Juniper Propagation from cuttings

[@bobbymeyerti9300]

Good job💐💐💐

[@kittensittin1925]

Thank you for pointing out the bag worm. I've been seeing them recently here in Lago florida. After a bit of research I won't be ignoring them any more. wow!

[@victoroliveira154]

Great job! I would like to know the composition of the soil you use in the seedlings planted in the pots. Is it a more drainable soil?

[@RedDirtGardens]

I usually use equal parts perlite and coconut coir.

[@mikenealon4042]

i'm in a hot summer, low hunidity/not so cold winter region (los angeles) i've a whitichita blue juniper i'd really like to root cuttings of...anytime of year better??

[@RedDirtGardens]

I’ve been able to root em’ spring/summer/fall here in OK.

[@JadedEvan]

Any reason you wouldn't let these overwinter in the first pot? I'm surprised to see such root growth after only 8 weeks

[@RedDirtGardens]

You can do that. The longer you leave them, the more roots you’ll get.

[@AngeloSolomons]

Were the cuttings kept in a greenhouse or outdoors? My juniper cuttings took months before they rooted outdoors😢

[@RedDirtGardens]

They were outside. It seems that they take better when planted close together as opposed to each cutting in its own individual pot.

[@Origami-Snowball]

What kind of medium did you use for the training pots?

[@RedDirtGardens]

My bonsai soil mix, which is typically equal parts pine fines and Arcosa lightweight aggregate (or some other fired clay). What i used in the video was from the bottom of my container, so it had a lot of finer granules which i sift out for my bonsai soil.

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

Thanks for this video. Do you think I can still make the cuttings or is it already too late?

[@RedDirtGardens]

If there’s at least 4-8 weeks of growing weather, yes. Even if there isn’t, you can check if there’s roots after that time and if not, leave them over winter and they may take root in the spring.

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

@@RedDirtGardens Thanks a lot. I'll give it a try.

[@MehranAshkanian]

Don,t they need grow light or natural light to grow ?

[@RedDirtGardens]

I’ve only tried with natural light in spring and summer. Even with a grow-light, I would not recommend it during the winter months because it’s dormant.