A channel for new gardeners 🌸😊 I’ve been gardening for well over 10 years now. Over the years I’ve happily puttered around my garden experimenting the best ways to grow, prune, feed, and to propagate my plants. I’ve always watched RU-vid but never contributed to the wealth of knowledge available on here. I’ve finally built up the courage to share my putterings 🤗 in the hope that you may benefit in some way from them, as I’ve benefited from so many other gardeners out there. 🪴 😊 I hope you find this channel useful.
I use miracle grow potting mix. They come in different kinds like “moisture control” ect. but it really doesn’t matter which one you use. Honestly any potting mix, from any company, will work. The whole point of it is to have good drainage. If you water your plants and it runs right through and doesn’t sit on top, that’s a good potting mix. And for planting in the ground, Autumn/Fall weather is really good. The scorching heat of summer has passed by then and the baby plants go through minimal transplant shock. And they get a few months to root in before winter 👍
You can buy them on eBay for very cheap. People collect them from their plants and sell them. You can also buy them from online plant stores that sell seeds. I think I’ve even seen them being sold in amazon. I’d just google “canna lily seeds” and go with the best option. You’ll only have to buy them once. Then you can collect your own seeds and store them for the next year 👍
I have a Tropicana Black in a container and it blooms beautifully BUT they tend to break off? My husband slid the container a little for room and a new flush of partially opened blooms on one stalk just very cleanly snapped off. It looked as if I cut it, it was so clean. Does anyone know why this happens?
The Tropicana series are hybrids so maybe it’s just something that happens with that variety. It’s probably something the breeders had to accept with that particular cultivar, in order to have a canna with such dark leaves.
@@JoseMartinez-df2db actually if you want to get technical, they are “panicles”. That’s where the name panicle hydrangea comes from. The panicles are composed of both flowers and bracts. But most people don’t know what a bract is, so I used the word “flower”, so people would understand. The point of the video wasn’t flower anatomy 😅
@@susanpharr6809 I replied yesterday but somehow the comment disappeared 🤷♀️ so let’s try this again lol I was saying that it very well could be the heat wave. I have three very mature hydrangeas (that I’ve never had problems with) whose flowers have gone crispy and brown. I tried and tried to water but it didn’t help. I think the problem wasn’t the lack of water but that the plant couldn’t send water up faster than it was evaporating from the big leaves. So far only the flowers and the edges of some leaves have browned so they’ll be ugly for the season but I think they will make it through the rest of the summer and live. But if yours are worse than that, I’d probably use a shade cloth over them to help them out. Shade cloth is breathable so they’ll be able to get some air. I have other ones that are in full shade under trees that are holding up pretty well 👍 so I know shade makes a big difference…and if yours are already in full shade.. then I don’t know 🤷♀️ what you could do to save them. I hope they hang in there long enough for this heat wave to pass
Thank you so much for this!! Awesome video and I love how you said to skip to wherever but I kept listening because I love all your explanations and everything! Subscribing now!!❤❤❤
@@rachelflamdesign I’m so glad you found it useful! And thank you for taking the time to comment. It’s always encouraging to know people are enjoying the videos 😊 happy gardening! 🌺
I just saved one that was next to my dumpster....I just wanna give you all the claps for this well done video! I love that you gave the option to skip however I found every second of this informational ❤❤❤❤❤
@@lisaboggs8377 thank you so much 😊 it’s really heart warming and motivating when people take the time to tell me what they liked about the video, so I can figure out how to make future videos better. So thank you for taking the time to comment 😊
@@SP_REX I did it in July but the month varies for different people because of our different climates. For example, people in zone 4 are a full month and a half behind my zone 7. Because when my plants are leafing out, zone 4 still has snow on the ground. So instead I gave you a better way to figure out when it’s time to trim it. When the leaves go from white to green, that’s when I trim it. You could trim it a little before too, but I like to enjoy the white color as long as I can.
@@nedebruyn leave them in the shade. A dappled shade location works wonderfully if you can manage it, like under a tree, but if you can’t, then full shade like the north side of your house will be good too. You’ll do this till it grows its leaves back and looks healthy again. By that time, the weather will have cooled and you’ll be in Fall. Fall is the perfect time to plant things out
@@pixelsicle thank you so much. I have been making garden tour videos since spring. But the mic on my phone is terrible and I’ve been saving up to buy a better external mic so I can do the voiceovers. As they are, the audio is unusable. It’s all gusting wind sounds and my garbled voice 😅
@@jerridyke8706 I don’t know how you would be able to soak ones in the ground, unless you were planning to dig them back up or cut them off the plant wilted? But yes, if you could somehow soak them in water, it will work.
@@SerenaLongchallon is it a hydrangea? It’s pretty hot right now to be planting anything out. Did you plant it recently? If it’s freshly planted…considering we are in a heat wave… I’d advise digging it back up. It hasn’t had enough time to root in to be able to handle the heat wave. It’ll be better off back in a pot and placed in a shaded or at most dappled shaded spot (like under a tree) till Fall comes. Spring and Fall are the best times to plant out into the garden. Especially things like hydrangeas. So yeah.. that would be my advice if it’s freshly planted. If it’s been in the ground for quite a while, like since spring, then it’s probably just suffering from the heat. And the best you can do is keep it watered till we get through this horrible hot weather. Good luck 👍
@@venketeshchandran289 it’s growing zones are 3-9 so I’m not sure. Isn’t topical zone 10? Zone 10 would put you above the temperature that this plant can handle. If I’m wrong and you’re in zone 9, then yes you can grow phlox. And I’d recommend a dappled shade location (because it does need some sun). But dappled shade would work beautifully in zone 9, because it’s on the very edge of what the plant can handle.
My plants are planted extremely close together, I don’t spray anything because I have pets and I prefer to have a pollinator friendly, organic garden. So basically, it’s survival of the fittest in my garden. 😄 if they get a fungal disease, the best I can do is remove the fallen leaves. We had a lot of rain last year so a lot of the David Austins suffered. But they are doing much better this year. Funnily enough, I have other varieties right next to the David Austins and those ones never get any fungal disease 🤷♀️. I think David Austin has roses might just be finicky
Great other videos are saying once flower is spent cut it. Then you will continue to have them flower. Which I did, but your explanation states they will keep flowering. I cut some & was wondering where are the new flowers? Thank you for Correct info. One channel said if you save the pods you could get a different color when planting them. Is that true? Mine are orange, not my color scheme in garden but was given, & it’s sacrilegious to throw a plant away in my world😊. Will come back to see your other videos when time allows. 8b btw.
@@gracie2298 I have a video where I show you that openly pollinated canna seeds are not true to type. Meaning you could get any color. If you take seeds from an orange flower, some flowers will be orange but some will be other colors. Because the mom might have had orange flowers but the dad or the grandparents might have had other colors. In the video, I take seeds from the same canna and I not only get different color flowers but also some of the seedlings had dark leaves 👍😊🍁 and thank you for the compliment 😊 much appreciated
I have a pathos about this big, although mine is a little fuller and longer. I have never used any kind of fertilizer in it in the ten plus years that I've had it. When I had bought it, it came in a six-inch pot, it's been transplanted throughout the years with the pot having to get bigger and bigger, as it now sits in a 30" pot. The only thing that I have ever done with it throughout the years was to re-soil it every spring using only Maricle grow's moisture control potting soil just once a year. I live in zone 5 and had to dedicate my entire spear bedroom to this plant! I rarely water it during the wintertime, and it sits draping over a gigantic steel utility rack in front of a window that gets indirect sunlight. It's a beast! I would be very interested in finding out how much bigger my pathos would reach if I were to use the fish fertilizer in it. By the way, I just found your channel and I love it!
Would you believe all of this is growing in a 12” pot? I’ve repotted it only once in the 5 years I’ve had it, from the 6” pot it came in to the 12”. And it’s been in the same pot, in the same soil since. I imagine it would get fuller with bigger leaves if I repotted it. But I’m keeping it confined to its 12” prison because I can’t have it taking over the whole house, like in that movie Little House of Horrors🤣 I don’t often water mine either. I wait till the soil dries out and then deep water with a water reservoir under it to catch the runoff and then act as a makeshift self watering container so I don’t have to water for a good long while. If I leave it unwatered for too long, some leaves yellow and fall off (that’s those bare spots lol) and that’s when I know I’ve messed up again and go check the soil. I feel like with house plants, it’s way better to underwater than to over overwater. Overwatering is the kiss of death.
You can cut as soon as when your cucumber vine has 5-6 leaves. You can cut the top two nodes for your cutting and leave the rest for your current plant. It will branch out like any other plant would. If the cucumber vine is super long (as it probably would be by this time in the summer) just cut a piece off. It could be two nodes or as long as you want it to be… I say two nodes because one node would mean the very tip and that’s probably too tender to make it on its own… anyway just place in a glass of water and it will root.
Dormant cuttings are cut in winter. You could cut them in December or wait till just before they wake up in spring. You just want your cut them while the buds haven’t opened yet. Then you just store them in the fridge till you’re ready to use them
Annabelle hydrangeas are a bit tricky, especially in water. They’re a bit weird that way. I always do Annabelles in winter as dormant cuttings. They work much better and give you less work to do. You stick them in some potting soil while they’re still dormant (in winter) and leave them alone for the most part. You’ll still have to water them once spring has sprung and they’ve leafed out, of course, but the success rate is way higher 👍
Couple of questions then, do you use cuttings that were new growth, old growth. Pretty sure I have to use a leaf nodes for the roots to start. What about rooting hormone? Do you stick it in a sunny window, dark corner? Actually, if you have a website where I can read up on it, I would not have to bother you with a bunch of questions. Thanks so much, Jeff
@@jfred1924 so dormant cuttings are a different animal from regular fresh cuttings. You wouldn’t put them in a window because you leave the pot you put them in, outside. To be snowed on and to freeze along with everything else. They’ll actually NEED to stay cold in order to survive and come out of dormancy when the other plants do, in spring. And they do great as single node cuttings so you can get many more plants from one branch. I’m actually working on a video for Annabelle as hardwood cuttings. I’m waiting to upload till I have a complete start to finish process in one video. I’ll be uploading as soon as it’s ready. You’ll have something to follow this coming winter if you’re interested 😊👍
Question. I have a few Invinciball smooth hydrangeas that I put in the ground - they got a little more sun than I thought and they started to dry up and one shriveled up. Can I do your method by taking them out of the ground and re-potting them first - then your method. Let me know thanks.
Yes absolutely. If it’s in a spot where it’s getting too much sun, it’s better to dig it up anyway. Otherwise it will definitely struggle when we get to the hottest part of the summer (which is yet to come). Dig them up, put the roots in a bucket overnight (no need to plant it yet, if it’s already dug up) after the treatment, pot in some fresh potting soil and place in the shade. If it hasn’t died completely yet, it should come back for you. Once it has recovered (in the fall), pick a spot with dappled shade as its permanent home. Good luck! 👍
Neither did I! People always said the flowers were “inside” the ball. I always thought they were hidden behind the bract (false flowers). Who knew they were actually the little pearls?
If you’re in the US, any garden center has them at this time of year. I’d check Lowe’s or Home Depot first as you might get lucky and come across a sale. But if you need to order by mail, then google it. Google will take your location into account and give you the best option for you. Just Google “Delosperma ice plant” and click the “shopping” section. 😊Good luck! 👍
I’m not, unfortunately. Though I know I should be. I just don’t think I can fit it in. I would have to post regularly otherwise there would be no point in having it and time is short these days. Maybe sometime in the future 😊
It’s best to plant them out in the garden in fall. This goes for any cuttings you root. The weather is much milder and they go through much less stress and transplant shock.
As long as it doesn’t die, you’re doing great. 👍 different varieties take different times. It’s going at its own pace. Let it do its thing and support it along the way by making sure it always has fresh water. It’s like growing a baby, the baby takes as long as it decides to take. Some come out two weeks early fully developed (and in the case of my sister, 9lbs) and some take an extra two weeks past the due date 🤷♀️ you can’t force these things. You just gotta let nature, do it’s nature thing 🤗
@@Garden-Oasis You’re a gem! I’m hooked now to saving the clearance plants. I’m working on my front flower bed, you’re helping me enjoy my new hobby/project more cost efficiently 🤗💚
@@keishac9 it gives me joy as well, knowing I saved a plant that otherwise would have gone to a landfill and did it for a fraction of the original price. Over the years, I must have saved countless thousands of dollars. 👍 and I’ve found some real gems on the clearance rack ❤️
New subscriber here. Where are you gardening and what zone is it. I planted a number of ice plants last year and they have spread beautifully. I think I will take some cuttings to plant in other areas of the yard. Is there a best time of year to do that, I am in a zone 5b in Colorado where it can get very hot and dry in the Summer and very cold in the winter
I’m in zone 7a. You’re in luck because late spring to summer is the best time to take the cuttings. If you take them now, they will have rooted by Fall. Just propagate them into some pots that you can move around, in case you need to move them (because of this heat wave and it’s not even the hottest part of summer yet). But you should be fine if you plant them in shade and keep them watered. Good luck!
Hello! I tried this multiple times as my blooms were wilting and beginning to brown. It seemed to work, but the blooms wilted again overnight. I just left them for two days and upon unconvering them, the blooms are now completely browned. What do you make of this? Thank you!
I’m not sure.. they recovered and then wilted again? It could be any number of things. Was it in the sun? Are you in a super hot/dry climate? You’re not supposed to keep it submerged in water for two days straight, instead of overnight, you could have damaged the roots. Try taking it out of the pot and taking a look at what’s going on in the pot. Are the roots still white and firm Or mushy? If they are mushy, you’ll have to quickly wash off all that mush or it will spread. If they are still white, that’s good 👍, it could just be the heat wave we had. My very mature, established hydrangeas have crispy flowers after this heat wave. I couldn’t keep them hydrated no matter how much I tried. So it could be any number of things. Do some investigating and see.
@Garden-Oasis thank you! By the way, it is recently potted so I had to modify your setup. I watered it well then covered it and tucked the bag into the dirt. It was humid with full droplets of water on the leaves. This little greenhouse is amazing! The browned petals were at the top where I suspect it got toooooo hot. I'm afraid to dig it up since it was just planted and struggling...I will report back soon-for science! :)
Hello! thank you so much for this incredible video it's super helpful and clear. I recently bought one phlox plant from teh nursery they had a discount on it because it was drying out badly. I thought I'll try to save it. Do you think that's possible? most of it's leaves are drying out.
Absolutely, it’s possible. I have a video on how to save clearance plants. It’s called “how to revive a wilted hydrangea” but the method in the video works for any clearance plant. Follow the steps. But when you get to the part about bottom watering it, make sure you use a saucer instead of a bowl so that only the bottom inch of the plant is in the water. Keep it in shade till it flushes out with new growth. At that point, you’ll know what part of it is dead and trim those parts off. Then you could go ahead and propagate it to get many, many more. Good luck!👍 Here’s the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8ksty-Kxmog.htmlsi=2pgHR5tHLGPX7aRg
Thank you for the video. Very useful information. I just purchased my 1st dapple willow couple days ago. Do you cut it all the way back in fall or just a light trim?
Way back. Same as I did this one, which was in the summer. When you’re starting to train it, and it’s still very small, you’ll want to trim off the new branches by half because at that point the whole thing is new branches. But as it ages, you’ll want to cut it about a foot or two smaller than you want to be in spring. Because those new white branches that emerge in spring will take up room so you’ll want to leave that dead space around it for them to occupy. I hope I made sense there lol
0:02 0:02 0:02 Thank you for your video. I had 500 cannas and I gave away 400 of them, now I'm starting over I'm looking forward to what grows from my 300 seeds Happy Growing I'm in Atwater California zone 9
You had 500 cannas?? Wow that’s amazing! The amount of planting and maintenance you must have needed to do for those 😳 I’m truly impressed. Did you get anything truly unique to germinate? If not, I hope your next batch will give you something spectacular 🤞 good luck!
@@Garden-Oasis love the auto irrigation system with 1/4" tubing and micro sprinklers I would give them food very 2 months and trim as needed oh and talk to them. Some of the colors were lighter than the parent plants but the flowers were the same size. All of the plants were in pots so that they could be moved as needed for sun exposure. I enjoy growing them many different species of flowers, wide petals, narrow ones, large flowers, small ones, tight clusters and single ones sorry for the run on Happy Growing everyone
