Highlights: 0:26 Taking cuttings to grow as annuals 2:46 Plant cuttings in pots 3:21 Potting mix I use 3:37 How to tell which end of the cutting is up 4:08 Tree collards sometimes go to seed, but seeds don't breed true 4:21 How to care for tree collards indoors 4:44 Transplant into garden in April (around last frost date) 4:59 Overwintering tree collards under double cover OSCAR cameos: 0:271:586:22 3 Ways You Can Support OYR Without Spending an extra Penny! 1) Stay engaged! Subscribe, like, share, comment, and select the notifications BELL next to the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified when new videos are released; 2) Let the ads run. This is a big ask, but the extra ad revenue will help offset the cost of cameras, mics, computers, software, etc. 3) If you shop on AMAZON in the US, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20
I have high praise. Someone, some bright grad-student or professor should study you. A sociologist. I say that because of all my YT channels, I look for yours first. I always come away feeling good, like I just had a really good cup of coffee... or something. I can tell you, for example, that although I never intend to grow tree collards, still I hung on every word and took some notes about cuttings in general. And now I am going out into the day with a song in my heart and my little girl-cat Doris in the lead :) & thinking how lucky I am to have another day at living. Youre a force of nature Patrick. And Oscar, well he's like a cross between a Panda bear and a Gremlin! Best wishes for a mild winter.
OMG. ALL well said. Thank you for that. Myself also. This guy is da bomb. Imagine how much poorer our society would be without Patrick and Oscar. All THAT said, I just 'archive' all of these for later. (Many thanks to my local 'computer geeks' for teaching me how to use/access thumb drives).
Perfect timing, my perennial kale plants were badly damaged in the gales over the last few weeks and now they’re only fit for cuttings! : all the best - Steve
I'm glad you enjoy Oscar's performances, Deb! You can share a pic of Marco on my FB page: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Atd6d9NeJBIoTCkEet4y_wiO6K2U7fttQDoKji3QEsA/edit?usp=sharing
It's always so funny hearing you laugh at Oscar's antics. Our old cat used to "beat" my legs up like Oscar does. Guess Cambria399 said it, not much to add. Apart from that I do at least grow Georgia collards, so any tips are always useful.
Oscar is a source of non-stop entertainment for us. LOL We grow Georgia Collards too, including in the winter garden. We start them in late winter for the spring and late summer for the fall and winter. We don't do anything special with them - just compost and mulch.
Enjoyed the video. We tried growing tree collards here in north Texas for the first time this year. They didn't grow very much through the summer as the cabbage moth/worms kept getting out of hand. Had a little cool weather for this part of the country about two months ago. Cabbage moths seemed gone YAY! The tree collards started to grow a little more and then guess what?! We hit almost 100 degrees again and guess who was back?! Yep, cabbage moths! I took a few cuttings just in case these stressed out plants don't make it over winter here. Even in Zone 8 a terribly stressed out plant might not make it through the occasional freezes we get. Don't want to lose my tree collards. :) Hopefully though, they will make it through the winter and grow even more next year to get better established.
I like your tips about growing cuttings for next year. I am lucky that all we do is let some plants go to seed and they grow next year without growing them inside. The weather at the start of the week was over 100F and this type of weather sometimes occur in December or January.
From my own experience with tree collards in zone 6b, you can also put the cuttings in mason jars filled with water. Just change out water ever few days. You should increase the success rate a bit. For near 100% propagation success with tree collards, an aeroponic cloner works great! The biggest issue with the potting method is that you cannot see if it has rooted yet or not. In my listed options, you know when you can transplant up a pot size, they actually root much faster, and you don’t have to worry about fungus gnat or other causes of cutting rot. As always, great video!!!! 😊
Thanks! Yeah, I've heard that aeroponic cloners work great on tree collards. I like this approach because it's simple, I don't have to buy anything, and I get more tree collards than I'll need. I only took cuttings from half of one plant in this video. I have enough potential cuttings to start a forest. 😀
I really do love your videos Patrick. But I have to admit, from one week to the next, there's always this thing in the back of my head saying "how is Oscar going to appear today?" lol
Nice. I have never propagated tree collards but I keep basil producing by rooting cutting from the original plant as well my strawberries. I love greens, this will be a nice addition to the garden. Thank you for sharing. Oscar as well, he is such a big baby. ;)
Carolina Joubert Hi. It's very simple. The mother plant will send out runners at the end of each runner is a new plant. You can plant the starter in the soil where it sits. Making sure the crown set above the soil. When the starter take hold I will cut the runner off. Than just repeat as you like with new plants as they come. Wish you success. :)
Thanks again for the video Patrick. I'd love to get my hands on a perennial tree collard , but I haven't been able to find anyone who sells cuttings in Canada at the moment. It probably wouldn't survive my climate as a perennial anyways but it would be fun to have a swing at.
for plants like this where they're spaced rather than thickly sowed, have you tried black plastic? Especially in a doubly-enclosed setting that might provide some extra warmth.
I grow the standard Georgia collards and have been happy with them. I'm looking outside at the snow coming down and wondering if I really want to mess with tree collards. I'll have to think on that.
I've tried to grow tree collards 3 times, and had my heart broken by some critter that ate them to lace ... zone 8a in South Arkansas apparently isn't conducive to this plant ... but I had so hoped to share them with the community gardeners here ...
Hi Danielle! They should do well in zone 8 as far as the weather is concerned. It sounds like cabbage loopers might be eating them. If so, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a good organic control.
I love cooking collards and grew two different types this year. Please provide a link to your video cooking the tree collards using your African recipe. How do tree collards compare in taste and texture to other collards you may have grown or continue to grow?
Hi Linda! Tree collards are very similar to Georgia collards, but I find they're a little bit tougher. Here's the link to the cooking video: ruclips.net/video/NiWwRiZCW58/видео.html
The climate in southern England allows us to grow Tree Cabbage and various kales as perennials but knowing how to regenerate them as they get older is really useful. Thank you. You mention a video of a recipe using collards, is it available? Could you post a link please?
Do you use the same potting mix to start seeds ? Where do you buy coco coir ? Also, this is unrelated, but can you please do a video on comfrey, where to buy and how to grow it year after year etc.
Hi Namrata! Yes, I use the same basic mix for starting seeds to. I get my coco coir on Amazon: amzn.to/2zYyqdF A neighbor gave us our comfrey, but you can buy cuttings on Amazon: amzn.to/2zWh1Ch This video shows how we propagate comfrey: ruclips.net/video/VUnZTy0QAj8/видео.html&lc=UgySHb__hFMushRlEOJ4AaABAg
Very interesting! From what I could find, where I live correlates to USDA zone 8a, so overwintering tree collards should be fine (maybe?). Winters aren't very cold, as I live close to the ocean, but summers aren't very warm either, and short too, so I don't know how well they'd do here after all. Do they require hot summers? All of this, of course, if I would be able to find cuttings anywhere. Doesn't really seem like they're a thing over here. Loving the clips of Oscar at the end lately! :)
Inger Haugland I have seen plenty of videos where they are grown successfully on zone 8 and nine. If you are in a very hot desert like region, you might have to give it a bit of afternoon shade, but I've seen it done in full sun generally.
Zine 9 definately will overturned. In on the border of 8 and 9, and I've been told the overwinter here except in the coldest of winters, think snow on the ground for a week.
Thanks for sharing this video. I purchased some cuttings earlier this year and planted them in pots to get them rooted. I used a planting medium similar to what you used however I am noticing that the leaves are a bit yellow in color. One thing I did was moved them in a place in my garden that receives more sun and we just got a few days of high temps recently so, not sure if that was the culprit or if I need to add some more compost. Do you have any suggestions?
What kind of watering schedule do you follow while rooting. I had some that were going well and then the leaves all feel off. I'm not sure if I was over watering and they got root rot, or if the pill bugs got to them like they did to all of my other greens this year.
There is something I have been wondering as I continue to happily watch your videos. Have you looked into self-sourcing your potting mix without buying ingredients like vermiculite or coconut coir? I understand that they are relatively cheap and quite effective, just curious if there are possible options that are free or that I could propagate myself?
Hi Clark! I've thought about it a lot, but so far I haven't come up with a free potting mix for indoor use. Of course, 25% of our mix is vermicompost, which is free.
When I take cuttings, I recut each stem in water. I cut them diagonally to give larger surface area so they suck up more water. Do you think this can make a difference in propagation ratio? Great video as always. I really enjoy your work. Greetings from Tokyo, Japan.
Question: My purple tree collards exploded with new growth about a month ago. Within the last week and a half, about 50% of all the new growth is wilting. It's NOT turning an "off" color, they are just wilting and dying. Planted in semi-shade, made it through winter just fine. Why wilting and dying? ty
No pests that I can see. We've had a pretty cold winter (for us) with lows in the lower 20's. The thing is, the 4 cutting I took in the fall, and potted up and put right next to the house (outside) all winter. They survived, thrived, and I have since transplanted them elsewhere and they are doing great.
@@OneYardRevolution That's exactly the answer I've been looking for in the past week. Only one of the cuttings I got last spring took, but it's really hearty. Our basement windows face south and, because the sun is low in the sky in winter, the basement is actually sunnier in the winter than in the summer. Also, because my partner suffers from SAD, we have full-spectrum fluorescent tubes over the treadmill, which should help.
They're purple perennial tree collards. Unfortunately, my supplier appears to be going out of business, but cuttings are sold on Amazon: amzn.to/2id75wx
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening Thank you! Unfortunately most of the Amazon suppliers do not deliver to my country. I have a scheme as in buying in Italy or UK and asking friends to bring me the goods, but it is not fesable with cuttings. I was hoping to find out the official name of one of such variety to ease the process of finding a supplier that delivers in my country or nearby. Anyway, your posts make me really appreciate what I have, a warmer climate, sunshine all day long, a lot of space to extend my garden and so on. Thank you so much for that feeling! I will always be grateful to you for that!
Very cool tutorial, what a wonderful teacher you are, Patrick. Thank you ~ nice to see you must love/eat as much cottage cheese (from an organic happy cow farm, yes?), as you do all the greens ☺
Great info, as usual. I noticed you didn't use root hormone and wonder why if your success rate is only 66%. I'm a little surprised you settle for 66%, unless tree collards are just hard to propagate. This is not intended as criticism; you just seem to enjoy such success in so many garden endeavors that 66% percent seems a little out of character. Is it the time of year that makes the rate so low Once again, Oscar steals the show. If he ever goes missing, he might have found his way to Texas where I just happen to be. ~ Lisa
Thanks, Lisa! I'm glad you enjoyed Oscar's performance. I like this approach because it's simple, I don't have to buy anything special, and I get more tree collards than I'll need. I only took cuttings from half of one plant in this video. I have enough potential cuttings to start a forest. 😀
Another helpful video. Thank you. Bountiful Gardens, where you got your original cuttings, has closed permanently in 2018. Growing tree collards in my forest garden is a new endeavor for me. I got my first cuttings this summer (2018) from Project Tree Collard (projecttreecollard.org/). They sent me three cuttings, and all three took and are doing well in pots, and are now big enough to put in the ground. I also ordered some seeds, but have not yet started them. I have enough property to warrant growing some things from seed even if they might not grow true from seed, just as an experiment. We'll see how it goes.
Hi Patricia! I've heard people say it that way, but my pronunciation is consistent with the American dictionary pronunciation. MacMillan: www.macmillandictionary.com/us/pronunciation/american/coir Miriam-Webster: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coir
Highlights:
0:26 Taking cuttings to grow as annuals
2:46 Plant cuttings in pots
3:21 Potting mix I use
3:37 How to tell which end of the cutting is up
4:08 Tree collards sometimes go to seed, but seeds don't breed true
4:21 How to care for tree collards indoors
4:44 Transplant into garden in April (around last frost date)
4:59 Overwintering tree collards under double cover
OSCAR cameos: 0:27 1:58 6:22
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I have high praise. Someone, some bright grad-student or professor should study you. A sociologist. I say that because of all my YT channels, I look for yours first. I always come away feeling good, like I just had a really good cup of coffee... or something. I can tell you, for example, that although I never intend to grow tree collards, still I hung on every word and took some notes about cuttings in general. And now I am going out into the day with a song in my heart and my little girl-cat Doris in the lead :) & thinking how lucky I am to have another day at living. Youre a force of nature Patrick. And Oscar, well he's like a cross between a Panda bear and a Gremlin! Best wishes for a mild winter.
OMG. ALL well said. Thank you for that. Myself also. This guy is da bomb. Imagine how much poorer our society would be without Patrick and Oscar. All THAT said, I just 'archive' all of these for later. (Many thanks to my local 'computer geeks' for teaching me how to use/access thumb drives).
Thank you so much for your kind words! You made me day.
That's very nice of you to say! I appreciate it.
Another great video Patrick. Thanks for all the great info
Thanks, James!
OYR Frugal & Sustain.... Oscar is so freaking cute.
Yes, he is!
Thanks Patrick! I'd love to see more propagation videos! Whether by cuttings or seed collection tricks by plant.
You're welcome, Troy! I'll keep that in mind.
Perfect timing, my perennial kale plants were badly damaged in the gales over the last few weeks and now they’re only fit for cuttings! : all the best - Steve
Best wishes propagating, Steve!
Oscar cracks me up! I tried to share a picture of my Marco but could not figure out a way to do it to youtube.
I'm glad you enjoy Oscar's performances, Deb! You can share a pic of Marco on my FB page: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Atd6d9NeJBIoTCkEet4y_wiO6K2U7fttQDoKji3QEsA/edit?usp=sharing
It's always so funny hearing you laugh at Oscar's antics. Our old cat used to "beat" my legs up like Oscar does. Guess Cambria399 said it, not much to add. Apart from that I do at least grow Georgia collards, so any tips are always useful.
Oscar is a source of non-stop entertainment for us. LOL We grow Georgia Collards too, including in the winter garden. We start them in late winter for the spring and late summer for the fall and winter. We don't do anything special with them - just compost and mulch.
Enjoyed the video. We tried growing tree collards here in north Texas for the first time this year. They didn't grow very much through the summer as the cabbage moth/worms kept getting out of hand. Had a little cool weather for this part of the country about two months ago. Cabbage moths seemed gone YAY! The tree collards started to grow a little more and then guess what?! We hit almost 100 degrees again and guess who was back?! Yep, cabbage moths! I took a few cuttings just in case these stressed out plants don't make it over winter here. Even in Zone 8 a terribly stressed out plant might not make it through the occasional freezes we get. Don't want to lose my tree collards. :) Hopefully though, they will make it through the winter and grow even more next year to get better established.
Sorry to hear about the cabbage worms. I hope your tree collards make it, but it's smart of you to take cuttings for a fallback.
Some great tips for propagating these plants :) Thanks for sharing :)
Oscar did NOT miss that bird ;)
But my leg was still a more tempting target. LOL
I like your tips about growing cuttings for next year. I am lucky that all we do is let some plants go to seed and they grow next year without growing them inside. The weather at the start of the week was over 100F and this type of weather sometimes occur in December or January.
Thanks, John! Wow, that's hot! We're getting close to freezing temps at night now.
From my own experience with tree collards in zone 6b, you can also put the cuttings in mason jars filled with water. Just change out water ever few days. You should increase the success rate a bit. For near 100% propagation success with tree collards, an aeroponic cloner works great! The biggest issue with the potting method is that you cannot see if it has rooted yet or not. In my listed options, you know when you can transplant up a pot size, they actually root much faster, and you don’t have to worry about fungus gnat or other causes of cutting rot. As always, great video!!!! 😊
Thanks! Yeah, I've heard that aeroponic cloners work great on tree collards. I like this approach because it's simple, I don't have to buy anything, and I get more tree collards than I'll need. I only took cuttings from half of one plant in this video. I have enough potential cuttings to start a forest. 😀
I really do love your videos Patrick. But I have to admit, from one week to the next, there's always this thing in the back of my head saying "how is Oscar going to appear today?" lol
Thanks, Jill! I'm always wondering what Oscar will do too. LOL
Nice. I have never propagated tree collards but I keep basil producing by rooting cutting from the original plant as well my strawberries. I love greens, this will be a nice addition to the garden. Thank you for sharing. Oscar as well, he is such a big baby. ;)
Pam Jones, how do you do it for strawberries?
Carolina Joubert Hi. It's very simple. The mother plant will send out runners at the end of each runner is a new plant. You can plant the starter in the soil where it sits. Making sure the crown set above the soil. When the starter take hold I will cut the runner off. Than just repeat as you like with new plants as they come. Wish you success. :)
Pam Jones thanks :)
Carolina Joubert My pleasure:)
Thanks, Pam! Yeah, basil is a great plant to propagate. Oscar was really showing off on this video. LOL
Thanks again for the video Patrick. I'd love to get my hands on a perennial tree collard , but I haven't been able to find anyone who sells cuttings in Canada at the moment. It probably wouldn't survive my climate as a perennial anyways but it would be fun to have a swing at.
You're welcome, Keinan! If I remember correctly, some parts of British Columbia might be warm enough, if you happen to live there.
I do in fact. Good to know, thank-you! :)
Useful, if I ever try growing this.
Thanks!
I know, and I love your channel.
Thanks!
Thanks Patrick. I have only one tree collard and it is getting hammered by rats. I'm thinking I need to take some cutting before I lose it.
You're welcome, Andy! You'll have more tree collards than the rats can eat soon.
for plants like this where they're spaced rather than thickly sowed, have you tried black plastic? Especially in a doubly-enclosed setting that might provide some extra warmth.
I haven't tried that.
Supposed to be 39 tonight high of 45 tomorrow then freezing and below the next several nights...
Sounds like it's colder where you are! No freezing temps here yet, but will get close tonight.
I grow the standard Georgia collards and have been happy with them. I'm looking outside at the snow coming down and wondering if I really want to mess with tree collards. I'll have to think on that.
Hi Mark! It sounds like you have a shorter growing season than us. We usually don't see any snow until late November.
I've tried to grow tree collards 3 times, and had my heart broken by some critter that ate them to lace ... zone 8a in South Arkansas apparently isn't conducive to this plant ... but I had so hoped to share them with the community gardeners here ...
Danielle Brown They do fine for me in 8b, Central Tx.
Hi Danielle! They should do well in zone 8 as far as the weather is concerned. It sounds like cabbage loopers might be eating them. If so, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a good organic control.
I love cooking collards and grew two different types this year. Please provide a link to your video cooking the tree collards using your African recipe. How do tree collards compare in taste and texture to other collards you may have grown or continue to grow?
Hi Linda! Tree collards are very similar to Georgia collards, but I find they're a little bit tougher. Here's the link to the cooking video: ruclips.net/video/NiWwRiZCW58/видео.html
The climate in southern England allows us to grow Tree Cabbage and various kales as perennials but knowing how to regenerate them as they get older is really useful. Thank you. You mention a video of a recipe using collards, is it available? Could you post a link please?
You're welcome, Sue! Here's the collard green recipe: ruclips.net/video/NiWwRiZCW58/видео.html
Thank you
Do you use the same potting mix to start seeds ? Where do you buy coco coir ?
Also, this is unrelated, but can you please do a video on comfrey, where to buy and how to grow it year after year etc.
Hi Namrata! Yes, I use the same basic mix for starting seeds to. I get my coco coir on Amazon: amzn.to/2zYyqdF A neighbor gave us our comfrey, but you can buy cuttings on Amazon: amzn.to/2zWh1Ch This video shows how we propagate comfrey: ruclips.net/video/VUnZTy0QAj8/видео.html&lc=UgySHb__hFMushRlEOJ4AaABAg
Very interesting! From what I could find, where I live correlates to USDA zone 8a, so overwintering tree collards should be fine (maybe?). Winters aren't very cold, as I live close to the ocean, but summers aren't very warm either, and short too, so I don't know how well they'd do here after all. Do they require hot summers? All of this, of course, if I would be able to find cuttings anywhere. Doesn't really seem like they're a thing over here. Loving the clips of Oscar at the end lately! :)
Inger Haugland I have seen plenty of videos where they are grown successfully on zone 8 and nine. If you are in a very hot desert like region, you might have to give it a bit of afternoon shade, but I've seen it done in full sun generally.
Zine 9 definately will overturned. In on the border of 8 and 9, and I've been told the overwinter here except in the coldest of winters, think snow on the ground for a week.
Thanks, Inger! Yeah, tree collards should overwinter there without a problem. Oscar loves the cool weather. It brings out the playful side.
Thanks for sharing this video. I purchased some cuttings earlier this year and planted them in pots to get them rooted. I used a planting medium similar to what you used however I am noticing that the leaves are a bit yellow in color. One thing I did was moved them in a place in my garden that receives more sun and we just got a few days of high temps recently so, not sure if that was the culprit or if I need to add some more compost. Do you have any suggestions?
My pleasure, Maricela! How long have they been in pots? It's possible they need more nutrients.
Great video as always!I just propagated Russian sage, the bees love them.I used rooting powder.I guess you
don't use it?
Thanks! We used to have Russian sage but a record break cold winter killed it off. We need to plant more.
What kind of watering schedule do you follow while rooting. I had some that were going well and then the leaves all feel off. I'm not sure if I was over watering and they got root rot, or if the pill bugs got to them like they did to all of my other greens this year.
Hi Paul! Yeah, they won't do well in soggy soil. I just water when the soil appears dry.
Thanks for nice upload!
Thank you!
There is something I have been wondering as I continue to happily watch your videos. Have you looked into self-sourcing your potting mix without buying ingredients like vermiculite or coconut coir? I understand that they are relatively cheap and quite effective, just curious if there are possible options that are free or that I could propagate myself?
Hi Clark! I've thought about it a lot, but so far I haven't come up with a free potting mix for indoor use. Of course, 25% of our mix is vermicompost, which is free.
Hi Patrick
Excellent video!! Is there a way to get cutting of tree collards ??
I can pay for it
I’m in zone 8 Cypress Texas
Thanks
Thanks, Ajisha! This is a good place to get cuttings: www.bountifulgardens.org/products/VCO-3250
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening oh okay thanks
Dipping each cutting in hormone rooting powder before planting may help with higher propagation rates.
Thanks! Yes, that might help the propagation rate. The worm castings contain plant growth hormones and stimulate rooting too.
When I take cuttings, I recut each stem in water. I cut them diagonally to give larger surface area so they suck up more water. Do you think this can make a difference in propagation ratio? Great video as always. I really enjoy your work. Greetings from Tokyo, Japan.
Thanks! I'm not sure if that would make a difference.
Question: My purple tree collards exploded with new growth about a month ago. Within the last week and a half, about 50% of all the new growth is wilting. It's NOT turning an "off" color, they are just wilting and dying. Planted in semi-shade, made it through winter just fine. Why wilting and dying? ty
It's hard to say. What's the weather been like recently? Are there any pests?
No pests that I can see. We've had a pretty cold winter (for us) with lows in the lower 20's. The thing is, the 4 cutting I took in the fall, and potted up and put right next to the house (outside) all winter. They survived, thrived, and I have since transplanted them elsewhere and they are doing great.
Can you grow your tree collards in a pot and bring it indoors and keep it your basement in a sunny window?
Yes
@@OneYardRevolution That's exactly the answer I've been looking for in the past week. Only one of the cuttings I got last spring took, but it's really hearty. Our basement windows face south and, because the sun is low in the sky in winter, the basement is actually sunnier in the winter than in the summer. Also, because my partner suffers from SAD, we have full-spectrum fluorescent tubes over the treadmill, which should help.
Are tree collards only from cuttings or can they been grown from seed? I also live in zone 5 and 28 degrees was last night's temp. Burr!
Hi Marcheta! Seeds don't always breed true. It's best to grow them from cuttings.
I love Oscar!!!
Great video with valuable information! One question if I may: what is the scientific name of the Tree Collards? Thank you!
Thanks, Oana! It's Brassica Oleracea, which includes a lot of different plants.
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening That was obvious. Sorry, my question wasn't precise: what variety?
They're purple perennial tree collards. Unfortunately, my supplier appears to be going out of business, but cuttings are sold on Amazon: amzn.to/2id75wx
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening Thank you! Unfortunately most of the Amazon suppliers do not deliver to my country. I have a scheme as in buying in Italy or UK and asking friends to bring me the goods, but it is not fesable with cuttings. I was hoping to find out the official name of one of such variety to ease the process of finding a supplier that delivers in my country or nearby. Anyway, your posts make me really appreciate what I have, a warmer climate, sunshine all day long, a lot of space to extend my garden and so on. Thank you so much for that feeling! I will always be grateful to you for that!
Why is everything turning yellow on top? Even Maranga trees.
Very cool tutorial, what a wonderful teacher you are, Patrick. Thank you ~ nice to see you must love/eat as much cottage cheese (from an organic happy cow farm, yes?), as you do all the greens ☺
Thanks, Rebecca! That's very nice of you to say.
Thanku. God bless u
You're welcome!
Great info, as usual. I noticed you didn't use root hormone and wonder why if your success rate is only 66%. I'm a little surprised you settle for 66%, unless tree collards are just hard to propagate. This is not intended as criticism; you just seem to enjoy such success in so many garden endeavors that 66% percent seems a little out of character. Is it the time of year that makes the rate so low
Once again, Oscar steals the show. If he ever goes missing, he might have found his way to Texas where I just happen to be. ~ Lisa
Thanks, Lisa! I'm glad you enjoyed Oscar's performance. I like this approach because it's simple, I don't have to buy anything special, and I get more tree collards than I'll need. I only took cuttings from half of one plant in this video. I have enough potential cuttings to start a forest. 😀
Makes good sense. Thanks for the explanation.
hahaa oscar is kicking you like your another cat thats funny
You mean I'm not another cat? LOL Don't tell Oscar!
"The seeds may not breed true..." I have a bed full of Kale-ards. Time to go back to seeds!
LOL
Highlight number 3: Oscar stealing the show
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Can you sell me a few cuttings
Another helpful video. Thank you. Bountiful Gardens, where you got your original cuttings, has closed permanently in 2018. Growing tree collards in my forest garden is a new endeavor for me. I got my first cuttings this summer (2018) from Project Tree Collard (projecttreecollard.org/). They sent me three cuttings, and all three took and are doing well in pots, and are now big enough to put in the ground. I also ordered some seeds, but have not yet started them. I have enough property to warrant growing some things from seed even if they might not grow true from seed, just as an experiment. We'll see how it goes.
Thanks for the link, Kimberly! And best wishes with your tree collards.
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Coir is prounounced kwar.
Hi Patricia! I've heard people say it that way, but my pronunciation is consistent with the American dictionary pronunciation. MacMillan: www.macmillandictionary.com/us/pronunciation/american/coir Miriam-Webster: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coir