Propagation: Plant propagation part XX based on my own experience, 0 by evelyn_inthegarden

evelyn_inthegarden wrote:
Linda ~ Glad you are back. I have the same issue with barometric pressure. Even though I welcomed the cooler weather we had (last week!)...it has been back into the upper 80's and probably today up to 90°. still it is not as bad as most have it here as it has either been with humidity or in the 100's! Way too hot for anyone. I do not know how Sharon or Dawn can take it, or even JB, though it has affected her usual cheery mood. I suppose your humidity can be an advantage when it comes to cuttings, huh? What plants are you doing right now? Is this a good time for boxwood and spirea? I am late on cutting them back. The deer are cutting back the asters as they do every year. I need to switch repellants...but that is like locking the barn door after the horse has escaped....LOL!!! I had better do that tonight!

JB ~ Glad that you are back in business. Don't let one customer rattle your chain...it's not worth it. Is Jeanette a bird matchmaker now?? That could work out. Send your bird away for a month and then have the bird and his lover stay with you for a while...LOL!! It will be fall soon...I know, not soon enough...same here. I can hardly work outside but for a little while in the morning and then some in the late afternoon/early evening.

Sharon ~ Thanks for your prayers and good wishes...I am here. I just have not had a chance to get to the computer. We have been cleaning house. (Ugh!) Also I am working on sorting my seeds.

Mary ~ Next week, not this week, OK? Best not to plant them until fall anyway. I need to start my cole crops. So much to do. I programmed my light timer for the basement. I just have 2 shelves and I hope that the lights will be adequate. There isn't a way to put a fan on them, so I will just have to brush the seedlings every day. I do not dare start anything in there now as I will be leaving for a week in October, so I might as well sow outside...hmmm...I can put them under a water timer that way, if the weather is warm. Otherwise I could just cover them....I will cross that bridge....

Dave ~ Yes, please D-mail me, OK? (On Tuesday) I am sorry about the intensity of your pain. I know how frustrating it can be as I live with pain everyday, some more than others. Please enjoy your weekend with your family. Still, you are too young for all of this.

Jill ~ Thanks for the tip on the platycodons. I need to trim mine back. (Way too leggy...) Oh, then I can take cuttings and make more...oh why did I not think of that before? Have you done cuttings on yours?

Dawn ~ Thanks so much for the seeds. I will be starting some soon. I just need to figure out what I need to do so they will not dry out, once I leave...I will figure it out. It will depend on the weather.

Well ~ Everyone, please all have a wonderful weekend and I hope the weather will be nice for all of us!

~ Evelyn

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