Propagating Sedum Plants 

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Excellent, Mark.

Right on, Johnny Frisco! The bees really take to the family of stonecrop. Thanks for watching! Best, DFJ

TillaTequila72 thanks for your kind comments. Indeed, sedums will grow well over the season and will come back year after year. They will tend to die back to the ground as soon as it freezes, but will come back again full in the early spring. They don't grow very tall, about 16" to 24", so be aware of that. Have fun in your garden! - DFJ

Thank you DirtFarmerJay for the extra information. I didn't know Sedum dies back to the ground. I thought they stay green in winter. But that's ok as long as they come back next year I'm happy. I cannot wait to get a few Sedum cuttings from a friend and start my own little hedge. On a different note, would you please make a video on how to propagate an evergreen like Yew or Juniper or even dwarf Alberta Spruce. Thank you in advance Tilla

Glad it was helpful Lisa Miller Bare. These hearty plants come back year after year in the ground or in a pot. We live in the high northwest and get lots of snow. They still come back even though they've been outside all winter. Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie

Great to hear from you Jerry. I love these plants as well. Always dependable to bloom and be hardy for the whole season. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best to you! DirtFarmer Maggie.

Wonderful! Happy planting. Best, Dirt Farmer Maggie

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Hi J.A. We love our kitchen too!! It was great when raising our 5 kids and now hosting our 16 Grandkids! Keep watching! Best to you. DFJ

+medavid1111 - glad you liked the video. That was a single cutting, but it had plenty of buds that took off as you see them. Your direct soil plantings should work just fine. The way we did it will grow faster because the soil temps rise faster and this allows the plant to really get going. Also, keeping it's moisture levels optimized growing with lots of other plants providing both support and shade creates a great growing place. Is the sedum you're planting a similar variety or a low-grower? Lots of types to choose from. Best, DFJ

+DirtFarmerJay Similar Seedum. Close to a week down with one and a half to go until hopefully noticeable roots. I cut out 10 of the new blossoms and stuck them in soil and cut 12 stems for the glass of water to root. I then split the rest of the plant up and stuck in the ground out front. They have have been in the ground about a week and the today the weather finally broke and it's 30 degrees outside. From what I think I know, they should be fine even tho it's colder. Hardy is as hardy does?

TheAuntieBa - thanks for watching our video and taking time to write. You sound like a life long learner, as well as being resilient by adapting to current situations so you can continue to enjoy some great gardening - just in a different setting. As some of my younger friends would say, "YOU GO GIRL!". As for rooting, sedums are pretty flexible. I would strip off the leaves on the bottom 2 inches of your cuttings and insert them into the starting medium 1 to 2" inches deep. You don't need any further penetration into the soil than that. Give a good watering and let them be. You'll get roots in about 3 weeks. Blue Spruce is a beautiful variety and you'll enjoy it. Let us know how it turns out. You can write us directly at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com. Best Regards, DFJ

@@DirtFarmerJay Thanks muchly for the advice and support! I found plenty on YT to multiply 2-3’ sedums and there’s still one in my gone wild garden, but you’re the only vlogger to come back with useful strategies on the shorter varieties. I’m just wowed by the luscious flowers and got very interesting, lovely little cacti and succulents. I’m starting a few dish gardens; two pretty big. I’m having so much fun I have no trouble sleeping!

You can remove the bloom tops, when the starts get established, they will produce new tops. Let me know how this turns out for you! Best, DFJ

+Diane Tetens-Edly - glad to be of help! As the season winds down around here, I've taken a look and see that we have about 20 sedum plants in some of the newer beds we've installed, all from starts as demonstrated in the video. It works! Have fun. Be sure to check out our other videos and pass us on to your family and friends! Best, DFJ

NSpector - we've used regular potting soil with no problems. In fact, the sedum grows well in a variety of soil types, some that are sandy, or have high clay content, or even with lots of organic material mixed in. You'll find them to be pretty forgiving. Have fun! Best Regards, DFJ

@@DirtFarmerJay Hi! Thanks so much for answering. I did go ahead and order some sand and perlite, but very good to know I can also do it without.

Julie, thanks for watching our video and taking time to write. There seems to be no significant difference between seasoned and new cuttings. As long as you get some nodes (the junction on the stems where leaves or roots emanate from), you should be fine. You can also readily propagate sedum by doing stickings of cuttings directly in beds, with the stems going in 2 to 4" deep. You can do that in the fall for overwintering and a good start in the spring. Let me know how it turns out for you! Best Regards, DFJ

Anytime stems have health and strength. i yank a stem often to give away. Keep in mind to do it before cold nights hit in Sept or Oct...as stems dry and are showy but non- viable in winter.

Not if they are set in "bright shade" (indirect light). If bright shade is not available, then you will need a grow light. Best, DFJ

Hi, the way to have a shorter plant is to prune them by about half early-ish in the season before they have buds. It will feel strange if you've never done that before, but you will get a shorter plant. If they're three feet naturally, it might bring them down to about two feet. Where I am, zone 7a, I do a lot of perennial pruning in early June for plants that flower in July and August. It makes them stockier, less floppy, and they have more blooms.

Balerina, thanks for asking. Because sedum is so easy to propagate using cuttings, we don't use seeds. But, there's a trade off. If you want a lot of sedum quickly, collecting seed and planting is the way to go. Here's the short method - as the plants complete blooming in the fall, wait for the blooms to dry up and turn brown. Cut off the blooms and shake them over light paper to make it easier to see the seeds. They are quite small and can appear dust-like. After assuring they are dry, store the seed in an envelope until very early spring. About 6 weeks before the last average frost date for you area, sow the seeds in some starting mix. Do this by putting them on the surface of the soil and lightly pressing them in. Keep slightly moist, and transplant out when it warms up. I hope this helps! Best, DFJ

Barbara, sorry for the delay in response. By now, you've either gotten roots to show up, or you've planted them. Sedum can also be directly "stuck" in soil and kept moist (not soaked) and you'll likely have success. How did it turn out? Thanks for writing! Best, DFJ

No roots. Stuck them in about two weeks ago. So far, so good.

Barbara Bailly

Ethan, indeed, that's the seeds. I don't use them, simply because propagation is easy. The seeds will germinate as well, but they may not breed true to the variety you got them from. But, what the heck? Give them a try and see what you get. Experimentation is half the fun! Best, DFJ

DirtFarmerJay cool how long do they take to germinate and what is germination rate ?