Mike you’re making Lotta wives mad. Now it’s my wife who is constantly yelling at my hoarding all kinds of containers including all kitchen supplies, starbucks cups, movie theaters soda cups and even popcorn tubs lol
angel_wings I just found this video bc I am thinking to grow geraniums in zone 7 in Virginia and realized I do the same thing-I hoard all kinds of container and make little holes at the bottom for the water to flow through for my plants. I stopped buying small planters/pots and only use my Greek yogurt containers...this is hilarious! Great way to re-purpose plastic.
I cut water bottles in two sections, plant cuttings in the bottom and use the tops like bell jars. Works like a charm and keeps more stuff out of the landfills. Sooner or later I have to throw the bottles away but they can be reused many times until they’re just worn out.
I like to use gallon sized or larger zip-loc bags. I stick my cuttings in there final pot then zip up in a bag which creates a mini green house for a couple of weeks then I harden off and bam new flowers for the spring. Seems like a similar concept to the Chobini container
Well I feel better about my glass jar collection! I root everything I can in my kitchen window. Sometimes I think I'm just weird and other times I'm grateful I am!
@@MikeKincaid79 I saved my daughter's starbucks clear cups (for ice cap) with the lid that has a hole at the top for the straw to start seeds or propagating, instead of throwing them in the recycle bin
Some geraniums can be propagated with leaf cuttings, by slicing the ribs on the leaf, putting rooting hormone on the back side of the leaf and pinning it to the surface of damp soil... Will grow many plantlets from one leaf.
99% of my plantings start in yogurt or cottage cheese containers. Cheap reusable and for indoor I like pots with no holes in the bottom, so no mess when watering. Don't need drainage if you water carefully. I also have square buckets that I get free from a local hardware store that sell screws/nail bulk. Clear with lids, about 12x12 and 8 inch high. I use them for bringing in my geraniums to keep over winter. 4 plants to a bucket and it works so well. I end up with flowering geraniums all winter. Cut them back a bit in the spring to put back out. Some plans are over 5 years old. Gardening indoors ion the winter when outdoors is -20 is a great way to stay sane. Great channel, great content. - Cheers
I talked to you awhile back about my geraniums, I just saw you had a video on them. Good choice for propagating Mrs. Polock as it is a rarer variety however just wanted you to know, the awesome thing about geraniums is you can take any cutting, large or small, full of leaves and flowers or only a couple leaves, doesn’t matter and they grow fine. You can use rooting hormone but you don't have to. You can go out and prune your plants, take the pieces you pruned and just stick them in a pot or straight in the ground and walk away. Water them when you water everything else, no need for extra water. I have done this in spring and fall and only lost one or 2.
@@MikeKincaid79 Just for fun I tried also rooting a couple of the leaves I had removed. They seem to root ok but then have no new growth and die after a few months.
Hello again Mike. Great video as always. I've been using 450g yoghurt pots for the last year now and have the same perception as you of how to re-use plastics you find every day from food packaging. Things like 2-litre and more recently 3-litre and 5-litre fizzy drinks and water bottles, vegetable bottles 5-litre and 10-litre types, and, for seedlings, houmous 200g and 300g containers are always useful; they're also really useful for storing and cataloguing seeds. The thing about yoghurt pots though is their height, which gives plenty of room for growing medium, increasing your chances of rooting success. The other thing is if you stack a second one upside down on top of the base one, you've got yourself a sealed mini greenhouse. Some things don't always root though. I'm still learning!
One thing missing on this video Mike, a time line. In the UK here it would take about 4 to 6 weeks to grow awesome roots on a geranium like that. I have a lot of that particular variety and you're right, they are gorgeous and root really well. All the best to you.
Propagation disease spread fast, I get the same symptoms when I start to save this containers.. and than done! I get the same roots now.... no stop to propagate flowers and fruits tree. Cool have people in the same "disease" I hope this type have no cure and we continue all our lives propagating and giving plants for friends, sharing this love for nature with everybody who want to learn. Congratulations for your videos!!!!
I agree, me too, I am not looking to the cure for, this happiness and good addiction. I invite for you to see this guy, Helton Muniz, collecting fruits tree, after he's 15's y old when a fish man told to him about saputa (3:55 on the video) fruit, he stat to search and study, collect and ... He was born with birth time delay, compromised speech and movements. (his words: "none of this disturbed me to cultivate plants, having a good mind, is the brain that commands) He is really intelligent and can memorize all this scientific names and more than 1,000 fruits species. He have website and was exchanging seeds. www.colecionandofrutas.org/objetivo.htm
Exactly what I do. I use everything possible to propagate. Especially since I am still learning as I go. Some things work well, some not. I use the two litter bottles and the large plastic creamer container to use as my greenhouse. I have several figs I am experimenting with. I have no idea what type they are because when we moved in the previous owners weren't sure what was here. They just cut stuff back. We have all sorts of fruits, nuts, etc. Thanks for the videos. They have been very helpful. ☺
Containers are great for experimenting with. Sounds like you've got a nice little piece of heaven to propagate to your heart's content. Have fun with it, Cathy!
Always take a load of geranium cuttings every year. Buy three plants and end up with over a dozen!! Always use the yogurt pots as ours are clear and so useful !! The other ones I take a lot of cuttings are the petunias, boy are they good! Saves me a fortune every year!! Love your videos Mike! All the best Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hi Graham or Mike, I too live in England. Because we get such bad weather and don't have a greenhouse could I bring the cutting in the house after the summer and if so where should I put it please? i.e over radiator or in a cold room, in direct sunlight on windowsill, in shade please?
Greetings from New Zealand Mike. I just love your enthusiasm for various containers - some of my work colleagues find it amusing because I rescue various containers from the recycling bin which is full of various containers from the kitchen - I see them and think "Wow, that would be great for growing herbs, or that would be perfect for propagating cuttings, etc."
I love the waxed paper 1/2 gallon milk cartons. they are so tall, lots of room for deep roots. I slice 2 angles in the corners for drainage. They, when you plant it, the carton is great for mulching, will last a long time. tho maybe thats not the best thing. but I have way too many saved now, but cant throw them away!
Mike, I'm a new subscriber and I'm in the process of reporting nurserie bought flowers. I know it late, but i had a lot of stuff going on this year. I'd like to take cuttings and leave them in the pots to fill out the plants pot. I have organic fertilizer, peat moss, potting soil and regular in the ground dirt. I was planning on mixing it together, and useing that to transfer my plants in thst. I will have some larger pots. I'm going to add plastic soda bottles to them to take up room.
That is the most beautiful geranium foliage! Tysmfs 💕 I actually use Chobani smaller cups to start seeds, plus the heavy duty foil is perfect for nail embellishment removal. I like you're excitement. I get excited too about growing plants. Just something so good about hands in the soil. SUBSCRIBED 💛
Fantastic result. Love the way you think. Couldn't help chuckling at you eyeing off the containers, I do the same, people can be so wasteful & lacking in imagination. Then they go & actually BUY containers for things!!! What the....
Another lady showing how to propagate geraniums DOES NOT recommend using root hormone. She said it tends to rot the cutting. Your seemed to do great. She showed how to do it but no results with her video. You give results. Which I appreciate. So what are your thoughts on what she said. I’ve been following you for several years and you seem to know your business. Right now I have a tray of maybe 20 petunia cuttings that are growing leaves and a few are blooming. These are all thanx to the Mike Kincaid Method of Propagation. You are spot on with your methods and advice. I’m excited with my cuttings. I’m scared to look at the roots cause I may kill them but they are growing. And I think I did them too early in the year cause no way will they last in there till Spring. So I reckon I will plant these and then take cuttings from them. My family will be excited to have fresh looking flowers before anyone else. I need a little hero status going on. Right now you are my hero. I also have cutting from my Mother’s Hydrangea I inherited. The plant is probably thirty-five+ years old. She moved to where I live and brought it with her then and that’s been thirty years and I know she had it quite a while before she moved. Planning to give plants of her Hydrangea to my four kids. Make great sentimental gifts for them. Now to start propagating my coleus. Five different colors right now. ACE puts them on sale and I’ll have more. Thanx Mike. Your great.
hi mike i just bought this poor littl geranium from wal mart it dyiing with out water and replant so replanting new big pot and it get better for me it beautiful red flowers and i saw it it has seed on the buds pod and i already replant it and water it hope it'll grows better soon love David
I 've keep all the containers and told my husband seriously: Please ask me whenever you want to throw them away! And Iam keen on propragation my flowers and fruits tree. I love your videos.
I am so happy I found your channel. I love potted plants too. I’m excited to try some of these techniques I’m seeing here. I’ve done a lot of cloning in the mmj garden years ago and have a success rate of about 90% w/o root tone so now that I’m into some real gardening on my own piece I’m truly looking forward to propagating some beautiful berries and grapes 🍇 and fruit 🌳 . Maybe even some landscaping varieties. Thanks Mike. God bless you and yours.
Love your videos! And I love geraniums, too. I recently pruned back one of mine and used vinegar water as a rooter, then simply stuck the cuttings in a big pot to root. None of the cuttings had buds on them. Now most of them are already budding! I assume that means that they have roots, right? I've never had any root so fast and look so good, but never used anything for rooting before. I always overwinter mine in the house and if I want any new ones, I simply propagate my own. Many of them bloom all winter, too.
Now I need to try to Google vinegar water for a rooting hormone. I've heard of using honey or cinnamon. This is what I found here on RUclips. ruclips.net/video/uQp2NfC0-kg/видео.html
I'm all about recycling. Like you I'm always looking. Don't throw that out I CAN PLANT IN IT. Drives the hubby nuts🙄which I really enjoy. Geraniums in a pot in the yard growing like crazy. I'm on it.T.Y. Mike Your a rock star😊
Thanks Philip. The bark works well because it's inert and drains well. Here's a video I did about rooting medium: ruclips.net/video/eLXHy4A4-xk/видео.html
My husband goes nuts for the large size dairy queen ice cream sundae cups - totally clear, with protruding upwards lid. For like a month he kept showing up every few days with hot fudge sundaes for us, once he had enough cups for his cuttings he stopped bringing them home and I was like wth man no fair I've become accustomed to a certain lifestyle you can't just cut me off like this!
Here I thought I was the only one who got in trouble for repurposing "Containers" soup cans etc. which later I paint and start plants and gift them....easy. Angel from The Bay
Mike your are the Guru of propagating plants.... Your video's are great and so much time you put into them so us newbies can follow and understand... Thank you, you make my day brighter each video I watch.. I save container also.. I spruce them up a little this way my neighbors don't think I go trash bin digging.. Do you know if there is a yellow geranium..?
MIKE MIKE MIKE Guess what I followed your video to the letter, but did fuschia instead (got no geraniums lol). It WORKED. YIPPEE I can't tell you how pleased I am. Thank you SO SO SO much. You have made my week. Can I ask do I pot it up now with compost or potting soil or doesn't it matter please, also shall I leave it outside or now grow it in the house Zone 7 in England? (By the way I live in constant pain with chronic nerve damage and been stuck in bed all week, I tell you this to show you what a difference your videos can make to people). Take care and Thanks again Natalie 😀
Mike, love learning all you teach. Can you mention where you are or for what zone so I can know when to propagate my plants. I’m new to doing this, I’m in zone 6, the very top of Jersey. Never get tired of watching you. Thanks much.
I'm in zone 8b, about 30 minutes east of Olympia, Washington. The answer to that questions is huge and varied. Plants all have a "best" propagation method and time of year so it's hard to generalize it. I recommend picking a plant or 2 that you love and want to propagate and then learning everything you can to propagate that plant. I have many videos on the channel about when and how to propagate different plants but it'll be another 10 or 20 years before it's comprehensive and includes most plants, lol.
Hi Mike 😍 please keep these fascinating videos coming! Love them! Ok dumb question. So FINALLY I propagated roses with your guidance! Yay! But didn't think it'd work so I put 4 in one pot. They have all rooted and there is new growth like crazy. At what point can I move them into their own pots? How do I do that without exposing roots (I know you do that for educational purposes 😉💖)? How big should the pot be? I don't want to hurt them! Thank you to you and your beautiful family for your inspiration! I am having a blast!
I'll keep them coming as long as you keep watching. So glad you're having fun with this, and so much success. I guess it's a good problem to have when they all root, even if they are in the same pot, lol. I like to keep them all in the same pot and let them go dormant for the winter. Then in the late winter or early spring, when the new growth is just about to emerge, I pull them apart and re-pot. At that time, the roots are hardened off and tough and they can withstand a little exposure. Good job, good luck, and have fun Mariana!
i feel you on the container. i have them all over the house. not only do i do botanical stuff with them but i love having small insect cultures such as isopods and springtails so i have little containers all over the house that have bugs or dirt in them lol. even have a mini fridge i converted into a incubator for my bugs haha.
This explains plants I have purchased that instead of them being a solid lump of roots in the container, they practically fell out. Bought a small geranium for five bucks, it was small, but I knew it would grow fast. But it didn't, it was very tender and broke coming out of the container. Meaning it was a relatively new cutting, with no root system. Better homes and garden are backing who ever grows them. I will stick with Monrovia and Proven Winners
I must have missed the part when you say how long it takes for the plant to take root, or how long you should leave them in the container before replanting them. Help!
Mike I know this is kind of a late comment but I've watched this two or three times and never put this in so here it is finally. I love those chobani too and I have saved so many it's rather embarrassing since I propagate but don't have anything like you do. But I want to give you a secret on the side of chobani where it's kind of between the front and the directions on the back you'll notice that there's kind of a area that's clear if you will look you'll see that there are little notches and they have made that so that the label can be removed with a very easy zip and they've done that one to make it so that it's easy to recycle because the actual pot is recyclable the label I don't believe is but regardless for this you want the container. Don't forget the individual ones they're great and they come in packs. And the labels also zip off of them. Now your daughters won't worry whether the geranium like strawberry blueberry or peach. Lol. 🥰
I only do hanging baskets and pots...I'm wheelchair dependent :-(.. past 2 yrs I've thrown everything away..even the pots. this year I said..."what have I done?" why not propagate? I'm your new # 1 fan Mike.
I live close to the Chobani complex in Edmeston. The name Chobani means shepherd, so they are the shepherd of plant propagation and they make yogurt also.
My hubby knows if a fork , spoon, knife doesn’t look right anymore I have that double color leafed one here given to me by a family member (they know me well) is going to my garden hoarding in the garage. No not really hoarding I do clean routinely but have two IKEA tables and the bench one as my work station as well outside the garage. All glass, all plastic containers are welcome! Don’t forget also for plants who sit behind others to recycle the top of containers as well for holding excessive running water from pots and protect your furniture. Just about to propagate my geraniums they are so happy looking! Maybe I’ll even name one Chobani! 🤣 I always ask my mom and sil ti wait for me before they donate stuff. A big salad bowl came handy to give water for my doggo, another one to hold shallow plants. Is all good! Lol! As well as I keep it tidy and organized.
I was able once to root a geranium flower pedicel after removing the flowers but the cutting died just after rooting. Scented geraniums can also be propagated from a leaf cutting. However, it may rot prematurely if temperatures are too high. I did it twice in winter (warm mediterranian climate with no need for heating) and I got new plants. I did not try it on other types of geranium.
First time watching your video, from Orlando Florida. I know nothing about plants rooting and propagating. Plants are beautiful and is something that I would like to learn to take care of. I really need help!❤
Welcome to the channel, Abby! There are tons of plant propagation videos here and I think you'll have a lot of fun in this group. Keep watching, learning, and most importantly practicing. Have fun!
*scowl* I may as well try this on my scented geranium, since nothing else seems to work. *holds up box of rotten geranium cuttings* two words, "mold" and "fungus gnats."
Hi Mike good morning from Suffolk. First of all let me thank you for posting useful and practical videos. I’ve become addicted to collecting plastic water bottles of all sizes right after I’ve seen your video when you used it to cover your propagated rose cuttings. Now I’ll start watching my husband eat his yogurt and hoarding the empty plastics for my fuchia and other cuttings :-)😁. By the way , those rose cuttings I’ve propagated are now happily growing in my small plastic greenhouse.... and we are now almost into the month of December....when is the safe month of the year to acclimatize them? Thank you for more future tips!
Glad you enjoy the videos, Jasmine! I'd wait to put them out. I like to plant them out in the late winter/early spring so they have all summer to grow roots and get established.
I've never heard of putting the container lid on after starting a geranium/pelargonium cutting. Always done mine in moist-not-wet soil in an open container with drainage holes poked in it. Your way looks interesting so I'm going to experiment with both ways and compare results. And yeah the container collecting disorder is real.
hi Mike. I use all kinds of containers and put a clear plastic bag on top and with an elastic ring close the plastic bag to the container. I hope you could understand me.
Thanks for the videos. Yours are the best hands down. I have a question for you. I want to propagate an assortment of plants (geranium, lantana, begonia) here in Indiana now (August), take them to central Florida with me for the winter and then back to Indiana again in the spring. Temps down there can occasionally drop into the 40's and even 30's so with some carrying in and out of the house for frost protection can I expect those plants to, if not thrive exactly, at least stay alive and then take off again when warm weather comes back? Sorry for the long question!
Hi Mike , think you were quite lucky not to loose it to rot , i've always found that geraniums especially cuttings hate too much water or moisture , where as fuschias thrive in those conditions and would have been much better candidates for your experiment , just my opinion of course , thanks for your great videos ...Bob .
I love your videos! I have had great success with rooting many cuttings because of you. I still need to get roses to root. That one seems to be more tricky. You have inspired me to start up my own RUclips channel if you love tomatoes I have several tomato seeds I would love to send you.
Mike! I am so addicted to your channel!!! Do you still have that tricolor variegated leaf geranium? I can't find it anywhere... Any chance I can buy a couple cuttings from you??? 🙏 🙃
I wish I did but I don't. I had to thin the herd, so to speak. I was running out of room in the house. The good news is that they're fairly easy to find at just about any nursery.
😪- Ok... thanks for responding! I've never seen them before and I've even looked online! I'll have to try again in the spring! 😊- Have a great weekend!
Start taking cuttings early in the summer. You can take them later but you may need bottom heat before it's over. You can store the plants in a shed or garage after dormancy but make sure they stay moist through the winter.
You make wonderful clear videos. However in USA you have loads of space but here in UK space is at a premium. We also have a different climate, Can you say what time of year you start to overwinter and propagate. and a space-saving way. I am lucky that I have a postage stamp patio garden in the middle of London but no potting sheds or lots of space.
I'll bet there's more space in the countryside. We have people living in cities too with no lot or place to plant but the further you get from the city, the more land there is and the cheaper it gets. I live in the Pacific Northwest, Washington state, which has a very similar climate to yours. Lots of clouds and rain through about 9 months of the year. We should be able to grow the same plants.
My Tupperware is the old stuff from the 70s so it's not clear. I'm saving all kinds of plastic food containers too so I feel ya. It sounds like I need to start eating more yogurt, lol.
Hi, a simple question, When is a plant lost from over wintering? I have cut them back in winter but no new leave have started, the stem is hard not dried out some are but not all. Do I cut the stem and put something on it to start growth?. I wish not to give up on them yet, Will they get leafs? You are insightful on this matter so who better to ask, Thanks for your reply. I don't subscribed to any BUT you are interesting and Knowledgeable.
Hey there. Thanks for all the videos! I have a question please. We’re there holes in the top of that container? I tried to look close but didn’t see any . Thanks you friend
Mike you’re making Lotta wives mad. Now it’s my wife who is constantly yelling at my hoarding all kinds of containers including all kitchen supplies, starbucks cups, movie theaters soda cups and even popcorn tubs lol
Haha, she won't ever get over it but eventually she'll get used to it!
angel_wings I just found this video bc I am thinking to grow geraniums in zone 7 in Virginia and realized I do the same thing-I hoard all kinds of container and make little holes at the bottom for the water to flow through for my plants. I stopped buying small planters/pots and only use my Greek yogurt containers...this is hilarious! Great way to re-purpose plastic.
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I keep all sorts of tubs if I can use it I keep a lot.
It is not only the wives! my husband has to deal with my container holding, too :-)
I cut water bottles in two sections, plant cuttings in the bottom and use the tops like bell jars. Works like a charm and keeps more stuff out of the landfills. Sooner or later I have to throw the bottles away but they can be reused many times until they’re just worn out.
Propagating is addicting! I’m always rescuing containers out of the trash and recycle bin! That is a beautiful Geranium! Thanks for the demo! 🌱🌱🌱
Containers are addicting too, lol.
I like to use gallon sized or larger zip-loc bags. I stick my cuttings in there final pot then zip up in a bag which creates a mini green house for a couple of weeks then I harden off and bam new flowers for the spring. Seems like a similar concept to the Chobini container
Ziplock bags work great!
Do e we need to put holes in the bottom of the container for drainage?
Awesome tip! Thanks! 🪴
Well I feel better about my glass jar collection! I root everything I can in my kitchen window. Sometimes I think I'm just weird and other times I'm grateful I am!
Happy to validate your weirdness, Robin!
Once awhile must be weird..in nice way...I m like date, too!!
I drive my husband crazy I collect pots and trays, all the time! Drives him mad, but think of the money I save him by propogating! Way to go Mike!!😊
Haha, my wife and I just had a "discussion" last night about saving one more yogurt container.
@@MikeKincaid79 I saved my daughter's starbucks clear cups (for ice cap) with the lid that has a hole at the top for the straw to start seeds or propagating, instead of throwing them in the recycle bin
Some geraniums can be propagated with leaf cuttings, by slicing the ribs on the leaf, putting rooting hormone on the back side of the leaf and pinning it to the surface of damp soil... Will grow many plantlets from one leaf.
I’ve tried that with begonias mosty, I just end up with brown dead leaves in about 5 days or less.
Try light pebbles instead of pins.
Plants are amazing!
You would great as an instructor in a classroom situation. Your energy and passion is amazing. Now I have to try this technique with other plants.
Thanks Joseph! Have fun with it and we'd love to see photos if you want to share on our Facebook site: facebook.com/groups/346884795717132/
Beautiful! Great! No more expensive containers, recycle, reuse.thanks for the tip
99% of my plantings start in yogurt or cottage cheese containers. Cheap reusable and for indoor I like pots with no holes in the bottom, so no mess when watering. Don't need drainage if you water carefully.
I also have square buckets that I get free from a local hardware store that sell screws/nail bulk. Clear with lids, about 12x12 and 8 inch high. I use them for bringing in my geraniums to keep over winter.
4 plants to a bucket and it works so well. I end up with flowering geraniums all winter. Cut them back a bit in the spring to put back out. Some plans are over 5 years old. Gardening indoors ion the winter when outdoors is -20 is a great way to stay sane. Great channel, great content. - Cheers
You sound just like me Joe! Really cool to hear what you're doing. Thanks for hanging out on the channel!
I talked to you awhile back about my geraniums, I just saw you had a video on them. Good choice for propagating Mrs. Polock as it is a rarer variety however just wanted you to know, the awesome thing about geraniums is you can take any cutting, large or small, full of leaves and flowers or only a couple leaves, doesn’t matter and they grow fine. You can use rooting hormone but you don't have to. You can go out and prune your plants, take the pieces you pruned and just stick them in a pot or straight in the ground and walk away. Water them when you water everything else, no need for extra water. I have done this in spring and fall and only lost one or 2.
Thanks for the tips, Tina.
@@MikeKincaid79 Just for fun I tried also rooting a couple of the leaves I had removed. They seem to root ok but then have no new growth and die after a few months.
Hello again Mike. Great video as always. I've been using 450g yoghurt pots for the last year now and have the same perception as you of how to re-use plastics you find every day from food packaging. Things like 2-litre and more recently 3-litre and 5-litre fizzy drinks and water bottles, vegetable bottles 5-litre and 10-litre types, and, for seedlings, houmous 200g and 300g containers are always useful; they're also really useful for storing and cataloguing seeds. The thing about yoghurt pots though is their height, which gives plenty of room for growing medium, increasing your chances of rooting success. The other thing is if you stack a second one upside down on top of the base one, you've got yourself a sealed mini greenhouse. Some things don't always root though. I'm still learning!
Recycling all the containers you mentioned is a great way to go! We're always learning no matter what level of expertise we're at.
One thing missing on this video Mike, a time line. In the UK here it would take about 4 to 6 weeks to grow awesome roots on a geranium like that. I have a lot of that particular variety and you're right, they are gorgeous and root really well. All the best to you.
You're right and since this video I've been adding timelines. It did take close to 6 weeks for this to root. I appreciate the comment.
Please can you tell me in which month can I propagate
@@miller1279 You didn't say where you live but the general rule with geraniums is Spring - March - May.
Would you share the name of that variety? Thanks 🪴💚
Propagation disease spread fast, I get the same symptoms when I start to save this containers.. and than done! I get the same roots now.... no stop to propagate flowers and fruits tree. Cool have people in the same "disease" I hope this type have no cure and we continue all our lives propagating and giving plants for friends, sharing this love for nature with everybody who want to learn. Congratulations for your videos!!!!
I haven't found a cure yet, but then again, I stopped looking a long time ago, lol.
I agree, me too, I am not looking to the cure for, this happiness and good addiction. I invite for you to see this guy, Helton Muniz, collecting fruits tree, after he's 15's y old when a fish man told to him about saputa (3:55 on the video) fruit, he stat to search and study, collect and ... He was born with birth time delay, compromised speech and movements. (his words: "none of this disturbed me to cultivate plants, having a good mind, is the brain that commands) He is really intelligent and can memorize all this scientific names and more than 1,000 fruits species. He have website and was exchanging seeds. www.colecionandofrutas.org/objetivo.htm
Exactly what I do. I use everything possible to propagate. Especially since I am still learning as I go. Some things work well, some not. I use the two litter bottles and the large plastic creamer container to use as my greenhouse. I have several figs I am experimenting with. I have no idea what type they are because when we moved in the previous owners weren't sure what was here. They just cut stuff back. We have all sorts of fruits, nuts, etc. Thanks for the videos. They have been very helpful. ☺
Containers are great for experimenting with. Sounds like you've got a nice little piece of heaven to propagate to your heart's content. Have fun with it, Cathy!
Always take a load of geranium cuttings every year. Buy three plants and end up with over a dozen!! Always use the yogurt pots as ours are clear and so useful !! The other ones I take a lot of cuttings are the petunias, boy are they good! Saves me a fortune every year!! Love your videos Mike! All the best Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧
You've got the same problem I have, more plants than I know what to do with!
Hi Graham or Mike, I too live in England. Because we get such bad weather and don't have a greenhouse could I bring the cutting in the house after the summer and if so where should I put it please? i.e over radiator or in a cold room, in direct sunlight on windowsill, in shade please?
Greetings from New Zealand Mike. I just love your enthusiasm for various containers - some of my work colleagues find it amusing because I rescue various containers from the recycling bin which is full of various containers from the kitchen - I see them and think "Wow, that would be great for growing herbs, or that would be perfect for propagating cuttings, etc."
Nothing wrong with that. One man's junk is another man's treasure.
I love the waxed paper 1/2 gallon milk cartons. they are so tall, lots of room for deep roots. I slice 2 angles in the corners for drainage. They, when you plant it, the carton is great for mulching, will last a long time. tho maybe thats not the best thing. but I have way too many saved now, but cant throw them away!
Milk cartons are a great idea!
@@MikeKincaid79 9 fit perfectly in a plastic milk crate. I have way too many, be glad to send you 20 or 30 haha. really!
Mike, I'm a new subscriber and I'm in the process of reporting nurserie bought flowers. I know it late, but i had a lot of stuff going on this year. I'd like to take cuttings and leave them in the pots to fill out the plants pot. I have organic fertilizer, peat moss, potting soil and regular in the ground dirt. I was planning on mixing it together, and useing that to transfer my plants in thst. I will have some larger pots. I'm going to add plastic soda bottles to them to take up room.
That is the most beautiful geranium foliage! Tysmfs 💕
I actually use Chobani smaller cups to start seeds, plus the heavy duty foil is perfect for nail embellishment removal.
I like you're excitement. I get excited too about growing plants. Just something so good about hands in the soil.
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Thanks, glad you enjoy the videos! Keep collecting those yogurt cups, haha.
Fantastic result. Love the way you think. Couldn't help chuckling at you eyeing off the containers, I do the same, people can be so wasteful & lacking in imagination. Then they go & actually BUY containers for things!!! What the....
Kind of crazy huh
Another lady showing how to propagate geraniums DOES NOT recommend using root hormone. She said it tends to rot the cutting. Your seemed to do great. She showed how to do it but no results with her video. You give results. Which I appreciate. So what are your thoughts on what she said. I’ve been following you for several years and you seem to know your business. Right now I have a tray of maybe 20 petunia cuttings that are growing leaves and a few are blooming. These are all thanx to the Mike Kincaid Method of Propagation. You are spot on with your methods and advice. I’m excited with my cuttings. I’m scared to look at the roots cause I may kill them but they are growing. And I think I did them too early in the year cause no way will they last in there till Spring. So I reckon I will plant these and then take cuttings from them. My family will be excited to have fresh looking flowers before anyone else. I need a little hero status going on. Right now you are my hero. I also have cutting from my Mother’s Hydrangea I inherited. The plant is probably thirty-five+ years old. She moved to where I live and brought it with her then and that’s been thirty years and I know she had it quite a while before she moved. Planning to give plants of her Hydrangea to my four kids. Make great sentimental gifts for them. Now to start propagating my coleus. Five different colors right now. ACE puts them on sale and I’ll have more. Thanx Mike. Your great.
hi mike i just bought this poor littl geranium from wal mart it dyiing with out water and replant so replanting new big pot and it get better for me it beautiful red flowers and i saw it it has seed on the buds pod and i already replant it and water it hope it'll grows better soon love David
I 've keep all the containers and told my husband seriously: Please ask me whenever you want to throw them away! And Iam keen on propragation my flowers and fruits tree. I love your videos.
I am so happy I found your channel. I love potted plants too. I’m excited to try some of these techniques I’m seeing here. I’ve done a lot of cloning in the mmj garden years ago and have a success rate of about 90% w/o root tone so now that I’m into some real gardening on my own piece I’m truly looking forward to propagating some beautiful berries and grapes 🍇 and fruit 🌳 . Maybe even some landscaping varieties. Thanks Mike. God bless you and yours.
So glad you found the channel and enjoy the videos. Have fun and good luck in your gardening!
Great step-by-step video and good use of container! I'm going to try this. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Love your humor! Because of this video I was able to overwinter geraniums and plant them back out this last season thanks so much for your great video
You're so welcome, Jane! Glad to hear you had success getting them through the winter.
Love your videos! And I love geraniums, too. I recently pruned back one of mine and used vinegar water as a rooter, then simply stuck the cuttings in a big pot to root. None of the cuttings had buds on them. Now most of them are already budding! I assume that means that they have roots, right? I've never had any root so fast and look so good, but never used anything for rooting before. I always overwinter mine in the house and if I want any new ones, I simply propagate my own. Many of them bloom all winter, too.
Cool! Never heard of vinegar water for rooting. I may have to give this a try. Thanks Heather!
Vinegar is a new concept for me in terms of propagation. I often used vinegar to kill weeds - as long as there is nothing I want to keep close by.
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Now I need to try to Google vinegar water for a rooting hormone. I've heard of using honey or cinnamon.
This is what I found here on RUclips. ruclips.net/video/uQp2NfC0-kg/видео.html
I'm all about recycling. Like you I'm always looking. Don't throw that out I CAN PLANT IN IT. Drives the hubby nuts🙄which I really enjoy. Geraniums in a pot in the yard growing like crazy. I'm on it.T.Y. Mike Your a rock star😊
Keep driving your husband nuts!
YOU are soooo much fun to watch! All my family thinks I am nuts with all the containers, soil and cuttings.
You're in good company here Mary Jo!
You're a hoot! Love your videos. And what about those containers that whole roasted chicken from the grocery come from!? Mini greenhouse!
Those would work perfect!
Very inspiring, I’m off to take some geranium cuttings now.
Have fun!
And I was able to take cuttings all winter. As always great teacher!
Rock on!
Great show, I’ll have a look at getting some bark if that works better
Thanks Philip. The bark works well because it's inert and drains well. Here's a video I did about rooting medium: ruclips.net/video/eLXHy4A4-xk/видео.html
Very beautiful gerenium plants .n I saw fuchsia one of my favourite plants
I love the fuchsia too. I need to do some propagating of those.
Mike Kincaid .I love the colour n size of fuchsia u have .i don't have the colour red n white
My husband goes nuts for the large size dairy queen ice cream sundae cups - totally clear, with protruding upwards lid. For like a month he kept showing up every few days with hot fudge sundaes for us, once he had enough cups for his cuttings he stopped bringing them home and I was like wth man no fair I've become accustomed to a certain lifestyle you can't just cut me off like this!
Hahaha, that's funny. He got you hooked and then cut you off! Great idea for propagation cups.
That's messed up 😂
Here I thought I was the only one who got in trouble for repurposing "Containers" soup cans etc. which later I paint and start plants and gift them....easy. Angel from The Bay
Oh no, it's a real problem around here!
Thank you Mike for the video. You explain things so clearly . Love the tip on upcycling containers.
About how long would you say it took to root that well, thanks great videos. Great teacher.
Thanks, Amelia. It took about 4 weeks.
You have the best videos and are so good explaining and showing things.
Thank you
What a beautiful plant... Great color..
You are hilarious! I understand your obsession with containers and Propagation! I've still learned a lot from you, thanks!!
Thanks, Carmen, glad you're learning a lot from the videos!
This is the second video I'm watching of yours. You're so entertaining and funny. I've definitely become a FAN
Welcome aboard!
Wow! This is exciting! I saved 2 of my geraniums from last summer. It is now winter. I'll do that with my 2 I have! I love propigating!
Good luck with your cuttings, Julie! I'm planning to do a video soon about rooting begonia leaf cuttings too, so look for that one!
Love growing and trying new things. Thanks for you very informative videos.
Yes, the trying new things is the fun part!
Mike your are the Guru of propagating plants.... Your video's are great and so much time you put into them so us newbies can follow and understand... Thank you, you make my day brighter each video I watch.. I save container also.. I spruce them up a little this way my neighbors don't think I go trash bin digging.. Do you know if there is a yellow geranium..?
I had a yellow once and it was absolutely beautiful! Saving containers is definitely a good money saver. So glad you enjoy the videos, Roseanna.
MIKE MIKE MIKE Guess what I followed your video to the letter, but did fuschia instead (got no geraniums lol). It WORKED. YIPPEE I can't tell you how pleased I am. Thank you SO SO SO much. You have made my week. Can I ask do I pot it up now with compost or potting soil or doesn't it matter please, also shall I leave it outside or now grow it in the house Zone 7 in England?
(By the way I live in constant pain with chronic nerve damage and been stuck in bed all week, I tell you this to show you what a difference your videos can make to people). Take care and Thanks again Natalie 😀
So glad to hear of your success, Natalie! You definitely want to bring it indoor, it will freeze outdoor through the winter.
Mike, love learning all you teach. Can you mention where you are or for what zone so I can know when to propagate my plants. I’m new to doing this, I’m in zone 6, the very top of Jersey. Never get tired of watching you. Thanks much.
I'm in zone 8b, about 30 minutes east of Olympia, Washington. The answer to that questions is huge and varied. Plants all have a "best" propagation method and time of year so it's hard to generalize it. I recommend picking a plant or 2 that you love and want to propagate and then learning everything you can to propagate that plant. I have many videos on the channel about when and how to propagate different plants but it'll be another 10 or 20 years before it's comprehensive and includes most plants, lol.
Hi Mike how are you? I love geranium but help me how to get rid off the caterpillars please. have a bless day.
Hey Mike, you're suffering from the same 'propagate everything' disease as me 🌝👍👍👍👍
I've got issues but I'm working through them, haha!
@@MikeKincaid79 🤣🤣🤣 tough!
lol free baby plants!! who wants to pay $6 at the store?? not me 😄
Hi Mike 😍 please keep these fascinating videos coming! Love them! Ok dumb question. So FINALLY I propagated roses with your guidance! Yay! But didn't think it'd work so I put 4 in one pot. They have all rooted and there is new growth like crazy. At what point can I move them into their own pots? How do I do that without exposing roots (I know you do that for educational purposes 😉💖)? How big should the pot be? I don't want to hurt them! Thank you to you and your beautiful family for your inspiration! I am having a blast!
I'll keep them coming as long as you keep watching. So glad you're having fun with this, and so much success. I guess it's a good problem to have when they all root, even if they are in the same pot, lol. I like to keep them all in the same pot and let them go dormant for the winter. Then in the late winter or early spring, when the new growth is just about to emerge, I pull them apart and re-pot. At that time, the roots are hardened off and tough and they can withstand a little exposure. Good job, good luck, and have fun Mariana!
i feel you on the container. i have them all over the house. not only do i do botanical stuff with them but i love having small insect cultures such as isopods and springtails so i have little containers all over the house that have bugs or dirt in them lol. even have a mini fridge i converted into a incubator for my bugs haha.
This explains plants I have purchased that instead of them being a solid lump of roots in the container, they practically fell out. Bought a small geranium for five bucks, it was small, but I knew it would grow fast. But it didn't, it was very tender and broke coming out of the container. Meaning it was a relatively new cutting, with no root system. Better homes and garden are backing who ever grows them. I will stick with Monrovia and Proven Winners
I'ma taking these colorful flowers from CA back to the Navajo res with my worms
Do it, Reesa!
I must have missed the part when you say how long it takes for the plant to take root, or how long you should leave them in the container before replanting them. Help!
About 4 weeks
THAT IS A GORGEOUS ROOTES! AWESOME CUTTING PLANTS .. NICE
Mike I know this is kind of a late comment but I've watched this two or three times and never put this in so here it is finally. I love those chobani too and I have saved so many it's rather embarrassing since I propagate but don't have anything like you do. But I want to give you a secret on the side of chobani where it's kind of between the front and the directions on the back you'll notice that there's kind of a area that's clear if you will look you'll see that there are little notches and they have made that so that the label can be removed with a very easy zip and they've done that one to make it so that it's easy to recycle because the actual pot is recyclable the label I don't believe is but regardless for this you want the container. Don't forget the individual ones they're great and they come in packs. And the labels also zip off of them. Now your daughters won't worry whether the geranium like strawberry blueberry or peach. Lol. 🥰
Hahaha, thanks for the tip!
Hi Mike im from India belongs to karnataka.. I love da way u propogating im a big fan of u dr tysm🌹👌
Thanks so much, Anitha! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
Have you tried using runny honey as a rooting compound. .works a treat.
No, but I'll look it up, thanks!
@@MikeKincaid79 also you can use cinnamon, aloe
I only do hanging baskets and pots...I'm wheelchair dependent :-(.. past 2 yrs I've thrown everything away..even the pots. this year I said..."what have I done?" why not propagate? I'm your new # 1 fan Mike.
Awe, thanks so much, Maria! I hope you enjoy the videos. Have fun with your baskets!
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes. I am really enjoying all your videos
Wow!! Yes those leaves are beautiful!!
Those geraniums were a nice find last summer!
Incidently I love containers too!
It's an addiction, lol!
I live close to the Chobani complex in Edmeston. The name Chobani means shepherd, so they are the shepherd of plant propagation and they make yogurt also.
Love this, Loretta! Didn't know that, thanks for sharing.
My hubby knows if a fork , spoon, knife doesn’t look right anymore I have that double color leafed one here given to me by a family member (they know me well) is going to my garden hoarding in the garage. No not really hoarding I do clean routinely but have two IKEA tables and the bench one as my work station as well outside the garage. All glass, all plastic containers are welcome! Don’t forget also for plants who sit behind others to recycle the top of containers as well for holding excessive running water from pots and protect your furniture. Just about to propagate my geraniums they are so happy looking! Maybe I’ll even name one Chobani! 🤣
I always ask my mom and sil ti wait for me before they donate stuff. A big salad bowl came handy to give water for my doggo, another one to hold shallow plants. Is all good! Lol! As well as I keep it tidy and organized.
I was able once to root a geranium flower pedicel after removing the flowers but the cutting died just after rooting. Scented geraniums can also be propagated from a leaf cutting. However, it may rot prematurely if temperatures are too high. I did it twice in winter (warm mediterranian climate with no need for heating) and I got new plants. I did not try it on other types of geranium.
I plan to play around with different rooting techniques for geranium this winter. We'll see how it goes.
Hahah this made me laugh. Yogurt companies secretly trying to make the world a better place. I too, appreciate a good container.
Take stock out now, haha.
Haha could be wise, myes 🤔
Gracias por el video aprendo mucho me encanta la jardineria
Como puedes ver, también me encanta la jardinería. Me alegra que te guste el video! ¡Disfruta el resto del verano!
@@MikeKincaid79 ahhh and you are bilingual too!! Awesome! Très magnifique!!😃🌱🍀
First time watching your video, from Orlando Florida. I know nothing about plants rooting and propagating.
Plants are beautiful and is something that I would like to learn to take care of.
I really need help!❤
Welcome to the channel, Abby! There are tons of plant propagation videos here and I think you'll have a lot of fun in this group. Keep watching, learning, and most importantly practicing. Have fun!
With the passion you described that root, made me feel like eating it, 😁🤣
Awesome, that's my goal, lol.
*scowl* I may as well try this on my scented geranium, since nothing else seems to work. *holds up box of rotten geranium cuttings* two words, "mold" and "fungus gnats."
Oh no, so sorry to hear it. More air flow, less moisture.
Mike, your the pips....your passion is mindblogging...aren't you afraid with all these great tips you offer, would effect your plant business?
There's room for everyone.
@@MikeKincaid79 best answer on the plane brother, peace and blessings from south africa.
I loved this video! Thank you so much! I’m rather addicted to propagating 😅and am kicking myself for the hundreds of Chobani containers I’ve recycled!
LOL, I get it. Drives my wife nuts that I save so many containers. I have an equal addiction to containers, haha.
Hi Mike good morning from Suffolk. First of all let me thank you for posting useful and practical videos. I’ve become addicted to collecting plastic water bottles of all sizes right after I’ve seen your video when you used it to cover your propagated rose cuttings. Now I’ll start watching my husband eat his yogurt and hoarding the empty plastics for my fuchia and other cuttings :-)😁. By the way , those rose cuttings I’ve propagated are now happily growing in my small plastic greenhouse.... and we are now almost into the month of December....when is the safe month of the year to acclimatize them? Thank you for more future tips!
Glad you enjoy the videos, Jasmine! I'd wait to put them out. I like to plant them out in the late winter/early spring so they have all summer to grow roots and get established.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you 😊👍
Great video! Love geraniums! Thank you for sharing.
Glad you like it!
Hi Mike, Could you do a video on overwintering geraniums please 😊
Definitely indoors! I'll put my mind to a video.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you 🤗
I need some of these cuttings.. beautiful plants indeed
Have you done a vidio on how to mix potting compost for cuttings
I've done a lot of videos about the rooting mixes that I use and where I get them from.
I've never heard of putting the container lid on after starting a geranium/pelargonium cutting. Always done mine in moist-not-wet soil in an open container with drainage holes poked in it. Your way looks interesting so I'm going to experiment with both ways and compare results. And yeah the container collecting disorder is real.
Sure is!
How did it go, j stamps?
hi Mike. I use all kinds of containers and put a clear plastic bag on top and with an elastic ring close the plastic bag to the container. I hope you could understand me.
Sure did, and that sounds like an effective idea!
Thanks for the videos. Yours are the best hands down. I have a question for you. I want to propagate an assortment of plants (geranium, lantana, begonia) here in Indiana now (August), take them to central Florida with me for the winter and then back to Indiana again in the spring. Temps down there can occasionally drop into the 40's and even 30's so with some carrying in and out of the house for frost protection can I expect those plants to, if not thrive exactly, at least stay alive and then take off again when warm weather comes back? Sorry for the long question!
I would think that down in Florida you'd have no problem at all. Just don't let them freeze. What a great idea for a snowbird!
Hi Mike , think you were quite lucky not to loose it to rot , i've always found that geraniums especially cuttings hate too much water or moisture , where as fuschias thrive in those conditions and would have been much better candidates for your experiment , just my opinion of course , thanks for your great videos ...Bob .
I've got a video about fuchsias as well if you're interested.
I love your videos! I have had great success with rooting many cuttings because of you. I still need to get roses to root. That one seems to be more tricky. You have inspired me to start up my own RUclips channel if you love tomatoes I have several tomato seeds I would love to send you.
Cool, I'll go check your channel out. I'm always open to try new seeds!
It won't let me leave my email address so I'm not sure how to get these seeds to you
That did great. Love the color!
Mike! I am so addicted to your channel!!! Do you still have that tricolor variegated leaf geranium? I can't find it anywhere... Any chance I can buy a couple cuttings from you??? 🙏 🙃
I wish I did but I don't. I had to thin the herd, so to speak. I was running out of room in the house. The good news is that they're fairly easy to find at just about any nursery.
😪- Ok... thanks for responding! I've never seen them before and I've even looked online! I'll have to try again in the spring! 😊- Have a great weekend!
Thanks for sharing Mike, how long did you let the cover on the container?
About 2 weeks.
Thanks Mike
Thx
yogurt cup, genius!!!!
I come to check because of that yogurt 😝 silly me 🤣😂 I thought he used yogurt to be hormone for flowers
Mike when would u make root cuttings and where would you store the plant in winter?
Start taking cuttings early in the summer. You can take them later but you may need bottom heat before it's over. You can store the plants in a shed or garage after dormancy but make sure they stay moist through the winter.
Mike Kincaid I have a shed with glass doors so plenty of light would come in. Shall I do the big Tupperware technique u did for hydrangeas?
lol, I love containers also. Thought it was just me
Oh no, you're not alone!
You make wonderful clear videos. However in USA you have loads of space but here in UK space is at a premium. We also have a different climate, Can you say what time of year you start to overwinter and propagate. and a space-saving way. I am lucky that I have a postage stamp patio garden in the middle of London but no potting sheds or lots of space.
I'll bet there's more space in the countryside. We have people living in cities too with no lot or place to plant but the further you get from the city, the more land there is and the cheaper it gets. I live in the Pacific Northwest, Washington state, which has a very similar climate to yours. Lots of clouds and rain through about 9 months of the year. We should be able to grow the same plants.
Mike Kincaid right now we are having a heatwave 90+
Go guerrilla gardening, Margaret. The world and its soil is your oyster.
My Tupperware is the old stuff from the 70s so it's not clear. I'm saving all kinds of plastic food containers too so I feel ya. It sounds like I need to start eating more yogurt, lol.
Lol
Mike - you are funny. Thanks brother. Greetings from the Kruger Nat. Park in SA
Thanks! Just took a cutting off of my ivy geranium and put it in a mason jar! 👍👍👍👍👍
Cool! Let us know how it turns out, Linda.
Mike, do you have any ideas about starting clematis plants?
I do, I'll have to work on some videos eventually.
My question was can I mix the regular plants and the ones I'm rooting in the same pots?
yes
Hi Mike, awesome video...new subscriber here from India :-)
Glad you like it and thanks for subscribing!
mike please state in your videos what month you are doing your cuttings etc etc, please.
I think I do in most of them. Lately I've been putting the dates in. As I make more videos, I try to make them more user friendly.
Hi, a simple question, When is a plant lost from over wintering? I have cut them back in winter but no new leave have started, the stem is hard not dried out some are but not all. Do I cut the stem and put something on it to start growth?. I wish not to give up on them yet, Will they get leafs? You are insightful on this matter so who better to ask, Thanks for your reply. I don't subscribed to any BUT you are interesting and Knowledgeable.
Only time will tell, just let nature take its course.
Gereniams are super easy to propagate without any rooting hormone. You should do the smallest gereniam rooted cutting.
I want to do a video on leaf cuttings eventually too.
@@MikeKincaid79 that would be great video 📹
Thanks for the advice love the video
You're welcome, Diane!
Hey there. Thanks for all the videos! I have a question please.
We’re there holes in the top of that container? I tried to look close but didn’t see any . Thanks you friend
No holes. Thanks for watching and so glad you're enjoying the videos!