Hydrangea Cuttings - September Starts - September 2022
Along with the Catalpa tree seeds/seedlings work and the transplanting of the Kentucky Coffee Tree seedlings into larger containers, I came across a video that talked about growing hydrangeas from cuttings. So...I figured....why not give it a try. The process is pretty easy. Find a shoot that is still green. Count down three pairs of leaves and give the shoot a cut. I then dipped the stem in rooting compound, trimmed all the leaves off - and even trimmed the remaining leaves in half - and stuck it in some potting mix. I'm trying this with two species: on the left below (the sad one) is Strawberry Vanilla Hydrangea. On the right is a Limelight Hydrangea. I stuck them in a couple of pots that I formerly had Kentucky Coffee tree seedlings that I had on hand: Below is a closer look at the Limelight. After I took this photo, I trimmed the top leaves in half to try to give the little cutting a bit less plant to try to support. I have concerns that I've taken on this pr