I have been busy getting my Brugs ready for their Winter slumber. I took cuttings off my Peaches & Cream, and there are still 2 long stalks remaining. There are no true leaves on the stalks, just the small leaf clusters along the stems. They are 1 1/2 feet in length, & fairly thick. Will they root, or should I toss the cuttings out as compost? I have people I would like to give them to, but I don't want to give them cuttings that won't have any chance of taking... Are these viable cuttings?
I appreciate any information or anyone else's experience with this...
Rooting Question for Brug Pros
Those have an excellent chance of rooting,most things with woody type area seem to root well.....
At this time of the year in Iowa, I like to put my cuttings under some light to extend the length of the day for them. They seem to root a little better, but maybe it is in my head too. LOL! Good luck. Like CC says, they should root for you.
gee if you don't want to try it I will. I have started some cuttings and put them in my mini greenhouse where I leave the light on all the time
Thanks so much - your information is invaluable!
I have rooted many cuttings that were five and six feet tall. I usually root the extremely large ones in water first and then I place them in soil. This is not necessary but it is just works best for me.
And who would know better than a Brug Nanny? I am still new to Brugs, although my Species makes me look like an expert! Just a stunning plant.
Also, wanted to mention that if you root in water.....change the water frequently to keep it fresh.
LOL.....there are many here that know much more than I do.
You might even want to try to log root if you have pieces that are real woody. I use this method a bit with pieces that show no leaves and have great results. Place woody cutting on soil push in about half way ,keep moist NOT WET. I have been able to make many plants out of smal pieces of 3-6" . Good luck. cinnabor
Does an ordinary lite bulb work? or I have some heat lamps ..what about them? I suppose the best is a window with at least 4 hours of bright light .? I just dug up (my first time to know about brugs) my brugs out of the ground... I cut many 4" pieces and have a lot of soft greens that I put in just 1 inch of water to later do the soil.... should I trim all the leaves off? My main branchesare 3 ft. ( I have 5) should I cut in pieces or save one long base? I am so excited to think I could have plants from all this preoccupied like a what do you call the women who assist in birth? It slips my mind...my daughter has a friend is who is one and I was so relieved to have her with us when she went into labor.....Either I don't have a life anymore or this is a positive addiction...What is it about us ..the sales? getting the deal? the hunt? a basic instinct of getting something for nothing..but we do something to ge t these cuttings... we nurse them , love them ,protect them and then there is the awesome joy of looking upon true beauty...man cannot create I'm dreamin of a greenhouse
You got it BAD.....
Welcome!
Delphinium -- Welcome to brug mania!
An ordinary light bulb will be too warm. You need to use fluorescent tubes and keep them quite close to the plant. I use plant grow tubes, but I've read that you can use one warm tube and one cool tube together to obtain the same effect. I usually trim off all the larger leaves, leaving just a few small ones near the top. On a log cutting, I remove all the leaves.
Kareoke -- you might want to put your lights on a timer so you can give your plants a rest at night. I usually only keep my lights on from 6 am to 9 pm to mimic summertime daylight hours. They need to rest too... just my honest opinion. Gretchen
Thanks Grechen I will do that starting tonight, I am already wishing for next summer when I HOPE I have blooms
Oh you should have plenty :) and you're quite welcome...
JRush, re Species, could it be that your success with this brug, might be because of your zone????? I LOVE Species but she does not appear to thrive with me, or my zone. Does she like sun or shade and can she thrive in really hot, humidity??? It has been unusually mild in my zone, 8a, this season...
Grechen I hope so, I have 20 bruges rooted and all but 3 are about 5 to 8 inches high with good healthy leaves, the other three are about three ft. tall lovely leaves at the top, one has varigated leaves,a few new ones along the stem but no Y yet
Sherry - I keep my Species in full direct sunlight as soon as it is warm enough to place it outside in the late Spring. It is placed in a dark cellar for the Winter. It seems that the humidity does not have much effect on this plant - this was my first Brug, so I don't have a lot of experience with others. This one does not have "flushes" of blossoms - it just keep going full speed ahead. It takes longer to bloom, but the blossoms last longer & are larger. The wait is worth it...