Hydrangea Cuttings Update | Rooting Hydrangeas with the Triple Cup Method

Karen Shapiro is very lucky and you are awesome for doing that!

Thanks for the conclusion to this series. Congratulations to Karen, and thank you for the suggestion! I'm so glad that squirrel ran by and led you to take us on a tour lol. Absolutely stunning! I'm glad you got to get out there and take a look at the beauties you had been missing because of what I am sure is the frenzy of the house build. Looks like it is coming along nicely and hopefully without too many glitches (there always are).

Yes the mini individual greenhouse! Very effective and affordable way to grow cuttings! Nice Mike

I have learned a lot from your videos. Really never tried hydrangeas in my garden. Zone 4./5 on the south side of the Lake Superior. We get a lots of snow covering for the winters which probably helps insulating the roots so they don’t winter kill.Thought they wouldn’t do well where I live but a friend gave me a start off her pink mop head probably an endless summer variety 2 years ago and it is doing great in my garden. As tiny as it is it has beautiful big pink blooms that last a long time. Actually most of the summer. Well this past summer a different friend brought me a bouquet of the blue lace caps. They don’t do well cut and in water in the house as a flower as they all drooped quickly. This is now the end of July and I decided to try and root ,cuttings after I watched your video. I put a bunch of cuttings in a pot and put a 2 liter pop container over them and they sat the rest of the summer outside on a table under my spruce tree in indirect light. Well low and behold it now October and they have lived and have new growth of little baby leaves. SO now what do I do as they might not make it outside for the winter. SO I’m going to do a experiment. I will leave some outside in a pot and the others I will bring in the house and put them on my window sill in indirect light for the winter. I don’t want to invest in grow lights even though you showed us they really get a lot bigger that way. I’m going to divide them with one plant in a new pot and see what happens. I’ll let you know in the spring. Thanks for your information. By the way I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan where we got tons of snow. I have rooted Hardy roses to my area by layering and was successful. So we will see.

You said you wanted a hydrangea bed after you finish the house so there you go So glad you took us on a tour of the rhodes Your voice goes into hyper mode and you get amped up when you talk about them I have a feeling they may have a special place in your heart You definitely hit the nail on the head when you said "I just can't stop" No words were closer to the truth Spoken like a true crazy hoticulturist (haha) 🌳🌿🍁🏵️💮🌸🌷🌹🍀 🇨🇦🦩

I can't believe I recognized "Ring of Fire!" My early rhodie in San Francisco is good, ol' 'Cornubia." So many beauties, Mike! I also have "Tahitian Dawn"; an ancient "Countess of Derby", " Naselle", "Horizon Lakeside", " Hon. Jean Marie de Montague", " Manda Sue", and "Polarnacht". If I had a large garden, I'd add so many more.. love those apricot blends. Thanks for the mini tour. Hydrangeas are so easy to start here from cuttings. I also grow Dichroa febrifuga from cuttings. I have a pop-up mini greenhouse where I start perennials and more...no bottom heat.

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Henry is on a roll! Made my day! Ring of fire is a beauty! That hydrangea that was under the led light all winter,grew like crazy but I like the one without the lid..... it's sooo green 💚 Have a blessed week Mike, always good to see you! Hugs to you and your girls ❤❤🤗🤗

Mike, the Rhododendrons are gorgeous, and I'm so glad you kept showing us just one more! We love seeing all of the beautiful trees and shrubs on your property. I have two winter hardy Rhododendrons (P.J.M. & an unknown larger flowering one) both were beautifully budded up this year and then we got a 3-day cold snap with hard freezing temps (21°F), so all of the buds froze. I hope they bloom next year. You've convinced me that I need to propagate some of my hydrangeas. I'm looking forward to your next videos and hopefully, you'll also show us more of the house build. Blessings to you and your sweet family! ~Margie🤗💚🌱💐

Wow... visually ideal.

Hey, Mike! I just want to say thank you again for doing this for me. I sent my address and you told me that it was in the process of getting ready to head my way. James, the young man that helps me in the garden, was just as excited as I am! I absolutely love your videos and look forward to seeing a tour of the rhododendrons once they are all open. I enjoyed last year's 2 part series. I will be watching for the hydrangea to arrive soon! Thanks yet again!

Thank you Mike!

I love seeing a glimpse of the house!

Congratulations Karen! I've been wondering about how that pear was doing, I remember asking on my R C CRAY Z account, now I know lol. Hahaha yup I'm patiently waiting on the house build updates 👍 I'm waiting on the Mrs japanese maple update lol. Man those Rhodies are looking great! When they bloom there will be a wall of beauty! ❤❤❤❤❤

YAY! Excited for this update ❤

Mike, Watching this gave me a thought and now doing much the same using white plastic 5 gallon buckets. I use 2 buckets and one snap on lid. This works great for larger cuttings needing some headroom. In the bottom of one bucket I drill a few small holes for water transfer. In that bucket goes the rooting medium and cutting(s). The second bucket is the water basin for some water to keep things moist. I place the first bucket into the second bucket as though stacking them inside each other like your cups. Pop the snap on lid onto the first bucket but only snap it on with clips from opposite sides leaving the others unsnapped to allow venting. Could even remove the seal from the lid. I fortunately have easy access to these types of buckets and make good use of them with this.

Beautiful flowers

Good information Mike. Thank you.

I totally loved this video, perfect. Love to all of you💞💞💞

Love your channel! I’m learning lots, and absolutely love your energy! Finding your build interesting as well, as we’ll be starting ours on 7 acres in Nova Scotia this summer.

I found your channel recently and I love all your videos. Also, I realized today we live in the same area. Good luck with your new home build. Take care.🙂