Craig, you make me so envious. I wish i wasn't 74. disabled and still had a couple of acres or even 1. I love cuttings, but now i only do flowers. Lovr your videos & still learning. Thanks.
Heck Gheeze, No wonder I have been having a very hard time getting the cuttings I have taken to root out. I have been using the brown wood and discarding the real nice soft green wood 🤦🤦🤷 Thank you for sharing your advice and knowledge again! I was actually going to go back and rewatch your older videos to figure out what I have been doing wrong. 🌱🌱🌱 Side note, I spent the morning planting another arborvitae purchased at the big box store 1/2 off. 😁👍 Yep, take good care of your plants and they will be good to you. 🌱💚 Can't wait to give it another try. I have all my supplies ready to go 👍😎🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Great video! We start softwood cuttings up further north in a few weeks. Hope to have a banner year. The exponential factor is what makes it work. With the room you have now I can see many more mother plants growing of different varieties. Love your misting set up! Inspiring! Have to get that on the to do list. 👍🌲🙏🏼👍🌲🙏🏼
Hi my friend I am new to your channel and you put up some great contact. Thanks for sharing and such a great chit chat today and some great information. Hugs and kisses from grandma, Sandy, and Debbie.
Arborvitae won't grow here but Junipers the Italian one does well here .Last year after watching your video how to propagate green giants I picked up two junipers that was on sale and made 78 cutting there doing great. I planted the mother plants.
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you. Just wondered if there was a way to cut down on water if no drain holes and more like standing water like some propagate in a glass of water. Thanks keep up the great job.
Absolutely! No reason to not do that... I just planted these few arbs for the express purpose of taking hundreds of cuttings multiple times a year. But, I actually have many others that I plan to do just as you described.
Can I put those cuttings in perlite or vermiculite and get the same results as sand and pine bark mulch thank you in advance greetings, Central Florida
Any tree with a leader needs to be left intact. If it's cut, it will branch from that point, and multiple leaders will then form, making a wonky looking tree. For my purposes of making cuttings, I want these parent plants to be thick, bushy, and loaded with future cuttings, so the leader is a non-issue in this application. But normally, leave it alone.
I took about 40 cuttings from a green giant late winter and stuck them in sand. I used a kitty litter box with holes in the bottom. Most look like they’re still alive. When is the best time to check for roots and repotting?
I would leave them alone until they are winter dormant. Give them a gentle tug. If they stay put, they are rooting. If they slip out easily, they need more time. But since you're going to leave them alone til winter, it really doesn't matter.
With the cuttings, when do you expect to be able to sell the average ones that grow well - how many months down the road? Ball park price on what they would retail for when you do sell them (price range)? I love your RUclips videos, please keep it up.
The cuttings, if rooted well, would sell for about $1.50 this winter. Then before Spring warm up, they could be potted and grown out for the Summer, and by fall, they'd be close to filling out a trade gallon pot for $8. In another year, potted up to 3 gallon for $19.
That's a 60% shade folded in half. Pretty heavy shade. I'm still trying to dial this new system in... totally depends on your water flow. Right now I'm running it for 10 seconds every 20 minutes. That still seems too wet though so I'm trying to work that out. I used to do it 7 seconds every 10 minutes on my old setup. This one is just different.
@@cyndismith4939 Not in the summer sun I would say try on north side of bldg. Out of sun with a small type green house type high humidity. Glass window over a box.
What does it do if you cut the leader Off? Will it continue to grow, or will it like stop growing at that point? Or Will it always have a flat top like what will happen if you do?
Typically, people are planting these as screening trees, and they want a tall, straight, uniform look. If you cut the main leader, it's going to branch from that point and give the trees multiple leaders and turn the tree more bushy. It will continue growing very well, it just won't look like a tree.
@@savvydirtfarmer Okay, so it would not economically viable to put these into hydroponics. You have inspired me in general, though. I have about an acre and I'm going to find a few tree shrub varietals I can babysit over the winter.
@@stevenbasham No. Fertilizer is not needed to root plants. Once they're rooted, apply fertilizer... there are a million fertilizers that would work fine, that's just the one I use for pretty much everything.
Any kind of masonry or all purpose sand. Just don't buy sand that's real fine, like flour. Coarse, rough sand is what you need. I got mine at Home Depot or Lowes
Craig, you make me so envious. I wish i wasn't 74. disabled and still had a couple of acres or even 1. I love cuttings, but now i only do flowers. Lovr your videos & still learning. Thanks.
Great content!
3000 cuttings this year, 4000 cousins next year 5000 cuttings the next year 6000 cuttings the next year and so on and so on!! Great investment!
You can see how it works.
Hello can you see how propagation hibiscus
This is too true! I love free cuttings!
Struggling to get some cuttings rooted but still trying! Thanks for the videos!
Me too
Wow! That's a lot of cuttings off of one!! It will be amazing to see them all growing!!
I LOVE this video!! Shows the exponential possibility!!! 💜
Yes! Thank you!
Always love watching you and the family getting everything you deserve! Keep up the hard work!
Thank you so much!
Heck Gheeze, No wonder I have been having a very hard time getting the cuttings I have taken to root out. I have been using the brown wood and discarding the real nice soft green wood 🤦🤦🤷 Thank you for sharing your advice and knowledge again! I was actually going to go back and rewatch your older videos to figure out what I have been doing wrong. 🌱🌱🌱 Side note, I spent the morning planting another arborvitae purchased at the big box store 1/2 off. 😁👍 Yep, take good care of your plants and they will be good to you. 🌱💚 Can't wait to give it another try. I have all my supplies ready to go 👍😎🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
YOu'll get it. Main thing is don't give up.
Great video! We start softwood cuttings up further north in a few weeks. Hope to have a banner year.
The exponential factor is what makes it work. With the room you have now I can see many more mother plants growing of different varieties.
Love your misting set up! Inspiring! Have to get that on the to do list. 👍🌲🙏🏼👍🌲🙏🏼
Much appreciate your content. Do u put drainage holes in that pan?
Yes! It’ll be a bowl of soup otherwise
Keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Helluva lotta great information here. Thanks for sharing.
Great video Craig, if I were younger and in better health I’d be doing the exact same thing you’re doing. Thanks for all your hard work and videos.
Good points!! Thanks!
Great job on this project ❤
Glad you like it! thanks teresa
Hi my friend I am new to your channel and you put up some great contact. Thanks for sharing and such a great chit chat today and some great information. Hugs and kisses from grandma, Sandy, and Debbie.
I think you’ve got the wrong person, but thanks for watching!
Do you have a video on hydrangea propagation? Your videos are so helpful and you make it look so easy.
Several… a quick search through my channel will get you there
💚💚
Arborvitae won't grow here but Junipers the Italian one does well here .Last year after watching your video how to propagate green giants I picked up two junipers that was on sale and made 78 cutting there doing great. I planted the mother plants.
One question on the white container. Do you have drainage holes in the bottom or no?
From what i saw didnt had but its the best to have it
Yes!! Definitely has to drain
@@savvydirtfarmer thank you. Just wondered if there was a way to cut down on water if no drain holes and more like standing water like some propagate in a glass of water. Thanks keep up the great job.
Is it possible to just carefully remove the new, green growth from the arborvitae and leave the parent plant only pruned?
Absolutely! No reason to not do that... I just planted these few arbs for the express purpose of taking hundreds of cuttings multiple times a year. But, I actually have many others that I plan to do just as you described.
Knocking out my cryptomeria’s now and then going to hack into mine as well! Great stuff! 👊🏼
Can I put those cuttings in perlite or vermiculite and get the same results as sand and pine bark mulch thank you in advance greetings, Central Florida
Should be fine
I've always heard "don't cut the leader", but what is the result of cutting the leader? Does it basically stop the plant from growing vertically?
Any tree with a leader needs to be left intact. If it's cut, it will branch from that point, and multiple leaders will then form, making a wonky looking tree. For my purposes of making cuttings, I want these parent plants to be thick, bushy, and loaded with future cuttings, so the leader is a non-issue in this application. But normally, leave it alone.
Great video! Where are you located??
North AL
I took about 40 cuttings from a green giant late winter and stuck them in sand. I used a kitty litter box with holes in the bottom. Most look like they’re still alive. When is the best time to check for roots and repotting?
I would leave them alone until they are winter dormant. Give them a gentle tug. If they stay put, they are rooting. If they slip out easily, they need more time. But since you're going to leave them alone til winter, it really doesn't matter.
Are these cuttings then two years away from being $7 retail plants? Or will they be ready in one year? Really enjoy and appreciate all you do!
Propagate this year, grow out next year. Sell by end of next year and/or beginning of the next. 1.5 - 2 years, generally.
How long does it take to find roots on your cuttings. If you do not have a mist system how often do you water.
About 4 weeks, varies by plant. No mist? Put cuttings in full shade and water at least twice a day.
@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you. We are trying to propagate green giants.
Hi do y’all still sell dapple willow cuttings or ship them as plants? If so how do we order them? Thank you.
Only in winter... TBD if we have any this coming winter.
@@savvydirtfarmer ok thank you.
With the cuttings, when do you expect to be able to sell the average ones that grow well - how many months down the road? Ball park price on what they would retail for when you do sell them (price range)? I love your RUclips videos, please keep it up.
The cuttings, if rooted well, would sell for about $1.50 this winter. Then before Spring warm up, they could be potted and grown out for the Summer, and by fall, they'd be close to filling out a trade gallon pot for $8. In another year, potted up to 3 gallon for $19.
I think you should shred and make more
Whats the timing set up on your mist system? Looks like they are in full sun with the 50% shade cloth. Thank you
That's a 60% shade folded in half. Pretty heavy shade. I'm still trying to dial this new system in... totally depends on your water flow. Right now I'm running it for 10 seconds every 20 minutes. That still seems too wet though so I'm trying to work that out. I used to do it 7 seconds every 10 minutes on my old setup. This one is just different.
@@savvydirtfarmerwithout a misting system (starting on a super short shoestring) do you think a thorough watering twice a day would work?
@@cyndismith4939
Not in the summer sun I would say try on north side of bldg. Out of sun with a small type green house type high humidity. Glass window over a box.
@@cyndismith4939 probably so... keep them in 100% shade. Under a deck, porch, North facing eave, something makeshift you setup, etc.
What is your go to rooting hormone
None. I don’t use it.
Do you dig that up with a shovel or some power tools? I'm not able to shovel...
I'm not sure I dug anything, did I?
Where do you go to find out if a plant is patented?
If a plant is patented, it should be labeled as such when you buy it.
What does it do if you cut the leader Off? Will it continue to grow, or will it like stop growing at that point? Or Will it always have a flat top like what will happen if you do?
Typically, people are planting these as screening trees, and they want a tall, straight, uniform look. If you cut the main leader, it's going to branch from that point and give the trees multiple leaders and turn the tree more bushy. It will continue growing very well, it just won't look like a tree.
1❤
Can I start cuttings hydroponically?
Don’t know anything about hydroponics
@@savvydirtfarmer Okay, so it would not economically viable to put these into hydroponics. You have inspired me in general, though. I have about an acre and I'm going to find a few tree shrub varietals I can babysit over the winter.
I thought the turtle was the tree 8:51
Do you use rooting hormone?
no
You don't use rooting hormone?
no
No root stimulator??
I never use it.
@@savvydirtfarmer ok, thank you sir
@@savvydirtfarmer someone ask about fertilizer and you replied 18-5-12. Did you add that to the sand??
@@stevenbasham No. Fertilizer is not needed to root plants. Once they're rooted, apply fertilizer... there are a million fertilizers that would work fine, that's just the one I use for pretty much everything.
What kind of sand are you using? Where can I get it?
Any kind of masonry or all purpose sand. Just don't buy sand that's real fine, like flour. Coarse, rough sand is what you need. I got mine at Home Depot or Lowes
What fertilizer do u use
18-5-12 Florikan
How much time from this method should root?
Begins rooting in 4-6 weeks; will vary some
@@savvydirtfarmerThank you so much!