Just FYI, I'm a hosta grower, and in our FB hosta page, it was discovered that the arbor vitae roots essentially strangle the hosta roots when they are panted near each other. I mention this because you noted that your heucheras nearest the arbor vitae are not doing as well as the others. Might consider keeping them a little further away from each other. 🙂🙃🙂
That's so interesting! We are going to have to redo that area in short order as the now huge arbs were originally planted much too close to the house & they are damaging the eavestrough. I love how they look, though, so was considering replacing them (at the proper distance!) but you've made me reconsider - thanks so much for letting me know!
I really like her style of informing us. She makes a lot of sense without any boring, long winded lectures that may or may not be valid. I'm checking out her other videos. Thanks!!
Enjoyed video found it interesting and informative i was wondering if your purple color coral bells are struggling due to arbovites shrub roots, have you ever thought of doing big containers in that area and do different Cora bells in a planter instead.. due to limited mobility planters in island beds are good for my style of gardening..im glad your able to try different types of rooting its quite fun to watch how mother nature chooses to decide how shes gonna help plants rebound..
Hi! They seem to be doing ok - but not fabulous. I have noticed that the heucheras near the arbs don't do as well as those in other areas of the garden so I may end up moving some of them to a different spot this year. We actually have to remove the arbs at some point as they were planted only a couple of feet from the house, probably 30 years ago, and are now overhanging the gutters/roof by several feet - but I hate to get rid of mature trees so I've been procrastinating! And you are so right - garden experimenting is so much fun!
Did it work or not? Which way worked better? In the ground or in the pots? Here in Canada, they are called Coral Bells. Today, I accidentally discovered that they are also known as Heuchera. I've had my 24 plants for over 10 years. They are very stalky and woody looking. Over the years, some died off over the winter. So about 5 years ago, I tried to replenish them by collecting their seeds at the end of summer and starting new seedlings from seed, indoors, in early spring. The first time I tried it, the seeds were taking so long to germinate that I was about to give up on them altogether. Luckily, I happened to read the info on a seed packet in the garden centre and that's when I learned that they can take up to 30 days to germinate. So, I continued to wait some more. I had the seed tray next to a sunny window. Eventually, they did germinate but they grew so slowly, that I could not imagine myself transplanting them into the ground while they were so tiny. So, I kept them indoors for the entire year and transplanted them the following spring. Since then, they got pretty old again so I decided to grow more of them from seed again. Only this year, I invested into some grow lights. This time, under the grow light, they germinated for me in half the time. Today, Feb. 24, some of the baby leaves are already about the size of a nickel. Had I known that the old plants can be divided and replanted, I would have saved myself a whole lot of work trying to grow them from seed.
That is awesome to know! I'm trying to grow them from seed as well & last year it was a bust. This time round I tried winter sowing them - we'll see if that works. As for dividing them, it worked out quite well, but I have to say, the ones in the pots did a lot better than those in the ground - probably because of the competition from the arborvitae roots - overall, though, it was a success. Thanks so much for sharing your heuchera journey!
Did you ever do an update to this video? I can't find it and i would love to know how they faired. Did they root when you had very little root? How did the tiny ones do? And what happened to the 3 you potted up?
Hi! I haven't done an update video yet - I should put that on the list! Almost all survived - I think I only lost one. Surprisingly, the ones in the pots grew better than those in the ground. I'm thinking it was the root competition from the arbs, esp. as I don't have drip in that area yet. At this point, they are all doing quite well. Hope this helps!
Hi Margret! Just stumbled across your channel this morning, so I will be making my way through your other video :) Dividing plants and propagating is such a great way to save money!
Hi! I LOVE propagating plants - the more the better! I have so many "singles" in my garden that are only a year or two old & I'm itching for them to get bigger so that I can spread them around 😁
While watching you dig up and tear your plants apart, I thought "Who is this crazy woman?" But your "next day" inspections provide some optimism that the heucheras will survive! I suspect that at this time of year, when perennials are actively growing, dividing them like this will still allow for root formation and a subsequent flush of new growth. Will be watching for your next update! 😉
I like the really dark leaved heucheras. I left a Palace Purple at my old house. We only have a small garden here but I might be able to find a place for one at the front of the border.
Thanks for this video. I love heucheras and have lots. I'm always cutting them back, and I have a few that need to be divided and replanted or sometimes I put them in pots if they seem weak.... I bet those limp cuttings lived.👍🏻
Thanks! I didn't get around to doing an update, but I'll make sure to include this area in a video once spring gets doing. Got my fingers crossed that they all survived the 5' of snow that was dumped on them this winter!
Hi Marika - that's a great question. I haven't tried rooting them in water so I can't say, but usually, if something roots easily in soil (like heuchera definitely seems to do), I think it's better for the plant overall to do it that way as sometimes cuttings rooted in water get a bit shocked when you eventually put them in the soil.
I like the full look as well & probably could have let them go a bit longer but I figured I would deal with them now as by the end of the summer they would have likely looked a bit ratty as those stalks got even longer. Thanks for watching!
I subscribed to your UA-cam channel today, because of this video and because you live in my growing zone, in Ontario! BTW, I live in GTA. It's too bad that I can't find you on Facebook.
@@TheGardeningMe Everything is absolutely soaked, but at least it wasn't freezing! So I just noticed one of my heucheras has a few leaves around it but there is a big stem in the centre with nothing on it really and no sign of new growth. Should I just cut it off?
@@suzetteccc From your description, perhaps the plant in the middle of the clump has rotted out & the green you are seeing is a baby offshoot. I would check the base of the green section to see if it has a stalk that you can cleanly sever from the main plant & root it as I showed in the video. The main part of the plant may be a goner, but you may want to hold off on removing it, just in case it does come back to life in the coming weeks. Good luck!
Just FYI, I'm a hosta grower, and in our FB hosta page, it was discovered that the arbor vitae roots essentially strangle the hosta roots when they are panted near each other. I mention this because you noted that your heucheras nearest the arbor vitae are not doing as well as the others. Might consider keeping them a little further away from each other. 🙂🙃🙂
That's so interesting! We are going to have to redo that area in short order as the now huge arbs were originally planted much too close to the house & they are damaging the eavestrough. I love how they look, though, so was considering replacing them (at the proper distance!) but you've made me reconsider - thanks so much for letting me know!
I really like her style of informing us. She makes a lot of sense without any boring, long winded lectures that may or may not be valid. I'm checking out her other videos. Thanks!!
Enjoyed video found it interesting and informative i was wondering if your purple color coral bells are struggling due to arbovites shrub roots, have you ever thought of doing big containers in that area and do different Cora bells in a planter instead.. due to limited mobility planters in island beds are good for my style of gardening..im glad your able to try different types of rooting its quite fun to watch how mother nature chooses to decide how shes gonna help plants rebound..
Hi! They seem to be doing ok - but not fabulous. I have noticed that the heucheras near the arbs don't do as well as those in other areas of the garden so I may end up moving some of them to a different spot this year. We actually have to remove the arbs at some point as they were planted only a couple of feet from the house, probably 30 years ago, and are now overhanging the gutters/roof by several feet - but I hate to get rid of mature trees so I've been procrastinating! And you are so right - garden experimenting is so much fun!
i love heucheras yay!
Did it work or not? Which way worked better? In the ground or in the pots? Here in Canada, they are called Coral Bells. Today, I accidentally discovered that they are also known as Heuchera. I've had my 24 plants for over 10 years. They are very stalky and woody looking. Over the years, some died off over the winter. So about 5 years ago, I tried to replenish them by collecting their seeds at the end of summer and starting new seedlings from seed, indoors, in early spring. The first time I tried it, the seeds were taking so long to germinate that I was about to give up on them altogether. Luckily, I happened to read the info on a seed packet in the garden centre and that's when I learned that they can take up to 30 days to germinate. So, I continued to wait some more. I had the seed tray next to a sunny window. Eventually, they did germinate but they grew so slowly, that I could not imagine myself transplanting them into the ground while they were so tiny. So, I kept them indoors for the entire year and transplanted them the following spring. Since then, they got pretty old again so I decided to grow more of them from seed again. Only this year, I invested into some grow lights. This time, under the grow light, they germinated for me in half the time. Today, Feb. 24, some of the baby leaves are already about the size of a nickel. Had I known that the old plants can be divided and replanted, I would have saved myself a whole lot of work trying to grow them from seed.
That is awesome to know! I'm trying to grow them from seed as well & last year it was a bust. This time round I tried winter sowing them - we'll see if that works. As for dividing them, it worked out quite well, but I have to say, the ones in the pots did a lot better than those in the ground - probably because of the competition from the arborvitae roots - overall, though, it was a success. Thanks so much for sharing your heuchera journey!
Did you ever do an update to this video? I can't find it and i would love to know how they faired.
Did they root when you had very little root? How did the tiny ones do?
And what happened to the 3 you potted up?
Hi! I haven't done an update video yet - I should put that on the list! Almost all survived - I think I only lost one. Surprisingly, the ones in the pots grew better than those in the ground. I'm thinking it was the root competition from the arbs, esp. as I don't have drip in that area yet. At this point, they are all doing quite well. Hope this helps!
Hi Margret! Just stumbled across your channel this morning, so I will be making my way through your other video :) Dividing plants and propagating is such a great way to save money!
Hi! I LOVE propagating plants - the more the better! I have so many "singles" in my garden that are only a year or two old & I'm itching for them to get bigger so that I can spread them around 😁
@@TheGardeningMe Hahah I know the feeling!
While watching you dig up and tear your plants apart, I thought "Who is this crazy woman?" But your "next day" inspections provide some optimism that the heucheras will survive! I suspect that at this time of year, when perennials are actively growing, dividing them like this will still allow for root formation and a subsequent flush of new growth. Will be watching for your next update! 😉
🤣Will be giving that update later this season - good or bad, lol!
Thank you for a great demonstration. Can you post your gardening zone in your title?
That's a good idea - I'll do that!
I like the really dark leaved heucheras. I left a Palace Purple at my old house. We only have a small garden here but I might be able to find a place for one at the front of the border.
They are such lovely plants & not too large either...I'm sure you'll be able to squeeze one in!
Thanks for this video. I love heucheras and have lots. I'm always cutting them back, and I have a few that need to be divided and replanted or sometimes I put them in pots if they seem weak.... I bet those limp cuttings lived.👍🏻
Our snow has just melted away from that bed & I'm seeing green (or purple!) - was worried with them being crushed by 5 feet of snow this winter!
Great video! I’d love to see an update. If there is one… how do I find it?
Thanks! I didn't get around to doing an update, but I'll make sure to include this area in a video once spring gets doing. Got my fingers crossed that they all survived the 5' of snow that was dumped on them this winter!
5” shouldn’t hurt them.
We had 10” here in Portland oregon which is a lot for us! I just divided one of mine yesterday and got 8 new plants.
@@pdxcontent Good to know about the snow - and 8 new plants is awesome!
@@pdxcontent Just realized you said 5" - we actually have 5' (as in feet!) on them, lol!! Even here that's considered a lot.
Will just putting them in water help promote a root system or is it best to just transplant them back in the ground?
Hi Marika - that's a great question. I haven't tried rooting them in water so I can't say, but usually, if something roots easily in soil (like heuchera definitely seems to do), I think it's better for the plant overall to do it that way as sometimes cuttings rooted in water get a bit shocked when you eventually put them in the soil.
@@TheGardeningMe thank you so much!!
I prefer the fuller look 🤷🏻♀️
I like the full look as well & probably could have let them go a bit longer but I figured I would deal with them now as by the end of the summer they would have likely looked a bit ratty as those stalks got even longer. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video! Great information.
Thanks!
I subscribed to your UA-cam channel today, because of this video and because you live in my growing zone, in Ontario! BTW, I live in GTA. It's too bad that I can't find you on Facebook.
Thanks so much! Yeah - I don't really use Facebook - just so much social media I can handle, lol :)
I'm over here in Vancouver!👋🏼
Hope your garden is doing ok with all the rain!
@@TheGardeningMe Everything is absolutely soaked, but at least it wasn't freezing! So I just noticed one of my heucheras has a few leaves around it but there is a big stem in the centre with nothing on it really and no sign of new growth. Should I just cut it off?
@@suzetteccc From your description, perhaps the plant in the middle of the clump has rotted out & the green you are seeing is a baby offshoot. I would check the base of the green section to see if it has a stalk that you can cleanly sever from the main plant & root it as I showed in the video. The main part of the plant may be a goner, but you may want to hold off on removing it, just in case it does come back to life in the coming weeks. Good luck!
@@TheGardeningMe Thanks. That's what I'll do!