Mid-Atlantic Gardening: SHOW US YOUR "BRINGING INS", 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Wellll----

I generally do not cut back my Brugs either--and NEVER "all the way down"!!! If you do that--it WILL re-grow, but you will have to wait again, forever, for it to "Y".

You can remove all the bigger leaves, if you want. Less mess to sweep up. I do not know IF leaving them on contributes in any way to "nurturing" it for next year.

If you want to take cuttings to root--you should do it now--not wait until Spring. Done now--they will root (fill the pot!) and be that much further ahead for you next year.
From my own experience--don't bother so much with all the growing-tip cuttings. They have not done well for me. Just get a sturdt stem portion (from above the "Y") dip it in some rooting hormone and stick it ALL the way down into a 5" or 6" pot. It will root in a flash. Keep it barely moist until you see new growth.

YES! I did cut my "Maya" back a lot last year--you all have seen the pictures), but that was out of necessity. It had grown so huge I had to in order to get it in the basement.
This year--it was futile--so I gave it away to the Arboretum. Same for my Rose Souvelons. Both are now gone! Sure would like to hear from them on what they thought about it and how they liked it.

Sally--I brought my baby Maya and also the tall, Charles Grimaldi inside and put them by the kitchen door--as it has a window, east light. Did this because both have buds on them. I really want to see if the CG really is a CG. it has ONE bud.
When these finish blooming--they will go downstairs. Might (??) keep the Baby Maya upstairs. I think she will have more buds....Can just smell my home when i come home from work???

Here they are.....