Propagation: basic how to on propagation based on my experience, 1 by Pughbear7

Pughbear7 wrote:
I have sprayed the grass on the south side of the greenhouse to lessen the speed of encroachment of Bermuda grass in my healing in area. Healing in is done in several ways. I prefer to use a raised bed and sink the pots of the plants I want to winter over outside and exposed to the weather to the same depth as the plant is potted at.
Oklahoma has a rollercoaster winter most of the time. I have literally seen it at 75 degrees in the morning and a build up of snow that afternoon. Our typical snows run around 3 to5 inches each accumulation. The accumulations rarely stay for more than a week. I try to keep my out side plants watered well between each cold snap. A well watered and properly fertilized plant will survive the weather we get better than a plant that is in stress.
I try to fertilize 3 to 4 times each year, with Osmocote. I use major calendar events to help me remember. Like Halloween to fertilize for the up coming winter, Valentines Day for the spring flush and Memorial Day for summer fertilization. I realize there are gaps in the coverage of the slow release fertilizer in the late summer to early fall but I over come this with supplemental liquid feeding in the late summer.