How to Grow Coleus - A Step-by-Step Guide 🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@eboneezy]

Thanks for this! Here in North Carolina, I just planted several coleus plants! Can’t wait to watch them blossom 🙌🏼🙌🏼🍃🍃🍂🍂

[@TheSoilandGreen]

I put just miracle grow potting soil on to of the ground and some in each plant hole. MAYBE some miracle grow watering too.

[@Dr.Warren]

It is good stuff for sure.

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Great video! How long can I store Coleus seeds before I plant them if I harvest them right now, August 28, 2023?

[@Dr.Warren]

I would think if you put them in a brown paper bag and stuck them in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator they would last to next spring.

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

@@Dr.Warren Okay, great. Thanks!

[@inko9332]

They grow very well indoors in hydroponics as well, even in suboptimal lighting. (I think) I'm growing the Alabama red variety up at 52nd parallel indoors with no issues whatsoever. It's actually very neat, since the leaves that don't receive adequate light have a bright neon-green color with some red showing through, while the rest of the plant stays deep velvet red

[@Dr.Warren]

Thank you for sharing. That is awesome. Keep up the good work.

[@Grrrnthumb]

Hi, thanks for the video. It looks like you started with commercial coleus starter plugs. Can you share where you got them? Thanks!

[@Dr.Warren]

I think I picked them up from a local retail center. Probably Packs nursery.

[@FavouritePlant-th6ij]

Good

[@jibbieoostra]

I want to grow these !! Will it survive the deer?

[@Dr.Warren]

Deer will eat these if they are hungry enough. Probably not their first choice but on the menu

[@MilliePat]

I am having problems germination of coleus seeds any suggestions to increase germination?

[@Dr.Warren]

If growing from seed, try a heat mat underneath your growing trays.

[@MilliePat]

@@Dr.Warren I used heat mat with humidity dome one seed out of 20 sprouted , they are hard to start from seeds

[@daniellegrows2498]

New subscriber here! I’m I. North Al too!!

[@Dr.Warren]

Thank you!!! I'm working on a February lawn and landscape maintenance video for our area. Hoping to have it up in a day or two.

[@Marshall5386]

Great video! I love coleus! Is now a good time to take a cutting for propagation or should I wait?

[@Dr.Warren]

You can take cuttings anytime really. They are very is to root. The main thing is to keep the media moist and out of the sun.

[@davidcoleman5922]

Will they come back after a freeze?

[@Dr.Warren]

They are tropical. Only hardy zone 11 and further south. I am in zone 8 so they are an annual for me.

[@TheMadisonRobbins]

Do sun coleus stay green all year in zone 8a?

[@Dr.Warren]

I am in 8a and it held it's color until first frost.

[@cass77788]

i have been growing coleus for over 30 years and it always gets huge for me but i only plant the shade kind

[@Dr.Warren]

You have really good soils, the magic touch, or a combination of both.

[@nolanholmberg311]

@@Dr.Warren living in a former old growth forest you can get a lot of nutrients in the soil from thousands of years of decomposition. At least for me I add 1 application of bio tone to my beds every year and mulch and I never get nutrient issues!

[@donnaq7626]

Mine are that big using quart containers and little to no care. Both in the ground and containers.

[@Dr.Warren]

Nice work!!!

[@TheSoilandGreen]

You could do three yards with all the cuttings from those plants.

[@Dr.Warren]

It could be several hundred plants for sure

[@DanaLynnette]

Hello, what ornamental grass is in the background please?

[@Dr.Warren]

Maiden grass. I just did a how to prune video last week on that grass if you want to see what it looks like in the winter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OlYpelhayVh68si=pSh83k-FEJ6Vmhos

[@DanaLynnette]

@@Dr.Warren thank you!

[@bbyjcky1]

I only have a 10 10 10 flower food, and an orchid bloom fertilizer which is 1 3 1 lol so it seems none of these would be good for my coleus correct? Every vid I see recommends a low phosphorus number…

[@Dr.Warren]

Recommendations on low P is because it binds to the soil and doesn't leach and rarely is a limiting factor in growth. You could run a soil test to see exactly what you need. I actually filmed how to take a soil test today. It should be up after editing in a few days

[@bbyjcky1]

@@Dr.Warren mine are in containers

[@Dr.Warren]

@@bbyjcky1 using an even blend should be ok in a planter.

[@carmen3091]

Is a fertilizer necessary? I live in Illinois and have good soil. Had mine in a pot last year and it grew well in the shade with no fertilizer or any extra nutrients, it was kind of neglected at times lol.

[@Dr.Warren]

@@carmen3091 it would depend on the nutrients already in the soil. Your best option is to send a sample to the university of Illinois for testing. All land grant universities offer the service for cheap.

[@susanblackwell1721]

What was the name of the third one -- the dark red with the lime green edges?

[@Dr.Warren]

Kingswood torch

[@susanblackwell1721]

@@Dr.Warren Thank you!

[@chanel489]

😮สวยมากค่ะ

[@chillpill856]

You also pinch them every now and then.

[@Dr.Warren]

Yes, this will help them bush out. Wherever you pinch there will be 2-5 new shoots pop up.

[@ES-pc8kf]

I love the look but I think it would look better if you plant so they don’t grow over the walkway.

[@Dr.Warren]

I wasn't planning on them getting so big. 😂

[@kathykeller1552]

What’s the name of the type of coleus for shade?

[@Dr.Warren]

To be honest I can't remember. I bought them 4-5 years ago. I take cuttings off of them each fall and root them indoors over winter so it's been 4-5 years since I have seen the tag for them.

[@randyman8984]

I probaly in the minority here but I hate when they go to flower.

[@Dr.Warren]

I can relate. The color is in the foliage. You can prune them off. I leave mine on because the bee's love them.

[@cristenmoore8238]

@@Dr.Warren thanks 4 this. I usually prune them off when they go 2 flower. Now I will leave that for the bees 🐝.