you and your girls ❤❤🤗🤗
Yes he is! Keeps me in line.
🤣, it sure does 🤣!🤗
I have learned a lot from your videos. Really never tried hydrangeas in my garden. Zone 4./5 on the south side of the Lake Superior. We get a lots of snow covering for the winters which probably helps insulating the roots so they don’t winter kill.Thought they wouldn’t do well where I live but a friend gave me a start off her pink mop head probably an endless summer variety 2 years ago and it is doing great in my garden. As tiny as it is it has beautiful big pink blooms that last a long time. Actually most of the summer. Well this past summer a different friend brought me a bouquet of the blue lace caps. They don’t do well cut and in water in the house as a flower as they all drooped quickly. This is now the end of July and I decided to try and root ,cuttings after I watched your video. I put a bunch of cuttings in a pot and put a 2 liter pop container over them and they sat the rest of the summer outside on a table under my spruce tree in indirect light. Well low and behold it now October and they have lived and have new growth of little baby leaves. SO now what do I do as they might not make it outside for the winter. SO I’m going to do a experiment. I will leave some outside in a pot and the others I will bring in the house and put them on my window sill in indirect light for the winter. I don’t want to invest in grow lights even though you showed us they really get a lot bigger that way. I’m going to divide them with one plant in a new pot and see what happens. I’ll let you know in the spring. Thanks for your information. By the way I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan where we got tons of snow. I have rooted Hardy roses to my area by layering and was successful. So we will see.
That's so cool, Judith. I like how you are experimenting in your area, to see what works best. I'd love to hear how they all turn out next spring when it warms up. Stay warm this winter.
Will give it a try, thanks 😊❤@@MikeKincaid79
Hi Judith, I am intrigued how did your Hydrangeas do? 8 love in Middle England so your zone 7 I think. Natalie 😊
@@nataliedodson1637 my pink hydrangea is doing great. Full of blooms. The blue ones I took cuttings from didn’t make it through the winter
You win some and you lose some. Many people in my area grow hydrangeas and they are beautiful. So for now I’m just enjoying my pink one and a white one, Annabelle.
Mike, the Rhododendrons are gorgeous, and I'm so glad you kept showing us just one more! We love seeing all of the beautiful trees and shrubs on your property. I have two winter hardy Rhododendrons (P.J.M. & an unknown larger flowering one) both were beautifully budded up this year and then we got a 3-day cold snap with hard freezing temps (21°F), so all of the buds froze. I hope they bloom next year.
You've convinced me that I need to propagate some of my hydrangeas. I'm looking forward to your next videos and hopefully, you'll also show us more of the house build. Blessings to you and your sweet family! ~Margie🤗💚🌱💐
Yep, house build is coming along and I’m editing the next video now.
Congratulations Karen! I've been wondering about how that pear was doing, I remember asking on my R C CRAY Z account, now I know lol. Hahaha yup I'm patiently waiting on the house build updates 👍 I'm waiting on the Mrs japanese maple update lol. Man those Rhodies are looking great! When they bloom there will be a wall of beauty! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hey, Mike! I just want to say thank you again for doing this for me. I sent my address and you told me that it was in the process of getting ready to head my way. James, the young man that helps me in the garden, was just as excited as I am! I absolutely love your videos and look forward to seeing a tour of the rhododendrons once they are all open. I enjoyed last year's 2 part series. I will be watching for the hydrangea to arrive soon! Thanks yet again!
Everything is really starting to open up and bloom now. I’ll have more updates as the season progresses!
How are you buying plants?
YAY! Excited for this update ❤
Great test video on your Hydrangea. Wow that Pear!! And your Rhododendrons are beautiful.
I know, the pear blew me away when I noticed it.
You said you wanted a hydrangea bed after you finish the house so there you go So glad you took us on a tour of the rhodes Your voice goes into hyper mode and you get amped up when you talk about them I have a feeling they may have a special place in your heart You definitely hit the nail on the head when you said "I just can't stop" No words were closer to the truth Spoken like a true crazy hoticulturist (haha) 🌳🌿🍁🏵️💮🌸🌷🌹🍀 🇨🇦🦩
Definitely crazy, haha
Thank you Mike!
You're welcome!
I just dig goin on yard tours at your place, brother. You’ve done such a fantastic job setting your property up.
I hear ya on the cool weather. Still have FEET of snow in the yard up here. (Usually just some white stuff in the deep shadows by now). I say we call it and let’s ring in the new ice-age! 😏
Got your 3-cup method in full effect. Works great with propagating seedlings as well!
That's awesome to hear! I love this little 3 cup deal, works out great. I agreee, we're in the next ice age, lol.
All three hydrangeas are good, but that big one is like ready to go outside and soon That Bartlett pear is blooming so well. Wow it is amazing. I love the Rhodies. Those buds are humongous! The colors are stunning. 😍 Absolutely beautiful. All three, the hydrangeas, the pear and the Rhodies are all a bunch of beauties. Job well done, and keep us updated on everything Kincaid's! Great channel for sure! 👍
I love that you’re here, Darla! Your comments bring a smile to my face.
@@MikeKincaid79 Anytime, I'm glad to tune in. Great channel.
Anything you do it work, Mr green thumb. Nice to see you.
Always good to hear from you.
Mike, Watching this gave me a thought and now doing much the same using white plastic 5 gallon buckets. I use 2 buckets and one snap on lid. This works great for larger cuttings needing some headroom. In the bottom of one bucket I drill a few small holes for water transfer. In that bucket goes the rooting medium and cutting(s). The second bucket is the water basin for some water to keep things moist. I place the first bucket into the second bucket as though stacking them inside each other like your cups. Pop the snap on lid onto the first bucket but only snap it on with clips from opposite sides leaving the others unsnapped to allow venting. Could even remove the seal from the lid. I fortunately have easy access to these types of buckets and make good use of them with this.
Sounds like a really slick setup. And the fact that the buckets are easy to get makes it even better.
I found your channel recently and I love all your videos. Also, I realized today we live in the same area. Good luck with your new home build. Take care.🙂
Thanks Laura!
Love your channel! I’m learning lots, and absolutely love your energy! Finding your build interesting as well, as we’ll be starting ours on 7 acres in Nova Scotia this summer.
Oh cool! Good luck on your build. It’s definitely a process. Keep a cool head and try to enjoy it. Gets stressful at times.
Love the Rhodies! House is coming along! We need a video! Hope it’s going well!
Yep, all is well with the house build. Working on the next video.
Great ideas, and may work on other plants.
It will definitely work on other plants!
Help! I have eight hydrangeas in my yard. One is leafing out like crazy. The others have growth from the base, and one or two bits of green close to the ground, but the buds from last year are brown, doing nothing. We had little snow this year. should I have been out there watering? But then why is one doing fine, the rest not?
Are they cold hardy to your area? And, are they new wood or old wood bloomers.
Everything's slow here in the UK too, a cold lingering half-hearted sort of spring this year. You have some good stuff going on though, nice work
Yes, it's odd how cold it's been. Thanks for sharing that, it's interesting to hear that the same is true in other parts of the world. As long as it doesn't freeze, the rhododendron blooms will come on one way or another, even if they're late.
Absolutely beautiful beautiful.
Thank you!
Re pear tree. You need two different varieties in order to get pollination. Still glad to see you can air layer them. Gonna try that this year.
Good information Mike. Thank you.
Hey Paul!
24:27 is there a specific name for this type? I looked up podophyllum but that doesn’t appear to be the same type. I really like those leaves!
Podophyllum pleianthum
Thnx for the updates.
You still planning to release Episode 7 of Building our Dream Home? Enjoying the series!
Absolutely! Just need to edit the framing stage.
@@MikeKincaid79 Awesome 👌 looking forward to it. And congratulations on making your dream come true... cheers.
I’m going to try to root some hydrangeas now. Thanks for the video tutorials. Also, how do you get the Rhodes to bloom? I have two, and neither of them bloomed this year.. One is an old one that my hubbie pulled out of my parents’ yard three years ago. It has survived, but no flowers yet. The other one I planted from a Lowe’s store a few years ago. It is about 2.5’ tall but has never bloomed. I kept netting over it last summer and through the winter to keep deer from eating it. It did have new growth this spring,but no flowers. Please help!
This is awesome!!!
So clever 😊❤
Beautiful 💖 garden, do you sell your different varieties of the rhododendrons?
Yes, wholesale right now but planning a retail area at some point.
Hi Mike, I’m hoping to start crossing varieties of Rhododendrons to see if I can come up with something nice. Do you have any tips on how to start this process?. I got really upset last week as a local college used to have a complete hedge of Rhododendrons about half a mile long and when they were in bloom there was nothing better. Went past yesterday and they have raised the who’ll hedge to the ground and replacing with chain link fencing!! Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
That's a bummer. I hate to see that anywhere. A medical building, on my way to, work recently did the same. Ripped out all the old rhododendrons and didn't replace them. It looks ugly now. The best we can do is beautify our own sanctuaries at home. As far as breeding, I've wanted to do it, and even played around with it a little, but nothing serious. The first thing I'd do is read up on it first because there are some rhododendrons that don't cross well. There are lepidotes and elepidotes. There are a few hybrids that mix the 2 but not many and they aren't as vigorous.
Thanks Mike! It’s just a shame as I would have loved to having taken a load of cuttings and worked from there!! I started with two Rhodo’s and now I’m up to ten haha!. Two are from my very first cuttings so I’m really happy.. looks like I’m off to do some reading, all the best. Graham.
Mike you have taught me SO much about propagating over the years, while rewatching your hydrangea prop. video from five years ago, I just wanted to do the same for you and teach you ONE thing…It’s pronounced Tur-JID (not tur-GID!) soft “G” haha!
We LOVE ❤you in Toronto and have learned so much from your channel, Thnk u…looking forward to next video in zone 4B❤! Wish we had a greenhouse w such a short growing season up here BUT I’ve been able to double my hydrangeas over the last few years w your help…!
Do u guys also suffer from a weird caterpillar that closes up 2 hydrangea leaves around a bud- every spring?
We’ve been fighting them in Ontario for at least 4 seasons in a row now….every spring hand squishing as many new caterpillars as poss. , it only seems to affect hydrangeas! Aside from that, we’ve been able to apply your propagating ideas to other plants as well and especially like any info you have when it comes to roses! Thanks for your enthusiasm- you are an excellent teacher!
Well I really appreciate all the positive feedback and I'm very glad you're learning from the videos and putting that info to good use! Thanks for the proper pronunciation, lol. I've been corrected a lot for that one over the years. I even made fun of myself pronouncing it wrong in one video. Yeah, you guys definitely have a short growing season. A greenhouse would be an enormously fun upgrade for you, as you'd be able to grow so many more plants and for longer. I wish you all the best and hope you're enjoying your spring. I'll definitely do more rose videos. Do you want rose propagation or rose growing videos?
I neglected to mention I live in Maryland, where our winters are normally mild, don’t know what this year will bring though however, tomorrow will be 1 October, and I am not sure about planning them in the raised garden as I mentioned before, or leaving them in the tote on the porch for the winter just wanted to add that information. Thank you.
Shady area? I have one that gets morning sun and continues to get fungus when it starts getting cold. I cut it down, removed mulch around the trunk and treat with fungicide. Comes back in spring and looks great. I thought I should transplant so it gets more sun. What do you think?
It may need more sun. You know your location best and it may be too dark and cool in the spot it's currently in. You can always propagate it and try growing in multiple locations to see what happens.
Are there other kinds of plants that would do well with the 3 cup propagation method? I’m a teacher and this looks like an ideal project for my students. I’m just wondering what else we can try to propagate this way.
Does the hedge of Torres red Rhody's work like a stop sign?
It does, lol. Every time I see them, I stop and take a look. I’d love to plant them along the road out front. Maybe the cars would slow down.
@@MikeKincaid79 LOL
Very interesting how the grow lights made such a big difference. Is it because of the hours of light or the kind of light?
The plant toward the end of your video, Podophyllum pleianthum, I think is the same plant that is called May Apple around these parts, some people dig the roots and sell them, they're everywhere. When riding in our mountains sometimes you can see them covering the whole area, didn't know nurseries sold the plants. If I knew how to package them I would ship you some.
That could be a little business for you. What part of the world/country are you in?
@@MikeKincaid79 This retired florists isn't looking for any side jobs, lol. Hubs and I did our share of fall ginseng digging as a hobby but I'm a bit too old for that now. I'm not sure how many pounds of wet may apple it takes to make a pound of dry or even how much it pays now, just a lot more digging to get a pound of may apple than it was for ginseng. I live in central West Virginia, beautiful mountains all around us.
Hi Mike my kids but me Hydrangeas for Mother’s Day a beautiful blue and just drying on me watt ken I do to see if Ken bringing back it is a wood one thanks for answering 🙏❤️i am in Canada
This might sound simple, but make sure it's watered well and the roots have moisture all the way down throughout them. If it's got a disease and is dying, then there might not be anything you can do, but water well and let's see what happens.
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you so much ❤️
Love your plants, I have a yard that needs color but I live in nothing but sand and it's hard to keep them growing. I live in south San Antonio and it gets pretty hot, can you please give me some tips.
Hey Rebecca, you definitely live in a much hotter climate. I'd recommend that you don't fight the weather and try to grow plants that aren't acclimated for your area. Try to find plants that do well and landscape with them. I think in the long run you'll be much happier. I'm from Phoenix originally, so I know all about hot desert weather. They have Mexican Bird of Paradise that grows all over Phoenix and it's the most beautiful plant down there in my opinion. Oleander is also another beautiful flowering plant. Fig trees would probably grow very well there for you too. I'd stick with those plants and maybe throw in a nice cactus or 2 that blooms, and maybe a palo verde tree. Look for native plants that will bloom and I'm sure you could create an oasis of color at your place. Remember, all blooms come to an end and even at my place it looks drab and dreary in the winter.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you Mike, my roses are doing great but I hate pruning them and I know I have to. Love watching your videos and happy to see your house being built.
I’m looking or take cuttings from limelight hydrangea from hard stalks. Can these be propagated? I want to train into a tree 🌳.
Yes, they can!
Hey Mike, I’ve been following your channel and have been nurturing to hydrangea cuttings since mid June. They are beautiful and have developed wonderful new growth. They are both in pots, one ceramic and one terra-cotta. I have them in a clear tote on my front porch with does not get direct sun. I was planning on overwintering them in that tote, or planting them in a raised garden bed on my back deck and letting them go through the winter like that. My question is if I decide to leave them in their current pots in the tote on my front porch, how often during their dormant. Should I water them? I’m not sure which is the better method planning them in the raised garden and letting them go through the winter like that or overwintering them in their pots in the tote on the porch you are more so the expert on that and would know I would appreciate any input you could give me. Thank you.
I did this but in a small plastic tote with perlite and they rooted beautifully! Question though... just saw where u can root from a cut leaf?!?! Is this true?? She cut a leaf in half and boom... it rooted, also she cut a leaf from the stem, put the stem end in a round cut potato and it rooted too!
I’ve heard of this but never tried it.
Does it need iron it looks alittle yellow
Yes, for sure
@@MikeKincaid79 great video
When did you start planting rhody's in your yard?
Probably 14 or so years ago.
Mike, my blue hydrangeas are all turning green and kinda looking old with slight browning in flowers. What happened?
Also some of the leaves are brown and crisp on edges. Too dry? Too much sun? My one plant gets about 1-2 morning sunlight only. I’m in S TX but it isn’t very hot yet (mid 80s to low 90).
What should I do for both? Is that normal life cycle for blue hydrangeas?
Interesting, that pear tree has me wondering ...
Same experiment but with fruit tree cuttings, some blueberry cuttings, and what not. No need for led lights, or fluroscent, just really wondering if that could work as well.
I mean the biggest issue with most fruit trees is their hard to root, could that work too kept the cutting hydrated long enough to produce roots as well?
Granted I know grafting is the preferred method but if it could be just that easy as 3 cups lol.
Pretty sure I saw another podophyllum pleianthum popping out. Small leaf under your hand as you were waving around and pointing.
You're absolutely right, Jim! I didn't even notice it when I made this video a week ago but went out there last evening with my daughters and saw it. It's now up and about 5 inches in diameter. Pretty cool you noticed that.
Will the big one turn darker green?
Depends on how it’s fertilized. Plenty of nitrogen and iron will give the dark green color but don’t apply too much.
Mike! What’s going on with the house???? Need an update!
Lol, I know, I'm feeling the pressure. The framing phase is taking more time and there will be more to edit. They just finished so I'll work on a video soon. I love that you're chomping at the bit, haha.
So it’s July and I have rooted cuttings of hydrangea (and trying some others.) Should I repot and use the cup method to keep them inside over winter? I am assuming they need more growing time before living outside in their 4” nursery pots? (Zone 5, WI) or would they make it outside? Or just inside and light but no top cup? Or any other tips on the best way to help them make it through winter in pots? (We might be moving in winter so these were my attempts to not dig up whole mother bushes.)
I wouldn't put it back in a sealed cup system if it's already rooted and growing in a pot now. Just give it good lighting and treat it like any other indoor house plant through the winter. I'm worried that if you leave it outside in your climate, that it may not live due to extreme temps.
Very nice Mike!
Can hydrangeas be rooted this time of year? Here in Wisconsin, the buds are just starting to open.
I like to wait until the new growth is strong and doesn’t wilt over too fast after taking the cutting. That usually means the end of June or beginning of July around here.
Mike I just did 40 cuttings from a blue hydrangea I want half to be blue n half to be pink. I'm using the triple cup method. How do I add lime for pink and acidification for blue? Like how much to a Dixie cup
I've never tried to do that in a dixie cup but it sounds like a neat idea. I'd just follow the dosing label on the bottle of whatever solution you're using. Maybe a little sprinkle of sulfur would help with the blue color.
Mike get you a paintbrush and pollinate your Bartlett pear flowers. Make you some pears!!!
Haha, done!
HI mike, great video, inspiring, and I'm definitely going to try with my "runaway bride" hydrangea. One question, and I have shrubs with this as well - at 6.34mins on the video, the large hydrangea has a red/purple leaf. Is this a nutrient deficiency or a fungal problem?
This is very normal for hydrangea as the weather cools and we head toward fall. Without seeing the plant, that’s my best guess.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for your quick reply
Do you sell and ship online?
Not officially. Is there something in particular that you're looking for?
@@MikeKincaid79 not particularly at the moment. I'd gone from a hair over 1 acre that I didn't do anything with for over 10 years to needing a spreadsheet to keep up with plants so I can get a well formed retirement garden, well, by the time I retire. Just always looking for new things and places to order from.
Hi Mike! Have you used Myke products at all or similar?
I haven't.
What zone are you in?
8b
Just found your channel, im pretty new to hydrangea cuttings so i just wanted to make sure. Some of the cuttings (6weeks later) now have a purplish/redish color on the leaves that i snipped 50% off. Is that normal? I do see what looks to be a bud just above the leaves. And i confirmed that they rooted btw
Yes, those are the fall colors.
@@MikeKincaid79 my cuttings grew quite nicely. It already had 4 sets of leaves. Can i plant them in my garden? I have a very mild climatr (zone 8b) and its still about 20 degrees celcius outside (68fahrenheit)
Mike! I think I have a great question, your 3 cup method and, I call it a container you call it a tote/toat? are sensational.
Back to 3 cups:
I’m starting to see “roots” I thought but I’m vaguely familiar with one type of fungi I’ve seen in several previous experiments, I think WOW roots, then every day they look more like, and then turn into small spores or mushrooms, tiny stalk and small thin cap.
Is this a result from my media, and nature or is is somehow possible my cups are to moist?
I use extra tape to make sure I have an inch minimum of distance from cup bottom to the bottom of the outside cup.
The medium is never saturated or bottom watered this way, in my set up anyway.
I don’t fear these things but should I?
I mean technically all these guys are in their own controlled sealed ecosystem.
Love the videos chap, please continue.
Regards,
Josh, GB
I get them in the cups sometimes too. A composted mulch or potting soil will contribute to this more than fresh material that's inert. It's never caused any problems with my cuttings.
First-year sleep second-year creep third-year leap is an old gardening adage you might be familiar with.
Is that Bartlett pear self-pollinating? I think having its own root system is best for genetic integrity.😁👍
Yes, it's self pollinating but they say it will produce more with a friend close by. I love how strong it's growing on its own roots. A few years ago, I'd have thought otherwise but I'm starting to prove myself wrong. Everything I'm growing on its own roots is doing very well.
Why don't try to clone that plant off a section that looks good. I noticed some sections look better than others. Also maybe it doesn't like the spot it's in.
It seems to be a weird spring all around the northern hemisphere...Cool, overcast and dreary..Just depressing really.
Don't know how or why, but I've gone bonkers on hydreangeas this year; specifically paniculata types. Hope I don't catch rhodies' disease or so help me God >
LOL, gardening is addicting no matter what plant you're dealing with. Just let it take you where it will man, hahaha.
@@MikeKincaid79 My garden is way too small for any ambitions greater than I already have mate
A me,Tutte sigillate così si forma la muffa e marcisce tutto. ciao dall’ Italia
Just a thought. I don't like to kill plants. Crazy, I know.
Nah...the easiest method. Push over branches of the mother plant. Place soil over the branch. Put a brick or stone over the branch. The following year the branch will have rooted. Cut it from the mother plant. Dig it up and wala...a new rooted plant.
Yes, it's called layering.
By Allah, you have to respect their culture though. Or off goes your head