Can Hydrangea be Grown Indoors (Part 2) Overwintering my Rooted Hydrangea Cutting Indoors

[@orchidgarden3124]

I live in Michigan, so quite cold winters. Here’s how I have successfully overwintered seedling hydrangeas outdoors: I planted the rooted cuttings on the north side of my house right next to the north wall of the house in fall. I kept them watered until the ground was frozen because I have a couple foot overhang on my house that prevents rain from really getting to the area up against the house. I mounded leaves on and around them. The seedling survived great, woke in spring and took off. I transplanted them to their permanent positions in the landscape after they leafed out well in the spring. I have not lost one yet with this method. The varieties I’ve done this way are Annabelles and Limelight. I’ve also done this with rooted rose cuttings. Our temps get below 0 for at least a bit in winter and we often hang out in the single digits for weeks. No losses this way 😁

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! Sounds like you've got a nice setup that is working well.

[@Braedenfish]

I do similar between shed and fence and under edge of porch that is closed on 2 sides. Also I have put pots in large garbage cans half full of leaves to protect them from cold n wind!

[@JTvlogs984]

I might have taken cuttings very late as I live In the Uk! However I'm going to try and propagate them in water for say 3 to 4 weeks till I see roots then I'll pot them up and bring them inside till next year spring 🌱 hopefully this method will work

[@MikeKincaid79]

Good luck!

[@BjorkL]

I'm really excited for spring! 🌱

[@MikeKincaid79]

Me too!!

[@BjorkL]

@@MikeKincaid79 I think you have a scammer with your profile pic.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yep, sure do. I’ve reported it. Thank you Leena.

[@BjorkL]

@@MikeKincaid79 you're most welcome.

[@gloriaallen7379]

Mike I use a kiddy pool to water in pots I have for several yrs now they do wonderful I love your enthusiasm gloria

[@MikeKincaid79]

I like that idea for bottom watering.

[@melaniewilliams6499]

I believe rhododendrons are like hydrangeas. . Beautiful Watching your videos of cuttings is do encouraging

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad they're helpful

[@mattmcghee1137]

Love the grow tent sir. It’s a game changer when I was there

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, definitely. I'd love to build an entire grow room and just hang lights in it.

[@mattmcghee1137]

@@MikeKincaid79 my citrus loved the grow tent. Plus propagation was awesome

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

I look forward to your summer plans!

[@MikeKincaid79]

A few months back I awoke from sleep and had a thought in my head for a really cool video. I swear God put it there. It's been nagging at me all winter. Can't wait for spring.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

@@MikeKincaid79 I'm sure He did and I am looking forward to the video!

[@camicri4263]

HeyMike, that hydrangea looks beautiful! The fig trees too! My mom was happy to see you as well! Lots of hugs🤗🤗💜

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks! We'll see how they develop. Boy I sure am looking forward to some warmer weather and getting all this outside. Fun to have plants growing through the winter though. Say hi to mom for me!

[@camicri4263]

Thanks Mike, I will! Over here is warm 1 or 2 days than cold couple of days, poor plants don't know what to do anymore. The irises started growing their leaves, than in April we get a freeze and messes up everything! On a happy note I have 6 lemons on my little lemon tree, I used one already...so good. I California I had lemon trees and which had fruits and flowers all year round. You know, I appreciate that more now when I don't have it. Especially the one I am taking about was by the septic tank and boy was that prolific! I found it there, I was a big beautiful tree.

[@camicri4263]

Mom said hi to you! You made her day! 🤗

[@darlatidwell6255]

I'm loving that little tent and the light as well. Everything looks fantastic,like I knew it would. Nice figs! I need to get me one of those tents, the hydrangeas did well in there. I can already see how many hydrangeas and figs I could be getting started. Very cool and good job Mike.👍🌿

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks Darla. I'm definitely enjoying this little setup and it's got plenty of room for more plants.

[@Twinleo1]

Out of all the plants I put under grow lights in my unheated garage, my hydrangeas are doing great! It’s still cold out there so it’s not big or fast growth, but there’s new growth! I have a variety of plants and many others aren’t doing anything. I love your videos Mike! Keep them coming! I love learning about this stuff! I will also add that I bought the 4’ 5,000 lumen double shop lights that were on sale for Black Friday at Walmart for $13! I bought 10! So cheap. Since the hydrangeas are loving it, I’m sure it’s adequate but I’ll be curious this spring to see if all the plants make it. I just ran out of time for planting and I panicked so threw them on wire shelves in the garage with cheap shop lights 😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

They're adequate. I've grown many plants under shop lights. Enjoy your hydrangea, we're almost to spring!

[@RCCRAYZ]

Wow they all look great in there! Love seeing the green. Man that light works great 👍 this snow up here is driving me nuts can't wait for spring 😀.

[@MikeKincaid79]

No kidding man. I’m about done with this winter.

[@gardenfunwithjane4897]

I would love to get one of those grow tents. They look real cool. One of my favorite things to grow inside during the winter is micro tomatoes. Great video.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks! Yes, these tents are a lot of fun to grow in and really nice to have through the winter. A self contained little tropical paradise.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

So that fig are you going to let it get bigger and then take cuttings and that way it has its own roots to plant out in your orchard? so if it dies back to the roots it'll come back true to the type that you wanted to plant there? Sorry if this doesn't make any sense I'm doing voice to text and have sunglasses that are polarized. Can't really see my phone well lol I'll blame it on that

[@MikeKincaid79]

Makes perfect sense and is exactly what I'm doing.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

@@MikeKincaid79 I can read your mind lol

[@baldyeti]

Real cool seeing these thriving and proving your theory, Mike. I’m curious if a lack of dormancy or rest has any ill effects on their production come spring. Last year, your petunias kept blooming and laughed at the idea of rest. So, obviously it’s not “necessary”, but I’m still curious if there’s a difference

[@MikeKincaid79]

I wonder the same thing and plan to do a video about it later in the year.

[@Twinleo1]

I have wondered that too! Then I thought, many of these plants in the south don’t get winters, so do they ever go dormant?

[@bethkelley9867]

I’m in zone 8a and my figs drop all of their leaves as soon as we cool around 45. My hydrangeas drop theirs in like temps in 30’s.

[@MrQwerty1242]

Awaiting laurel update still, oh the suspense!!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haha, I better get on that! It's a mess and a jungle. The roots have grown through the floor of the hoop house and embedded themselves into the ground below. I'm kind of dreading it, lol.

[@ronaldbarrett9148]

Great video . That is a nice setup . Best to you and family .

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Love having it for growing in the winter. Sure am looking forward to spring and getting back outside.

[@sarahwbs]

Would the light work better if you lowered it closer to the plants?

[@MikeKincaid79]

It would be more intense but the spread would be smaller. More intensity isn't necessary in this case and I want a more broad spread of light so I can grow more plants.

[@loredanalory1840]

Cool Mike im glad they make it . It works ill try it miself thank you for the efort on showing us that it isnt imposible 😇

[@MikeKincaid79]

No problem and good luck!

[@emadahmed9615]

Nice to see you again brother

[@MikeKincaid79]

You too Emad

[@carminepetracca7518]

nice growth happening in the grow tent mike. the viburnum looks real good. i tried hydrangea a few years back from a cutting mysteriously found in my hand in the neighborhood. pay for the sin, it didn't take. ha!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Lol, pay for the sin. They’re super easy to root in the summer. Good to hear from you Carmine

[@carminepetracca7518]

@@MikeKincaid79 - i'm doing my egg experiment with the mineral oil mike. 135 days with no refrigeration. they are still good and taste good as well. the shells have thinned down a bit but no interference with the egg. sweet, it works. cp.

[@MikeKincaid79]

That’s great to hear since eggs are slim around here right now. We lost a lot of survival knowledge due to the industrial revolution. Good to see guys like you bringing it back.

[@carminepetracca7518]

@@MikeKincaid79 -- when i go to the grocery store, eggs are usually gone. i have to get some and oil them up to keep my own stock.

[@halfacrehomemaker]

Do you think this setup would work with citrus like Meyer lemon?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, for sure

[@davidmcclellan9959]

OH COOL MIKE LOVE DAVID

[@paigeturner165]

I just had to trim back a climbing hydrangea. Can I root the cuttings?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Absolutely! Use the hardwood cutting methods this time of year and give them plenty of time.

[@robertdurkin7596]

" fig man" I know that you, Mike.. loves figs, happy to growing in little home and you enjoy watching them to growing figs plants !😉👍🪴🪴🪴❤️

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, I love these plants!

[@wordvendor1]

How exciting! Great video, thanks!! I'm thinking if I rig a small room with reflective styrofoam board I could create a grow room (to replace the tent) for my small tender perennial seedlings for cut flowers (echinacea, rudbeckia) well ahead of my May 15 last frost date in zone 6a. Give my plants a great head start.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes! I would love to get rid of the tent and have a whole room. I'll bet if you had a 12x12 room and hung 4 of these lights evenly, you could illuminate the entire room enough to grow a jungle of houseplants.

[@wordvendor1]

@@MikeKincaid79 🤯

[@MikeKincaid79]

😂😂😂

[@davidmcclellan9959]

HI MIKE MY KALANCHOE KEEPING BLOOMING MORE AND MORE BLOOMS LOVE DAVID

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sounds like a good problem to have.

[@MrsStevenBrown]

Yep.. I’ve been doing it for years lol 😎👍🏻

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome!

[@backyardadventureswithandy]

Mike, I have been watching your videos for a while now and enjoy the learning (plants and KZbin), and the rose propagation video was what got me hooked. I am looking forward to messing around with the indoor lighting, but speaking of propagation of hydrangea (and other plants), I have had great luck with bending low branches into the dirt and letting it go to grow roots and propagate new plants. It seems to grow the new plant faster than cuttings (and seeds). Any thoughts on that method? Also, I do think there is something about the cold temperature of winter for the overwintering, but keeping them warm all winter might be like some native environments of warm-weather areas...

[@MikeKincaid79]

The method you're talking about is called layering and yes, I've done it. Layering is a great way to get a few new plants going but if you want to really propagate hundreds or thousands of new plants then you'll have to use a different method. Here's a layered rhododendron video that happened naturally last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJKvq3uCftVmaNU

[@backyardadventureswithandy]

@@MikeKincaid79 That's it...I just watched it and I love that part of nature. I understand the mass production issue, too. BTW, My wife overheard your video and thought you sounded like a young Cisco Morris...I'd take that compliment.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Lol, I’m honored.

[@Голубичнаятема]

Hello, I am learning to cut rhododendron from you, and I have already made friends with blueberries.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Wonderful!

[@marschlosser4540]

Oy, chico! I used the covered tub. 1/3 peat moss, soaked but not wet. but Pakistan black mulberry trimmings, 2 grapes, and 6 peach tree cuttings. The peach tree is in a neighbor's yard. His father a rancher, planted a pit there, and the tree makes good peaches, Elberta type. I ask how much water did he give the tree in summer. He gave me a frown and said, "You gotta water peaches?" Where the ranch is in the upper San Pedro canyon, and has shallow water table. Here, we're maybe 200 feet above the riverbed, maybe more. Worse, there's a lot of caliche in the ground and you knw what that means. But, all the mulberries are rooted, 4 of the peaches look good, and 1 grape, a Red Flame. Right now, 20 Brown turkey figs are in a 2nd tub, along with cereza del desierto (native cherry), and a bunch of Wonderful pomegranate cuttings. Hasta!

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're getting me so excited for spring!

[@marschlosser4540]

@@MikeKincaid79 It's in the blood. Make sure you get the Missus out in the evening under those apple blooms ! Hasta!

[@katherynrollins2427]

At what point do you plant the hydrangeas in the ground?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Spring and early summer

[@madelinerivers4603]

I love all your videos, Mike Thanks for such informative and educational clips. What's up with your espillier apple and pear trees. Do you use a dormant oil spray program?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I don’t use any sprays on them. Not against it, just never have. I do need to do a pruning on them. Maybe I can film it.

[@madelinerivers4603]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks Mike, keep up the good work!

[@rickschulte8594]

Your fun to watch and learn from, thank you sir😜

[@MikeKincaid79]

My pleasure!

[@soonzach4017]

Congratulations.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thank you!

[@cinderellie8]

Do you grow any herbs? If you do would you be willing to share some knowledge?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I plan to get into herb growing more as we go. I do have a video about rooted rosemary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHTbgGmLl7qJf5I

[@cinderellie8]

@@MikeKincaid79 💖💖thats exactly what i wanted thanks! I looked, not sure how i missed it. I FINALLY got my first rosemary plant and i want to do my best. Blessings to you and your family for an amazing year💗🎀

[@MikeKincaid79]

Same to you and good luck with the rosemary!

[@lindavanderveen8866]

My hydrangea has leaf rot. Is there anything I can do?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Most of the issues are caused by a fungus. You can spray with a fungicide every couple weeks until the problem is eradicated.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

YEAH IT SURE DOES IF KEEP BLOOMING I MIGHT HAVE CUT THEM LITTLE BIT I HAVE TONS OF BEAUTIFUL RED BLOOMS I HAD THIS PLANT 5 MONTH AGO SCENC MY STEPDAD DIED I CUT INTO 7 LITTLE BRANCHES THEY WILL MAKES MORE KALANCHOLE PLANTS MORE AND MORE I HAVE GREEN THUMPS THAT MY GRANDPA HIS MAGIC GROWERS THEY ARE DOING GREAT NOW I HAVE MAGIC GREEN THUMPS LOVE DAVID

[@aarondarling6653]

What is the slow release fertiliser that you are using?

[@MikeKincaid79]

It’s a commercial fertilizer. The brand is Apex and the formulation I use is the cool weather special. I’ve got an older video about it.

[@aarondarling6653]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you I will look into it . I struggle with fertiliser. I do an all organic program for things that stay on my property, but the things I sell I want to add a bit of fertiliser to help it thrive even if the customer neglects it for a while.

[@scoherreriawelding1392]

Can I grow this plant in hot weather?

[@MikeKincaid79]

It depends on how hot but people grow them in Florida.

[@scoherreriawelding1392]

@@MikeKincaid79 similar weather thank you

[@scoherreriawelding1392]

@@MikeKincaid79 one more question why the leaves dry at the tips?

[@Gaby-wh9vt]

hello Mike, thanks for your videos. they are great. I love hydrangeas and have been trying to grow some for years. unfortunately it doesn't work. can you help me and tell me how to buy the hormodin you use? i'm from germany and it's not available here and the things i'm trying don't work. I also can't find any company that sends it here. do you have any idea? thank you, greetings from Germany Gabriella

[@MikeKincaid79]

The hormone isn't absolutely necessary. If I were you, I'd work on getting the technique and timing of cuttings perfected first. You should be able to get some to root in the early summer as softwood cuttings.

[@Gaby-wh9vt]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks Mike, yes I've tried it without and I'm starting to despair because nothing works. I was hoping that hormodin would work. I'll try again this year... fingers crossed

[@MikeKincaid79]

It will work. Trust me. Just don't give up. Wish I could be there to see everything you're doing and help out where I can. Are you on Facebook or in the Facebook group, "I Love Plant Propagation"? You can post pics and ask questions there.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

OH I FOUND BABY NORTH FORK HOUSE PLANT I BROUGHT IN AND I PUT IN A GREEN HOUSE CONTAINER MY FULL GROWN NORTH FORK PINE TREE HAD A BABY PINE TREE CAME UP IN FALL SO THAT I BROUGHT IN MY BABY HOUSE PLANT PINE TREE IS RESTING AND DOING GREAT THAT WHY I WANT IT KEEPING WARM I JUST LOVE MY LITTLE ONE LOVE DAVID

[@medimoneim9717]

The leaves are Hydrangea but the photos at the beginning were of Rhododendron. Sorry to have to point it out but it can be confusing. I apologise.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Oh I understand. It was just an intro. I grow a lot of rhododendrons here.

[@medimoneim9717]

@@MikeKincaid79 I love them both.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

OH MIKE YOUR SO SWEET FRIEND LOVE DAVID

[@medimoneim9717]

Rhododendron not Hydrangeas.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Don't worry, more rhododendron videos to come.