tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post8448574313461904596..comments2024-03-29T13:12:47.415+01:00Comments on wcs: Propagating hydrangea: an experimentwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-59535908691317409622013-12-05T20:03:50.653+01:002013-12-05T20:03:50.653+01:00Good luck with your plants.Good luck with your plants.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-6627076351393581172013-12-05T08:14:53.744+01:002013-12-05T08:14:53.744+01:00tim, it's always a gamble, but it's nice w...tim, it's always a gamble, but it's nice when it works out.<br /><br />ellen, it's just proof that I have a lot of time on my hands... ;)<br /><br />susan, well, we'll see if they actually grow into large plants. Baby steps...<br /><br />pauline, yes, that's a good idea. The camellias are ok, they're just not happy where they are.<br /><br />judy, doesn't the color depend on the soil acidity? These are normally pink, but I think they were blue when we first moved here.<br /><br />evelyn, let's hope it's not premature!<br /><br />christine, we had a beautiful camellia in our yard in SF. It was truly amazing, and it just grew. I didn't do anything except prune it now and then.<br /><br />stuart, maybe some lightning would be good!<br /><br />melinda, cool. I hope mine make it!<br /><br />anne marie, Ken is the master of the house plants. He pots, repots, does cuttings and all. Those are all plants he's nursed along from cuttings.<br /><br />michael, true, I only need four or maybe six, but I thought I'd better make more just in case. Don't you have some plants chez vous? Even succulent gardening can be fun (when it's not 110ยบ outside).wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-58696712822877235842013-12-05T05:09:47.599+01:002013-12-05T05:09:47.599+01:00Sensible of you to have several going, as some wil...Sensible of you to have several going, as some will thrive and some will not.<br />I miss gardening; I am always glad to see you and others doing some; it's like virtual gardening for me. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-72148321577793512432013-12-05T00:28:15.834+01:002013-12-05T00:28:15.834+01:00cactus and aloe too! you have a green thumb; mine...cactus and aloe too! you have a green thumb; mine are brown.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-20842200978858704442013-12-04T23:45:06.292+01:002013-12-04T23:45:06.292+01:00i have rooted several hydrangeas a few seasons bac...i have rooted several hydrangeas a few seasons back & it does take a while to actually bloom, but they r now regular bushes & blooming nicelymelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-33323363734902126692013-12-04T18:13:57.777+01:002013-12-04T18:13:57.777+01:00They're alive I tell you ! They're alive ...They're alive I tell you ! They're alive ! Brouhahaha (and you didn't even need lightning).Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-29549592618077627912013-12-04T17:18:15.966+01:002013-12-04T17:18:15.966+01:00Congratulations Walt! Hydrangea, as well as camel...Congratulations Walt! Hydrangea, as well as camellias (I second Pauline's comment on saving them), and rhododendrons are some of my favorites. C in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797701714608179842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-71792024072002884932013-12-04T14:52:30.241+01:002013-12-04T14:52:30.241+01:00I love hortensia. Bravo on your success!I love hortensia. Bravo on your success!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61218364570929902222013-12-04T13:04:34.904+01:002013-12-04T13:04:34.904+01:00Wonderful! What color will they be?Wonderful! What color will they be?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-73335792706055591862013-12-04T11:18:34.803+01:002013-12-04T11:18:34.803+01:00Good for you! Those hydrangeas look great. Don'...Good for you! Those hydrangeas look great. Don't give up on the camellias if they have some life in them - dig a big hole and fill it with compost for acid-loving plants, then replant them in there. They might love you for it, but if they don't survive, maybe get a couple of blueberry bushes to replace them. P.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-82889671163317482122013-12-04T10:45:44.754+01:002013-12-04T10:45:44.754+01:00Well done! I rarely have success with this sort of...Well done! I rarely have success with this sort of thing and have pretty much given up.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-3474098538946220692013-12-04T09:36:57.701+01:002013-12-04T09:36:57.701+01:00Congratulations! I never have the patience for thi...Congratulations! I never have the patience for this kind of thing. I admire people who do.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-18865516160104292862013-12-04T08:53:53.437+01:002013-12-04T08:53:53.437+01:00Nice one, Walt...
I love propagating plants... the...Nice one, Walt...<br />I love propagating plants... there is a great reward, mentally, from thinking "I grew these!"<br />I am trying to over-winter some of our more tender plants this way... some have certainly rooted...<br />others look like they have [viz: <i>THEY ARE STILL GREEN!!</i>]...<br />but you never really know until you get to the potting on stage and can see those little, white roots.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com