Little tip on some of these for nepeta and salvias if you follow the stem down to the ground there’s often a tiny bit of root that’s already growing at the base where it meets the plant/soil
Gentlemen, Thank you for presenting a beautiful garden that real people can achieve! Your demonstrations are wonderful and clear. Keep up the good work!
Again, simple yet complete tips that makes me feel empowered to try and be successful at trying at getting successful cuttings rooted. You guys are the best!
I love the stone walkway with the cemented stone edge. I have stones edging my flower beds but I have to roll them back and weed them a couple times a summer. That cemented edges would make maintenance so much easier. Love the varieties in your garden.
Thanks so much for watching! They aren't cemented in... it's just field stones (as we call them in Danish) with sand in between them as the 'grout'. We keep weeds down by using a weed burner -- like a mini flame thrower 😅 that burns the weeds so we don't have to spend hours in between every stone.
Love propagating perennials. I have fond memories of doing this with geraniums with my grandmother. Man, we had geraniums everywhere! 😂 Also, congrats on 10k subs. Awesome!
We're basically grandmother gardeners here anyway! hahah. AND THANKS! We can't believe 10K people find us interesting enough to sit through... but it happened
Thanks for watching! No, we don’t use any hormone or cinnamon either. This method has always worked for us - and especially well with the plants we showed in the video.
Thank you so much! AND GREAT that you're interested in taking cuttings. 90% of our garden is from cuttings, divided perennials or seed :) So... it works :)
It's a great time here for us (probably in your area, too)... as things are still soft and 'new'. And for most of these perennials, you can take cuttings all the way through autumn.
I have successfully divided nepeta, Walker’s Low, by digging out a shovel full of plant, including roots, and putting it directly in the ground. Grows beautifully.
I am a new fan with little funds with which to garden so am loving your channel. Question: when you grow from cuttings, do you always plant those out in the fall or do you overwinter them in your unheated greenhouse? I too have an unheated greenhouse. Thank you!
Glad you're watching! And yes... we do cuttings in several ways... if we can take them early enough, then they can stay outside and root in time for winter (and then they can stay outside). If we do them later (like autumn)... then we put them in our unheated greenhouse just to be safe.. and plant them out in the spring. We only take cuttings of perennials... so whenever they root, they can go out in the garden. If you keep them over winter and wait for spring, just make sure they don't dry out and you'll be fine :) SO MUCH of our garden is from cutting, seed, and divided plants... we're proof that you can have a lot of flowers without spending a lot of money. We collect seeds from neighbors, friends, etc -- even flowers we pass by in the park :)
Thank you for the how to video! As a new gardener, this is great information. I do need a little clarification please. Once I take the cuttings in June/July and pot them up, do I replant these in the garden in the fall or do I keep them in the covered pot until the following spring?
Thanks for watching this one, too! HOPE your cuttings all do great this year. You can replant them when they've rooted. In our experience, that will be already by late autumn. Sometimes earlier for something like sedum or nepeta for example. If you can't get them planted out before the frost, you can keep them in a covered area (we use our unheated glasshouse) until the following spring. But do keep an eye that they don't dry out -- even in winter.
I'm going to try and propagate my last sad wallflower this way! Thanks 😊 By the way, sedum cuttings (and also mint and basil) in my experience will even root when you simply put them in water!
Let me know how your wallflower turns out! And really? We've always rooted them this way... will have to try water and see if it's faster. And then... my goodness.. the neighbors will REALLY get new plants ;)
@@perennial-garden - In MN we put sedum cuttings directly in the dirt of the garden and it grows. It's amazing. Next year I'm going to do the "chelsea chop" and make even more! I didn't know I could root my cardonna.
@@sarahtaffee840 They do that here, too... we're very blessed that way :) We put them in our raised flower beds once we take out the dahlias... then move them and when the dahlias go back in :)
We don't use growth hormone, so I'm not sure how much it helps. For us, we've never needed it, especially with these cuttings as they are very easy to root.
We always have chilly mornings and evenings here in Denmark. Even in the summer... you never go anywhere without a jacket. 😄 Hope you're enjoying those enviable warm temperatures!
Thank you gentleman for always sharing your knowledge. Wish it was cool here. 97 degrees here in Pennsylvania. Thinking about propagating my black jack sedum. I love sedums. Always enjoy your videos.
I think you guy are awesome! Just out of curiosity, do you or Lars know if lm supposed to fertilize Iris right now? I have no experience with them and was gifted some . ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
Hey! At Lars's work, they have irises... they fertilize in the early spring about 6 to 8 weeks before bloom, and again after the blooms are gone (in about 2 more weeks for us here). If that helps you in your hot, dry area :) And... he says that we're getting more for our garden next year. He already has his eye on some he'll dig up and take from the cemetery garden. 🤣
I think I'm going to take cuttings from veronica, salvia, perovskia and osteospermum this weekend. They are flourishing in my front garden and I'd quite like to have them in the back garden too!
Thank you for watching. And yes, you can take dahlia cuttings, too. Especially when you clip the tops off of them to make them bushier, just use that bit as the cutting.
I have a baby sage salvia and it's not doing well this year and I'm afraid I'm going to lose it, I'm wondering if I can save it by taking a cutting so I can grow a new one.
It depends on each plant, for these in the video, they should all root by the end of the summer or mid autumn. Keep an eye on the bottom of the pot for the roots showing thru.
We haven't made a full list, except what we listed in the video description. Here's another list we made in the autumn: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FkQBkURMFtU.htmlsi=yd_2c13YJEFc0Ryl (you can skip the beginning and use the time stamps in the description to find the plants :) )
It's Touchdown Teak -- not sure if they deliver to Sweden, but here it is at a planting center in DK: www.jespersplanteskole.dk/sankthansurt-sedum-touchdown-teak-potte-13cm
You make taking cuttings look SO easy. 😊I take cuttings too but I use rooting hormone and scrape the bottom of the stem. Is this necessary in your opinion please? 🤔😊
That's a fine way to do them. In our opinion, it's not necessary... but it certainly won't hurt! We never use hormone (or even cinnamon). So... you can always test and see if it works for you, too :) Thanks for asking tho!
@@perennial-garden Ahh, really? That's a good idea, will try some cuttings with hormone powder and some without! 👍Thanks so much for your good advice. 😊😘
They need to be kept moist for sure. Here in our greenhouse (it's unheated) and the doors are open all summer, making it less of a 'greenhouse' and more of just a room ;) ...we have to water once a week. Sometimes more if the sun is really intense or the weather is warm. Just keep an eye on them and see if the top looks dry... or if it feels dry about a thumbnail into the soil.
4.24 I am not sure if they grow in the heat we have. At the moment it is 34C and next week it will reach 38C. March is the right month for growing cuttings. Rose branches, remove all the leaves ,get a bucket of water and put the rose cuttings in such a way that half their height is in the water. Leave the bucket outside and in 2 weeks they will have roots , so plant them in your garden so that the stem is a bit sideways.All this you do in December. Your hydrangeas are gorgeous.
It's crazy how early you garden compared to us here in the north :) We couldn't do anything in December. ...sometimes March is covered in snow, too. haha.
@perennial-garden I could never live in a very cold country. For us 18C is cold, ahaha. My lemon tree had yellow Lemons, tiny green Lemons and flowers at thd samd time in March.
Hi guys, first of I love your videos! I am quite new to gardening and there is one thing I particularly struggle with and was wondering if you could make a video on this. I say your month by month videos and see your borders are full of flowers month after month. How do you plan the plants so they grow and fill the space after another plant has finished flowering? How do I ensure the plant that is to come after has enough light to grow through the plant that is in the spot flowering earlier? Thanks much
Какая прелесть . Июнь месяц, одеты в куртку и кепку, прохладно, растениям благодать . А у нас жара , +33 в тени, всё горит , приходится ставить зонтики , закрываться от солнечных ожогов 😢
We don't have that variety, but it should work on softwood cuttings the same as with ours. HOPE SO! I know what you mean about the price tag -- I'd rather take the time to grow them this way than fork out the money :)
Someone gave me a root growth ball that fastens around the plant stem or branch. You just put dirt in and fasten. Keep an eye on and water. Cut when it grows roots? I have not tried them yet.
@@CA-rx9ze I'm not sure we've even seen one. I have seen a Monstera growing in one. Sounds like it would be easy enough to work with tho! Give it a try.
@@perennial-garden I had never seen it until it was gifted to me. I always just stick some perennials in soil and hope for the best like you guys do. I will give it a shot though. I still do not know anyone who has used them though. Lol.
It’s said to, yes. But we don’t have cats -- and the neighbors’ cats never come over or anything. But online, it says that it does make them act quite euphoric.
I'll be trying the hydrangea tomorrow. I have something (I've made so many bouquers already this year, lol) rooting in a vase atm and will be planting that out soon. Do you propogate roses? I struggle with that. If you've covered that just let me know. Thanks again. Also, my daughter asked if you teach elementary or high school? She has zero interest in gardening but always listens to you two. You should take that as a huge win 😉😁
We don't do anything with roses... but I bet they are tricky to root. Altho.. I have no idea 🤠 And Lars used to teach kindergarten (for 12 years). I, Allen, teach university... in the musical theater department (dance). So if you want to study that... move to Denmark and go to my school🤩I'm not as strict as my students say I am ;) haha
@perennial-garden that explains the quality of your explanations, both of you. When you, Allen, said you were a teacher, her reaction was, of course, he has THAT voice, lol. Ty for answering a personal question. Np about the roses 😊
@@Lea-zf7lm HAHAHA! That's so cute! I do know I have a teacher voice 🤣 I just can't help it -- years of making sure I'm understood. Someone commented on a video once that we 'lost' her because I sound too much like a professor 🤣 Oh well.
@perennial-garden oh for goodness sake! We both laughed at that. Can you imagine unfollowing someone who's teaching you something because they sound like teachers? Anyway, let's all be who we are and enjoy our lives Garden on! p.s. I do have to pause your videos at times because I'm busy in the garden or baking bread, but I come back to watch later on 😉
