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Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 23:29
| Does anyone have any advice on how to get my recently rooted cuttings through winter? I rooted the majority of my cuttings earlier in the spring/summer, but I also have some that I rooted in August (I know, shame shame). They are throwing out new growth, but I'm not sure if they are strong enough yet to tolerate the cold temperatures...They are in 8oz (I think that's the size) clear Solo cups right now.
Any thoughts? Thanks as always :) Tammy |
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| I have always stored mine under leaves on the north foundation wall of my house. It is out of sight and the basement is uninsulated, so the cuttings never get too cold. The trick is in spring, when the wee darlings want to start growing again, to take the bottle caps off so mildew doesn't set in, to move them to a sunnier spot, and be careful not to take the bottles off later on, or replace them, if there is going to be a freeze. You can plant them anytime. Of course, you live in a warmer climate, so others may have more appropriate suggestions. Steve |
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| Hi Tammy, how many cuttings are you talking about? I keep my solo cup sized cuttings in the house under a grow light (gotta watch for aphids) while gallon sized stay in the garage from January until late February/ early March. I'm a warm zone 7 so they don't really need to come in until late December, YMMV. |
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| Right now they are growing in one of those small greehouses that you can buy at Lowes for around $40-50. I don't use the bottle or baggie method because they are in the greenhouse, so unfortunetly leaving them with the bottles on under leaves isn't really an option :( Cecily, there are about 40 cuttings I would estimate. I don't know how they would od under a grow light wih my cat nibbling on them though lol Tammy |
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- Posted by ken-n.ga.mts 7a/7b (My Page) on Mon, Oct 8, 12 at 16:59
| I take all my new cuttings (I root in Aug also) and put them on the southeast side of my house and bury them under about 18/24" of leaves, right after our first heavy frost. A light frost or 34/36 degree temps will put them asleep for the winter. I usually bury them around the end of Nov. |
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| Tammy, I overwinter my seedlings and new rooted cuttings in one of those little greenhouses I got from Ace Hardware and they've done just fine for several years that way. I like the little greenhouse for several reasons: they get plenty of light, keeps them warm, keeps them moist, protects them from drying wind, and you can open and close the zipper door in the spring to keep them from cooking inside or freezing at night. I keep mine against the back, south facing wall of the house all winter. Find a good sheltered spot for yours and leave them in it. Get a small thermometer so you can keep watch on the temps inside. I got one for a fish tank for a couple of bucks at Walmarts I think. Occasionally check them for water through the winter. You don't want them to dry out. They should do fine. |
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| Tammy, you need to grow daylily seedlings. Its really easy to collect the seeds from ripe pods and grow them indoors over the winter. Cats love them!!!! If you're growing daylilies, your cat will ignore all other indoor plants. |
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| I potted my leftover rootlings (that didn't make it into the ground this summer) in large community pots to overwinter in the garage. I think more dirt around the little roots = more insulation. I will separate and grow them on in the spring. Off topic but I believe all members of the lily family are highly toxic to cats. |
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